A mother, grandmother, political and community activist, volunteer, arts supporter and loving friend to many, Judith Morrigan Lynne died on Jan. 2 at the age of 76 after living with ovarian cancer for two years. A former chair of the Sunshine Coast Film Society and member of the Threshold Choir, Judy was a committed, compassionate and dynamic presence wherever she lived, from her native Toronto to Ottawa, Vancouver and Gibsons, where she inspired and supported many good causes her last 15 years. Friends have launched a GoFundMe campaign for a commemorative plaque and bench in Gibsons. Any additional funds would go to an Outward Bound scholarship fund Judy started in the name of her late son, Neil Falkner. A memorial service for Judy will be held Sunday, Jan. 26 at Roberts Creek Hall from 1 to 4 p.m.
Barbara McAfee
Minnesota-based singer-songwriter, vocal coach, author and inspirational speaker Barbara McAfee is coming to the Coast for two performances in support of the Sunshine Coast Hospice Society. “Her songs explore the landscape of community life, from stories of friendship and childhood to stories of accompanying friends to the very threshold of death.” McAfee will give an evening of song and poetry with the Sunshine Coast Threshold Choir at St. John’s United Church in Davis Bay on Thursday, Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. She’ll do a solo performance Saturday, Feb. 1 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Bartholomew’s Church in Gibsons. Admissions will be $15 suggested donations.
Gogo returns
Blues guitar maestro David Gogo always does a dynamite show and he’s bringing his band back to High Beam Dreams in Gibsons on Saturday, Jan. 25. Multiple-award-winner Gogo cranks it up at 7:30 p.m., doors at 7 p.m. Tickets $40 at Gibsons Florist, Namaste Art (at High Beam), MELOmania and Strait Music, $45 at the door.
Fun fundraiser
Get in some late-January laughs and help support one of the Coast’s great arts and entertainment venues at an evening of stand-up at Comedy Club with Graham Clark, on Saturday, Jan. 25 at the Heritage Playhouse in Gibsons. Profits will be donated to the Playhouse. Clark is a regular on CBC’s The Debaters and Just for Laughs. Halfmoon Bay’s Toby Hargrave hosts. The adults-only show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $25 from www.share-there.com.
Made in Canada
The celebrated piano and string quartet Ensemble Made in Canada has “created a unique musical quilt representing the many layers of Canada’s multi-faceted society and artistic culture.” As part of a wide-ranging program, the all-female group will perform works from its Mosaïque Project, taking in classical, jazz, and First Nations traditions, at Sechelt’s Raven’s Cry Theatre, Sunday, Jan. 26 at 2:30 p.m. As he often does, at 1:30 p.m. Coast Recital Society president John Storer will lead an on-stage pre-concert chat with the four players. Ticket information: 604-885-0991.
Lynn Miles
Juno award-winning singer-songwriter Lynn Miles performs at St. Bartholomew’s in Gibsons on Friday, Jan. 31. With 12 albums to date, this 2011 Songwriter of the Year has toured the world with her music. Opening for Miles is Deanna Knight, accompanied by Anna Lumiere on piano. Showtime 8 p.m., doors at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $15 at the Lower Gibsons One Flower One Leaf Gallery, MELOmania in Roberts Creek and Strait Music in Sechelt, $20 at the door.
Crosswalk art
The District of Sechelt is holding a design competition for art to be painted on the crosswalks at the busy Trail Avenue and Cowrie Street intersection. It’s a $2,500 gig for the chosen design and completed installation. There’s a two-stage process to the competition, starting with a vetting process for applying artists. The deadline to enter the first stage is Feb. 10. We’ll have more on this in coming weeks. To download the lowdown, find the link under the What’s New section of the www.sechelt.ca website.
Cold War
A Polish film that scored big at Cannes and caught the eye of the Oscars in 2018, Cold War is a romantic story set in the music scene of post-war communist Poland, and later Paris. Protagonists Wiktor and Zula develop an enduring but rocky relationship marked by wavering infatuation and bitterness. The film was shot so beautifully that the cinematographer got an Academy Award nomination, rare for a black-and-white movie. Sunshine Coast Film Society is screening Cold War at Raven’s Cry Theatre in Sechelt on Thursday, Jan. 30 at 2 p.m., followed by two screenings at the Heritage Playhouse in Gibsons the following Monday and Tuesday evenings at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $5 for Film Society members, $9 for non-members.
More weekend music
• Bradley Wells brings his acoustic guitar to the atrium at Gibsons Public Market, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
• Grateful Dead tribute band GD/BC plays the Gibsons Legion for a night of dancing and celebration on Friday, Jan. 24 at 8 p.m. Admission is $8 for Legion members, $15 for non-members.
• Jim Foster hosts the Sunday Jam at The Clubhouse at Pender Harbour Golf Club on the 26th from 2 to 6 p.m. Admission by donation.
Submissions
If there’s an event you’d like considered for Art Beat, please let us know by 11 a.m. Tuesday at [email protected]. Space is limited and, regrettably, we can’t list everything. Also check Coast Reporter’s Coast Community Calendar for more music and events.
