The Sunshine Coast Music Society presents the Anagram Quartet at Heritage Playhouse on Friday, Jan. 22, at 7:30 p.m. in a concert presentation and CD launch.
Usually Anna Lumiere (piano) and Graham Ord (sax, flute, percussion) of Anagram play as a duo, but in this case they will be joined by Bernie Arai (drums) and Adam Thomas (bass). The entire concert is acoustic. Many original compositions are featured. Tickets are $20, available at Gaia's Fair Trade and Sew Much More in Gibsons and Strait Music and the Visitors Centre in Sechelt.
Fibre works
FibreWorks Studio & Gallery in Garden Bay is pleased to announce the opening of a solo exhibition, Pareidolia, by textile artist Shannon Wardroper on Saturday, Jan. 16, continuing through Feb. 28.
She will also be teachinga three-day textile collage workshop Feb. 12 to 14. In this introductory class, participants will experiment with the unique combination of textile techniques Wardroper uses to create her work. Space is limited to eight. For more details and to register, call 604-883-2380 or e-mail fibreworksgallery@gmail.com.
Chronicles opens
As described in a previous issue of Coast Reporter, Patricia Richardson Logie's collection of portraits, Chronicles of Pride, has gone to the University of British Columbia. Good laser-print copies will be on view in the Gibsons Public Art Gallery's (GPAG) Harbour View Room and Media Room for one month, from Jan. 15 to Feb. 18.
The opening reception for this show combines with the opening for artist Todd Clark's show tonight (Friday) from 6 to 8 p.m. at the gallery, 287 Gower Point Rd. Also at the GPAG, School District No. 46 is partnering with the gallery again to present student work done in the style of noted Cree artist George Littlechild, which will take place at the end of March. The Gallery hopes that Littlechild will be able to come to GPAG during this period for a reception in his honour.
Carmen
The opera Carmen is about "sex, violence and racism and its corollary: freedom," said Olivier award-winning director Richard Eyre. Elina Giaranca plays Carmen, Roberto Alagna and Jonas Kaufmann share the role of the obsessed Don José. This live-by-satellite New York Metropolitan Opera production lasts approximately three and a half hours, including two intermissions, and starts at 10 a.m. this Saturday, Jan. 16, at the Raven's Cry Theatre. Phone 604-885-4597. Tickets are $22 general (14 to 64 years) and $18 senior/child (up to 13 and over 65 years).
Heritage Society
The Gibsons Landing Heritage Society recently held its annual general meeting at the Heritage Playhouse. Special mention was made of the many volunteers who give the Playhouse its unique place in the community. Thanks went to Daniel Neff who manages the website; the Gibsons Garden Club, which has made the grounds so attractive; and Patrick Davis, the volunteer co-ordinator. Society president Nest Lewis thanked the board for their loyalty and vision. In April the Playhouse will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a special gala concert. The Heritage Playhouse is a rental facility for use by the whole community. For further information phone 604-886-8998 or see www.heritageplayhouse.com.
Paintings Below Zero
Paintings Below Zero, a full colour account of the 2006 installation of ice artist Gordon Halloran's artwork for the Olympic Winter Games, will be available for purchase at Talewind Books beginning the week of Jan. 18. With commentary by Piero Addis, head of arts and culture for the Olympic Winter Games in Torino, and a foreword by Giorgetto Giugiaro, one of Italy's most influential and prolific designers, and interspersed with photographs by Al Burns, Caitlin Hicks and Ital-Design-Giugiaro, the book takes the reader to Italy's Alps and the interior of the church at Europe's largest military fort, Fortezza di Fenestrelle, where the 2006 installation, Pitture Sotto Zero, was housed.
Poynter art
Jan Poynter offers several art classes in the near future that include a brief demo and assistance with your ongoing projects. This is not a class for beginners, but for those who have had some instruction/experience and wish to continue their creative practice in a relaxed, group atmosphere.
Participants should be age 16-plus. Students will bring all their own materials; water, tables and easels will be provided. Work in acrylic, watercolour, pastel, mixed media or drawing. (No oils or toxic materials, please.) The session at the Gibsons Art Building (former library) on South Fletcher starts Wednesday, Jan. 20, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. for four weeks at a cost of $90. Visit the website for the course calendar: www.artsbuilding.org.
Poynter will also teach a similar art class in Sechelt's Aquatic Centre (community room) under the Sunshine Coast Regional District's recreation program, Jan. 19 to Feb. 24 on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The fee includes six weeks of three-hour sessions. To register, go to www.scrd.ca and click recreation or phone 604-885-6801. See the listing in Coast Reporter's recreation pull-out (Jan. 8 edition) or phone the artist at 604-886-8918 for more information.
Arts Building
Today (Friday) from 6 to 8 p.m., Roland Meyer begins a painting class for teens at the Arts Building in Gibsons.
Paul Pinsonnault is starting shake, rattle and roll classes for little ones on Thursday, Jan. 21. The class for two year olds is from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m., and the three and four-year-old class is from 11:15 to noon. The sessions on this day are free. Visit the website at www.artsbuilding.org for the course calendar.
Keep me posted with information about your arts events. E-mail me at jandegrass@dccnet.com by Tuesday at 6 p.m. for the following Friday's paper, or phone 604-886-4692.
