This Saturday, Aug. 29, the 2015 Sechelt Summer music series wraps up with gypsy jazz guitarist Budge Schachte and Karen Graves, followed by Coast jazz duo Anagram. The show starts at noon at the Sechelt Library’s Garden Stage.
Second Last
Music in the Landing this weekend starts with a special event on Friday at noon with the Langendorfer 34-piece Mandolin Orchestra from Germany performing in Winegarden Park. From 4-6 p.m. Friday, walk over to the Gibsons Farmer’s Market to hear singer/songwriter Grant Olsen. Friday from 7–8 p.m. come to the Gazebo on the wharf for a lively night of the Billy Hillpicker band when they introduce their newest player, Jonah Spiegelman, vocals and mandolin. Saturday evening back in Winegarden Park, the high energy music of Brothers in Farms plays everything from funk to reggae to Latin and Balkan. Bring lawn chairs and something warm as the nights are cooling down. Sunday on the Sun Dial Stage, next to the Gibsons Sunday Market from 11 a.m.–1 p.m. another favourite duo, Sostenuto with Serena Eades, violin, and Anna Lumiere, keyboards, joined by Liam MacDonald on percussion will fill the streets with everything from the Argentinian tango, Brazilian choro, French musette to their own well-crafted originals. The following week will be the final one in this popular free music series.
Fibreworks
Those interested in the fibre arts should consider visiting Fibreworks Gallery on Saturday, Aug. 29 from 2 to 4 p.m. for the opening reception of Mended. Twenty-five BC textile artists who are members of the Surface Design Association of BC + Yukon will share their stories through creative expressions of their version of mending. All are invited. Fibreworks is located on Highway 101 in the yurts near Madeira Park. Call 604-883-2380 for more.
Baby Harry
Baby Harry is looking forward to playing the Roberts Creek Legion again on Friday, Aug. 28 at 9 p.m. Come out and have a funky good time.
Three at 101
One-O-One Office Supply in Sechelt brings three artists together for the exhibition 3@101 opening on Sept. 1 and running until Oct. 31. Emerging artists Janice Rafael, Elaine Seepish and Alison Taylor are featured in the show. Taylor, a graduate of Emily Carr University, creates ethereal oil paintings. “My current works are primarily abstract and evolve from a dialogue between myself and the painting,” she says. “Many of them are concerned with psychological states of mind or the human condition.” Seepish is the 2015 recipient of the Anne and Philip Klein Award that recognizes a visual artist pursuing a passion developed late in life. She paints every day and has recently exhibited at Coast libraries. “Find a space for yourself that you can leave messy; share your work and joy with like-minded people; let it go and move on.” Rafael shares, “I love working mainly in acrylics, using bright colours. I enjoy creating work that makes people as happy as I am when I’m painting.” Her large work Golden Spiral Wave is on display at the Sechelt library. For more info, visit Facebook: 3 at 101.
Armchair Tour
Join Gillie Hutchinson, Peggy Wright and Nancy Hache at Gibsons Public Art Gallery in Gibsons on Thursday, Sept. 3 for an evening of cultural and adventure travel. They will take you on a slideshow journey of exciting and tempting locations offered as vacation destinations for 2016. Hutchinson will be leading an exclusive tour to Provence in the south of France to enjoy cooking classes with top French chefs and sightseeing in the ancient, mountain-top villages. Wright will talk about cultural and soft adventure travel and Hache talks about art retreats in Mexico. The show goes from 7 p.m. until 9.
Erynn Returns
Dittyville Music presents Erynn Marshall & Carl Jones in concert in Gibsons. The traditional musicians are returning to the Sunshine Coast in time to kick off the Labour Day weekend. They will perform an intimate concert of acoustic, folk music in the sanctuary of St. Bartholomew’s Church in Gibsons on Friday, Sept. 4. Marshall and Jones are old-time musicians and inspired tunesmiths who live in Virginia. They are married in life and music. Southern song-duets and soaring fiddle, guitar, mandolin, banjo tunes comprise their diverse concert sets.
Marshall is a well-known fiddler who lived on the Coast where she taught music. She has taught old-time fiddling at the Coast String Fiddlers’ Summer School of Celtic Music and has learned the nuances of Appalachian fiddling by visiting 80-95-year-old fiddlers and singers. Jones is an American songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who is widely respected for his talents and original songs about the joys and tribulations of day-to-day life in the South. Visit their website: www.dittyville.com for more. Concert starts at 7:30 p.m.; doors open at 7. Admission is at the door only: $15 general, $10 for kids 14 and under, children 5 and under are free. Refreshments and snacks will be provided by Trish Thompson.
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