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Art Beat: Artists unite to Juxtapose

Art Beat: Artists unite to Juxtapose

Five visual artists are collaborating for the fifth installment of their annual Juxta Pose pop-up art show.
Competitive youth speakers weigh tech boons on the Sunshine Coast

Competitive youth speakers weigh tech boons on the Sunshine Coast

A group of teen technologists last week forecasted the increase of artificial intelligence in tech and science industries, as Elphinstone Secondary School hosted a regional speaking competition for the Skills Canada organization.
Sea messenger honoured in museum transformation

Sea messenger honoured in museum transformation

Three years after the body of a young fin whale was recovered by the shíshálh Nation in Pender Harbour (kalpilin), its carefully-preserved skeleton will be made visible to the public following a major renovation at the Nation’s tems swiya Museum.
Gibsons Dance Studio student visions highlighted at preview

Gibsons Dance Studio student visions highlighted at preview

Nearly 60 artists from the Gibsons Dance Centre provided a preview of the studio’s upcoming competitive season for a percipient audience on March 8.
Art Beat: Scottish classical pianist Steven Osborne makes Sechelt return

Art Beat: Scottish classical pianist Steven Osborne makes Sechelt return

Scottish pianist Steven Osborne will make a return engagement to the Raven’s Cry Theatre in Sechelt on Sunday, March 23 at 2:30 p.m. for the final concert of the regular season presented by the Coast Recital Society.
Colourful art wraps designed to enhance Sechelt's visual landscape

Colourful art wraps designed to enhance Sechelt's visual landscape

The colourful art installations are part of BC Hydro’s Decorative Wrap Program.
Sechelt studio raises bar with dance season reveal

Sechelt studio raises bar with dance season reveal

A showcase of dance performances primed for upcoming festivals and competitions exploded onstage at the Raven’s Cry Theatre last Saturday night, as more than 120 performers from the Coast Academy of Dance demonstrated momentum and mastery in a multiplicity of disciplines.
ArtBeat: Book for emerging bards

ArtBeat: Book for emerging bards

The deadline to submit writings to the 15th anniversary edition of Coastal Voices, an adjudicated anthology of writing by School District 46 students, is rapidly approaching.
Restore Coast Salish art to rightful place: Designer

Restore Coast Salish art to rightful place: Designer

An Indigenous design consultant whose input is shaping the future of the Gibsons Public Art Gallery last week issued a call for increased sensitivity to the practice of traditional West Coast art forms.
Connection at heart of eclectic musical’s charm: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Connection at heart of eclectic musical’s charm: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat continues with performances at Chatelech Secondary School on March 7 and 8 (at 7 p.m.) and March 9 (at 2 p.m.). Tickets are available at Sew Easy in Sechelt and One Flower One Leaf Gallery in Gibsons.