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Art Beat: 2024 mandala completed, also, rocking tunes in Gibsons, Sechelt and Roberts Creek

Art Beat: 2024 mandala completed, also, rocking tunes in Gibsons, Sechelt and Roberts Creek

Painting of the 27th annual Roberts Creek community mandala reached its finish on Sunday, July 21. On Tuesday, contributors gathered at the Roberts Creek waterfront to inaugurate the new year’s design by dancing atop it.
Greek myths stoke topical-as-blazes musical in Gibsons

Greek myths stoke topical-as-blazes musical in Gibsons

Musical Theatre Intensive's Songs from the Underworld plays at the Heritage Playhouse on July 26 and 27, featuring over a dozen singers, dancers and actors.
Illuminated landscapes glisten in Gumboot show

Illuminated landscapes glisten in Gumboot show

Paintings by a self-taught student of West Coast landscapes radiate with supernal luminescence in a new exhibition at the Gumboot Café in Roberts Creek.
This Coaster has nearly 200 music reviews to his name – and he's only 19

This Coaster has nearly 200 music reviews to his name – and he's only 19

Two years ago, Simon Cameron launched a website where he has since posted nearly 200 exhaustive album reviews, ranging from Harry Styles’s Harry’s House to Pearl Jam’s Dark Matter.
Sunshine Coast artist tells the tales behind waggish sculptures

Sunshine Coast artist tells the tales behind waggish sculptures

'My characters have always had a narrative attached to them,' says Coralie Swaney. 'It was a matter of finding the stories that I had written with each character when they sold, or when they were put on show, and pairing them again to the images.'
Art Beat: In for a landing? Sunshine Coast summer music series continue

Art Beat: In for a landing? Sunshine Coast summer music series continue

The summertime Music in the Landing series on the Gibsons waterfront continues this weekend with performances on Friday and Saturday. On Friday, July 19, the Old Stogies will perform at the gazebo on the dock.
Storied landscape anchors literary map

Storied landscape anchors literary map

The Sunshine Coast Tale Trail project was birthed by the Sunshine Coast Writers and Editors Society following a 2023 event, which marked a century of renowned authors who lived and worked on the Coast.
Music fans score free gigs all summer

Music fans score free gigs all summer

Summer weekends on the Sunshine Coast may be serene, but never silent. Lineups of the acclaimed artists who will perform at three unique summer music series — launched earlier this month — have been released by organizers.
Secrets and loyalties charge Vietnam-era epic

Secrets and loyalties charge Vietnam-era epic

Writer Ken Budd — whose own colourful history includes service as a teacher, counsellor, and nonfiction author — is the creator of the newly-released No Cowards.
ArtBeat: Pause at The Kube

ArtBeat: Pause at The Kube

The Coast Shakespeare production of Shakespeare’s play A Midsummer Night’s Dream continues for two more performances this weekend — at 7 p.m. on July 12 and 13.