Join the Pender Harbour Choir, directed by Joy McLeod and accompanied by Paula Seward, for a concert filled with nature-inspired songs. The 36-voice choir will perform, along with soloists, instrumentalists and small ensembles. The choir is presenting their spring program at both local schools the week before their two concerts. The evening at the Botanical Gardens in Sechelt starts early this Friday, May 29, at 7 p.m. in order for guests to enjoy the lovely gardens and light refreshments with the choir before the show.
Both this and the Sunday, May 31 concert at the School of Music in Madeira Park at 2 p.m. involve a raffle of quality items and experiences, as a fundraiser for the choir’s new costume items, scarves and ties. On Sunday, light refreshments will be served during intermission. Tickets are $15 at EarthFair, Sechelt Visitor Centre and Laedeli.
Wood show
A joint exhibition, Woodworking on the Coast and Jeff Barringer’s show of acrylics, Out of the Dark, opens at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery (GPAG) on Thursday, May 28 and runs to Sunday, June 21. About 25 local woodworkers will show their handcrafted items, from canoes to cabinets. The show launches with a reception for the public on Saturday, May 30 from 2 to 4 p.m. For further information, call Michael Aze at 604-886-0531 at the GPAG.
Roving Artists
The Roving Artists are holding their annual show and sale on Saturday, May 30 from 1 to 5 p.m. at Shirley Macey Park in Gibsons. Admission is free. The Roving Artists have been meeting as a group for over 25 years, after starting out as the St. Bart’s Group, and have been meeting regularly in various venues ever since. Members Mary Burgess, Rita Crossley, Janice Edmonds, Tom Fraser, Rita Sadlik, Julie Skippon, Leo White and Ann Williams pursue their own style, media and subject matter. Enjoy the show and check out the eclectic pieces on exhibit at Eric Cardinall Hall. Refreshments will be provided. All are welcome.
FibreWorks
On Sunday, May 31 from 2 to 4 p.m. all are invited to the opening reception of Maids and Meadows by Jill Denton of the U.K. The fibre artist will be at FibreWorks Gallery in Madeira Park for the opening. To register for FibreWorks workshops led by guest artists, call 604-883-2380 or email: [email protected]
Outlooks show
Outlooks on a Landscape, showing from June 3 to July 5, is an exhibition at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre pairing the work of mother and son artists, Ursula Medley and Peter Gynd. With each working primarily within the genre of landscape painting, the artists’ individual works present a practice unique to their own convictions, yet anchored within an exploration of the Canadian landscape. Medley brings her subject under the microscope, focusing on the garden as landscape. Gynd’s practice approaches the landscape much as a conceptual question or ideal notion, an exploration of landscape as identity.
Join them for the opening reception at the Doris Crowston Gallery, in the Arts Centre, Wednesday, June 3 from 7 to 9 p.m. with an artist talk by Peter Gynd starting at 7:30 p.m. The Arts Centre is located at the corner of Trail and Medusa in Sechelt. For further information go to www.scartscouncil.com
Diva Concert
Definitely Diva!, a trio of the liveliest lovelies, returns to the Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden on Friday, June 5 at 7 p.m. with an evening of song and sass, moxie and smooth moves (5941 Mason Road, West Sechelt). Songsters Lynne Dickson, Wendy Hibberd and Patrice Pollack will definitely delight with tightly woven harmonies, accompanied by a dashing three-piece band. Enjoy a glass of wine on the terrace, a few savouries and desserts, with the striking backdrop of the garden on a summer’s eve. Tickets are $30, must be purchased in advance, and are for those 19 years or older. They are available from the Garden (604-740-3969) or Sechelt Visitor Centre. Ticket price includes refreshments, and there will be a cash bar. The show sold out last year. This event helps raise funds for the Botanical Garden and has been sponsored by several of the garden’s members, plus Swish clothing store in Gibsons. For more information, see www.coastbotanicalgarden.org
Keep me posted
Send your notice of arts events by Tuesday at 5 p.m. for Friday’s newspaper to [email protected] or phone 604-886-4692.
