Sea Cavalcade is the big event in Gibsons this weekend, July 23 and 24. It’s the festival’s 48th anniversary and the theme is Circus by the Sea. Look for the parade (starts at 11 a.m. along Gibsons Way), food, navy ship viewing, kayak and SUP race, fun, fireworks (Saturday evening after dark), music and dance performance, games and more. See more at www.seacavalcade.ca
Peanut Butter Jam
The rocking Roger Camp is organizing the fourth annual summer Peanut Butter Jam, an event in support of food banks, this Saturday, July 23 starting at 1 p.m. and onward. The stage is in place already on Henderson Beach in Roberts Creek (foot of Henderson Road). Slightly Twisted are playing, plus special guests with classic and original music. Donations to the food banks of peanut butter, non-perishable food or good old-fashioned cash are requested in return for some great music.
Slow Sundays
Graham Walker writes that Slow Sundays in the Creek continue to fill Roberts Creek with good vibrations and groovy sounds every week. The market and music is from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the gazebo park behind the library. This week’s featured musicians are Dave and Sacha, singing great original songs, starting at 2 p.m. Also organic food, crafts, board games, fortune-telling, knitting, Qigong, and community. Come and get your Creek vibe charged up.
Tomboy Survival
The Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts presents Tomboy Survival Guide on Saturday, July 23 at 8 p.m. at the Festival Pavilion, Rockwood Centre in Sechelt. Storyteller Ivan Coyote and an all-tomboy band (Alison Gorman, Pebbles Willekes and Sally Zori) invite the audience to join them for a performance. Tickets are $20 at the Festival of the Written Arts office, by calling 604-885-9631 and online at www.share-there.com
Summer music
The Sechelt summer music series continues on Saturday, July 23 with the Karen and Budge Duo at noon and the Blue Line Trio at 1 p.m. Relax by the Sechelt Library lawn stage. In Gibsons, Music in the Landing will not be happening this weekend as Sea Cavalcade celebrations take over the site.
White Noise
White Noise, an exhibition by Jill Pilon, opens July 28 at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery with a reception on Saturday, July 30 from 2 to 4 p.m. Pilon started painting to tell stories. Painting is her voice. Now resident in Gibsons and fresh from East Vancouver, she saw and experienced beauty and love, as well as pain and ugliness – the opposites forever present in all things. Pilon writes: “I realized that our unlimited ability to access information from the internet means time wasted on social media looking at people and videos, connections with strangers from past and present, and always the media, with its many messages, constantly demanding attention. All of this background noise is constantly taking up space in the back of our minds.” For further information about the show, call Michael Aze at 604-886-0531.
Day Out of Time
The Manna festival celebration on Monday, July 25 goes from noon until dusk. Come dance on the newly painted mandala and enjoy the Day Out of Time Revival in Roberts Creek. Local crafts and arts booths are welcome to set up in the park. Music, ceremony, and community!
Dower reads
The Gibsons and District Public Library is proud to introduce Becoming Lin by Tricia Dower on Wednesday, July 27, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Stop by for an intimate reading and conversation with the author, whom Richard Wagamese calls “a literary force to be reckoned with.” Admission is free. Rich with characters and themes relating to anti-war activism, second-wave feminism, and other memorable movements of the ‘60s, Becoming Lin unravels the traditional marriage contract storyline in a fresh, bold way. Read more at caitlin-press.com
Night Market
The Thursday Night Market on 626 Shaw Road in Gibsons (behind the PetroCan) has been lots of fun in its first two weeks and it continues this coming Thursday. Previously Sara and David Poon have played their classical music selections on site and the swing dance group has also performed. Watch for more good acts while browsing the farm food, lotions and potions, clothing, crafts, little doughnuts and chocolate, all for sale starting at 5 p.m. Call Leah or Amber at 604-741-1503 or 604-886-2079 for more information.
Library closure
The Gibsons and District Public Library will be closed from Aug. 12 to 26 for renovations to create a more user-friendly comfortable environment. Books borrowed after July 21 and non-book items borrowed after Aug. 5 can only be returned after the renovations are complete on Aug. 27. Overdue fees will be waived during this period. You will continue to have access to the Library’s digital collection through the Library’s website at gibsons.bc.libraries.coop
Looking ahead
August brings a harvest of festivals with tickets on sale now. The Festival of the Written Arts opens on Thursday, Aug. 11 and continues through Sunday, Aug. 14 (www.writersfestival.ca). On the following weekend, Aug. 18 to 21, the Pender Harbour Chamber Music Festival brings the best of classical music to Madeira Park (www.penderharbourmusic.ca). Aug. 26 to 28, the new Rogue Arts Festival works up a musical and entertaining storm in Shirley Macey Park near Gibsons (www.roguefest.ca). Click on their websites for ticket information.
Noon deadline
Send your notice of arts events by Tuesday at noon for Friday’s newspaper to [email protected] or phone 604-886-4692.
