A Valentine’s dinner/dance at Roberts Creek Hall on Saturday, Feb. 10 is a fundraiser for the Sunshine Coast Filipino-Canadian Association. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Music is at 7:30 p.m. with your favourite classic rockers, Playback. Tickets are $25 at the Passionista Garage in Gibsons, or call Mercy at 604-714-7880.
Also on Saturday night, Feb. 10, there’s a Valentine’s Dance at Gibsons Legion. Music with Half Cut and the Slackers starts at 8 p.m. Bring your sweetheart and get down to dance hits from the ’50s to the ’80s.
Chocolate and Flowers
Valentine’s Day must be on its way. Sunnycrest Mall in Gibsons is offering a day by the name of Chocolat that showcases handmade chocolates and truffles along with live music, flowers and art from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 10.
This Weekend
• The Sensuality exhibition opens this Friday, Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. at Zocalo (441 Marine Drive, Gibsons) with a reception. See article on page 41 for a schedule of events.
• The Sue Milne Memorial concert, Remember Me, takes place on Saturday, Feb. 10 in the Chatelech (Secondary School) Theatre in Sechelt at 2:30 p.m. Call 604-886-7422 for more information.
• Bob Marley’s birthday bash is at the Roberts Creek Legion on Saturday, Feb. 10. Doors open at 8 p.m. Come early, as this event always sells out.
Wanda and Budge
On Saturday, Feb. 10 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., vocalist Wanda Nowicki and musician Budge Schachte combine for song and music at the Gibsons Public Market, 473 Gower Point Road, Gibsons. Stop in for some fine tunes.
Art Series
The Raven’s Cry Theatre, (5555 Sunshine Coast Highway, Sechelt) presents In the Gallery, an art film series that begins on Sunday, Feb. 11 at 2 p.m. Canaletto and the Art of Venice tells of the life and art of Venice’s master view painter, Giovanni Antonio Canal, or Canaletto. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students (17 and under) and are available at the box office on the day of the show. Phone 604-885-4597 for more.
Contra Dance
Dancer Deborah Pageau writes that Contra Dance is coming on Saturday, Feb. 10, 7 to 10 p.m. in the Common House of Roberts Creek co-housing, 1131 Emery Rd. Caller Maureen Collier is coming from Vancouver for this fun event. Contra dance is a modern, upbeat version of Celtic set dancing, an ancestor of ballroom dancing. Couples progress together down facing lines of couples, using standard figures such as swing and allemande. All dances are taught and the caller cues the dancers as the dance progresses. Contra dancing is moderate exercise to traditional music that a family can enjoy together. A school-aged child can partner with a parent. Admission: adults $12, children 12 and under $5.
Hopscotch
Award winning singer/songwriter Katrina Bishop has just released a new recording, Hopscotch, and she will bring her talents to the School of Music in Madeira Park on Sunday, Feb. 11 at 2 p.m. She mixes pop, jazz and musical theatre while playing both piano and guitar. The songs on Hopscotch are a healthy mix of the singer’s background in pop, funk, musical theatre, jazz, a cappella and, yes, a little country. Her lyrics play with an equally diverse cross-section of topics, including wine and cheese, rockets, sociopaths, regret, parenting on a bad day, math, sex, cowboys and housework. The whole package is tied together with generous harmonies, catchy hooks, intuitive arrangements and her stellar band. Tickets for all of the concerts in the Pender Harbour Music Society’s series are available online at penderharbourmusic.ca and at Harbour Insurance and the Sechelt Visitor Centre.
Ulrich in Gibsons
Heritage Playhouse Productions is pleased to present Shari Ulrich in Concert at the Heritage Playhouse (North Road and the Highway, Gibsons) on Sunday, Feb. 11 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20 advance, available at Laedeli Gifts and Cards, the Sechelt Visitor Centre or online at share-there.com, and $25 at door. Ulrich celebrates 43 years as a touring recording artist and multi-instrumentalist (violin, mandolin, piano, guitar, dulcimer and harmonica). From Pied Pumkin through The Hometown Band and on as a solo artist and multi-instrumentalist has led to 23 albums – including her collaboration with solo artists Bill Henderson and Roy Forbes (UHF), Barney Bentall and Tom Taylor (BTU), and more recently The High Bar Gang, a seven-piece bluegrass band. Her work has garnered two Juno awards and nominations, an induction into the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame, and a 2014 CFMA for English Songwriter of the Year. Tickets are selling quickly.
Sensual Words
On Monday, Feb. 12 at 2 p.m. local authors will present their take on the sensual theme in a reading at Zócalo, sponsored by One Flower One Leaf Gallery. Expect words of great passion from writers David Kipling, Richard Austin, Janice Williams, PJ Reece, William Baker and yours truly, Jan DeGrass. Come see the art show and listen as we reveal our sensual sides.
Love Tales
Janice Williams invites everyone to Love Tales of the Sunshine Coast on Tuesday, Feb. 13 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery. Admission is by donation, and cookies are always welcome. “Express love in five while you’re still alive! Read it, sing it, dance it, mime it — all we do is time it at five minutes max. Less is more, since many folks hope to share — so please practise and polish your tribute to lover, family, friends, community, garden, or pet.” Contact Janice at 604-885-8041 or [email protected]
Chocolates and Love
Sechelt Library is also celebrating Valentine’s Day. On Tuesday, Feb. 13 at 1:30 p.m. you can try chocolate tasting with chocolatier John Down of Christopher Norman Chocolates. On Tuesday, Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. be there for Love Me True with writers Andreas Schroeder and Kara Stanley, and musician Simon Paradis. Coffee, desserts and sweet literary and musical treats included. All events are free. To reserve a seat, please call the Sechelt Library at 604-885-3260.
Young People
The annual Young People’s Own Show is currently on at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre, Sechelt. Until Feb. 11 you can see the delightful art work of a selection of Sunshine Coast elementary schools. From Feb. 14 to March 4 the work of Coast secondary schools will be on display. Participating elementary schools include Kinnikinnick Elementary, Davis Bay/Nest, Pender Harbour Community School and the Spider Program. The work ranges from felting to Modigliani style pastels to paint, collage and wood carving. The secondary school exhibition will include work from Chatelech and Pender Harbour Secondary, the Sunshine Coast Alternative School and the work of the next wave of Sunshine Coast artists. For more information, see www.Sunshinecoastartscouncil.com.
House Concert
Steve Maddock (vocals), Bill Coon (guitar) and Steve Giltrow (guitar) present an evening of vocal jazz standards (swing, blues, bossa and ballads from the Great American Songbook) and originals on Saturday, Feb. 17, at 7 p.m. Contact Frank for details of the Roberts Creek location at 604-740-0963 or [email protected].
Mad Park Music
Mad Park Bistro in the Harbour Spirit Centre in Madeira Park is bringing back music to Pender Harbour on Sundays. Local musicians perform every other Sunday until the end of April from 2 to 5 p.m. Attention music artists: if you would like to use the Bistro as a launching pad for new material or old favourites, contact the Bistro and let them know which Sunday works for you. Tip compensation goes directly to musicians. Phone 604-883-2223.
Writers Note
The Federation of BC Writers and the Sechelt Library wants your best short story to share with the community at the Sechelt Library on April 5. This event is open to writers who live on the Sunshine Coast. Please send your short story (maximum of 1,200 words) by Feb. 15 to [email protected]. They will host five Coast writers and their stories at this free event.
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