The Sunshine Coast Film Society’s fall season begins with a romantic musical that has been called “possibly the best music film of our generation.” Once won the 2008 Academy Award for best original song and the 2007 Sundance Audience Award. It screens on Saturday, Sept. 9 at 2 p.m. at the Raven’s Cry Theatre, Sechelt, and Monday, Sept. 11 at 7:30 p.m. at the Heritage Playhouse in Gibsons. The box office will open at 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 11 to accommodate membership purchases and renewals. To make sure members get priority for the screening, only annual members will be given admission before 7:10 p.m. See: www.scfs.ca for schedule and ticket information.
Final Slow Sunday
Sept. 10 is the final Slow Sunday in the Creek of the 2017 season. Open mike runs from noon to 2 p.m. with Bi-Polar (Jon Van Arsdel on mandolin and Michael Maser, guitar), followed by Loose Endings, ukulele enthusiasts. At 2 p.m. it’s the jazz group Crook Trio: Ken Grunenberg on sax, George Grunenberg on bass and Rob Milstead on percussion. The Slow Sundays Market will offer up its fair share of products and services.
It’s been another great season of Slow Sundays, writes Ed Lands. “Many thanks to the many folks who dropped by to check out our community’s venue for outdoor, weekly summer performance sponsored by Sunshine Coast Credit Union (funding); Sunshine Coast Regional District (major funding), and especially the Roberts Creek Community Association and its executive committee. Funding is never a guarantee, so a huge shout-out to those private individual funders who have contributed.”
Visit Slow Sundays in the Creek Facebook page to help make it a sustainable event. Slow Sundays would not happen without the volunteer coordinators: Mark Trevis, staging; Lesley Roberts and Rob Robson, market; Graham Walker, music; and Ed Lands, everything else.
This weekend
• Opening reception for the new exhibition, Present Tense, at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery is on Saturday, Sept. 9 from 2 to 4 p.m. It’s a show of creativity from local artists in all mediums. All are welcome.
• This Friday, Sept. 8 at 7 p.m. at the Sechelt Library, author Theresa Kishkan launches her latest book, Euclid’s Orchard and Other Essays.
Obsession
A live performance from London comes via satellite on Sunday, Sept. 10 at 2 p.m. at the Raven’s Cry Theatre in Sechelt.
Jude Law stars in the stage production of Obsession, broadcast live from the Barbican Theatre in London. Gino is a drifter, down-at-heel and magnetically handsome. He encounters husband and wife, Giuseppe and Giovanna. Irresistibly attracted to each other, Gino and Giovanna begin a fiery affair and plot to murder her husband.
Tickets: $15 ($10 for under 17). Call the theatre at 604-885-4597 to have yours held.
New choir
Choir for the Terrified is a new class taught by Lynne Dickson for folks who would like to sing in a choir but are reluctant for whatever reason. You could have been told not to sing, or that you cannot sing on key, or you may just want an easy entry into the choir experience. Dickson promises lots of fun in a totally positive environment. You can even just have a listening turn if you wish. Just get yourself to the Music Makers studio Mondays at 10:30 a.m., starting Sept. 11. For more information, see music-makers.ca or justletmesing.weebly.com, or email Lynne at [email protected].
Pottery classes
Beginner and intermediate students are invited to join Pat Forst in her lovely Gibsons studio and learn to throw pots on the wheel. Learn how to centre the clay and make vessels such as mugs and bowls and how to trim them and attach handles. Two classes are available: Mondays, Sept. 11 to Oct. 23 (no class Oct. 9) 10 a.m. to noon or 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Cost is $225 plus materials ($15 - $20). Email plpforst@gmail or phone 604-840-0304 to register.
Arts awards
The Sunshine Coast Arts Council is looking for nominations by Oct. 1 for their three arts awards. All of the nominees must be Sunshine Coast residents and may be self-nominated or nominated by others. The Anne and Philip Klein Visual Arts Award was created in 2000 in memory of Roberts Creek residents, Anne (spinner and weaver) and Philip (sculptor) Klein. Applicants for this award must be over 65 years of age. Preference will be given to those candidates pursuing an artistic passion developed late in life. The award is for $300.
The Gillian Lowndes Award was created in 1981 to honour the life and talent of Gillian Lowndes, a promising young Sunshine Coast dancer and vice-president of the Arts Council. Applicants may be active in any arts discipline and must demonstrate long-standing achievement, innovation and recent growth in their field. The award is for $1,500. The Louise Baril Memorial Award honours the memory of Louise Baril, a member of the Arts Council Board and Program Director of Countryside Concerts (1990–1994). Applicants must be a music student undertaking advanced studies. The award is for $300. For further information, contact the Arts Council at 604-885-5412 or see sunshinecoastartscouncil.com/events/awards.
Play reading
Actor and playwright David King announces a monthly Play Reading Series at the Heritage Playhouse beginning Saturday, Sept. 16 from 1 to 3 p.m. and hosted by King and Coast Actors Ensemble. It will be a play written by King: How Things Have Changed, a comedy set in Gibsons. Admission is pay what you can. There will be a talkback session after the reading. Email [email protected] or phone 604-614-9067 for more details. Further readings will occur Oct. 14, Nov. 2 and Dec. 16.
Keep me posted
Please continue to send me your arts announcements but note that they will run in the newspaper one day to one week ahead only. Deadline is Tuesday at noon for next Friday’s paper. Email [email protected] or phone 604-886-4692.
