The current Gibsons Public Art Gallery (GPAG) show runs until Oct. 12 and features pottery of all styles, functional and decorative, from Elaine Futterman and Mike Allegretti (Creek Clayworks.) It opened Sept. 11 with a marvellous reception that included tasty appetizers prepared by many sponsoring local restaurants and presented on the duo's elegant stoneware dishes. See www.gibsonspublicartgallery.ca for more.
This weekend
The Environmental Film Festival takes place tonight (Oct. 2) with the film Island on the Edge and runs Saturday with films and lunch at Gibsons United Church.
Arrowhead holds a fundraising dance at the Roberts Creek Hall on Saturday evening.
The musical duo of Rick Scott and David Essig perform at Heritage Playhouse in Gibsons on Sunday, Oct. 4, at 7:30 p.m.
Travel night
St. Bartholomew's Church in Gibsons is hosting a travel night this Sunday, Oct. 4, at 7 p.m. Margo Grant, a freelance journalist for Netherlands radio and press, will talk about her voyage on an icebreaker in the Arctic. The second half of her presentation is about the current growth of tent cities in the U.S. Admission is $5, and refreshments will be served. All are welcome.
Lowry & Friends
Lowry Olafson will be in concert with Suzann Richter (accordion) and Jacques Legere (percussion) this Saturday, Oct. 3, at 8 p.m. at The Black Bean Roasting Co., 467 Marine Dr., Gibsons. Tickets are $10 at the door. Great food and drink on the menu.
Banner year
Connie Johnston, former banner organizer, is back in town and is once again eager to co-ordinate next year's banner display for Gibsons. All artists are welcome to submit their designs. Application forms are available from the Town of Gibsons, Westwind Gallery and Hallmark Cards. Deadline for entries is Dec. 31.
Nudes show
At least three Coast artists, Brian Romer, Pauulet Hohn and Ann Willsie, are involved with an unusual exhibition, Nudes for Breast Cancer Awareness, at the Leighdon Studio Gallery in Vancouver. It's a show of support in aid of the B.C. Cancer Foundation. The depictions of nudes are on display for the month of October. For gallery hours and directions, see www.leighdon.ca.
Band battles
The Battle of the Bands at Pack Ratt Louie's Restaurant in Gibsons began week two on Sept. 30 with The Copper Stills, The Slicktones, Tone Indbryn & the Nice Guy and Boab. On Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. Starslide, The Ranters, The Drew Camp Band and Rocket Lawn Chair begin their journey. One band each week will be voted out by judges and patrons. Results will be announced on Oct. 15.
Book and archives
Thirteen years after the launch of the first edition of Bright Seas, Pioneer Spirits: A History of the Sunshine Coast, local authors Betty Keller and Rosella Leslie have produced a second up-dated edition of this well-documented and easy-to-read history.
Augmented by more than 50 historic photographs, it tells the stories of the entrepreneurs who came to this coast to log, fish, farm or establish tourist resorts, stories that reflect the hardships they endured and the ingenuity and humour with which they faced the challenges.
The first edition, published by Horsdal and Schu-bart in 1996, won third prize in the BC Historical Fed-eration Writing Competi-tion. Revised and updated, it includes even more stories, such as the history of the Merry Island lighthouse, the establishment of the Sechelt Community Forest and independent power projects.
On Saturday, Oct. 10, at 2 p.m. the public is invited to visit the Sunshine Coast Museum and Archives to view the exhibits and listen as Keller and Leslie share their Coast stories. Refreshments will be served. The authors will be in Sechelt on Oct. 17 for a similar presentation. More about that next week.
Opera returns
Performances from The Metropolitan Opera in New York, live in HD, start again at the Raven's Cry Theatre
beginning with Puccini's Tosca on Saturday, Oct. 10, at 10 a.m. See www.ravenscrytheatre.com for more.
New show
Artist Celia Muncaster is hosting her first solo show and sale of acrylic paintings on the Sunshine Coast at Pack Ratt Louie's for the month of October. These paintings are landscapes and figurative work most on gallery canvas and in a range of sizes something suitable for every pocketbook.
Send notice of arts events to [email protected] or phone 604-886-4692 by Tuesday at 6 p.m. for Friday's paper.
