Mimosa announces a musical evening on Saturday, Oct. 21 at 8 p.m., at the Raven’s Cry Theatre in Sechelt, as part of the Sechelt Arts Festival. The show features works by Canadian women songwriters (such as kd lang, Joni Mitchell, Feist, Diana Krall, etc.) as well as some original works by Mimosa and two emerging artists from the Coast. Harmony Thompson will be providing visuals to contextualize the work of these amazing women. They have presented this show without visuals at the Vancouver Jazz Festival, and at a special Francophone Canada 150 celebration on Granville Island, but this is the first showing on the Coast. Mimosa is: Rebecca Shoichet on vocals, Karen Graves on sax, flute and vocals, Bernie Arai on drums, James Meger on bass and Anna Lumiere on grand piano and accordion. Tickets are $25 advance online or at the Sechelt Visitor Centre for cash. See secheltartsfestival.com for more details.
Big Band
The Gibsons Royal Can-adian Legion #109 is hosting an evening of dancing at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21 in the Legion Hall at 747 Gibsons Way. They are featuring music by the Creek Big Band with old-time favourites in swing, jazz, ballads and a bit of rock. Members $5, guests $10.
Whale in the Door
Author and Emmy-nominated screenwriter Pauline Le Bel has a strong message of support for those who have cleaned up after the messes that once made Howe Sound a biological dead zone. Vancouver Sun calls Whale in the Door: A Community Unites to Protect BC’s Howe Sound (Caitlin Press): “A history, travelogue, grassroots activism log, and plea for sustainability. Le Bel’s book is a cautiously optimistic exploration of this regionally significant area.” This book includes a foreword by Elizabeth May, MP, OC, and Leader of the Green Party as well as stunning photography by Rich Duncan. Le Bel is currently touring B.C. sharing the stories she’s collected about the successful efforts by the Squamish Nation, citizen scientists, and everyday people on revitalizing the biological dead zone known as Howe Sound. She will be at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre, Sechelt, on Tuesday, Oct. 24 from 7 to 9 p.m. Free admission. Books will be available for sale and signing. She will be hosted by Ric Careless of BC Spaces for Nature.
Barringer and de Beer
Painters Jeff Barringer and Jan de Beer come together in an exhibition at the Doris Crowston Gallery in the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre from Oct. 18 to Nov. 12. Working in a traditional abstract style, Barringer presents acrylic and/or mixed-media paintings on canvas or panels in his exhibition Conscience. The collection explores “the connections between conscious thought and the subconscious.” Barringer believes that abstract art is, by definition, more about what the artist is feeling than what they are trying to say; the latter is up to the viewer to interpret. Jeff incorporates materials like graphite, concrete and plastic while aiming for the traditional, the timeless.
Jan de Beer’s exhibition, Tides, is a series of paintings created with recycled paints and materials. de Beer likes to think of his work as “being created within the tradition of surrealist automatism and that the recycled materials challenges the notion of art objects being precious.” He wants his work to create the effect of a sanctuary, making the Doris Crowston Gallery’s “circular” construct the perfect setting. The opening reception will be held Saturday, Oct. 21 from 2 to 4 p.m. Schedule your Art Crawl visit to the SCAC to coincide. The following Saturday, Oct. 28 at 1 p.m., both artists will be on hand to meet the public. For more: www.sunshinecoastartscouncil.com
Library evening
The Sechelt Library presents a fundraising gourmet dinner with music and words from Kara Stanley, Simon Paradis and Boyd Norman on Saturday, Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. at the Sunshine Coast Golf and Country Club in Roberts Creek. Tickets for $100 ($50 tax deductible) are available at share-there.com, the Sechelt Visitor Centre or at the Library.
Twin Bandit
Heritage Playhouse Productions is pleased to present Twin Bandit with Oliver Swain on Saturday, Oct. 28 at 7:30 p.m. Twin Bandit is Canadian folk duo Hannah Walker and Jamie Elliott. Based in Vancouver, they began writing songs together in 2013 and released their debut album For You in June 2015. Now they perform throughout North America and across Europe, winning over audiences with their crystalline harmonies and wistful Americana sound. They are fresh off their second European tour and new recording project, Full Circle, released this month.
Oliver Swain has been a celebrated musician for years, held in high regard in acoustic and folk music styles for both his astonishing instrumental and vocal abilities. Swain strays towards the whimsical, the spiritual and the socially conscious side of what he likes to refer to as “chamber folk odyssey.”
Tickets are $20 advance at Laedeli Gifts & Cards, Sechelt Visitor Centre or online at share-there.com, or $25 at the door. See heritageplayhouse.com.
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