Lynne Dickson is offering a free workshop on Wednesday, Aug. 31 at 7 p.m. at the Music Makers Studio, 4669 Simpkins Rd. in Davis Bay, for folks who would like to know more about singing in a choir. (The Music Makers Adult Choir starts on Sept. 7.) The workshop will be a stress-free evening with information on breathing, vocal exercises, how to navigate the music score and lots more. Please email Lynne Dickson at [email protected] if you wish to participate or if you have any questions. Guitar Gang with Reg and Lynne starts on Sept. 12. Email for information or see www.music-makers.ca
Summer Choir concert
The Summer Choir, a group of choral music fans, has been meeting and rehearsing over the summer. They give a concert this Friday, Aug. 26, at St. Hilda’s Anglican Church in Sechelt at 7 p.m., performing Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s Messe de Minuit and Camille Saint-Saens’ Oratorio de Noel. David Millard is conducting and playing piano. Donations are accepted at the door.
Dinner Dance
The Sunshine Coast Golf and Country Club (3206 Sunshine Coast Hwy. in Roberts Creek) is having a dinner and dance with music by the Creek Big Band and featuring vocalist Lynne Dickson this Friday, Aug. 26. Cost is $27.50. Please contact the golf shop at 604-885-9212 to make reservations. Dinner service starts at 7 p.m.
Landing Music
This Friday from 1 to 3 p.m. in Dougall Park at the Farmers Market, enjoy music from Ariana Mason and Michaela Cloherty – teens with fiddle tunes. From 7 to 8 p.m. at the Gazebo on the Wharf, see the Billy Hillpicker Band – harmonies, banjos, guitars and fun. Saturday, Aug. 27, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Pioneer Square, hear The Conventionals, guitar-bass-drums, all styles. On Saturday, Aug. 27, from 7 to 8:45 p.m. at Winegarden Waterfront Park catch Heavy Mellow’s original tunes with guitars, bass, accordion, piano. Sunday, Aug. 28, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Winegarden Waterfront Park, listen to Crook jazz trio. This is the second last Music in the Landing for the summer – definitely time to get on down there and thank Linda Williams for her huge part in organizing these free music events.
Sechelt Music
The Sechelt Summer Music Series continues to Sept. 3. Bring the family and a picnic blanket on Aug. 27 to hear Vibris’sea and Pendomoja. See more on Facebook: Sechelt Summer Music Series. Music goes from noon to 2 p.m. and it’s free outside the Sechelt Public Library (5797 Cowrie St.).
Farewell
Nadine Wong and her hubby Owen Pallot are leaving the Sunshine Coast to relocate to Ladysmith after many years of being part of the arts community here. Most recently Wong has been an integral part of the Sunshine Coast Art Crawl. Friends are having a potluck picnic this Sunday, Aug. 28 at the Davis Bay Hall from 4 to 8 p.m. It’s a bring your favourite potluck dish, beverage and instrument kind of affair.
Lush Rainforest Campout
It’s one night, full of amazing music, art and people. Luminosity Gathering will be holding their magical event near Roberts Creek in the forests of Mt. Elphinstone. See the lineup of music and visuals on Facebook at Lush: Rainforest Campout or luminositygathering.com. Tickets are $55 and include admission and camping. Directions are given when you sign up.
Powell River tour
Much like our own Sunshine Coast Art Crawl, a self-guided tour is offered of 31 artists in 20 locations in the upper Sunshine Coast, from Lund to Lang Bay. It’s on from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Aug. 27 and 28 and you can follow the tour on Facebook (Powell River studio tour) or see www.powellriverartists.com
Band and burgers
The Paul Filek Band plays at the Sunshine Coast Golf and Country Club (3206 Sunshine Coast Hwy. in Roberts Creek) on Friday, Sept. 2. The Burger Bar Buffet starts at 7:30 p.m. and show time is at 8:30. Enjoy an evening with dinner and a fusion of Canadian folk to pop rock with a Canadian singer/songwriter from Kamloops who has headlined at River Rock Casino.
Filek delivers a fun and engaging performance with a sense of humour and storytelling that his fans can’t resist. Tickets for $20 per person include dinner and entertainment (with a cash bar). Tickets are at Trail Bay Source for Sports in Sechelt and the Golf and Country Club. Must be 19 plus.
Ballet School
Join the new Waldorf Ballet School on Sept. 3 at St. Hilda’s Church hall in Sechelt for one day of free classes and registration. Age groups and times are listed on Waldorf Ballet’s Facebook page, BalletSecheltWaldorf, where you can read about Johanna Waldorf and the 2016/17 class schedules or register by phoning 604-741-8978 or email [email protected]
Visions of Home
What does home mean to you? Four walls? The open road and a steering wheel? A state of mind? The Gibsons Public Art Gallery (GPAG) is calling all artists to reflect on the meaning of home and submit original works of art for an exhibition and auction in support of Habitat for Humanity and our local public art gallery. The submission deadline is only a month away, Sept. 30, with artwork due on Oct. 14. The exhibition, from Oct. 20 to Nov. 6, will feature artwork in all mediums. All proceeds will be divided into thirds: for the artist, Habitat for Humanity, and GPAG. Art will be sold by silent auction throughout the exhibition, with a selection of works to be sold at a live auction ticketed event on the evening of Saturday, Nov. 5.
A similar fundraiser, held in 2011, raised over $14,000 for Habitat and the Gallery. The format for the 2016 exhibition has been adapted to recognize the huge demand placed on local artists for contributions to local fundraising. The Gallery would like to recognize and draw attention to the incredible generosity of local artists in supporting the work of non-profit groups in our community. See www.gpag.ca for details.
Noon deadline
Send your notice of arts events by Tuesday at noon for Friday’s newspaper to [email protected] or phone 604-886-4692. Please include a contact person’s phone number or email in your notice.
