Michael Occhipinti, guitarist, and Ilaria Pilar Patassini, vocalist, are taking a mini Sunshine Coast tour. These two exceptional musicians will be at the Gumboot Café in Roberts Creek on Monday, July 17 at 8 p.m. ($20 at the door) and at the Heritage Playhouse in Gibsons on Tuesday, July 18 at 8 p.m. ($20 tickets at WOW Gallery, MELOmania, Strait Music, share-there.com or at the door.)
Occhipinti’s Sicilian Project is like a trip on the Mediterranean that somehow manages to detour to Mali, Jamaica, New Orleans and Toronto. The music sung by Sicilian fishermen, sulphur miners and folk musicians has been dazzling audiences world-wide. Pilar is an astonishing vocalist from Rome who pours her soul into everything she sings and joins the group for her fourth tour of Canada in four years. The touring quartet is completed by bassist Scott Kemp and drummer Tony Ferraro. The show is presented by the SC Jazz and Entertainment Society. See coastjazz.com for more.
Slow Music
Slow Sundays in the Creek features music, market and more. It’s on from noon to 4 p.m. on July 16 at the gazebo behind the library, downtown Roberts Creek. From noon to 2 p.m. is an open mike, featuring Loose Endings, ukulele enthusiasts. The featured performance from 2 to 3:30 p.m. is The Burying Ground, a lively and gritty sound with tight harmony and a driving rhythm section reminiscent of the music of the juke joints and jazz halls of the 1920s and ‘30s. The band is Woody Forster, vocals, guitar; Devora Laye, vocals, washboard, saw; and Josh Doherty, harmonica. Parking is behind the RC Legion. Bring your own chairs. See the Facebook page for a list of events.
MITL
Music in the Landing summer series continues on Friday, July 14 in the gazebo at the end of the Gibsons wharf at 7 p.m. with tunes from singer/songwriter Charlotte Wrinch as she is joined by Dave Roughley, guitar/vocals, and Barry Taylor on drums. Saturday morning at the Visitor Centre, Pioneer Square, hear Cam Peters on guitar and
vocals at 11 a.m., followed at noon by Glenn Millar and the Bowie Brothers as they play an eclectic mix of blues, jazz and some toe tappin’ tunes. Then stroll down Gower Point Road at 1:30 p.m. to hear the young string trio Gingersnaps and Shortbread – Erin and Kayla Payne with Cassidy Wieler on fiddles and cello.
Saturday evening 7 to 8:45 p.m. join friends, family, community and tourists in Winegarden Waterfront Park to enjoy Butler in the Hey. Musicians Grant Olsen, Michael Lacoste, Barry Taylor and Kent Alstead will get you hopping with their variety of world, dance, ska, funk and rock. On Sunday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Sun Dial Stage it’s the authentically delivered, rustic old-timey, country blues and jazz-flecked folk music of The Burying Ground.
Sechelt summer
The Sechelt Summer Music Series presents concerts every Saturday all summer on the Library Lawn Stage, at noon and 1 p.m. This week, July 15, it’s Ashley Hautala. Music has always been the saving grace and passion for Hautala, a young singer/songwriter who has recently released her debut EP Hope for Love, featuring six of her original songs. Also performing is Lurq (Lynne Urquhart), whose deeply personal lyrics are splashed across a canvas that alternates between broad, bold strokes and delicate moments drawn from a palette of musical genres.
Crawl deadline
The 2017 Sunshine Coast Art Crawl is being held Oct. 20 to 22. The deadline to become a participating venue is this weekend, Saturday, July 15. See www.
sunshinecoastartcrawl.com for all the details.
NUA comes home
NUA is a Canadian Folk Music Awards nominee for 2016, an innovative trad trio, who bring a fresh and unique sound to traditional music. Their distinctive original compositions are balanced with traditional and contemporary tunes drawn from Irish and Scottish traditions. NUA consists of three award-winning members: fiddle player James Law, guitarist Graeme McGillivray (both of whom learned their music on the Sunshine Coast) and bodhrán player Jacob McCauley. They play at Persephone Brewery in Gibsons on July 21 at 4:30 p.m., Sechelt Summer Music series at the library on July 22 at 1 p.m. and Slow Sundays in the Creek on July 30 at 2 p.m.
Creative Creekers
Creative in the Creek is a supportive and fun way for new and veteran performers to share their creativity. It’s on Thursday, July 20 with doors opening at 7 p.m., show time from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Gumboot Café, Roberts Creek, hosted by Siobhan Brown and David Roche. Admission is by donation at the door. This month brings an opener from Eliya with a heartfelt and powerful original tune; Kyra Kaisla’s original folk music; Robin Singh Chauhan with some beautiful original and cover tunes; David Roche’s endlessly funny comedy; a short story by Sarah Tompkins; and Charlotte Wrinch, a Sunshine Coast singer-songwriter.
Dance camps
Dominique offers dance classes and camps this summer in jazz, ballet, tap and acrobatics. See Dominiquesdance.com for information or phone 604-886-0020. Danceworks Academy also has many programs for all ages from tots to adults in acrobatics, ballet and kids camps. See danceworksacademy.ca or phone 604-886-4121.
Nature’s art
Lagoonies, a program in nature education, is offered for kids aged five to 13 every Wednesday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Iris Griffith Centre. Kids go for short hikes, art works, go pond-dipping and play games. Phone 604-883-9201 for more or see www.lagoonsociety.com.
Filmmaking
Learn to write, act, direct and edit films. The Mobile Film Camp for kids comes to Sechelt July 17 to 21 (ages eight to 11) and July 24 to 28 (ages 12 to 14). To register call 236-868-2174 or see www.mobilefilmcamp.ca.
Paint outdoors
Plein Air Painting with Bruce Edwards runs Monday to Thursday, July 24 to 27, with sessions for ages five to 12 at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery (GPAG). Cost is $40 for a four-day series, including materials ($35 for members). Edwards has been conducting art sessions with children for many years. This is a fun introduction to this wonderful outdoor painting. Call GPAG to register at 604-885-0531 or email [email protected].
Keep me posted
Arts announcements 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.
