Global phenomenon PechaKucha Night returns next Friday, Aug. 2, at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery (GPAG) to open a month of events coinciding with GPAG's upcoming exhibit, Action.
This event is co-sponsored by The Arts Building, which has hosted six sold out PKNs in the past two years. Presenters show 20 slides, which display for exactly 20 seconds each and although the format is restrictive, the breadth of topics is wide. You might laugh, cry, ponder or be amazed.
August's presenters include: Jack Stein, Bill Baker, Sheila Cameron, Sarama, Lou Guest, Anna Banana, Teryl Mullock, Susan Rule, Kevin Broome, Barbara Moustafa, and four audience volunteers for the improvised PKN Mix. Live music with John David Paulin and a special guest, a cash bar and refreshments round out the evening. Doors open at 7 with music at 7:15 p.m. Presentations begin at 8. Tickets at the door are $15 adults, $5 children under 12. Go early - these events always sell out and there are only 100 tickets.
Soul Songs
Soul Songs, a night of Kirtan and sacred song with Bachan Kaur, takes place this Saturday, July 27, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Yoga by the Sea in Roberts Creek.
Experience the love and healing power of music and mantra, with Kirtan artist Bachan Kaur (previous Roberts Creek resident).
More than 10 years ago, through Kundalini yoga,Bachan fell in love with the power of music to awaken spirit, wholeness and joy. Her live music and five recordings are well loved in the yoga world and beyond. She has been living in Mexico the past two years learning medicine songs and looks forward to sharing in an evening of music and mantras in Spanish, Gurmukhi, Sanskrit and other languages.
Admission is$10 to 15 per person, on a sliding scale.
This weekend
Many fun events have been timed to coincide with Sea Cavalcade this Saturday and Sunday. And don't forget the food bank fundraiser put on by the Camp Band at Boomers (Sunnycrest Mall in Gibsons) this Friday night at 7 p.m. and on Henderson Beach in Roberts Creek on Saturday at 1 p.m.
Arnstein concert
Audiences at the Highland Centre in Roberts Creek and the Pender Harbour School of Music last weekend were reportedly riveted by the sheer power and virtuosity of Peter Arnstein's performances. Audience appreciation involved tears, cheers and standing ovations, with everyone knowing they "want him back."
Music 46 Initiatives and the Pender Harbour Living Heritage Society are grateful beneficiaries of Arnstein's generosity of spirit. The Highland Centre concert was video-recorded for Coast Cable TV, and Kirk Douglas of Sound Lounge Productions recorded both concerts for CD production.
New novel
Sunshine Coast author Luisella Garlick has recently released a new novel, The Capizzi Madonna, which features a protagonist residing in Halfmoon Bay.
She will be on hand and selling the novel during the Festival of the Written Arts in August in Sechelt at the annual authors showcase, which is part of the festival weekend Aug. 15 to 18. See more about the author and the novel at www.luisellagarlick.com.
Harmony coming up
Local artist Ann Wilsie has two paintings going into the Harmony Arts Festival in West Vancouver with the show running from Aug. 2 to 11 on the waterfront in John Lawson Park. The opening reception next Friday, Aug. 2, will be held at the Musix Box, 1546 Argyle Ave., from 6 to 7 p.m. All are welcome.
Rogest art
The Sunshine Coast Arts Counciland international marine artist Rogest of Sechelt have joined forces to bring the Summer Art Program to art-enthused youth, ages eight to 18, Tuesday, Aug. 6, to Thursday, Aug. 8, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre in Sechelt.
Rogest will introduce students to art and the ocean in his program designed to provide an environment that focuses on lifelong learning, relationships and respect for oneself and others. It introduces the art students to a wide variety of experiences and issues. He will engage students in discussions of habitat, species diversity and inter-relatedness as well as his unique form of dot art. Students will research a marine organism of their choice and, with the assistance of Rogest, will create a painting.
These paintings will be on display in the Doris Crowston Gallery at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre from Thursday, Aug. 8, to Saturday, Aug. 10.
The students, along with Rogest, will alsocreate a collaborative work of art, which will be donated to the Sunshine Coast Conservation Association for their use in future fundraising efforts. The Rotary Club of the Sunshine Coast, Sechelt, is a proud sponsor of the program. Registration is $25. Please call the Arts Centre at 604-885-5412 for more details.
Marsland music
Musician Russell Mars-land, recently at Summer Sizzle, returns to the Garden Bay Pub on the August long weekend Friday, Saturday and Sunday, as well as a solo performance in Madeira Park on Saturday afternoon. Some fine musicians will back up Marsland, and there will be an abundance of great food. Phone the pub at 604-883-2674 for details.
Boyhood in Gibsons
Author Dan Propp now lives in Steveston, but when he was a boy from 1950 to 1962, he lived in Gibson's Landing. He writes about it in his two books, Landing on My Feet - Tales of a Boyhood from Bolivia to British Columbia and in The Postcard Photographer. Those interested in Propp's nostalgia can email him at [email protected] or call him at 604-277-6570.
Tuesday deadline
Send me notice of your arts events for this column by Tuesday at 5 p.m. for Friday's paper to [email protected], or phone 604-886-4692. Keep it brief, please.
