A local spotlight on the creativity of the Sunshine Coast community continues at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery (GPAG). From Sept. 8 to Oct. 1 the Gallery will feature Present Tense, an exhibition of works recently produced by the creative people who support public art through membership at the Gallery.
Art in all its forms, disciplines and interpretations will be on display. The community of people who support public art run a colourful spectrum, from art school graduates and professionals to undiscovered gems of outsider art and kitsch. Kids’ art, old farts’ art, all kinds of art. Is your creative expression up to the task of a Gallery display? All are welcome to join the Gallery and be part of this celebration.
The Gallery is open Thursday through Monday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Artists and the public are invited to the opening reception on Sept. 9 from 2 to 4 p.m.
If you are reading this before 4 p.m. on Sept. 4, then there is still time to take part in this feature public art exhibition. Artists and creative makers are invited to submit up to two ready-to-present works created in the last two years. Full exhibition guidelines and the submission form is at www.gpag.ca/submissions/. Questions about participation can be directed to [email protected]. Supporting GPAG through membership is $20 for an individual, $35 for a family of four, $10 for a student.
Over so soon
The final Music in the Landing weekend of live music presented by the Town of Gibsons is upon us. This Friday, from 7 to 8 p.m., favourites Joe Stanton and Simon Paradis will be playing in the Gazebo at the end of the Gibsons wharf.
Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Pioneer Square at the Visitor Centre is the Danielle Knibe Trio, a group on tour from Toronto, blending folk, roots and country with indelible melodies. Up the street in the village from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., try out a busking open mike opportunity. Saturday evening, as the days get shorter, the Winegarden Park music will start at 6:45 p.m. with duo Sacha Fassaert and Lynn Urquhart on keys and vocals, then at 7:30 p.m., the Champagne Cowboys with Kevin Crofton, Graham Walker, Ian McLatchie, Andy Amanovich and Bronwyn Amanovich. Bring the whole family and something warm to celebrate the closing show.
Sunday for the final show of the series, hear the Jazz Group of Seven with John Frederickson, trumpet; Carl Montgomery, alto sax; Jon Bentley on tenor sax; Bryan Airth, trombone; Steve Giltrow, guitar; Sacha Faessart, bass; and Tim Enns, drum, for some pure jazz.
Music in the Landing would like to thank all those who have joined and supported it during the season, the many fabulous musicians and advertisers for this 15th year of live summer music in the Landing. See you all again next summer.
Get your drama on
Driftwood Theatre School has something for everyone this fall, from Wild Child Theatre Arts (ages 4 to 5 and 6 to 8) to FUNdamentals of Drama (ages 7 to 10) in Roberts Creek, Discover Drama (ages 9 to 12) and the brand new Transformers: Characterization for Teens (ages 13+). Register Sunday, Sept. 3 from 1 to 3 p.m. at St. Bart’s (lower level) or contact 604-886-0143 or [email protected]. Theatre Under the Sky will see students staging a hilarious mash-up of Hansel and Gretel in spring 2018. Se more at www.driftwoodplayers.ca/dts.htm
Labour Day
Monday, Sept. 4 is the annual Labour Day Picnic with free eats, fine comradeship, family fun and great music from local musicians. It runs from noon to 4 p.m. in Dougall Park in Gibsons, hosted by the Sunshine Coast Labour Council.
Slow Sundays
Slow Sundays in the Creek continues. Coming Sept. 3 from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Sasha and Dave’s soulful bass and beats, and then from 2 to 3:30 p.m. is Jill Shatford, musicologist, singer, song-writer, musician. Unwind at the gazebo in Roberts Creek.
Meet the artist
On Saturday, Sept. 2, meet the artist R.B. Wainwright. It’s an opportunity to discuss his inspiration by dreams and the process of his current exhibition of drawings. It runs from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Doris Crowston Gallery, Sunshine Coast Arts Centre, Sechelt. Call 604-885-5412 for more.
Music Festival
The 36th annual Sun-shine Music Festival takes place during Labour Day weekend, Sept. 2 and 3. Expect to see world class performances in a picturesque setting at Palm Beach Park near Powell River on the waterfront. Acts include Dawn Pemberton, Carmanah, En Karma and Roots Roundup. Shop at the craft market and enjoy the many food vendors. See www.sunshinemusicfest.com for a complete schedule.
Heather Bishop concert
Singer, songwriter and social activist Heather Bishop will need no other introduction for many on the Coast. She is in concert at the Heritage Playhouse in Gibsons on Wednesday, Sept. 6 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 at the Sechelt Visitor Centre and Laedeli in Gibsons.
Euclid’s Orchard
Please join Theresa Kishkan and her publisher Mona Fertig of Mother Tongue Publishing at the Sechelt Public Library on Friday, Sept. 8 at 7 p.m. for the launch of Euclid’s Orchard and Other Essays. In her new collection Kishkan unravels an intricately patterned algorithm of cross-species madrigal, horticulture and love. Opening with “Herakleitos on the Yalakom,” a turbulent homage to her father, and ending in “Euclid’s Orchard,” amidst bees and coyotes, her touchstones of natural history and family mythology are realigned and mortared with metaphysics and math. Her signature lyricism of place and home sings of her grandparents’ first homestead near Drumheller via an actual “Poignant Mountain” of her girlhood to her beloved home near Pender Harbour. Euclid’s Orchard will be for sale at the launch by Talewind Books following a short reading and opportunity for questions. Desserts and tea will be served, courtesy of the Library, Mother Tongue Publishing and the author.
Sarah and Sara
Sky Parallel is a musical project from Sarah Noni and Sara Fitzpatrick from the Sunshine Coast. They perform on Friday, Sept. 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the Heritage Playhouse, 662 North Road, Gibsons. Noni is a brilliant singer-songwriter with three solo albums out. Fitzpatrick is a dynamic fiddler and teacher. When the two found themselves neighbours and new moms, they struck up a friendship that also became Sky Parallel. Together, they’ve created a whole new batch of musical magic. Noni is a Canadian Folk Music Award winner and has been heard regularly on CBC Radio over the years since her debut in 2004. Her three previous solo albums are each gems in the Canadian folk and roots music collection. With a background in classical, traditional and jazz music, Fitzpatrick’s fiddle and violin work has taken her around the world with award-winning Canadian band Delhi 2 Dublin. When she’s not teaching the next generation of fiddlers, she’s the newest member of the award-winning Rakish Angles. See: www.facebook.com/skyparallelmusic
Pastel class
Ruth Rodgers, pastel artist and president of Pastel Artists Canada, will deliver a one-day introduction to pastel class on Saturday, Sept. 9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in her Halfmoon Bay studio. Tuition of $180 includes all materials and lunch. Maximum is five students. Contact [email protected] or 778-458-2011 to register.
Keep me posted
Continue to send me your arts announcements, but note they 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.
