The summer series of Music in the Landing presented by the Town of Gibsons is back for another season starting this weekend. The opening act is on Saturday, July 2, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Gibsons Info Centre, featuring an all new a cappella trio, the Gibson Girls, with Verna Chan, Susann Richter and Victoria Frodsham singing a mix of folk, pop and gospel. For the first Saturday evening show in Winegarden Waterfront Park, 7 to 8:45 p.m., bring out your cowboy hats for the Champagne Cowboys with a mix of country, Cajun, swamp and rockabilly tunes. Set up your lawn chairs and picnic blankets and listen to Kevin Crofton, vocals/guitar, Bronwyn, vocals, Andy Amanovich, bass, Graham Walker, drums, and special guest Budge Schachte, lead guitar. Sunday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., enjoy and support the young community fiddle group, Bad to the Bow, led by Chelsea Sleep. Music in the Landing continues July 8 to 10. See more details at facebook.com/music.landing
This weekend
So many activities for the Canada Day weekend including the Made in Canada show, a musical celebration, on July 1 and 2 at 7 p.m. and July 3 at 1 p.m. at the Roberts Creek Hall.
A Youth Talent competition is at the Sechelt Activity Centre on July 1 from 1 to 4 p.m. with free admission.
On Sunday, July 3 it’s the Davis Bay Sandcastle Competition. Register from 9:15 to 10 a.m., build from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., followed by judging and awards.
Vancouver Jazz Fest
Locals take centre stage in Vancouver Jazz Fest this weekend at a few high profile shows. On Saturday, July 2, Roots Roundup with drummer Barry Taylor will close the day’s festivities on the main stage in David Lam Park. On Sunday, July 3 Delhi 2 Dublin with Serena Eades on violin will be closing at the same venue. Also on July 3, the Dan Brubeck Quartet is playing at Performance Works. More info at www.coastaljazz.ca/event_listings
Carters and Cash
The Foggy Hogtown Boys salute the music of the Carter family and Johnny Cash. The Carter family had a profound impact on bluegrass, country, Southern gospel, pop and rock musicians as well as on the U.S. folk revival of the 1960s. Cash, who married into this “First Family of Country Music” in 1968, is widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century.
The Foggy Hogtown Boys have become a Canadian bluegrass and roots music institution. In Carters and Cash the band pays tribute to the music of the Carter family and Cash in their unique bluegrass and old-time style, on Tuesday, July 5 at the Roberts Creek Community Hall. Tickets are $20 at www.foggyhogtownboys.com Showtime is 8 p.m. (doors at 7).
Art show
The Sunshine Coast Arts Council’s forthcoming exhibit at the Arts Centre is From There to Here, featuring the works of Lynda Manson, and Self, the works of Hawkfeather Peterson. The exhibit runs from July 6 to Aug. 7 with the opening reception on Wednesday, July 6 from 7 to 9 p.m. Manson is a designer and fibre artist turned painter who moved to the Sunshine Coast in 2009. In her exhibition, she ponders the beginnings of our existence. A series of large paintings progress in subject matter from nebulae found in the far reaches of outer space to aurora borealis in the outer atmosphere to skyscapes here on Earth.
Art has been a vital part of who Hawkfeather Peterson is for as long as she can remember. “The ability to express myself artistically has defined the person I am today.” Art is her meditation. In her exhibition, Hawkfeather explores what it means to “be”. Depictions of beautifully realistic body parts intertwine and flow with internal body structures, muscle and bone, organs and cells. For further information see www.sunshinecoastartscouncil.com Gallery hours are Monday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m.
In concert
Musician Michael Fried-man has just returned from six weeks in Germany touring his new CD. He will launch it on the Coast on Wednesday, July 6 at the Frank West Hall, Chaster Road, Gibsons. Concert is at 7 p.m. (doors at 6:30). Tickets are $10. For reservations, call 604-886-3566 or email [email protected]
Summer dance
Dominique’s School of Dance in Gibsons offers many summer programs: acro camps, ballet and fun theme camps. Also offered are modern theatre intensives for many levels and ages. Register at www.dominiquesdance.com
Arts school
Gibsons School of the Arts begins their summer season of courses on July 6 with Abstraction of Acrylics and Mixed Media from artist Suzanne Northcott. Register now for five other workshops throughout the summer (some may be full already) at www.gibsonsartschool.net
Fibre show
Two surface design artists living in Sechelt have been invited to show their work in The Foyer Gallery in Squamish for July. Both have shown their work at FibreWorks in Pender Harbour. The show is called Celebrating Texture with Constance Chapman, a textile artist who works with digital images on fabric embellished with pigments, hand or machine stitching and mounted on framed canvas. Sharon Roye’s encaustic pieces are digital imaging of the patinas of ignored beauty around us played off smooth colours caught in molten wax. The show in Squamish runs from July 6 to Aug. 2 with an opening reception July 10 from 2 to 4 p.m. They would love to see some faces from the Sunshine Coast.
Adele tickets
An article in the May 27 Coast Reporter about Langdale’s Max Du Preez has brought an outpouring of support from the public for the family’s tragic accident. As a neighbouring Langdale family, also with a lengthy experience of a child in hospital, the Barlow family is fundraising for the Du Preez family by auctioning two Adele tickets; the concert is scheduled for July 21 at Roger’s Arena in Vancouver. Folks can email the family at [email protected] to learn more.
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.
