The Young People’s Own Show opens at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre in Sechelt. Each year the Sunshine Coast Arts Council reaches out to all secondary and elementary schools on the Coast, inviting teachers to submit work their students have created over the school year. This year’s elementary schools’ exhibit runs from March 29 through April 16. The secondary schools’ exhibit is April 19 through May 7. Come and support the next wave of Sunshine Coast artists. The gallery is open Wednesday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m. See www.sunshinecoastartscouncil.com for more.
Hot ticket
This Friday and Saturday, March 25 and 26, is your last chance to hustle to the Heritage Playhouse to see Life Skills (Advanced), the most intelligent, funny and professionally performed theatre production of the season. The cast of 10 actors, including director Dave Hurtubise, shows great stage presence and impeccable timing delivering their funny lines. The artwork and video in each scene are eye catching, and backstage crew are on the ball to make the production flow. It’s a hit for local playwright David King, who also performs as the enervated interviewer of a jargon-spewing workshop facilitator (Wanda Nowicki). Get your tickets at share-there.com, Laedeli in Gibsons and Sechelt Visitor Centre.
Meet the author
Author Barrie Farrell will be in Sechelt on Saturday, March 25 at 2 p.m. at the Lighthouse Pub (5764 Wharf Ave.) for a few songs and some stories from his book Boats in My Blood (Harbour Publishing).
Monet on film
I, Claude Monet is a gripping tale about the man behind his canvases who suffered from feelings of depression, loneliness and suicide. Monet, the impressionist, was a most influential and successful artist. A film about his life screens on Sunday, March 26 at 2 p.m. at Raven’s Cry Theatre, Sechelt. Tickets for general and seniors cost $15, under 18 for $10, available at the door.
Drop spindle
Verna Chan shows you how to spin your own yarn on a drop spindle. Drop spindle and fibre are included for $30 in this two-hour class on April 1 at noon in Gibsons. Email her at [email protected] or phone 604-886-3114.
Delhi 2 Dublin
Delhi 2 Dublin, the musical fusion group with the Creek’s own Serena Eades on violin, has performed all over the world to great acclaim. They’re on their way to the Roberts Creek Hall on Friday, April 7 for two shows – an all-ages show from 5:30 to 7 p.m. and a 19-plus, licensed show at 9 p.m. This is sure to be a sell-out so get your tickets early at share-there.com
Syiyaya
Auditions are being held on Monday, March 27 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at Rockwood Centre, Sechelt. Looking for experienced stage actors aged 16 to 30 to audition for a new theatrical show (part of Syiyaya: Our Families, Our Stories) to be performed in October at the Sechelt Arts Festival. Bring a one to two minute monologue. Rehearsals begin early August. It’s a paid opportunity. For an appointment, call Louise at 604-885-0706.
Jazz night
Jazz lovers won’t want to miss an outstanding concert featuring critically acclaimed Vancouver singer Laura Crema and the Coast’s own Jazz Group of Seven. Crema has been described as a “wonderfully deep, expressive voice” (Vancouver Province) and a true artist. She will be singing some of the great standards from the American Song Book including All of Me, They Can’t Take That Away From Me and a lush arrangement of Gershwin’s Summertime. And from the band, great jazz classics like Adderly’s Work Song and Ellington’s In A Sentimental Mood. It’s at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 1 at the Sechelt Indian Band Hall (behind McDonald’s) and is presented by Sunshine Coast Music Society. Tickets are $20 from Strait Music (Sechelt) and Laedeli (Gibsons).
Chat / Elphi Jazz
Tickets are on sale now for $35 for the Chat / Elphi Jazz and Concert Band dinner and fundraiser on Friday, March 31 at Elphinstone Secondary, starting at 6 p.m. Enjoy a specially prepared menu by Chef Barry Barone and hand-mixed mocktails, music and dance with The Creek Big Band, Anagram and Chat / Elphi Jazz Band. The fundraising is to support the band’s trip to the Rocky Mountain Music Festival. The evening’s events will include door prizes, a lotto tree, toonie toss and raffles. Tickets are available from Laedeli (Sunnycrest Mall), MELOmania (Roberts Creek) and Pastimes (Sechelt) or through any Chatelech or Elphinstone band member.
Coffee House
The next Artesia Coffee House will be held Friday, March 31 at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre in Sechelt. An eclectic line-up will include David Jones, vocals and guitar; poet Pat Wenger; and tunes from Paul Pinsonnault, classical guitar, with Julie Rutter on flute. After the break, the a cappella Balkan singing group Sokole will perform followed by the blues duo of Gary Gilbert, vocals/guitar, and Christopher Jordan Knox on bass. Doors open at 7 p.m., show time at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 at the door. Come early for a good seat and enjoy treats by Trish, a slideshow of performers and the current art exhibition in the Doris Crowston Gallery.
Collins concert
The mercurial, five times Juno-nominated, seven times Canadian Folk Music Awards-winning mando-maestro Andrew Collins finds himself at the epicentre of Canada’s burgeoning acoustic / roots music scene. He has co-founded noteworthy Canadian bands like the Creaking String Quartet, the Foggy Hogtown Boys and, more recently, the Andrew Collins Trio. Collins is comfortable on mandolin, fiddle, guitar, mandola and mandocello and works with his beloved trio: fellow string guru Mike Mezzatesta, whose versatility and mastery shine through on guitar, mandolin, fiddle and mandola, and in-the-pocket James McEleney, holding it down on the bass, mandocello and vocals. The group is showcasing a popular collision of bluegrass, folk, jazz, classical, and swing. Their recording And It Was Good is a labour of love inspired by the late Oliver Schroer. Concert is on Wednesday, April 5 at 7:30 p.m. at the Heritage Playhouse in Gibsons. Tickets are $18 advance, $20 at the door. See www.heritageplayhouse.com
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.
