You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown is a fun musical including singing, dancing and general exuberance. A cast of 15 Drama 9 students at Chatelech Secondary School will perform it next week, Thursday and Friday, Feb. 11 and 12, in the Chatelech Theatre in Sechelt starting at 7 p.m.
Teacher Sara Douglas considers it a show for all ages since little kids love the character of Snoopy and adults can also enjoy the humour. She and musical accompanist Sherry Wallace invite you to the performance. Tickets are $5, available at the school, with proceeds going to the Chatelech Drama Society.
Opera
This Saturday's live by satellite opera from the New York Met is Verdi's Simon Boccanegra featuring the legendary Placido Domingo. The show starts at 10 a.m. at the Raven's Cry Theatre in Sechelt and runs for over three hours. Some operas have sold out recently, so get your tickets early through www.ravenscrytheatre.com. The next live theatre is not until April. I will keep you posted.
Vocal duo, divas
The Jazz and Enter-tainment Society presents vocalist Kate Hammett-Vaughan and guitarist Bill Coon, no strangers to the Coast, who will appear in a duo format following their successful cross-Canada tour. The national calibre musicians will open with the Coast's own Definitely Diva. The show will also feature a brief performance by Chelsea Crawford with one of her most popular songs, and one which Coon helped her arrange. Hammett-Vaughan is Craw-ford's vocal teacher, and the concert is a tribute to both of them. The show is at Gibsons Heritage Playhouse, Saturday, Feb. 13, at 7 p.m. Tickets for $20 are available at MonkeyChips, MELOmania, Coast Books and WindSong Gallery.
Chair acting
Scene study for rehearsed readings, called chair acting, is offered with professional actress and Sechelt resident Louise Phillips at the Seniors Activity Centre in Sechelt from 2 to 4 p.m., Sundays, Feb. 7 to April 25. It's free with Senior Centre membership open to all ages for $20 per year plus $2 per session. Call Phillips at 604-885-0706 for more.
Open house
A Valentine's Open House takes place on Sunday, Feb. 7, from 2 to 7 p.m. at Unit 1 - 626 Shaw Rd. in Gibsons. Many local businesses have collaborated to offer a variety of items for show and sale, including aromatherapy, chocolates, teas and lingerie.
Film night
Everlasting Moments, a Swedish drama (with subtitles) is the next presentation by the S.C. Film Society at the Heritage Playhouse in Gibsons at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 8. See www.scfs.ca for more.
Big Groove
Brad Mennie puts together his Big Groove Show in his studio cabin in Roberts Creek and broadcasts it by radio. Mennie is planning a program of all local musicians next week. Hear him on Sundays at 6 p.m. on CHLY radio, 101.7 FM, and on Tuesdays 8 to 9 p.m. on CVUE radio (www.civu.net). The show is heard again on Tuesday nights at 8 p.m. on CVUE on Coast TV, 105.9 cable FM and on the net at www.civu.net. See www.thebiggroove.org for more.
Tambura Rasa
Tambura Rasa, a buoyant, cultural cross-pollination that fuses contemporary grooves and traditional rhythms, will bring its dynamic rhythms to the Roberts Creek Hall on Friday, Feb. 12, at 8 p.m. Masquerade is welcome and masks will be available for sale. Proceeds go to the Amazon Initiative Movement and the Society for Preservation of Arts, Culture and Entertainment. Tickets are $20 available at Gaia's Fair Trade, MELOmania and Cloud Nine. Contact Lee Mason at 604-989-0550 for more.
Fibre show
Pareidolia, a show from Shannon Wardropper, a B.C. fibre artist, continues at the Fibreworks Gallery in Garden Bay until March 14. She will lead a workshop in Textile Collage Feb. 12 to 14. For more information see www.gunboatbaylodge.com/fibreworks.html.
Mystery launch
Touchwood Editions and the Quintessential Writers Group invite everyone to celebrate the release of Sechelt author Gwen Southin's fourth book in the Margaret Spencer Mystery series, Death as a Last Resort, on Friday, Feb. 12, at 7 p.m. in the Doris Crowston Gallery of the Coast's Arts Centre. Admission is free.
Keep me posted with your arts events. Email [email protected] by Tuesday at 6 p.m. for Friday's paper, or phone me at 604-886-4692.
