Local Arts

The six-person local a cappella group Vocal Intent played their new program entitled “Oh Love...” to a packed house Sunday Jan. 6 at St. Bartholomew’s Church in Gibsons.

Art Beat

The opening reception for the annual Friends of the Gallery exhibit was held at the newly-renovated Sunshine Coast Arts Centre on Jan. 6.

Dionne Paul would like to get her dining room back as a place to feed her family, but there’s a hitch. Right now, it’s occupied by a 3.7-metre (12-foot) red cedar plank, 0.

Cedar Grove Elementary School’s winter rendition of Jack and the Beanstalk played to two full houses on Dec. 18 and 19.

Festival of the Performing Arts

Friends of the Gallery

Daniel Wesley, who recently moved to the Sunshine Coast, brought his rock-reggae band in from Vancouver to heat up a sold-out crowd with some mid-winter beach music at Roberts Creek Hall Saturday Dec. 29.

Vocal Intent is extending an open invitation to “celebrate the beauty of life through song.

The Sunshine Coast arts and entertainment scene enjoyed a banner year in 2018, with another string of successful festivals, fairs, shows and exhibitions.