Local Arts

An original play by Gibsons writer Peter Hill — 1983 ... (A Merman I should turn to be) — will have a reprise reading at the Pender Harbour School of Music on Sunday, Nov. 24.

The miniature poems of Sheila Weaver’s newly published debut verse collection present life on a different scale — one that demands sensitivity to nature’s rhythms and an openness to wonder.

When Iranian-born artist Mehran Modarres-Sadeghi first encountered the Dick and Jane books once commonplace as English primers for North American schoolchildren, the stories and their settings seemed completely alien.

The nine-decade history of xwesam-Roberts Creek Hall provided the backdrop for a gathering last weekend that plunged into the deep literary currents of the Sunshine Coast.

One of the Sunshine Coast’s most community-minded ensembles, the Coast String Fiddlers, launched its new season in September with a redoubled commitment to renewal.

Spectators spellbound by pioneering publisher

A fundraising campaign launched this month aims to amass resources for loan repayment and extensive building upgrades. The Sunshine Coast Film Society became the inaugural donor with a $5,000 donation to the initiative. 

Art lovers are invited to the 50 Artists for SCCSS 'Canapés, Cocktails & Charity Art Auction' on Nov. 16, from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at High Beam Dreams in Gibsons.

A new exhibition of digital paintings by Sechelt-based artist Susan Harman translates time and space into large-scale images that defy their two dimensions.

Amid the flurry of Halloween events on the Coast, one in particular exemplified the community’s artful approach to helping people in need.