Local Arts

'Must have hooks in the bathroom,' reads the three-inch scrap of paper pinned to the office noticeboard at Up The Creek Backpackers Lodge in Roberts Creek. Owner-operator, Martin Prestage wrote the note to himself while globetrotting during the 1990s.

The debut solo show by Gibsons-based artist Jude Pelletier simultaneously offers an exaltation of imagination and a manifestation of neurodivergence. Two years ago, Pelletier received a midlife diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

For an accomplished artist whose ideas have inspired such high-visibility works, Shain Níniw-ém Salepem Jackson, a talented member of shíshálh Nation, balks at drawing attention to himself or his individual creative output.

An exhibition of nature-inspired works by Gibsons-based artist Meghan Walley now on display at the Gumboot Café offers glimpses of her background as a full-time archeologist.

Pat de Lyzer says while walking the beach outside her home, she’s often in awe of the view.

Also, Charlotte Morganti wins of the inaugural Toby Award for her mystery novel Breaking News: Local Heiress Dead and final Artesia Coffee House held

On the Sunshine Coast, a dynamic new generation of leadership has emerged to keep its four Legion branches open for the area’s 1,500-plus members as well as the general public and user groups. Their challenge: to make the Legion relevant for our current community demographic. For a new, younger crowd in Gibsons, Roberts Creek, Sechelt, or Pender Harbour, this is not your grandpa’s Legion. 

'Alcoholism was a piece of cake compared to smartphoneism'

A pod of more than 80 artful orcas now on display at the Gibsons Public Market sends a clear message: when it comes to the killer whales at the heart of the market's seven-year-old fundraising initiative, nothing is black and white.

A retrospective gala in Sechelt on May 11 provided the opening fanfare in a two-part celebration of the Sunshine Coast Community Orchestra Association’s 30th anniversary season.