Local Arts

John Farmer of the Sunshine Coast Arts Council (SCAC) hopes to fill a niche in the Coast's musical scene this spring.

Marlene Lowden and Christy Sverre invite you to their colourful show of artwork, Respond and Reflect, at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre in Sechelt, opening next Wednesday, March 19, at 7 p.m.

Patricia Hammond, mezzo-soprano, charmed the audience last Sunday, March 9, in a concert that was a departure from the Coast Recital Society's usual presentations. The Spring Musicale was held in the more intimate surroundings of the sun-dappled St.

It has been an exciting few weeks at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery. Last week was set-up week for Words of Art, the GPAG annual art show founded by Joanna Mackenzie-Enga, focusing on art pieces from young people all over the Coast.

The Sunshine Coast Music Society presents a Celebration of Coast Composers at 7 p.m. this Sunday, March 9 at Highland Centre in Roberts Creek.

Black History month was launched locally with an evening event at the Sunshine Coast Museum and Archives last Wednesday, Feb. 26.

The music of love, in all its aspects, filled the Heritage Play-house in Gibsons last Saturday. Coast Symphony Orchestra's (CSO) artistic director Edette Gagne was inspired by Shake-speare's phrase, "If music be the food of love, play on.

Every year in North America books are banned or challenged. Sometimes they are withdrawn from schools and libraries, often at the request of parents. In other parts of the world the censorship of books may be more extreme.

Looking forward to the first blooming of spring, the Coast Recital Society presents A Spring Musicale a nostalgic afternoon of parlour song and piano from the Victorian and Edwardian era, this Sunday, March 9, at 2:30 p.m. at St.

Artesia coffeehouse with a lineup of local musicians is on tonight (Friday) at the Arts Centre in Sechelt (corner Trail and Medusa). Doors open at 7, show at 8 p.m. A Tribute to Mandela runs tonight (Friday) at 8 p.m.