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Pender set to be blue

The Pender Harbour Blues Society presents the 10th annual Pender Harbour Blues Festival, June 7 to 9 at various venues in the Harbour area.

Chatelech Showcase shines

The Chatelech concert band, about 40 of them under the direction of Carolyn Mitchell, welcomed visitors with music to the May 23 Showcase of the Arts at Chatelech Secondary School in Sechelt.

Phoenix debut concert

Suncoast Phoenix Choir, the result of joining Suncoast Singers and Coast Phoenix choirs under the direction of Michel Grice, has their concert this Saturday, June 1. Hey Look Me Over! is the Suncoast Phoenix Choir's debut concert at 7:30 p.m. at St.

Orchestra ovations

It was an event that took 20 years in the making.

The keyboard artistry of Angela Cheng

The exceptional pianist Angela Cheng returns to the Coast Recital Society stage for the concluding event of the CRS concert season, this Sunday afternoon, June 2, at the Raven's Cry Theatre in Sechelt.

Beyond the Bolex

Bruce Devereux, a local film buff, tells an amazing story of synchronicity and a camera that just won't quit.

GPAG story telling and Sumi-e

Ann Nicholson's 16-panel Chilcotin War series raises the art of story telling to a new level as she fuses her native South African and bold Canadian symbolism to retell this little known chapter of B.C. history in vibrant oil on canvas.

Creek Fest dazzles on holiday weekend

Lee Roberts from Goldmoss Gallery assured me that I would never be able to see every event at the brilliantly creative Roberts Creek Arts Festival (RCAF) held last weekend May 17 to 19. He was absolutely right.
Maestra Gagné inspires orchestra

Maestra Gagné inspires orchestra

Today's Coast Symphony Orchestra (CSO) is simply the best ever, remarked CSO librarian Terry Andrews. He would be so thrilled, said Ann Kershaw, Tom Kershaw's widow. Kershaw (d.

Not your average bedspread

Anyone expecting to see a few bedspreads on show at the arena of the Gibsons and Area Community Centre last weekend would have been in for a surprise.