Local Arts

The third annual Duttons farewell tour plays at the Roberts Creek Hall this Saturday, May 11. Come out and enjoy the music of The Billy Hillpicker Band, Bits of String, The Country Boys and, of course, the Duttons.

The first inkling that the Aboriginal Storytelling Festival on May 2 might be special was in the introductory remarks by educator Kerry Mahlman. "Storytelling - it's a gift; it's precious," she said to the audience at the Sechelt Indian Band Hall.

They like to do things differently in the Creek. Any art event such as the second annual Roberts Creek Arts Festival (RCAF) to be held on the May 17 to 19 long weekend can't be ordinary.

They can be seen - the glazed eyes of the undead - peering from the forests around Sechelt, searching for a fresh face to chew. The CNN newscasts warn of zombies in the area.

Driftwood Players invites artists of all disciplines (actors, dancers, poets, writers, musicians and visual artists) to bring their work at any stage of its progress for a jam on Thursday, May 16, at Chaster House.

Two greats of the guitar world - and two wonderful people - together on one stage. Daniel Bolshoy and Celso Machado will perform for the Pender Music Society audience on Sunday, May 12, at 2 p.m. at the School of Music in Madeira Park.

Each of the three ensembles that make up the Sunshine Coast Community Orchestra Association (SCCOA) will have their chance to shine in the coming weeks.

Join Fibreworks Studio and Gallery this Saturday, May 4, at the yurts near Madeira Park (12887 Sunshine Coast Highway) for an artists' opening reception from 2 to 4 p.m.

Each of the three ensembles that make up the Sunshine Coast Community Orchestra Association (SCCOA) will have their chance to shine in the coming weeks.

A gaggle of misfits and mystics, debtors and prima donnas, gather around an ordinary table laden with frog, nutmeg and a birdcage in an original new play by Gibsons resident Linda Norris, No Ordinary Séance.