Local Arts

They performed in a small theatre in Arizona and an ancient cave in Texas.

Look out for two timely and seasonal workshops at the Arts Building in Gibsons: The Chicken and The Egg with Annette Clark. This Saturday, March 23, from 2 to 4 p.m.

When the Juno Awards, Canada's leading music industry celebration, take place in Regina on April 21, Sechelt musician Janet Panic will be there with family and friends.

Robert Kortgaard and Peter Tiefenbach describe One Piano Four Hands as a cross between negotiations and "territorial skirmishes" for space. Picture two people side-by-side at one piano keyboard.

Simon Paradis, Joe Stanton and Gerry Millar take the stage this Saturday night, March 16, at Cooper's Green Hall in Halfmoon Bay as part of the Cooper's Green Concert series, presented by the Welcome Beach Community Association.

The superb pianist Angela Cheng returns to the Coast Recital Society (CRS) this Sunday afternoon, March 17, with a concert at the Raven's Cry Theatre in Sechelt at 2:30 p.m. There will be a pre-concert chat at 1:30 p.m.

Remember My Mother's Story, a staged dramatic reading by the Chair Actors of Sechelt, held last year in Sechelt? The audience was enchanted by the maternal memories from the actors who played out their scenes with great honesty.

Walking on Heads, a novel by the late Dania Matiation, was presented at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre in Sechelt Feb.

Gibsons' Axel Loitz, 16, received a gold medal at an awards ceremony in Vancouver Sunday afternoon, March 3, from the Royal Conservatory for scoring the top mark in B.C. on the Grade 5 and Grade 6 guitar examinations.

Gibsons artist Manon Staiger is a self confessed media junkie. Her morning starts with a wake up call from radio news and her breakfast comes with a newspaper, which she reads from cover to cover.