Local Arts

When Yvonne Errico was a young bride in 1947, she was introduced to Gambier Island. She couldn't imagine why anyone would leave the comforts of the city with its electricity and indoor plumbing to spend summers with their children on Gambier.

Jazzapalooza was the new name for what has traditionally been a jumping great afternoon of entertainment at the Pender Harbour Jazz Festival.

On Sept. 29, Greg Hollingshead, a Governor General's Award winner, will be reading from recent work in Sechelt.

Gibsons Public Art Gallery (GPAG) presents a unique installation: The Sitting Room by Rayann Gordon, opening this Saturday, Sept. 22, and running to Oct. 15. The reception is from 2 to 4 p.m. at the GPAG. All are welcome.

Possibly not all plant enthusiasts are given to adventure trekking in the highlands of Sichuan and Tibet, but Coast author Bill Terry is among a rare breed of people searching for a rare breed of plant, the wild blue poppy.

Elaine Hunter's philosophy of art is simple: "If you create, you create in many ways.

The 16th annual Pender Harbour Jazz Festival unfolds this weekend with a host of free concerts at different locations: John Henry's Marina and the Sunshine Coast Resort, plus no cover charge at some local restaurants, the Garden Bay Pub and the Grass

Lauren Grant, film producer, was between two premieres of her films when Coast Reporter caught up with her during the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Picture Day, written and directed by Kate Melville, had just opened at a Friday event.

There are two groups of readers who should welcome local author Kenneth Budd's new book, Fall Gently, the latest in The Adventures of Buddy Williams series. The story that the author began in book one, Summerwild, continues.

Two Pender Harbour musicians, Alcvin Ryuzen Ramos and Kocassale Dioubate, from very different traditions, will combine musical forces for the first time and share their sounds this Saturday, Sept. 8, at St.