Local Arts

Cottonwood Moon,the latest CD from the Coast's Rakish Angles, has been nominated for a 2012 Western Canadian Music Award in the category of best instrumental album.

Artist, photographer and film-maker Diego Samper's interest in prisoner art, part of what is termed marginal or outsider art, has taken him into the creation of a unique art film, Panopticon.

Talent from all over the Coast turned out last Sunday, June 3, for Carni-vale Humanitarium, a seven hour variety show to raise funds for Communities Adopting Families in Need (CAFIN), a new charity that will help local families out of poverty.

As I was reading the book by Gibsons writer and adventurer Rosalie Dickson Boileau, Now That Wasn't in the Brochure, she and her husband Bob were away travelling as usual.

A Cappella Strait and Choralations Children's Choir will present A Choral Mosaic at their concerts this weekend.

Jazz week begins tomorrow, Saturday, as the popular lead-up in restaurants and other venues to the June 8 to 10 weekend for the 17th annual Gibsons Landing Jazz Festival.

When the dance performance piece Skeleton Woman was launched at the Showcase of the Performing Arts (SOPA) in Gibsons two years ago, it rocked the house.

Keith Maxwell of West Sechelt and three co-authors of the military history Swift & Strong were second place winners at the B.C. Lieutenant Governor's Awards for historical writing.

More than 50 presenters - actors, musicians, singers, dancers, clowns, and comedians - have stepped forward for a performance, Carnivale Humanitarium, this Sunday, June 3, at the Gibsons Heritage Playhouse, to provide entertainment for a good cause.

The entire season has been resplendent with firsts for both the Coast Symphony Orchestra and the Sunshine Coast Community Orchestra Association (SCCOA).