Local Arts

Now in its ninth year, the Pender Harbour Blues Festival opens its doors at many different venues June 1 to 3 for a line-up of gospel shows, free concerts, dinner events and entertainment in the pubs and dance halls.

When tickets for the 30th annual Festival of the Written Arts (FOWA) in Sechelt go on sale May 30, hundreds of fans of the literary production will rush to buy. It wasn't always so.

Vocal Intent will be singing two concerts of songs for six voices: Spring Flowers, An Eclectic Bouquet, on Saturday at 7 p.m. at St. Hilda's Anglican Church in Sechelt. Admission is by donation to benefit St.

Catch Mindil Beach Markets and Wilderness Crew as they team up for a pair of unforgettable shows at the Roberts Creek Hall.

When performing artist Billy Marchenski toured Poland with a dance troupe he didn't dream it would be the start of an emotional experience that would later find its way into a creative media and movement project.

The Royal Conservatory in Torontorecently awarded Gibsons teenager Axel Loitza2011 gold medalfor scoring the top mark in B.C. on his Grade 4 guitar examination.

The combined Sunshine Coast Youth Orchestra and the West Vancouver Youth Band String Ensemble won gold standing recently in their competitive performance when participating in the Whistler Music Festival.

Along with the grass this spring, a new talent has arisen, and folks on the Sunshine Coast are about to become fans of Skellig - a "true family band"- when they play the Roberts Creek Hall on Saturday, May 26.

An iconic Sunshine Coast event took place last weekend at the Heritage Playhouse - a concert that expressed the work and dreams of a 25-member group of teens and younger kids.

Music Makers presents their Big Night Out at the Sechelt Legion Hall on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. It features fabulous entertainment from the Music Makers Adult Choir, soloists, Guitar Gang, String Fever, Reg, Lynne and Warren and In Good Company.