Local Arts

Though they all live on the West Coast at the moment, they come from every corner of the globe and speak Mandarin, Korean, German, Japanese, Cantonese, French and English in their homes.

It's not your usual art tour. On the May 19 and 20 long weekend, a Roberts Creek style arts movement is being put together by a group of creative individuals to form a bike-friendly, low-impact festival showcasing international talent.

Opera buffs packed the Heritage Playhouse Sunday, April 22 to hear mezzo-soprano Rebecca Fox stand and deliver.

Do you wonder what your kids will say about you when they are grown up? How will they tell the family stories - the funny ones, the angry or sad ones? My Mother's Story is a lively, well-paced series of stories from the heart to be told at the Senior

The final performance of the season for the Pender Harbour Music Society will feature Christie Reside and Terence Dawson this Sunday at 2 p.m.

Two film-makers from Sechelt are off to explore the heavens in search of Earth's twin - a planet capable of supporting life.

The SC Arts Council's spring reading series wraps up Saturday with a reading by Calgary writer, Suzette Mayr, whose stunning 2011 novel,Monoceros, aroused wide comment and praise.

The Artesia Coffeehouse is tonight (Friday) at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre in Sechelt at 8, with doors opening at 7 p.m.

If you believe in community is the slogan and driving force behind a new organization that sees poverty in our own neighbourhood and wants to do something about it.

Jazz and blues artist Colleen Savage has been active in the Vancouver jazz scene for 30 years. Many Gibsons music fans will remember the Mother of Pearl band's performances at Gibsons jazz festivals.