Local Arts

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).

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.