Local Arts

It is someone else's teenage boy who watches porn on his smart phone. And it is someone else's daughter who sends provocative photos of her semi-naked self to boys. At least, that's what parents think. Fact is, most kids do it.

The annual Wind Music Festival presented by the Sunshine Coast Music Society that usually takes place on the Coast at this time of year has undergone a transformation -becoming the first Festival of Strings.

Nir Blu and Jess Hart are playing Saturday, Feb. 18 at 8 p.m. at the Gibsons Heritage Playhouse to raise funds for the theatre.

Definitely Diva invites you to a Valentine's buffet dinner and show on Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Sunshine Coast Golf and Country Club.Come join Definitely Diva, Lynne Dickson, Wendy Hibberd and PatricePollack, for an evening of dining and delight.

The Sunshine Coast Arts Council launches its spring 2012 literary series with a reading by Vancouver poet, novelist and journalist, George Fetherling on Saturday, Feb. 18, in Sechelt.

Two little girls from Uganda on stage at Gibsons Christian Life Assembly on Thursday night, Feb. 2, captured the audience's attention as they told how hard life had been before they came to live at Watoto.

The boss at work or the volunteer co-ordinator at your organization has a great project for you. They want all the staff or volunteers to gather with Gibsons musician Lowry Olafson one day and sing together while working on writing a theme song.

A large litter of hedgehogs was sold at the Christmas concerts of the Coast Symphony Orchestra and more will be available at their next concerts this weekend. The concerts are Saturday at the Sechelt Indian Band Hall at 2 p.m.

Pender Harbour Music Society presents Linda Lee Thomas and Jonathan Goldman in their next concert series event on Sunday, Feb. 12 at the School of Music in Madeira Park.

The Coast Recital Society (CRS) invites Sunshine Coast classical music students to submit applications for the annual CRS scholarships. CRS scholarships are open to local music students 25 years or younger.