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Cultural critic issues revolutionary call: ‘Stop seeing the arts sector as a frill, as an outlier

Cultural critic issues revolutionary call: ‘Stop seeing the arts sector as a frill, as an outlier

Make culture core to Canada, cultural commentator Max Wyman tells Gibsons crowd during public lecture
Coast Academy leaps into competition season

Coast Academy leaps into competition season

Local dancers offer ‘sneak peek’ into spring numbers
Pirates of Penzance sails into new waters on the Sunshine Coast

Pirates of Penzance sails into new waters on the Sunshine Coast

Coast Music Theatre Co.’s Pirates of Penzance starts its sold out run
ArtBeat: Coast String Fiddlers take centre stage during Delhi to Dublin show

ArtBeat: Coast String Fiddlers take centre stage during Delhi to Dublin show

Also, Sunshine Coast Film Society presents Japanese drama/thriller Monster and Off the Page presents its final play reading of the season
Chamber goes global in hands of Gen Z trio

Chamber goes global in hands of Gen Z trio

Poland-based Cuore Piano Trio visiting Gibsons
Improv veterans to provoke serious laughter

Improv veterans to provoke serious laughter

Peter Oldring, one of the creators of the satirical CBC radio program This Is That, has teamed up with comedians Roman Danylo and Chris Casillan for a West Coast performance tour of The Improvisers, coming to the Heritage Playhouse March 16.
Art and marine science collude in Nerd Night-inspired event at Persephone

Art and marine science collude in Nerd Night-inspired event at Persephone

Celebrate the Coast, March 9, is modelled on Nerd Nights – a form of relaxed social gathering with a heavy infusion of science, that first appeared in Boston two decades ago – and adapted to reflect the vibrant artistic landscape of the Sunshine Coast. 
Gumboot Nation: Beware the risk of a $2,000 fine at the beach

Gumboot Nation: Beware the risk of a $2,000 fine at the beach

Also, young talent at BachFest and puzzle swap shelf coming to the Roberts Creek Reading Room
Art Beat: Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts reveals partial guest list

Art Beat: Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts reveals partial guest list

The Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts has announced the first 10 names from its 2024 lineup of authors. The annual gathering of Canada’s literary cognoscenti will take place Aug. 15 to 18 at the Rockwood complex in Sechelt.
Metal fashion, fossil history strip back layers at Gibsons Public Art Gallery

Metal fashion, fossil history strip back layers at Gibsons Public Art Gallery

Fashion, a Complex Relationship and Strata on exhibit until March 10