Local Arts

Music in the Landing swings into the weekend tonight (Friday) in the Gazebo at the end of the wharf in Gibsonsfrom 7 to 8 p.m. with Anagram, the jazz duo of Anna Lumiere, keyboard,and Graham Ord, sax/flute with special guest John Rule on drums.

The Sunshine Coast Dance Society once again has offered a $500 scholarship to a local dancer wanting to further her studies in dance.

Comedy is always a big part of the Showcase of Performing Arts (SOPA), the annual fundraising fest of music, theatre and film at the Heritage Playhouse in Gibsons.

The Sunshine Coast will host two very fascinating and far-travelled artists for two weeks later this month. The Rock'N Art Gallery in Gibsons will host carvers Patrick Sephani and Passmore Mupindiko from July 15 to 31.

When the royal couple, William and Kate, tour Canada this week there's at least one Coast artist, Arlene Littler, who has already enjoyed a satisfying royal connection. The lengthy career of the Gibsons' artist is still evolving.

For the second year in its award program, the Coast Cultural Alliance (CCA) presented a Music for Youth Endowment Grant of $500 to a youth aged 13 to 19, residing on the Sunshine Coast, to assist that student in furthering musical goals.

Some 120 years ago, under the patronage of the czar of Russia, two of the most profound influences on classical ballet, the choreographer Marius Petipa and the composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, came together to create the epic ballet The Sleeping Be

The Sunshine Coast School ofCelticMusic is running its youth Trad Band from July 2 to 8 at Robert Creek Elementary School.

Music in the Landing, now in its ninth season, brings live music to outdoor locations in Gibsons. The program is sponsored by the Town of Gibsons and presents localtalented professional and emerging musicians of all ages and styles.

The District of Sechelt is inviting local artists to participate in the Sechelt Festival of the Art's Juried Art Show Oct. 18 to 23 and Art Acquisition Award in which an artwork will be purchased for Sechelt's public art collection.