Local Arts

Tuesday night marked the first night of competition in the inaugural Sunshine Coast Youth Idol - and what a night of entertainment it was. Fourteen competitors sang to a packed crowd at Sailor Dan's in Gibsons.

Fibre Works Gallery, near Madeira Park, is pleased to present a new show, Sharing Riches of my Soul, an exhibition by Anna Hergert of Saskatchewan, opening Aug. 6 and running until Sept. 18.

Last Friday evening, writer Shelley Harrison Rae hosted the last Artesia Coffeehouse of the season. This was a new gig for Rae, so veteran host and coffeehouse organizer Linda Williams also worked in the background to assist with sound and seating.

The 14th Annual Gibsons Landing Jazz Festival is fast approaching, and it looks like another fabulous year.

Sarah Loverock is feeling the golden glow.

No one sings the blues when they visit scenic Pender Harbour - except, that is, for the first weekend in June that marks the opening of blues season.

At a general meeting of a theatre group last January, the audience was bowled over by a brief performance from a newcomer to the Coast, Amelle Wick. She sang two operatic selections and earned some instant fans.

Westwind Gallery in Gibsons presents a show of the latest work from artist Ian MacLeod. All are invited to a reception for the artist on Saturday from 4 to 7 p.m. with a preview showing on-line today (Friday). The exhibition runs until June 6.

Forty years ago a few amateur actors living on the Sunshine Coast produced The Lover, a Harold Pinter play, at Gibsons Elementary School, the first of many productions for a new theatrical group known as the Driftwood Players.

After the tremendous success of the initial Sunshine Coast Idol shows last year at Pack Ratt Louie's Grill, event co-ordinators Verna Chan and Peter Beauchamp have responded to calls for a show to showcase younger talent on the Coast with the first S