Local Arts

Award-winning instrumentalist Joel Fafard sings the blues on his latest CD release of Cluck Old Hen and will share those songs at the Pender Harbour School of Music on Sunday, Jan. 16, at 2 p.m.

Grace Sigurdson, or as she is known by her artist's name, Inga, is happy about the outcome of her recent work, an acrylic on canvas painting in her signature seashell shape.

Driftwood Theatre School kicks off 2011 with an exciting expansion of new classes in a new home.

The annual Friends of the Gallery (FOG) art show opened this week at the Doris Crowston Gallery at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre in Sechelt and runs until Jan. 30.

The Mellowtones lost one of their own this week. Beloved Ina Grafe, who sang with the group and with the smaller ensemble, The Ladybugs, passed away suddenly, leaving the group in mourning.

It was free to a good home or, in this case, a good church. The only catch was that those who wanted the pipe organ, originally seen on Craig's List, were to move it, restore it and maintain it themselves. Several churches were interested, but St.

Madeira Park resident Joel Fafard's got the blues, the resonator guitar, gravelly-voiced type of blues that he showcases on his latest CD, Cluck Old Hen. He ends his launch tour this Saturday, Nov.

A reading by Vancouver writer/musician/teacher Michael Turner concludes the S.C. Arts Council's fall reading series on Saturday, Nov. 27, at 8 p.m.

This Saturday night, (Nov. 20), two of Western Canada's most promising rising folk music stars will share the stage at the Heritage Playhouse in Gibsons.

Gibsons' guitarist Axel Loitz has won his second consecutive medal for the highest mark for his Royal Conservatory of Music exams 2008 and 2009. He received his awards at a North Vancouver ceremony on Nov. 13.