Local Arts

It's a triple book launch! Hear readings from three great B.C. books written by three Sunshine Coast authors.

Gibsons author Dorothy Riddle's book, Principles of Abundance for the Cosmic Citizen, is not light reading. It's the kind of book one keeps by the bedside, reads a little, thinks about a lot, and uses to make positive changes in one's life.

Angela Cheng, one of Canada's most brilliant and beloved pianists, returns to the Coast Recital Society (CRS) this Sunday afternoon, Oct. 3. The concert at the Raven's Cry Theatre in Sechelt begins at 2:30 p.m. with a pre-concert chat at 1:30.

From the frenetic beat of the congas to gypsy strings to mellow standards, this year's Pender Harbour Jazz Festival showcased the huge array of music we call by one label - jazz.

Many veterans of Canada's Armed Forces filled the house at the Raven's Cry Theatre in Sechelt last Sunday to watch a musical military celebration.

The Coast Recital Society (CRS) begins its 2010/11 season this Sunday, Sept. 26 with an afternoon of chamber music.

Calona Vineyards is holding a wine tasting event from 2 to 6 p.m. today (Sept. 24) at the liquor store in Sunnycrest Mall. Featured wines will be their Artist Series Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir.

Why have artists always been attracted to Linwood House Ministries, a charity that raises funds to improve the lives of women and girls in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside and on the Sunshine Coast? The gorgeous Roberts Creek home and landscaped garden

The New Moon Festival is celebrating its fifth year of Asian arts and culture on Saturday, Sept. 25, from 1 p.m. to dusk at Dougall Park.

An innovative contemporary dance performance unfolded at the Heritage Playhouse last Saturday (Sept. 11) featuring the work of the Sunshine Coast Dance Society's dance residency performer Josh Beamish.