Local Arts

The robins have returned to the Coast and spring is in the air. But it wouldn't be spring without a visit from a perennial favourite. David Gogo once again brings his guitar brilliance to the Roberts Creek Hall on Saturday, March 28.

Starving artists? Surely that's a cliché. In February, a 44-page study on the arts was prepared for Canadian Heritage, the Canada Council and the Ontario Arts Council, by Hill Strategies Research, using figures from the 2006 census.

Two Sunshine Coast authors have been nominated in the 25th annual B.C. Book Prize awards.

Recently, Sechelt musician Janet Panic performed before one of her largest audiences ever in what she calls an amazing experience.

The Chatelech Secondary School concert band, directed by Carolyn Mitchell, greeted a huge turnout of parents and friends to the annual Chatelech Showcase of the Arts on Tuesday night.

Several children at Kinnikinnick Elementary School became recording artists last week with their single hit Any Kind of Pie.

Get ready to dance next Saturday in Roberts Creek. Caravan World Rhythms and Sunshine Coast Jazz and Entertainment Society present a Zimbabwean dance party with ZimbaMoto and special Guest DJ Yum Yum on March 14 at 9 p.m. at the hall.

Running from now until March 29, the Doris Crowston Gallery at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre presents two exhibitions: Bridging Worlds by Gibsons artist Simon Haiduk and Moments of Bliss by Vancouver artist Christopher Marrapese.

Gibsons Elementary School teacher Audrey Owen keeps a low profile on the Coast. She teaches kids and edits manuscripts for adults, but on the world-wide web, Owen's presence is far reaching.

The author of Fierce, a collection of smart and passionate short stories, is anything but.