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Art Beat: Eye opened by creative arts, local trades

Art Beat: Eye opened by creative arts, local trades

Artist Janine Dunn has unveiled an interactive outdoor public artwork titled The Landing Eye at the intersection of School Road, Gower Point Road, and Gibsons Way in Gibsons.
Gibsons library puts its stamp on community enrichment

Gibsons library puts its stamp on community enrichment

Gibsons library diversifies with new offerings
Roy Forbes 'Bim' brightens Pender Harbour

Roy Forbes 'Bim' brightens Pender Harbour

Legendary Canadian singer-songwriter Roy Forbes (popularly known as “Bim”) visited the Pender Harbour School of Music for a sold-out concert on Nov. 19, his fourth performance in the community.
Sunshine Coast’s late legendary independent bookshop owner Bev Shaw celebrated

Sunshine Coast’s late legendary independent bookshop owner Bev Shaw celebrated

‘She was such an enormously vibrant woman, and she knew everybody who came into that store’: Bev Shaw established Talewind Books in 1987 and built it into a beloved literary hub. Shaw's sudden death last week at 64 has been met with messages of grief and tributes from fans at home and around the world.
Sunshine Coast's 'Memoir & More' anthology writers wring art from angst

Sunshine Coast's 'Memoir & More' anthology writers wring art from angst

Collection emerged from Memoir & More Writing Group
Intricate works transform absence into art at Sunshine Coast Arts Centre

Intricate works transform absence into art at Sunshine Coast Arts Centre

Sketches for Investment Plans, Re-wildings exhibits open
Art Beat: Ensembles unite for holiday music-making

Art Beat: Ensembles unite for holiday music-making

The Coast Symphony Orchestra and the Suncoast Concert Band have issued an invitation to a merry and memorable Christmas Celebration concert.
Sunshine Coast dancer spins up community support for Arrowhead Clubhouse

Sunshine Coast dancer spins up community support for Arrowhead Clubhouse

Dancer dedicates ‘Winter Warm-Up’ campaign to family friend
s-yéwyáw / Awaken documentary shares power, process of Elder knowledge

s-yéwyáw / Awaken documentary shares power, process of Elder knowledge

The feature-length film s-yéwyáw/Awaken enshrines the teachings of Indigenous Elders while modelling intergenerational dialogue in action. 
Art Beat: Sunshine Coast musicians – including MLA – play Nirvana tribute in New York City

Art Beat: Sunshine Coast musicians – including MLA – play Nirvana tribute in New York City

Last week, Sunshine Coast musicians Steve Wright, Joe De Leo and Nicholas Simons joined Vancouver’s Pat Haskill and New York’s Rob Sonnenberg in the city that never sleeps.