Local Arts

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.

The Arts Council will launch its fall season of literary readings on Sept. 25 with distinguished Mani-toba author David Arnason.

If you want to be one of the hosting artists during the first Sunshine Coast Art Crawl, Oct. 23 to 24, sign up today (Friday, Sept. 10) to meet the deadline.

Driftwood Players is excited to announce the official opening of the Driftwood Theatre School, with acting classes for youths aged 11 to 19 beginning next week.

Playwright and performer Caitlin Hicks is announcing a new series of fall performance workshops in improvisation. Two workshops, one for adults and one for young people 13 to 17, will culminate in a community performance.

The 14th annual Pender Harbour Jazz Festival, Sept. 17 to 19, promises another exciting line up, according to the organization's artistic director Carole Rubin. "It's like making soup or paella," said Rubin.

In 1996, the arts scene in the Gibsons area was a mere shadow of today's vibrant activity. Yet the Coast had become home to hundreds of artists and artisans, and their presence attracted tourists, as local businesses were discovering.