Local Arts

Guitarist Tony Wilson is returning to the Sunshine Coast with two shows next week. The first is a return of "Hammer and nails and possibly electric drill" on Friday, Oct. 3, 8 p.m. at the Gumboot Café in Roberts Creek.

The Sunshine Coast Music Society likes to feature home-grown operatic talent during their concert season.

In a press release last week, Tourism, Culture and the Arts Minister Bill Bennett announced that more than 270 artists and cultural organizations in B.C. have been awarded more than $7 million in arts grants, through the B.C. Arts Council.

It's difficult to talk about the work of artist Anna Hanson without talking about the art of her famous grandfather, the monumental sculptor, Dudley Carter. "His spirit is always with us," she said.

In partnership with the province of B.C., 2010 Legacies Now is contributing $3,748 to the Pender Harbour Music Society through its catalyst program as part of its commitment to strengthen the arts and cultural sector in B.C.

Seven dancers each weave a fragment of conversation into a dance; each interpret that fragment differently but always work and move with one another in an integral whole.

They're so cool they're hot. Sept. 20 marks the opening of the inaugural Gibsons Fringe Theatre Festival.

This will be the third year for one of the Coast's most delightful, friendly festivals. The New Moon Festival, a celebration of Asian arts and culture, has been organized mostly by those of Asian heritage in this community.

Chelsea Robinson was attending university in Victoria to become an elementary school teacher when her life was cut short by a tragic fire.

Both the Suncoast Concert Band and the Symphony Orchestra, part of the larger Sunshine Coast Community Orchestra Association (SCCOA), have attracted two new leaders this season, Edette Gagné and Francis Koh.