Local Arts

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.

When the current Art of Digital exhibition opened at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery (GPAG) last weekend, it was a special occasion for two reasons - the juried show featured a high standard of work from the 17 artists, and it also marked the fifth an

Who knew that pounding a mass of material could be such fun? In a classroom at Elphinstone Secondary, 11 women are making a lot of noise laughing, pounding, slapping and soaping their mound of felted wool under the direction of Sharon Wickstrom from

The Sunshine Coast Dance Society is excited to present for its fifth annual dance residency, two amazing dancers and choreographers, Laura Hicks and Sara Coffin.

The last line that author Lorna Goodison read aloud from her book, From Harvey River: A Memoir of My Mother and Her People,went something like this: "My mother dipped her finger in sugar and ran it around my mouth when I was born to give me the gift

As the organizers of the third annual Salmon Festival say, "Once you put a fish hat on your head, you can't be a serious person! It brings out the silliness in people.

Amir Haghighi and Amy Stephen are the featured performers in an afternoon of cultural crossover Sunday, Aug. 24, at 2:30 p.m. at Willow Farm.

The Magyar Cipher Murders by former Coast resident Eugene James is my kind of mystery story. The corpse makes its appearance on page one, the unfortunate man having fallen from the 19th floor of the Marine Building in Vancouver.

The Creek Big Band under the direction of Blaine Dunaway kicked off the Sechelt Arts Festival last Friday evening with the stylish sounds of nostalgic dance music that included a few trumpet and trombone solos.

Two new exhibits start Wednesday at the Doris Crowston Gallery at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre.