Local Arts

On Wednesday, Nov.

Two sisters, Mag and Florrie Larson, live far up Salmon Inlet 25 nautical miles from Sechelt, in a rough dwelling, an inherited grubstake from their father.

Performer and playwright Marilyn Browning was given the Coast's best arts honour, the Gillian Lowndes Award, last Sunday at a brief ceremony at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre in Sechelt.

The St. John's United Artists, a group of painters who gather to learn and encourage one another, hosted their second annual show last week at the Seaside Centre.

Brush up on your hey diddle diddle -Mother Goose is coming to town.

When Penny Lang leaves home to go to the Pender Harbour Music School for her Nov. 18 concert, it will be a very short journey; in fact, she may choose to walk because it's just down the road from where she now lives.

The artwork of school aged Sunshine Coast artists will be displayed in the gallery of the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre Nov. 8 to 26. The Young Artist Award program was designed to encourage and support young artists on the Coast.

Waiting for the Parade, the latest Driftwood Play-ers production written by John Murrell, is steeped in Second World War nostalgia. The lobby display of war posters and photos alone is worth a visit to the Heritage Playhouse.

What is roots music? It usually involves acoustic instruments, is diverse and is the very foundation of our blues, folk, country and rock. Roberts Creek musician Angie McCauley considers herself a roots musician.

"Mozart is an eternally sunny day," said a famous admirer. If you agree, and if you love the composer's sublime Clarinet Quintet, then Sunday's Coast Recital Society concert at the Raven's Cry Theatre in Sechelt is for you. At 2:30 p.m.