Local Arts

No one sings the blues when they visit scenic Pender Harbour - except, that is, for the first weekend in June that marks the opening of blues season.

At a general meeting of a theatre group last January, the audience was bowled over by a brief performance from a newcomer to the Coast, Amelle Wick. She sang two operatic selections and earned some instant fans.

Westwind Gallery in Gibsons presents a show of the latest work from artist Ian MacLeod. All are invited to a reception for the artist on Saturday from 4 to 7 p.m. with a preview showing on-line today (Friday). The exhibition runs until June 6.

Forty years ago a few amateur actors living on the Sunshine Coast produced The Lover, a Harold Pinter play, at Gibsons Elementary School, the first of many productions for a new theatrical group known as the Driftwood Players.

After the tremendous success of the initial Sunshine Coast Idol shows last year at Pack Ratt Louie's Grill, event co-ordinators Verna Chan and Peter Beauchamp have responded to calls for a show to showcase younger talent on the Coast with the first S

Brindle & Glass Publishing and Talewind Booksinvite the publicto the launch of Roberts Creek writer Rebecca Hendry's first novel, Grace River, on Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre in Sechelt.

Former Sechelt Indian Band Chief Stan Dixon has authored a book outlining the road to self-governance and his hopes for the future of the Sechelt First Nation.

There must be something about the rush of spray dusting the woodland air that makes us love waterfalls.

More than quilts at weekend show

The Sunshine Coast School of Celtic Music fiddled into existence in part from the demand for fiddle instruction in a variety of traditional Celtic styles and the love of the music shared by the founders.