Local Arts

Nine young Sunshine Coast classical music students were recognized by the Coast Recital Society (CRS) at the society's recent annual general meeting.

Visual and performing arts were alive and well at Elphinstone Secondary School during Fine Arts Night June 4.

Fibre Works Gallery, near Madeira Park, is pleased to present a new show, Sharing Riches of my Soul, an exhibition by Anna Hergert of Saskatchewan, opening Aug. 6 and running until Sept. 18.

Two Much Guitar (Bill Coon and Oliver Gannon) will help close out the season for the Pender Harbour Music Society. They perform on Sunday, June 14, at 2 p.m. at the Pender Harbour Music School.

Tuesday night marked the first night of competition in the inaugural Sunshine Coast Youth Idol - and what a night of entertainment it was. Fourteen competitors sang to a packed crowd at Sailor Dan's in Gibsons.

Fibre Works Gallery, near Madeira Park, is pleased to present a new show, Sharing Riches of my Soul, an exhibition by Anna Hergert of Saskatchewan, opening Aug. 6 and running until Sept. 18.

Last Friday evening, writer Shelley Harrison Rae hosted the last Artesia Coffeehouse of the season. This was a new gig for Rae, so veteran host and coffeehouse organizer Linda Williams also worked in the background to assist with sound and seating.

The 14th Annual Gibsons Landing Jazz Festival is fast approaching, and it looks like another fabulous year.

Sarah Loverock is feeling the golden glow.

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.