Local Arts

Two polished Coast ensembles, some hot tunes and a demonstration of the versatility of the clarinet marked the opening concert of the Festival of Wind Music held at the Heritage Playhouse last weekend.

The spring reading series of the Sunshine Coast Arts Council continues on Friday, Feb. 20, at 8 p.m.

Miracle in Rwanda is a remarkable story of faith and survival. The play, which will be coming to the Chatelech Secondary School Theatre on Feb.

Jane Coop and Antonio Lysy perform exquisite music together.

Home Care A Love Story is a romantic comedy drawn from the very personal experience of one 52-year-old Coast man and his home care worker.

Dancer Peggy Baker was asked by choreographer Sarah Chase to write two stories for every year of her life. The creative effort stimulated so many memories that they became the rich material of her latest dances.

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There's no doubt that Kenji Akimoto is nervous. It's the first time that Aki-moto, the owner of Gaia's Fair Trade in Gibsons, will sing in public and his songs will be in Japanese.

Pianist Jane Coop, cellist Antonio Lysy, composer Ludwig van Beethoven: this mighty triumvirate joins musical forces at the first Coast Recital Society (CRS) concert of the 2009 season, 2:30 p.m., Sunday, Feb.

Rose-Ellen Nichols, the mezzo soprano from Pender Harbour who recently returned from singing in Ireland's prestigious Wexford Festival Opera, looked every inch a diva as she commanded the stage last Sunday during Sunshine Coast Music Society's latest