Local Arts

It takes a second bout with cancer to make a person realize how precious is time. "How much time do I have left?" asked Gibsons' artist Lenore Conacher. She was not being maudlin, but realistic.

The Driftwood Players are getting ready to present their latest theatric effort. Driftwood presents Canadian playwright John Murrell's Waiting for the Parade next week.

A Halloween dance at the Roberts Creek Hall is becoming a tradition thanks to the Live Music Society. Once again they bring you music that will move your feet and other parts of your body, which may or may not be in disguise. On Oct.

The deceptively gentle title, Rain Before Morning, of Coast author Michael Poole's new book shouldn't fool you. The story packs a punch.

A trio of coastal artists has their work on display at the 2006 Wearable Art Awards Exhibit. Ursula Bentz of Gibsons contributed three pieces, along with singles from Jessica Gabriel and Tam Harrington of Sechelt.

The first film in 19 years from filmmaker Bonnie Sherr Klein is called Shameless: The Art of Disability and will have its Coast première at the Raven's Cry Theatre in Sechelt on Oct. 29.

When musician Rick Scott's van broke down one day in 1971 in the rural community of Pender Harbour, he had no idea the Coast would become his home for a while and that it would foster the start of a long musical career. Scott left Washington D.C.

The queen of fundraisers, Nikki Weber, and the fine vocal group the MellowTones have turned their attention to making money for the Back the CAT initiative. The 'Tones will be performing on Saturday, Oct. 21 at 8 p.m. at the Sechelt Legion.

David Rea has nearly four decades of experience as a professional musician under his belt and finds himself referred to more and more often as a "living legend." Rea's response is "Hell, I'm not dead yet.

Who could miss the wildly colourful display of ladies' brassieres at the Fibre Arts Festival in Gibsons last August? The exhibit featured the first entries in the second annual Art Bra Challenge, taking place now in Sechelt.