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A Canadian folk legend comes to Pender

A cult legend of the Canadian folk scene, singer/songwriter Penny Lang earned a devoted fan following for her distinctive readings of folk, blues, country and gospel standards. Lang plays Pender Harbour Saturday night at 8 p.m.

Youth writers win awards

There once were two girls who liked to write. They entered a contest in spite, Of winter-time blues about homeless men and strange foods And are going to writer's camp with great delight.

Two CDs: Winning and Letting Go

Sometimes You Win is a winner. It's been a long time coming, this latest CD from Joe Stanton and the Precious Littles.

Music Society presents Coco Love Alcorn

Spontaneous, playful and off the wall - these attributes all describe Coco Love Alcorn. Her concerts engage the audience with that eye to eye contact, which makes everyone feel she's singing just for them.

Crowe returns April 10

Allison Crowe returns to Gibsons on April 10.

People's history told in new book

The People's Water by environmentalists Daniel Bouman and Andrew Scott is a well-written book that speaks to the social anthropologist in all of us.

Farewell to Panto

The final curtain has fallen on the Panto-Musica Society. Directors voted to dissolve the society at their annual general meeting in Gibsons on Wednesday, March 11.

A cliché in action, part two

In February, a 44-page study on the arts was prepared for various government agencies, including the Canada Council, by Hill Strategies Research (www.HillStrategies.com) using figures from the 2006 census.

A Canadian fiddler of choice

James Ehnes, the young Canadian violinist called "the connoisseur's fiddler of choice" by The Times of London, will make his Sunshine Coast début on Sunday, March 29. The Coast Recital Society (CRS) concert starts at 2:30 p.

Gentle play, great cast

Our Town, the classic play by Thornton Wilder, opened at the Heritage Playhouse last week.