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Dance Society: Moving Voices

Seven dancers each weave a fragment of conversation into a dance; each interpret that fragment differently but always work and move with one another in an integral whole.

Fringe Theatre comes to Gibsons

They're so cool they're hot. Sept. 20 marks the opening of the inaugural Gibsons Fringe Theatre Festival.

New Moon set to shine

This will be the third year for one of the Coast's most delightful, friendly festivals. The New Moon Festival, a celebration of Asian arts and culture, has been organized mostly by those of Asian heritage in this community.

Dance for Chelsea's Charity

Chelsea Robinson was attending university in Victoria to become an elementary school teacher when her life was cut short by a tragic fire.

Orchestra welcomes two conductors

Both the Suncoast Concert Band and the Symphony Orchestra, part of the larger Sunshine Coast Community Orchestra Association (SCCOA), have attracted two new leaders this season, Edette Gagné and Francis Koh.

Anniversary at Gibsons gallery

When the current Art of Digital exhibition opened at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery (GPAG) last weekend, it was a special occasion for two reasons - the juried show featured a high standard of work from the 17 artists, and it also marked the fifth an

A patchwork of classes: Fibre Arts Festival

Who knew that pounding a mass of material could be such fun? In a classroom at Elphinstone Secondary, 11 women are making a lot of noise laughing, pounding, slapping and soaping their mound of felted wool under the direction of Sharon Wickstrom from

Amazing dancers offered for residency

The Sunshine Coast Dance Society is excited to present for its fifth annual dance residency, two amazing dancers and choreographers, Laura Hicks and Sara Coffin.

Gift of words: Festival of the Written Arts

The last line that author Lorna Goodison read aloud from her book, From Harvey River: A Memoir of My Mother and Her People,went something like this: "My mother dipped her finger in sugar and ran it around my mouth when I was born to give me the gift

Salmon Festival spawns success

As the organizers of the third annual Salmon Festival say, "Once you put a fish hat on your head, you can't be a serious person! It brings out the silliness in people.