Local Arts

The Magyar Cipher Murders by former Coast resident Eugene James is my kind of mystery story. The corpse makes its appearance on page one, the unfortunate man having fallen from the 19th floor of the Marine Building in Vancouver.

The Creek Big Band under the direction of Blaine Dunaway kicked off the Sechelt Arts Festival last Friday evening with the stylish sounds of nostalgic dance music that included a few trumpet and trombone solos.

Two new exhibits start Wednesday at the Doris Crowston Gallery at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre.

You've probably heard the Suncoast Concert Band at least once in the past few months, possibly without realizing it.

St. Bart's Players will hold auditions this Sunday, July 27, at 2 and 7 p.m. for All Through the Night, a Christmas play that will be staged at St. Bart's Anglican Church Dec. 18 to 20.

Editor's note: In conjunction with the Festival of the Written Arts (FOWA), Coast Reporter will be publishing a selection of author biographies in advance of this year's festival slated for Aug. 14 to 17.

The Sunshine Coast Summer School of Celtic Music ended its week-long camp last Friday evening with a stellar concert that opened with a performance from some of the Coast String Fiddlers and closed with a song from the school's instructors.

Recently, a painting depicting a tense moment in history left the Coast bound for a Simon Fraser University gallery.

"None of us will live on this planet forever. I think some people live very intensely and burn very brightly during their time here. I think I am one of those people.

Are you looking to explore your voice and sing from your soul? Viviane Houle is a vocalist, improviser and songwriter with an uncanny ability to mix musical styles as diverse as opera and avant-garde improvisation.