Local Arts

The award-winning Klarup Girls' Choir from northern Denmark will perform in Sechelt on Sunday, July 6. The concert starts at 7:30 p.m. at St. Hilda's Anglican Church, with the Coast Recital Society co-sponsoring the event.

The seventh annual Showcase of the Performing Arts (SOPA) kicks off with music and drama in its traditional home, the Heritage Playhouse.

Two exhibitions start next week at the Doris Crowston Gallery at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre. Quilters Out of Bounds will show their fabric arts in Quilting Song & Poem, and Michaela Cochran will show her porcelain pieces in Radiance.

Definitely Diva is as much fun as their name. The trio is all about chocolates and wine - it's the attitude that counts, according to Lynne Dickson, diva extraordinaire.

The senior students from the Dance Works Academy opened their Friday evening show, Excerpts, with an acting showcase under the direction of Edie Inksetter.

The name may be unfamiliar: Kathaumixw, (pronounced ka-thow-mew), is a Coast Salish word that means a gathering of different peoples, but the event is renowned among music fans.

An exhibition of the work of First Nations artists is timed to appear around National Aboriginal Day on Saturday.

In the past, the annual recital of the Coast Academy of Dance (CAD) could last for many hours - not a surprise from a school that fields some 300 students. This year, the recital was divided into two shows, to reduce its length.

The province's coffee tables will receive a gorgeous boost this week with the launch of British Columbia: Spirit of the People, the celebratory book by Harbour Publishing honouring the province's 150th anniversary.

The Coast Jazz Quintet, founded by violinist/trumpet player Blaine Dunaway, was created in 2006 in a meeting of like minds, all sharing a love for improvisation and jazz.