Local Arts

It was a painting with a "wow" factor, entitled simply Egmont, by local artist Kim Lafave that inspired a new group show opening May 10 at the Westwind Gallery in Gibsons.

Deb Proby, manager of the Raven's Cry Theatre in Sechelt, is about to host the last opera in the second season of high definition (HD) performances transmitted by satellite from The Metropolitan Opera at the Lincoln Center.

Sheila Munro, the Powell River writer who also happens to be the daughter of world-renowned short story writer Alice Munro, will be in Sechelt for a reading on May 3. Sheila's writing career has featured a concentration on parent-child relationships.

The Sunshine Coast Festival of the Performing Arts (SCFPA) opened this week with nearly 400 entrants, youth and adults, who will demonstrate their musical abilities to impartial adjudicators during a three-week period.

Caravan World Rhythms presents what promises to be a fantastic concert experience on Saturday at the Raven's Cry Theatre in Sechelt. Bill Bourne and Eivør Pálsdóttir perform April 19 at 8 p.m. at the theatre.

Book publisher Howard White was awarded Canada's highest civilian honour, the Order of Canada, on Friday, April 11.

Local audiences haven't seen much of Gibsons singer-songwriter Lowry Olafson lately. He's been away a lot. Truth is, he's been leading a double life.

A small group of Coast music lovers gathered at Gibsons United Church in 1973 to hold the first ever Festival of the Performing Arts, then known simply as the Music Festival.

The magic of music, a belief in excellence and the dedication of youth to improving and supporting their community can't be anything but a winning combination of skills and joy.

Folk music tells the stories of people and places, and Canada's James Keelaghan is certainly that kind of storyteller.