Local Arts

Diversity is the keynote for Festival of Wind Music 2008. The Sunshine Coast Music Society's landmark festival features two concerts and three ensembles. A local concert band, a visiting brass band and chamber ensemble are booked.

A three-day dance performance and workshop is coming to the Coast next weekend. Last November, Caravan World Rhythms launched its Dance-PLUS performance series with a spectacular flamenco show at the Raven's Cry Theatre.

Pender Harbour Jazz Festival chair Monty Rolston tendered his resignation to the Music Society's board last October, and other resignations immediately followed from members of the stalwart committee who had put together 11 festivals.

Jim Byrnes played the Music School in Pender Harbour Jan. 12, after a hectic year and some scheduling snags, but nobody minded: he was worth the wait.

The voice of Canadian mezzo-soprano Susan Platts has moved critics to mouth-watering descriptions such as "rich and creamy" or "dark and amber" or "honey descending to yeasty depths.

This year's annual Friends of the Gallery (FOG) art exhibition presented by the SC Arts Council at the Doris Crowston Gallery in Sechelt is not as extensive as in previous years with fewer than 60 pieces from local artists, nor does it display a full

This coming year ushers in a great opportunity for digital artists.

What better way to warm up a cold January night than to listen to Jim Byrnes in the intimate setting of the Pender Harbour Music School. The Pender Harbour Music Society presents the blues legend in concert on Saturday, Jan. 12, at 8 p.m.

Heavenly jasmine wafts through the peaceful studio of Ascent Natural Perfumes in Gibsons, along with tangy citrus, woody spruce and mood uplifting bergamot.

A chorus of olé, whistles and a standing ovation met the performance of the Mozaico Flamenco Dance Theatre on Nov. 17 at the Raven's Cry Theatre.