Local Arts

A new view -the mountains of Howe Sound - from a new studio near Langdale may have helped an unusual artisan win an international competition recently.

From the moment the Winter Harp ensemble entered the Raven's Cry Theatre, costumed and strolling in a lantern procession, they were magical.

The Coast's newest choral society, the Suncoast Singers, are poised for their first public concert on Dec. 1 and 3 at the Lutheran Church in Davis Bay.

Elphinstone's gymnasium was packed with thrill-seekers viewing the 31st annual Banff Mountain Film Festival last Friday sponsored by the Tetrahedron Outdoor Club.

On Wednesday, Nov.

Two sisters, Mag and Florrie Larson, live far up Salmon Inlet 25 nautical miles from Sechelt, in a rough dwelling, an inherited grubstake from their father.

Performer and playwright Marilyn Browning was given the Coast's best arts honour, the Gillian Lowndes Award, last Sunday at a brief ceremony at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre in Sechelt.

The St. John's United Artists, a group of painters who gather to learn and encourage one another, hosted their second annual show last week at the Seaside Centre.

Brush up on your hey diddle diddle -Mother Goose is coming to town.

When Penny Lang leaves home to go to the Pender Harbour Music School for her Nov. 18 concert, it will be a very short journey; in fact, she may choose to walk because it's just down the road from where she now lives.