Local Arts

As I followed a group of young women into the Heritage Playhouse last Friday night, I recognized most of them as dance students.

It's a good thing for the Coast that Roberts Creek artist Eric Allen Montgomery has a restless nature. His primary work, what he terms his day job, is to produce custom made corporate work in sandblasted glass.

The third of four concerts in the Sounds for Summer concert series is set for tomorrow (Aug. 6) at 8 p.m. at the Living Faith Lutheran Church in Davis Bay. Wendy Humphreys is the featured performer.

As you drive up or down Hwy. 101 on your way to the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre in Sechelt to see the new invitational show of local artists, give a thought to what this journey means to you as a resident.

The Coast String Fiddlers have put in their busiest year ever after giving more than 50 shows on and off the Coast at festivals and community events.

The Sounds for Summer classical music concert by identical twins Val and Julie Rutter, better known as Gemini, delivered a diverse program, kept a brisk pace and culminated in an amazing encore moment.

Stage Beauty is a love story - sexy, witty and full of surprises. Directed by Richard Eyre, this 2004 film was featured at the Sunshine Coast Film Society's gala event on Tuesday night.

Sounds for Summer is intended to be a lighter-weight, high-quality classical concert, says Gemini musician Valerie Rutter.

Anagram: from Greek anagrammatismos, meaning, "transposition of letters." In the context of this dynamic musical quartet, anagram means a transposition and amalgamation of musical styles, forms and ideas.

There is something very intimate about a cappella music. It is not intellectual. With its vulnerable beauty unshielded by other sounds, the human voice resonates deeply and honestly across any cultural boundary.