Local Arts

The 75-year-old Egmont Community Hall, a vital part of that area's history, needed a new foundation. That's when editors and food fans Beverly Saunders and Kathy Gray stepped in with a plan.

Perhaps Gibsons' artist Josefa Fritz Barham has turned a corner. She literally has a new perspective in her recent paintings.

When the Sunshine Coast Film Society's (SCFS) Canadian Heritage Film Festival launches on Feb. 18 at the Heritage Playhouse, it's going to be difficult to decide whether the opening night or the closing night gala will be the most exciting.

A special Valentine's Day dinner and dance is being held at the Seaside Centre in Sechelt, hosted by the Pacific Blades Speed Skating Club, on Sunday, Feb. 13, at 6 p.m.

On the evening of Jan. 21 there was a youth upRising at the Chatelech Secondary School Theatre. This "uprising" showcased the original artistic talents of Sunshine Coast youth musicians in a landmark CD release concert.

David Barbarash of Black Cat Productions likes to bring thoughtful and provocative documentary films to the Coast, such as the recent series on 9/11 and the Bush Terror Film Tour.

Cheek-to-Cheek was the title of a smooth concert last Sunday featuring the Pender Harbour Choir in Madeira Park.

For the second year in a row, local Sweet Adelines chapter Arbutus Sounds Chorus is offering a singing Valentine service for the Feb. 14 holiday.

A full house of the musical community, friends and family of Sechelt resident Thomas Gordon Kershaw turned out last Saturday to honour the musician who passed away Nov. 26, 2004.

Dec. 26, 2004 will be a day long remembered by a local artist. Along with the rest of the world, Nadina Tandy watched the horrible events unfold in South Asia.