Local Arts

Whether you are interested in the arts, wish to support our toddlers on the Sunshine Coast or simply would like to enjoy a beautiful event on Bonniebrook Beach, Art on the Beach is a show you don't want to miss.

The Sunshine Coast Arts Council (SCAC) was pleased to announce the 2005 annual arts awards recipients at a Nov. 13 ceremony at the Arts Centre in Sechelt.

When you visit the current show at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre in Sechelt, take the time to look for details.

Standing ovations, sold out concerts and rave reviews - these are the hallmarks of Winter Harp, that performs on Sunday, Nov. 20, at 2:30 p.m. at Raven's Cry Theatre in Sechelt.

The Sunshine Coast Arts Council presents two local award-winning artists at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre gallery.

Between 300 and 500 DVDs are released every week in North America, says professional film programmer Angela Pressburger of Gibsons. The sheer volume is overwhelming for anyone trying to find a specific topic.

Roland Maltais is a musician with a mission. He and other members of his group, the Totally Innocent Blues Band, wanted to see a totally open jam happening at the Grasshopper Pub in Pender Harbour every Wednesday evening. So they started one.

Sarah Davis Buechner has been celebrated as a pianist of noteworthy accomplishment, virtuosic mastery, artistic sensitivity and extraordinary versatility.She will appear in concert at the Pender Harbour School of Music at 2 p.m. on Nov. 20.

One piano, two players, four hands, 20 busy fingers.Canada's foremost piano duo, James Anagnoson and Leslie Kinton, returns to Sechelt for a Coast Recital Society concert at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 13, at the Raven's Cry Theatre.

The Gibsons School of the Arts Society wrapped up its eighth season this year with the highest number of students ever registered - 61 painters over five workshops, held in the Family Place building.