Local Arts

Former Coast kid Gordie Bruce has traded his gumboots for tap shoes in the Big Apple. He has always dreamed of appearing on Broadway, and thanks to some big city schooling, he's closer than ever to that goal.

The title, Revelations 1: Life and Limn, was a big drawing card. First of all, the spelling of "limn" is correct.

Stranger Than Fiction is the title of a new show at the Blue Moon Café of acrylic on wood paintings from prolific Sechelt artist Janice Williams. "I'm just kidding," says Williams, also known by her artist's name of Junco Jan.

The first exhibition of 2005 at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre is the annual Friends of the Gallery (FOG) show.

Revelations, an exhibition of figure paintings, is ongoing until Feb. 6 at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery. Organized by the gallery, this exhibit features nine Coast artists who began painting together in 2000.

You have to do what you love. That's what local filmmaker Vaughn Winmill said of his career change from actor to director and filmmaker. "I worked as an actor for 10 years and I had a good run from about 1993 to 1996.

Stone Meets Paint is the title of a professional artists' open house at Chaster House in Gibsons on Nov. 27 and Dec. 4, when sculptor Don Watson will demonstrate his work and artist Nadina Tandy will show her paintings.

A Touch of Brass has thrilled, entertained and educated audiences all over B.C. since the group was formed in 1978. Together, they present captivating music in a light-hearted manner.

Their concerts have been called unique, exotic, magical, extraordinary - it's hard to aptly describe the acclaimed ensemble Winter Harp that is performing at Raven's Cry Theatre Sunday, Nov. 28, at 2:30 p.m.

Vivian Chamberlin is a force to be reckoned with. At 81 she keeps a schedule that would tire a much younger person. And she loves every minute of it. Chamberlin, a talented artist, is having a show that runs from Nov. 26 to Dec.