Local Arts

CBC calls him, "The best kept secret in the Canadian piano world." According to the Waterloo Chronicle, "Russian-born Alexander Tselyakov is Canada's new man at the top.

Give me a "booo," give me a "hooray," give me a deeply felt "aaah." Audience involvement is the best part of watching melodrama.

The Sunshine Coast Film Society has been bringing top quality, often hard to find documentary films to the Gibsons Heritage Playhouse for several years.

The longest-running festival on the Sunshine Coast - the 31st Festival of the Performing Arts - wraps up this weekend with a Piano Encore Concert at Raven's Cry Theatre. The concert is set for 2 p.m.

Sunshine Coast artists Ursula Fritsch and Janice Williams (Junco Jan) are teaming up for the next exhibit at the Arts Centre in Sechelt, running April 7 to May 12.

Cash on Delivery, a comedy from Driftwood Players, directed by Dave Hurtubise, opened last week at the Heritage Playhouse to a moderately full house and lots of laughter. It's silly. Wait - let me correct that. It's really silly.

Imagine opening the family history closet late in your life and discovering a huge, fascinating secret.

It was innovative, professional, and all too brief.

The film, The Passion of the Christ, now at the Raven's Cry Theatre in Sechelt, portrays the agonizing final 12 hours of the life of Jesus. It is a strong film - up close and in Jesus' face.

When dancer Dominique Hutchinson saw Chelsea Sleep play fiddle at a high school showcase, she was impressed. "Such power and energy," she said of the young violinist. The two met and an idea formed.