Local Arts

The Sunshine Coast has its tales of bootlegger and pirates, evidenced by the names of popular destinations such as Secret Cove, Pirate Rock and the infamous Smuggler Cove. Luckily, those times are long past and there is no more need for smuggling booze, especially when we have three fine distilleries right here on the Sunshine Coast.

Ballet companies deliver traditional triumphs

In a frenetic age more fragmented than ever, the quilter’s art sows consolation. Haphazard scraps and heirloom cloth find new life in geometric harmonies. Timeworn clothing—a child's shirt, threadbare trousers, a vintage necktie—is transfigured into embroidered mosaics. 

Also, Off the Page upcoming productions announced and MOTET presenting Twelve Days of Christmas concert on Jan. 2.

Six thousand hectares of mountains, lakes, streams, wetlands and forest make this Class A provincial park northeast of Sechelt the perfect place for backcountry enthusiasts to explore.

Present Tense remains on display at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery until Dec. 23.

Longtime painter inching into spotlight

'We’re asking lots of questions and I think having these events in small communities can open a lot of people’s minds'

Also, the Coast's concert season continues

Cathalynn Labonte-Smith details Search and Rescue's harrowing stories in new book