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Mixed media show at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre examines art of belonging

Mixed media show at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre examines art of belonging

While depicting the journey of Chinese migrants to gold rush-era British Columbia, multidisciplinary artist Janet Wang underwent an odyssey of her own. Ports of Entry on until March 11
Bowen Islander's exhibition in Gibsons is homeward bound

Bowen Islander's exhibition in Gibsons is homeward bound

Emily van Lidth de Jeude’s what.home exhibition is on at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery until March 5.
Award-winning director Kathryn Shaw spotlights senior moments in new play

Award-winning director Kathryn Shaw spotlights senior moments in new play

'I want the characters to have dignity,' said Kathryn Shaw, 'each of them in their own way. We laugh at them and in a way they have the ability to laugh at themselves too.' Shaw composed the one-act play following her 2020 retirement as artistic director of Langara University’s Studio 58 theatre training program. 
Art Beat: St. Hilda’s Green Forum holding talk on 'Greening Investments and Banking'

Art Beat: St. Hilda’s Green Forum holding talk on 'Greening Investments and Banking'

Also, Love Exhibition holds another reception. Sunshine Coast Writers and Editors Society establishes a book award scheme. And, pianist Nicolas Namoradze, first-prize winner of the 2018 Honens International Piano Competition, plays at the Raven's Cry.
Writers and artists matched up for second annual Art and Words Festival

Writers and artists matched up for second annual Art and Words Festival

Fifteen writers were matched with an equal number of artists at a recent event. Each partnership will collaborate to prepare works for presentation at this year’s Art and Words event, which runs Aug. 10 to 13 at the Public Market. 
Touring soloist Stephan LaCasse animates the blues at Run with Soup

Touring soloist Stephan LaCasse animates the blues at Run with Soup

At an appearance on Monday at Sechelt’s Run With Soup café, LaCasse also demonstrated Pied Piper-like powers. He started his midday set playing to diners numbered in the single digits. By the end of the two-hour concert, fans had filled every seat. LaCasse’s will perform next at the Gibsons Legion on Feb. 25, with admission payable by donation to the Legion or with a non-perishable contribution to the food bank.
Boudoir Rouge Burlesque returns to the Roberts Creek stage

Boudoir Rouge Burlesque returns to the Roberts Creek stage

‘Our goal with our dancers is to help empower them to show them how powerful they are, and to heal whatever parts they need to heal’: Boudoir Rouge Burlesque plans to present two high-spirited, adult-only shows at the Roberts Creek Community Hall on Feb. 17 and 18.
Art Beat: Here's what's happening for Heritage Week on the Coast

Art Beat: Here's what's happening for Heritage Week on the Coast

One Flower One Leaf exhibit opening, Riders of Justice's second screening, pandemic-postpone piano performance and Steve Wright offers a songwriting workshop
A 10-day exhibition reveals the look of love in Gibsons

A 10-day exhibition reveals the look of love in Gibsons

'Among the people that we got together, we felt that we need to be re-connected and that love needs to be spread’: One Flower One Leaf's The Love Exhibition opens on Feb. 10 at Zócalo
Coralie Swaney’s ‘Laughing Matters’ at the Gumboot Café is a tonic for the winter blues

Coralie Swaney’s ‘Laughing Matters’ at the Gumboot Café is a tonic for the winter blues

'I don’t think that including humour necessarily robs art of its substance': Coralie Swaney's new collection, filled with irrepressible buoyancy, is on display at the Roberts Creek café until Feb. 28
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