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Art Beat: The sound of oxygen – Living Forest Institute series continues

Art Beat: The sound of oxygen – Living Forest Institute series continues

Also, Legendary Canadian children’s entertainer (and Sechelt resident) Charlotte Diamond is due to perform a free concert on the lawn of the Sechelt Public Library on Aug. 17, alongside her son Matt Diamond.
Gibsons library dedicates space for youth to stretch minds, selves

Gibsons library dedicates space for youth to stretch minds, selves

A newly opened teen facility at the Gibsons Public Library earned immediate approval from its target demographic.
Arts council resident hosting Soil to Stage ‘production parties’

Arts council resident hosting Soil to Stage ‘production parties’

The Soil to Stage Finale — scheduled for Aug. 18 — is the culminating event in a series of workshops coordinated by The Only Animal, a Vancouver-based theatre company headed by Roberts Creek resident Barbara Adler. As the arts council’s artist in residence, The Only Animal is hosting soil-to-stage 'production parties' from July through August. 
Gambier Island's sail-up fundraiser this weekend really rocks

Gambier Island's sail-up fundraiser this weekend really rocks

Commotion on the Ocean sets sail Aug. 3
Art Beat: Buddy Holly plays Sechelt, Creek goes Celtic and Lise Kreps retires

Art Beat: Buddy Holly plays Sechelt, Creek goes Celtic and Lise Kreps retires

A Chicago-based performer who got his start in Parksville will bring his acclaimed Buddy Holly tribute concert to Sechelt’s Rockwood Pavilion this month. Zachary Stevenson launches a B.C. summer performance tour with his Aug.
The Rainforest Circus returns to the Sunshine Coast next month

The Rainforest Circus returns to the Sunshine Coast next month

A Sunshine Coast arts organization is redefining the big top, with circus-style performances due to take place in a soaring evergreen grove instead of a canvas-walled canopy. 
Sunshine Coast finalists in second annual BC book awards announced

Sunshine Coast finalists in second annual BC book awards announced

Book awards that debuted last year on the Sunshine Coast have announced finalists for 2024 prizes.
Art Beat: 2024 mandala completed, also, rocking tunes in Gibsons, Sechelt and Roberts Creek

Art Beat: 2024 mandala completed, also, rocking tunes in Gibsons, Sechelt and Roberts Creek

Painting of the 27th annual Roberts Creek community mandala reached its finish on Sunday, July 21. On Tuesday, contributors gathered at the Roberts Creek waterfront to inaugurate the new year’s design by dancing atop it.
Greek myths stoke topical-as-blazes musical in Gibsons

Greek myths stoke topical-as-blazes musical in Gibsons

Musical Theatre Intensive's Songs from the Underworld plays at the Heritage Playhouse on July 26 and 27, featuring over a dozen singers, dancers and actors.
Illuminated landscapes glisten in Gumboot show

Illuminated landscapes glisten in Gumboot show

Paintings by a self-taught student of West Coast landscapes radiate with supernal luminescence in a new exhibition at the Gumboot Café in Roberts Creek.