Local Arts

Two new exhibits at Gibsons Public Art Gallery (GPAG) have their bright and colourful moments, but they also delve into some serious and thoughtful themes.

Two local dancers from Waldorf Ballet in Sechelt have accepted the opportunity to train at Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet (RWB) School. Each year, RWB holds auditions in search of talented dancers across Canada and the U.S.

The Sunshine Coast Community Orchestra Association (SCCOA) will return to in-person musical ensembles this September. Once again, players will be returning to the Highland Centre to enjoy playing together on a weekly basis.

'I just wanted to have, maybe, four issues, so I could frame them and put it in my office'

The Sunshine Coast’s biggest annual crafting-retail event, the Hackett Park Craft Fair, is back this year after cancelling in 2020 due to the pandemic.

The Sunshine Coast musical community now counts among its members a singer-songwriter who might not be a household name, but probably should be, having sung, played and composed for years with some of the most accomplished and recognized pop musician

The Music Makers adult choir, one of the Sunshine Coast’s longest-running musical institutions, is undergoing a change in leadership and in its name with the retirement of Sechelt’s Lynne Dickson.

The Sunshine Coast Dance Society (SCDS) has awarded more than $3,000 to seven Coast dance students during their annual scholarship auditions. The award winners included participating students from all four of the local dance schools.

Some of the Sunshine Coast’s young musical-theatre talent will be showing what they can do when they hit the stage this weekend at the Heritage Playhouse in Gibsons.

A group of Sunshine Coast fitness enthusiasts are starring in an upcoming television series recently shot in Gibsons, documenting their accomplishments.