Local Arts

Ruth Rodgers’ third historical novel is a departure from her previous two, Those Who Wander, and Those Who Stay, both of which were set on the Sunshine Coast in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

Organizers of two of the Sunshine Coast’s popular summer events – the Festival of the Written Arts (SCFWA) and the Rogue Arts Festival – say they are exercising caution rather than rushing to increase ticket sales, despite relaxed p

For a few months now, the Clubhouse Restaurant at the Pender Harbour Golf Course, with its convenient patio, has been the only in-person venue since last fall to offer local live music.

Two artists have exhibits at the Sunshine Coast Arts Council’s (SCAC) Doris Crowston Gallery in Sechelt for the next five weeks, with collections of work that are in palpable contrast – from the grim and heart-rending to the whimsical and

The Sunshine Coast Art Crawl is back this year, on Oct. 22, 23, and 24, and now’s the time for artists and venues who want to be a part of it to sign up. The deadline to join as a participating artist/venue is Thursday, July 15.

On July 3 and 4, painter Marleen Vermeulen welcomed visitors to her Gibsons home-studio, currently dominated by a just-completed, extra-large oil painting.

Juno award-winning singer-songwriter Valdy was on the Coast to perform two shows on Canada Day as part of singer Deanna Knight’s SoulShine Garden Concert Series at Secret Beach B&B Suites near Gibsons.

Vocal trio Definitely Diva first of three upcoming concerts

Things go quite wrong quite quickly in the new children’s adventure book, A Balloon to the Moon , by Sechelt author Mackenzie Fairmaid-Shevloff, age 12.

Entertainment venues across B.C. got a shot in the arm with the announcement of relaxed rules on the size of organized gatherings, starting July 1.