Michael Gurney

The capricious nature of reality — and our hunger to tie it down through symbols and images — are portrayed in two new exhibitions unveiled at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery last week.

'I think one of my strongest messages is that we all have this unique, beautiful spark inside,': Singer-songwriter Deanna Knight will launch her second album Every Little Spark at a record concert and cabaret on May 24 at the Heritage Playhouse in Gibsons.

A downtown Gibsons gallery has re-opened its doors under new ownership, launching a refreshed identity with a showcase of paintings by a self-taught interpreter of Sunshine Coast landscapes. 

Also, four Gibsons artists holding Open Studio Day and Coastal Art Gallery hosting a Battle of the Brushes May 25.

A full-scale musical inspired by the music of country music superstar Shania Twain was due for its world premiere in Sechelt in mid-May. 

Sequel to Marion Crook’s 'Always Pack a Candle' was published last month

Hundreds of dance performances during the Coastal Dance Festival resulted in the first round of awards in the 2024 Sunshine Coast Festival of the Performing Arts.

Multi-instrumentalist and storyteller Bronwyn Claire Asha premiered As I Roved Out at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival last year. She expanded her one-woman show into a full-length performance for her current tour of Salish Sea communities. 

Modern myths and life drawing at the Arts Centre

National Poetry Month was established in Canada in 1998 by the League of Canadian Poets and takes place every April. The event unites schools, publishers, booksellers, literary organizations, libraries, and poets from across the country in a celebration of the primacy of poetry in Canadian culture.