The Sunshine Coast Arts Council presents an exhibition of life drawings in the latest exhibit by the Life and Limn group from Sept. 20 to Oct. 15 at the Doris Crowston Gallery in the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre. The group has been together since noted Vancouver figure painter Thomas Anfield held a number of workshops at the Arts Centre from 2001 to 2004. Thereafter, the group has met without an instructor to paint from life each Thursday with a live model for ten weeks in the fall and ten weeks in the spring, under the name Life and Limn. The group is held together by a common love for the challenge and inspiration of painting the human body. Membership in the group has changed over time, with current member Russ Tkachuk the only remaining charter member to be in the show. Life and Limn has had a number of exhibitions including in 2005 at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery.
See work from artists Devon Blean, Bruce Edwards, Jane Hennessy, Ron Jensen, Jan Major, Paula O’Brien, Cindy Riach, Brian Romer, Evelyn Sloboda, Russ Tkachuk and Victor Wong. The opening reception is Saturday, Sept. 23 from 2 to 4 p.m. For more, see sunshinecoastartscouncil.com.
Salish Sea
This Living Salish Sea, a film by Gibsons film-maker and diver Sarama, will screen again at the Raven’s Cry Theatre in Sechelt on Saturday, Sept. 16 at 2 p.m. It is 95 minutes long and will be followed by a Q&A and discussion. Admission is a suggested donation of $10 at the door. This is a Green Films series event produced by Rhizome Up! Media Society.
Writers wanted
A free writing workshop with Danika Dinsmore is offered this Saturday, Sept. 16 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Gibsons Public Library to help you prepare your book or manuscript for pitching and promotion. Sign up by phoning 604-886-2130.
Wood Expo
On Saturday, Sept. 16 the Seaside Centre in Sechelt will fill with wood artistry. The public is invited to stop by from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and see the exhibitors in this year’s Wood Expo, all of whom live and work on the Sunshine Coast: Allen Poynter, Jimmy Dougan, Plumb Bob, Shirley Burton, the Millers, the Suncoast Woodcrafters Guild, and others. This year’s show includes 15 new exhibitors. The Rotary Club of Sechelt will be on hand with lunch options. Admission is free, presented by the Sunshine Coast Community Forest.
Show opening
Fibreworks Gallery in Madeira Park presents a new show, Four Elements, and a time to meet the artist Joanne Weis. The opening reception is on Saturday, Sept. 16 from 2 to 4 p.m. See www.fibreworksgallery.com for more.
Koyczan at Hospice event
World-renowned spoken word artist, poet and author Shane Koyczan performs at Hospice’s Gala Concert on Saturday, Sept. 16 at Sechelt’s Rockwood Pavilion to celebrate 30 years of Hospice services on the Sunshine Coast. Winner of the U.S. Slam Poetry Championship and the Canadian Spoken Word Olympics, Koyczan blew everyone away with his performance at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. The evening starts at 6:30 p.m. at a jazz and wine reception in the Rockwood Gardens with the duo of Ken Dalgleish (keys) Budge Schachte (guitar). The concert is at 8 p.m. with local singer/songwriter Simon Paradis (who often performs with Joe Stanton, Gut Bucket Thunder, High Jingo) and author Kara Stanley whose acclaimed memoir, Fallen, is a gripping story about love, strength and the musical journey to recovery from a devastating accident. Tickets are at the Sechelt Visitor Centre, MELOmania in Roberts Creek, Laedeli in Gibsons or online at www.share-there.com for $30 in advance; $35 at the door if any are left.
Love and Death
On Sunday, Sept. 17, view a film titled Michelangelo: Love and Death – part of the In the Gallery Series via HD. It’s a new exhibit at London’s National Gallery. This film offers a fresh biography of Michelangelo including his relationship with his contemporaries and his immense practice of painting, sculpture and architecture. It screens at 2 p.m. at the Raven’s Cry Theatre, 5555 Sunshine Coast Hwy., Sechelt. Phone: 604-885-4597. Tickets for $15 ($10 for under 18) are at the theatre.
Raconteurs wanted
The second Sunshine Coast Raconteur Night is coming to the Gibsons Public Art Gallery on Wednesday, Sept. 20, from 7 to 9 p.m. Tell a story or sing a song about some weird, wonderful, horrible, romantic or totally goofy thing that’s happened to you on the Sunshine Coast. The five-minute limit will be strictly enforced, in order to hear as many nuggets as possible. Sign up and you’ll be on stage in the order that you signed on. Email [email protected] or phone 604-885-8041 to register. If you didn’t get a chance to tell your story last time, please contact Janice Williams.
Creek goes creative
Creative in the Creek, a supportive and fun space for new and veteran performers, hosts another event on Thursday, Sept. 21 at 7:30 p.m. (doors open at 7 p.m.) at the Gumboot Café, Roberts Creek.
It’s hosted by Siobhan Brown and David Roche; admission is by donation. This month it features Eliya doing a full set of his originals, Mike Oswald singing country and western, Sarah Tompkins’ story, the piano and vocal stylings of Robin Singh Chauhan, Zack’s sweet guitar and vocals, and Ullashine Oohlala doing what she does best.
Comedy returns
Office Hours, the comedy by Norm Foster, was a hit on the Coast performed by Driftwood Players. It’s back for two more performances on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 22 and 23 at 7:30 p.m. at the Heritage Playhouse, Gibsons. See www.share-there.com for tickets and info.
Arts Building
The Arts Building on South Fletcher in Gibsons is open again for workshops and artistic pursuits. Art of Self-Hypnosis with Rifa Hodgson starts Sept. 22. Learn how to transform your life with the use of ancient techniques of self-hypnosis. Watercolour Techniques with Bruce Edwards is on Sept. 23 and 24, a weekend of watercolour exploration. The two days will include demos and hands-on creative experimenting. One-on-one guidance and painting instruction will be employed using photos and personalized mini still life set-ups. See the www.artsbuilding.org for more events and for registration.
Mystery author wins
Pender Harbour writer Elizabeth Elwood has been promoting her latest book of mystery stories, The Devil Gets His Due, most recently at the Festival of the Written Arts independent authors table. She has been nominated for the Community Theatre Coalition awards for her play Body and Soul and is happy to report that her play won in two of the four categories in which it was nominated. Lighting designer Miles Lavkulich won for best lighting design, and Elwood won for best sound design, along with friend Jacqollyne Keath who worked with her. “I was really delighted to receive the award for best sound,” she writes, “as it’s an area I love to work in – witness all the sound tracks for my marionette shows – and I’d written a mammoth number of sound effects and relevant music cues into the script.” Mystery fans will want to know that one of Elwood’s short stories has been picked up by the Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine and will be featured in their holiday edition this year.
Keep me posted
Please continue to send me your arts announcements but note that they will run in the newspaper one day to one week ahead only. My deadline is Tuesday at noon for next Friday’s paper. Email [email protected] or phone 604-886-4692.
