Local Arts

The Sechelt Summer Music Series — underwritten by the District of Sechelt — has concentrated its focus on a single headliner each Saturday at the Hackett Park amphitheatre.

Twelfth Night appears at the Rockwood Pavilion in Sechelt over six 7 p.m. performances on July 4, 5, 10, and 11 — and two 2 p.m. matinees on July 6 and 12.

Murder in a Small Town will be a high-calibre presence at this year’s Leo awards after the locally shot TV series earned nine nominations for the annual honours.

The Megaron choristers will perform at St. John’s United Church on Monday, June 30 at 1 p.m. Admission by donation.

Boismier — who works for the TV and movie animation industry under his sobriquet Tooninator, by engineering the characters for new productions — opened his home-based gallery to Art Crawl visitors for the first time last fall.

“What draws me to everything I paint is usually some kind of sunrise or sunset,” said Taylor, “and pressing the colours a little bit forward.”

Scores of dancers from Sechelt’s Waldorf Ballet presented their biannual stage spectacular over four performances last weekend, bringing a colourful and emotion-rich Alice in Wonderland to the Raven’s Cry stage.

The Coastal Voices publication — an annual project of School District 46 and the Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts — released its 15th anniversary edition during a gala celebration at Sechelt’s Rockwood Pavilion on June 12.

"A new exhibition at The Kube gallery in Gibsons explores the literal face of music through portraiture of some of its most iconic practitioners."

Steve Wright shuts down Sound Space