ZOOM | Spring 2016

3, 4, 5
13 TH ANNUAL PENDER HARBOUR BLUES FESTIVAL
PRESENTED BY THE PENDER HARBOUR BLUES
FESTIVAL TO PRESERVE, NURTURE AND PROMOTE
BC’S BLUES IN ALL ITS FORMS. TICKETS ONLINE AT
PHBLUES.CA OR AT STRAIT MUSIC (SECHELT), JAVA
DOCKS & ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION (MEDEIRA PARK)
INFO: PHBLUES.CA
9, 11
FROM HERE AND THERE
THE SUNCOAST PHOENIX CHOIR PRESENTS
A LIVELY CHORAL CONCERT FEATURING THEIR
FIFTY-VOICE CHOIR. ENJOY RICH HARMONIES AS
THEY TAKE YOU ON A JOURNEY ACROSS CONTINENTS
AND THROUGH TIME.
JUNE 9 - ST. HILDA’S ANGLICAN CHURCH, SECHELT, 7PM
JUNE 11 - CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH, GIBSONS, 2PM
ADMISSION BY DONATION
INFO: SUNCOASTPHOENIXCHOIR.CA
11, 12
MUSIC IN THE AIR
THE PENDER HARBOUR CHOIR PRESENTS A
VARIED PROGRAM INCLUDING FOLK, POPULAR AND
CLASSICAL PIECES. CHOIR DIRECTED BY JOY MCLEOD
ACCOMPANIED BY DAVID POON.
JUNE 11 - ST. JOHN’S UNITED CHURCH, DAVIS BAY, 7PM
JUNE 12 - SCHOOL OF MUSIC, MADEIRA PARK, 7PM
TICKETS: $20 AT EARTHFAIR (MADEIRA PARK), SECHELT
VISITORS CENTER & CHOIR MEMBERS
INFO: PENDERHARBOURCHOIR.COM
13–25
PRISMA
THE PACIFIC REGION INTERNATIONAL SUMMER
MUSIC ACADEMY OFFERS A TWO-WEEK PROGRAM
THAT PREPARES MUSIC STUDENTS AND YOUNG
PROFESSIONALS FOR A CAREER IN MUSIC
PERFORMANCE. DESIGNED TO ASSIST STUDENTS TO
OBTAIN THE NECESSARY TOOLS TO WIN A POSITION IN
A PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRA. DAILY MUSICAL EVENTS
IN VARIOUS POWELL RIVER VENUES.
INFO: ORCHESTRA-ACADEMY.CA
17–19
21 ST GIBSONS LANDING JAZZ FESTIVAL
SUNSHINE COAST JAZZ & ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY
PRESENTS LIVE MUSIC IN RESTAURANTS, ON THE
STREET AND IN OUTDOOR PARKS IN THE LANDING.
INFO: COASTJAZZ.COM
JUL
5XVII INTERNATIONAL CHORAL KATHAUMIXW
A 5-DAY CHORAL FESTIVAL FILLED WITH CONCERTS,
CHORAL & VOCAL SOLO COMPETITIONS, CONDUCTOR’S
SEMINARS AND SOCIAL EVENTS.
INFO: KATHAUMIXW.ORG
6“SELF” – HAWKFEATHER PETERSON
SEEKING CELEBRATION OF OUR INNER AND OUTER
BEAUTY, “SELF” IS AN EXHIBITION GEARED TOWARDS
EXPLORING OUR PERCEPTION OF WHO WE ARE.
“FROM THERE TO HERE: A JOURNEY THROUGH THE
COSMOS FROM NOTHING TO NEBULAE TO NATIONS” –
LYNDA MANSON - THIS COLLECTION OF PAINTINGS WILL
ILLUSTRATE SOME POSSIBILITIES TO CONSIDER OF THE
BEGINNINGS OF OUR EXISTENCE.
EXHIBIT RUNS UNTIL AUGUST 7
SUNSHINE COAST ARTS CENTRE, SECHELT
INFO: SUNSHINECOASTARTSCOUNCIL.COM
9EDGE OF THE FOREST
AN EXHIBITION OF TEXTILE ART BY 53 ARTISTS FROM
ACROSS CANADA WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE
SURFACE DESIGN ASSOCIATION.
“MEET THE ARTISTS” OPENING RECEPTION 2-4PM
FIBRE WORKS STUDIO & GALLERY, 12887-12889
SUNSHINE COAST HWY, MADEIRA PARK (LOOK FOR
THE YURTS). EXHIBIT RUNS UNTIL AUGUST 21
INFO: FIBREWORKSGALLERY.COM
9–10
50 TH ANNUAL HALFMOON BAY COUNTRY FAIR
WELCOME BEACH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION PRESENTS
A FISHING DERBY, FIREFIGHTERS CHALLENGE, FUN
FAMILY ACTIVITIES ALL DAY SUNDAY.COOPER’S GREEN
PARK & DOWNTOWN HALFMOON BAY
22–25
TEXADA DIVERSITY FESTIVAL 2016
CELEBRATING DIVERSITY IN PEOPLE, MUSIC, AND ARTS
DURING THE WEEKEND. DRAWN FROM BOTH INSIDE
AND OUTSIDE THE COMMUNITY, ARTISTS, COMPOSERS,
BANDS, PERFORMERS AND PARTICIPANTS FROM
ACROSS THE CONTINENT AND BEYOND WILL CONVERGE
FOR A CELEBRATION OF CREATIVE CULTURE.
SHINGLE BEACH, TEXADA ISLAND
INFO & TICKETS: DIVERSITYFESTIVAL.CA
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TOMBOY SURVIVAL GUIDE
PART ANTHEM, PART CAMPFIRE STORY, AND PART
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE DISMANTLING OF THE GENDER
STORIES WE TELL OURSELVES AND EACH OTHER.
FEATURING WRITER AND STORYTELLER IVAN COYOTE &
AN ALL-TOMBOY BAND, SALLY ZORI, PEBBLES WILLEKES
AND ALISON GORMAN. PRESENTED BY THE SUNSHINE
COAST FESTIVAL OF THE WRITTEN ARTS
TICKETS: $20 AT 5511 SHORNCLIFFE AVE, SECHELT
INFO: WRITERSFESTIVAL.CA
EVENTS ARE LISTED FREE ON OUR CALENDAR. PLEASE SEND YOUR EVENT DETAILS TO EVENTS@ZOOMSUNSHINECOAST.COM
GIBSONS
Gibsons Plaza, Upper Gibsons
604.886.3487
URHOOD STORE
WILSON CREEK
Wilson Creek Plaza, Hwy 101
604.885.6331
MADEIRA PARK
12887 Madeira Park Road
604.883.9100