PechaKucha (pronounced p’cha k’cha) Night is a global phenomenon happening in over 600 communities around the world. Gibsons is one of the smallest communities currently participating.
Here we go… Festival Season is really kicking into high gear on the Sunshine Coast, and this weekend is the 17th Annual Gibsons Landing Jazz Festival. Wow, it’s a teenager now. Plan for a wonderful 2 days on the Sunshine Coast taking in a comprehensive schedule of events throughout Gibsons Landing and a few upper [...]
So why is Gibsons called ‘Gibsons’ when George and Charlotte were ‘Gibson’? These and other thorny questions continue to puzzle me when I ponder the early non-aboriginal days of the Sunshine Coast. (Have we finally learned not to call white folks the first settlers? I hope so.) Given the 126 years of history, dating back [...]
Every time I get an email, Facebook message, or calendar event posting request, I am reminded of how lucky the Sunshine Coast is to have attracted – and retained for almost 4 years now – Kimiko Hawkes as the Manager & Curator. Kimiko seems to have boundless energy, and a contagious enthusiasm for history, culture [...]
Kwekwínmut: Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Smánitmut, tiná7 ta Ch’kw’elhp iy Schen’k / Pieces of the Past: Squamish Stone Artifacts from Ch’kw’elhp and Schen’k, is a collaborative exhibit that features ancient Squamish pieces from the Museum’s collection of stone tools. The collection represents the Early, Middle and Late periods of Northwest Coast archaeological sequence and come from a range [...]
by Laurie McConnell, Editor/Publisher Sunshine Coast artist Jan Poynter has organized a wonderful event in Gibsons for this coming weekend, September 9 through 11th: the first ever Plein Air Paint Out event in Gibsons Landing, joining an international stage to demonstrate the art of painting outdoors. Last year Diane (my spouse) and I were travelling [...]
Image from the Gallery Archives at www.seacavalcade.ca What a weekend this July 22-24 on the Sunshine Coast. SATURDAY 9-10AM The annual Sea Cavalcade, a beloved favorite among the Coast’s summer festivals, begins Saturday morning with, of all things, the ‘largest outdoor yoga class on the Sunshine Coast’ and then promptly heads into intense action for [...]
May 28th from 12:30 pm – 4:00 pm, head to Gibsons for George and Charlotte Gibson Day. Presented by the Sunshine Coast Museum & Archive, George and Charlotte Gibson Day is the SCMA’s annual event commemorating the arrival of the Gibson family to West Howe Sound in 1886. This year is the 125th anniversary! To [...]
by Laurie McConnell, Editor/Publisher As a proud member of the GLBTQ (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered and Just Plain Queer) Community on the Sunshine Coast, I attended the Premiere showing of the Leaping Thespian’s 2011 production, “How the West Was One”. You can read more about the Leaping Thespians below this review. A crowd of approximately [...]
Photographed in 1929 and narrated in 1980, this black and white film of 37 minutes will take you back to when tall ships sailed the oceans. During that year Irving Johnson sailed aboard the massive bark PEKING. The narration was done in 1980 by Mr. Johnson, who did the original filming – from the rigging [...]
A feel-good homegrown story for all small rural communities in BC: Gibsons performing artist Deanna Cartea has been signed by Citation Records in Los Angeles, California and is recording her first album. Deanna Cartea from Laurie McConnell on Vimeo. Bigpacific.com first stumbled across this evocative artist when strolling past Molly’s Lane after dinner along the [...]
Wow, it really IS summer ! Music in the Landing returns this weekend and includes BC Day on Monday. Friday evening in the Gazebo at the end of the wharf will create a bit of nostalgia as Laura Jean Hogan returns to the coast to grace us with her ‘Patsy Cline’ power vocals in the [...]
With the cancellation of the annual Wooden Boat Festival, the Sunshine Coast Museum & Archives has stepped in with a new event for 2010 in conjunction with the Annual Sea Cavalcade Festival held every third weekend in July: Heritage and Hand-crafted Wooden Boat Festival When: Sunday, July 25th from 10:00 am to 4:30 pm. Where: [...]
Gibsons now has a naturopathic physician! Unbounded Naturopathic Medical Clinic has been open since May in the Coast Professional Centre in upper Gibsons. Dr. Jane Gartshore is the owner and practicing naturopathic physician and offers her patients holistic primary health care, focussing on healthy lifestyle, disease prevention, and minimally invasive treatment for health conditions. This [...]
Waiting for the boat was never so much fun compared to the days of not even a vending machine in the lot for sustenance. I talked with Terminal Market Coordinator Kerri Luciani about the success if the venue as my compatriots awaiting the 5:30 boat into The Big Smoke wandered amongst the booths looking at [...]