Category: EVENTS

George & Charlotte Gibson Day – 126th Anniversary
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George & Charlotte Gibson Day – 126th Anniversary

Posted By on May 07, 2012 in COAST PERSONALITIES, EVENTS, FEATURED, Gibsons

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 [...]

35th Annual April Fools Run – these people are CRAZY
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35th Annual April Fools Run – these people are CRAZY

Posted By on Mar 26, 2012 in COAST PERSONALITIES, EVENTS

For full race results, please visit AprilFoolsRun.com Okay, so I’m not a runner. I’ll admit I have thought of it from time to time, but then common sense takes hold again and years later, I remain a distant admirer of distance runners. Gaspingly distant. One of my colleagues in web design on the Sunshine Coast, [...]

Seasonal Delights on the Sunshine Coast
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Seasonal Delights on the Sunshine Coast

Posted By on Jan 01, 2012 in Cross Country Skiing & Snowshoeing, EVENTS, FEATURED, PLAY, Recreation, Roberts Creek

by Editor/Publisher Laurie McConnell SNOW>>> Yes, we’re still waiting for the *real snow* of winter to arrive! But fear not, lovers of the stuff that gets down the back of your neck & the best face wash in the Western hemisphere… only 10-45 minutes away (depends on departure point) is tons of fresh, luscious snow [...]

Sunshine Coast Art Crawl: I’ve got my elbows and knees padded!
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Sunshine Coast Art Crawl: I’ve got my elbows and knees padded!

Posted By on Oct 27, 2011 in EVENTS

The Sunshine Coast Art Crawl is just 3 weeks away, but the party is starting early with the Coast Cultural Alliance’s first ever online fundraising Art Auction. All artists participating in the 2011 Sunshine Coast Art Crawl have been given the opportunity to submit a piece of art work no bigger than 8x8x8 into the [...]

Harvest season on the Sunshine Coast
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Harvest season on the Sunshine Coast

Posted By on Sep 27, 2011 in EVENTS, Uncategorized

2010 Mushroom Foray with guide Daniel Winkler, image courtesy of SCSHROOM.org Ah, fall. In exchange for cooler days, morning fog, and the beginning of storm season, the Sunshine Coast offers the feast of harvest. All across the Coast fairs and festivals focus on what the region has to offer food-wise in the autumn… and shows [...]

Love Pipe Organ Music? See you Saturday night in Sechelt
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Love Pipe Organ Music? See you Saturday night in Sechelt

Posted By on Sep 21, 2011 in EVENTS

by Editor/Publisher Laurie McConnell My partner, Diane Mueller, hails from the Amherst/Northampton area of Massachusetts. Over the years, like many of us, collected a very eclectic and interesting group of friends. I would put our friend Matt (Matthew) Cron into this category: a musicologist (PhD Brandeis University) and performer, currently serving as organist and music [...]

10 Days to DOXA Documentary Film Fest
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10 Days to DOXA Documentary Film Fest

Posted By on Sep 20, 2011 in EVENTS

DOXA (Documentary Film Festival Sunshine Coast) is presenting 14 films over 4 days at the Raven’s Cry Theatre in Sechelt from September 30 to October 3rd. Aside from films, there will be receptions, discussions and live music! If you’ve ever headed into the Big Smoke to attend film festivals, you know how important it is [...]

Pieces of the Past: Squamish Stone Artifacts from Ch’kw’elhp and Schen’k
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Pieces of the Past: Squamish Stone Artifacts from Ch’kw’elhp and Schen’k

Posted By on Sep 20, 2011 in EVENTS, Gibsons

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 [...]

Live Music to close out the summer in Gibsons Landing
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Live Music to close out the summer in Gibsons Landing

Posted By on Aug 24, 2011 in EVENTS

The Music in the Landing final weekend of live music in the beautiful outdoor venues of Gibsons Landing will begin Friday from 7:00 to 8:00pm in the Gazebo at the end of the wharf with the Duttons. This group has been closing the Gazebo season since 2003 and continue to be a favourite. Ten plus [...]

Get Your Stink On This Weekend!
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Get Your Stink On This Weekend!

Posted By on Aug 17, 2011 in EVENTS, Secret Cove/Pender Harbour

2nd Annual Pender Harbour Garlic Festival Aug. 20 & 21 After a highly successful inaugural festival last August, the Pender Habour Lions Club is back this year but at double the vendors and musicians! It’s always exciting getting a new event off the ground and Bigpacific.com was proud to be a vendor last year with [...]

Swim for the Salmon… Is Captain Quinn Crazy?
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Swim for the Salmon… Is Captain Quinn Crazy?

Posted By on Aug 16, 2011 in EVENTS, Uncategorized

by Editor/Publisher Laurie McConnell Back from Bahstun visit and my gratitude is amplified tenfold to return to my beautiful Coast with its seaweed breezes and blackberry smells. I hear the Coast was crazy busy last weekend and this weekend will be no different! If you’ve never heard of ‘Captain Quinn’ you’re in good company… I [...]

Sunshine Coast Mushroom Festival This October!
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Sunshine Coast Mushroom Festival This October!

Posted By on Sep 17, 2010 in EAT & SHOP, Ecology, EVENTS, Festivals, Secret Cove/Pender Harbour

The second annual fungi event of the season happens this October 16 & 17, 2010 in Madeira Park, BC and promises to be an entertaining and informative festival for everyone – experienced mushroomers or eager beginners. The second annual Sunshine Coast Mushroom Fest will be bigger and better than the first, with display tables, cooking [...]

2010 Pender Harbour Jazz Festival – Sept 17-19, 2010
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2010 Pender Harbour Jazz Festival – Sept 17-19, 2010

Posted By on Sep 14, 2010 in Arts & Culture, EVENTS, Events Calendar, Festivals, Getaways & Specials, PHOTOS, Secret Cove/Pender Harbour, Uncategorized

Mix great jazz of all styles with small venues on the Sunshine Coast of B.C. and you have the phenomenon that is the Pender Harbour Jazz Festival. First established in 1966 by the local Music Society, the Festival is now an annual destination event for a crowd of jazz lovers from across the Pacific Northwest [...]

Pride Weekend on the Sunshine Coast BC
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Pride Weekend on the Sunshine Coast BC

Posted By on Aug 05, 2010 in COMMUNITY, EVENTS, Events Calendar, Gay & Lesbian, Getaways & Specials, PLAY

Please note, this is an ARCHIVED POST, from August 2010. ***2011 – No Dance on the Coast this year*** Unfortunately there weren’t enough volunteers to be able to host the dance this year, so there’s a hiatus. If you would like to be part of helping to put on a Pride Dance in 2012, or [...]

Music in the Landing Summer Schedule
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Music in the Landing Summer Schedule

Posted By on Jul 30, 2010 in EVENTS, Events Calendar, Festivals, Gibsons, Uncategorized

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 [...]

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