Local Arts

Not sure how to celebrate Valentine’s Day? This year The Gallery at Artisan Square’s annual fundraising Gala, Bowen’s most swishy event, falls on Valentine’s Day.

King Cymbeline ruled a large chunk of Celtic Britain 2,000 years ago. The Roman Empire had invaded the island a few years before, but had withdrawn. Now the Roman superpower was threatening to invade again, with even greater force.

On Saturday January 31, students at the Bowen Island Dance Academy boarded the ferry and headed to the Blueshore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts to tap, shake and twirl on stage in front of a legion of parents and fans.

A fine winter blahs buster is heading this way. On Sunday, February 8 at 3 p.m., The Fretless will grace the stage at Tir Na Nog Theatre to raise spirits and delight fans of celtic and folk melodies.

An interview with Dave Pollard, Treasurer of the Bowen Island Arts Council. BIAC recently was given permission and direction from council to coordinate an update of the s Cultural Master Plan bylaw.

The final classical concert of Bowen Island’s 2014-2015 Classical Concert Series will be played by internationally renowned guitarist Daniel Bolshoy on January 11.

The scientific evidence on climate change and the loss of global biodiversity is wonderfully accurate, precise and measured however, scientific publications are often devoid of stories of hope and optimism.

“The world will be saved by beauty,” wrote Dostoevsky, who is quoted in the prophetic film, The Wisdom to Survive, the latest film in the Forward Focus Series to be screened on Saturday, January 10 at 7 PM at the Gallery.

As we round up a year and look forward to 2015, the Bowen Island Arts Council and Bowen Island Public Library sometimes wish they had a crystal ball.

If you missed it the first time around, you’ll get another chance to see the Jessie Award winning play Kayak starring Bowen Islander Susan Hogan starring on January 7.