Local Arts

Two of Western Canada's most eclectic independent bands are giving Howe Sound Brew Pub audiences the one-two punch over consecutive weekends in June.

Local country music fans are abuzz with the news that Canadian Idol favourite and rising star Karen-Lee Batten is performing at the Ocean Port (OP) Hotel Saturday (May 17).

Live from Squamish, it's Saturday night for six evenings packed with some of the most memorable Saturday Night Live skits from the last two decades.

A local 17-year-old is dancing circles around notions of typical small town culture with hip-hop moves that rival any inner-city talent.

The 2008 Squamish Mountain Festival (SQUMF) is getting ready to thrill locals and visitors again this summer with an exciting mix of films, clinics, competitions and guest speakers.

The Brackendale Art Gallery is known for its intimate live concerts and the sixth annual Bluegrass Festival promises to bring audience participation to the forefront with four workshops run by the likes of mandolin master John Reischman on Saturday (

The Sea to Sky Singers are ditching their squeaky clean image for a lively evening of cabaret, aptly called Behavin' Badly. Choir director Veronica McPhee said she wanted to do music that was "a little bit fun.

Every two years the intrepid minds at Howe Sound Secondary School bring us a new musical performance.

Mother's Day usually passes with flowers, a card and a hug but do we really understand who we're celebrating?That's a question local actor Heather Feeney contemplated when invited to participate in My Mother's Story, which includes two stage shows on

Three musical powerhouses will be sharing a stage this weekend, delivering a seasoned West Coast sound with a few laughs thrown in for good measure.