Local Arts

For the past few years, musician Jim Byrnes has made a pilgrimage to Squamish from Vancouver to visit an old friend and put on a show. This year is no different. He'll be performing at the Brackendale Art Gallery on Saturday (Oct. 2) at 8 p.m.

The Brackendale Art Gallery is a little place that hosts some big talent within its wooden walls.

The Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra is celebrating its 75th anniversary this season and to kick off the celebration, the VYSO's Intermediate Division is coming to the Squamish area. From Sept.

This fall marks the advent of some big acts in the world of classical music in Squamish, and the Howe Sound Arts Association (HSAA) couldn't be happier.

Sunshine, live music, dancing and colorful costumes behind friendly smiles - they're all a big part of the Caribbean, and a big part of this year's Squamish Summer Jam.

They've been chasing the dream for years. Now, two Squamish residents looking for fame and fortune through their music are taking new aim at the big time, with a new name, a new bandmate, new manager and renewed ambitions.

A show by artist Georgia Lesley opens at the Newport Gallery in downtown Squamish tonight (July 30). "The Leaves of One Tree" invites the viewer to explore the scope of "common essence" that all living things share.

Although they're a band from Vancouver, their style and sound is straight from Mars - and it's coming to a theatre near you.

A special DVD setting Sea to Sky Country to music and images is on the streets. Local composer Joanna Schwarz's DVD of her song Mountain, Sea and Sky is now available for sale at several locations around Squamish, including the B.C.

The award-winning documentary In the Shadow of the Chief will have its broadcast premiere on Thursday, July 8 at 7 pm on CBC in British Columbia as part of "Docs on the Coast".