Local Arts

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".

The Sea to Sky highway passes through some of the most beautiful country in the world - and artist Barrie Chadwick has managed to capture this beauty throughout a collection of 20 acrylic paintings.

It's hard to satisfy 200 women, but the Men of Sea to Sky had what it took.

Ever since a famous Hollywood starlet said "If you've got it flaunt it", hundreds of thousands of aspiring singers, musicians and actors have used the famous quote as their own personal mantra in the quest for success.