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SUMMARY:Earth Day 2026 at the RC Pier
DESCRIPTION:Come join us to celebrate Earth Day down at the Roberts Creek Pier Sunday\, April 19th from 11:30am-5pm!\nThis year we look at Recycling on the Coast with Salish Soils\nBooksale at the Library in the Heart of the Creek from noon-3pm\nConscious local exhibitors\nLibrary Book Sale – noon-3pm\nTraC Bike Valet & Tune-ups\nHot Food & Treats\nKidzone\nMusic!!!!\nPranakite\nMivule\nDJ Coffee Break\nand so much More that will be updated along the way!\nIt’s only with the help of volunteers that these events happen!\nIf you or someone you know is interested please sign up at:\nvolunteersignup.org/TTBEJ\nYour community spirit is appreciated!\n‘We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Province of British Columbia.’
URL:https://coastculture.com/event/earth-day-2026-at-the-rc-pier/
LOCATION:Roberts Creek Pier\, 999 Roberts Creek Rd.\, Roberts Creek\, V0N2W4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Artisan/Craft Fair,Community,Market,Performance/Music
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SUMMARY:An Afternoon with Bob McDonald - Host of CBC's Quirks and Quarks
DESCRIPTION:We’re thrilled to welcome Bob McDonald—acclaimed author\, CBC broadcaster\, and longtime host of Quirks & Quarks—to the Raven’s Cry Theatre for a very special fundraising event.\nWith over 800\,000 weekly listeners across Canada\, Bob is one of the country’s most trusted voices in science communication. He’s just released his memoir “Just Say Yes” and has generously offered his time to support this cause.\nThis event will benefit the Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts\, now in its 43rd year. The Festival continues to enrich our community through storytelling\, author events\, and literacy initiatives—like the much-loved Literacy Week in local elementary schools. \nClick on the link below for ticket options.\nhttps://writersfestival.ca/2025/an-afternoon-with-bob-mcdonald/?fbclid=IwY2xjawMsMj
URL:https://coastculture.com/event/an-afternoon-with-bob-mcdonald-host-of-cbcs-quirks-and-quarks/
LOCATION:Raven’s Cry Theatre\, 5555 SC Hwy\, Sechelt\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Arts,Community,Literary
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts":MAILTO:marissa@writersfestival.ca
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SUMMARY:SC Arts Centre:Sechelt Arts Festival: An Evening of Climate Change Theatre Action
DESCRIPTION:Free\, Max 50\, Registration required (a few tickets will be held at the door) \nWe invite you to an evening of short play readings. The collection of plays explores stories about climate\, ecology\, and the environment\, told through the perspectives of animals in our midst\, as they contemplate the impact of pollution\, climate change\, and human ignorance on their habitat and the ecosystem.
URL:https://coastculture.com/event/sc-arts-centre-an-evening-of-climate-change-theatre-action/
LOCATION:Sunshine Coast Arts Centre\, 5714 Medusa St\, Sechelt\, V0N 3A0
CATEGORIES:Arts,Community,Performance/Music
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SUMMARY:SC Arts Centre: Sechelt Arts Festival: Writing Theatre in Response to the Climate Crisis with Elaine Ávila
DESCRIPTION:Max 10 Registration required. \nIn this fun\, interactive\, hands-on workshop\, you will write a short play in response to the climate crisis\, by identifying issues that are essential to write about now\, as well as exploring and expanding your sense of the possible. Playwriting has much to offer writers in other genres\, such as developing your skills with dialogue\, structure\, story\, vivid details and experimentation. Playwriting gives theatre artists unparalleled agency and an opportunity to identify the core of what they want to make work about. \nWe will explore a variety of approaches to making plays that have relevance for communities and connection to the natural world. You will learn what a theatre action is\, how to workshop your short play\, and explore where to go next. If you ar
URL:https://coastculture.com/event/sc-arts-centre-writing-theatre-in-response-to-the-climate-crisis-with-elaine-avila/
LOCATION:Sunshine Coast Arts Centre\, 5714 Medusa St\, Sechelt\, V0N 3A0
CATEGORIES:Arts,Community,Workshop/Classes/Retreat
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SUMMARY:SC Arts Centre: Sechelt Arts Festival: Durational Taiko: Celebrating the Equinox
DESCRIPTION:Taiko a thousands’ of years ceremonial tradition that bring entire communities together—lasting for hours to days—as a form of collective healing and resilience. Taiko players from the Vancouver and Sunshine Coast taiko community will gather for a ceremonial offering in honour of our chosen and biological ancestors. \nPublic Invitation: Witnesses are invited to observe and meditate through deep listening and stillness. One handmade practice drum will be available for those who feel called to play. At times\, traditional pieces will be played. If you choose to join in\, we encourage you to support the pulse by playing the backbeat or grounding rhythms. This is a collective space for healing and connection—please tune in and play in a way that complements the energy of the group.
URL:https://coastculture.com/event/sc-arts-centre-durational-taiko-celebrating-the-equinox/
LOCATION:Sunshine Coast Arts Centre\, 5714 Medusa St\, Sechelt\, V0N 3A0
CATEGORIES:Arts,Community,Performance/Music
ORGANIZER;CN="Sechelt Arts Festival":MAILTO:diana@secheltartsfestival.com
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SUMMARY:Ryan McMahon at the Festival of the Written Arts
DESCRIPTION:Engaging and honest\, Ryan McMahon’s music is written from the heart and sung from the soul\, following the lead of his peers Jason Isbell\, Nathaniel Rateliff and Warren Zevon. With six releases under his name and two with his side project\, the acclaimed trio Lion Bear Fox\, McMahon has established himself as one of western Canada’s most prolific singer-songwriters\, leading to multiple Vancouver Island Music Awards and supporting slots for Burton Cummings\, Tom Cochrane\, Mother Mother\, Lee Harvey Osmond and others. On his latest album\, Live Now\, Ryan’s storytelling remains deeply personal\, drawing on real-life stories. While firmly rooted in folk and roots\, the album also explores hints of rock and Americana\, creating a dynamic range to his music that makes each song an individual journey.
URL:https://coastculture.com/event/ryan-mcmahon-at-the-festival-of-the-written-arts/
LOCATION:Rockwood Festival Pavilion\, 5511 Shorncliffe Ave\, Sechelt\, BC\, V0N 3A0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Arts,Community,Literary,Performance/Music
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SUMMARY:43rd Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts
DESCRIPTION:Aug 14 – 17th. Join Canada’s longest running summer gathering of Canadian writers and readers. Featuring over twenty-five visiting authors including Nita Prose\, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of “The Maid”; acclaimed canlit star Guy Vanderhaeghe\, who will be speaking about his non-fiction work\, “Because Somebody Asked Me To”; David A. Robertson\, a two-time winner of the Governor General’s Literary Award and author of “All the Little Monsters”; and Vancouver’s Gurjinder Basran\, hailed by the CBC as one of the “ten Canadian women writers you need to read.” Plus opportunities for writers and readers to mingle amidst Rockwood’s heritage gardens. \nComplete schedule here.
URL:https://coastculture.com/event/43rd-sunshine-coast-festival-of-the-written-arts/2025-08-17/
LOCATION:Rockwood Festival Pavilion\, 5511 Shorncliffe Ave\, Sechelt\, BC\, V0N 3A0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Literary
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SUMMARY:43rd Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts
DESCRIPTION:Aug 14 – 17th. Join Canada’s longest running summer gathering of Canadian writers and readers. Featuring over twenty-five visiting authors including Nita Prose\, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of “The Maid”; acclaimed canlit star Guy Vanderhaeghe\, who will be speaking about his non-fiction work\, “Because Somebody Asked Me To”; David A. Robertson\, a two-time winner of the Governor General’s Literary Award and author of “All the Little Monsters”; and Vancouver’s Gurjinder Basran\, hailed by the CBC as one of the “ten Canadian women writers you need to read.” Plus opportunities for writers and readers to mingle amidst Rockwood’s heritage gardens. \nComplete schedule here.
URL:https://coastculture.com/event/43rd-sunshine-coast-festival-of-the-written-arts/2025-08-16/
LOCATION:Rockwood Festival Pavilion\, 5511 Shorncliffe Ave\, Sechelt\, BC\, V0N 3A0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Literary
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SUMMARY:43rd Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts
DESCRIPTION:Aug 14 – 17th. Join Canada’s longest running summer gathering of Canadian writers and readers. Featuring over twenty-five visiting authors including Nita Prose\, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of “The Maid”; acclaimed canlit star Guy Vanderhaeghe\, who will be speaking about his non-fiction work\, “Because Somebody Asked Me To”; David A. Robertson\, a two-time winner of the Governor General’s Literary Award and author of “All the Little Monsters”; and Vancouver’s Gurjinder Basran\, hailed by the CBC as one of the “ten Canadian women writers you need to read.” Plus opportunities for writers and readers to mingle amidst Rockwood’s heritage gardens. \nComplete schedule here.
URL:https://coastculture.com/event/43rd-sunshine-coast-festival-of-the-written-arts/2025-08-15/
LOCATION:Rockwood Festival Pavilion\, 5511 Shorncliffe Ave\, Sechelt\, BC\, V0N 3A0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Literary
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SUMMARY:43rd Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts
DESCRIPTION:Aug 14 – 17th. Join Canada’s longest running summer gathering of Canadian writers and readers. Featuring over twenty-five visiting authors including Nita Prose\, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of “The Maid”; acclaimed canlit star Guy Vanderhaeghe\, who will be speaking about his non-fiction work\, “Because Somebody Asked Me To”; David A. Robertson\, a two-time winner of the Governor General’s Literary Award and author of “All the Little Monsters”; and Vancouver’s Gurjinder Basran\, hailed by the CBC as one of the “ten Canadian women writers you need to read.” Plus opportunities for writers and readers to mingle amidst Rockwood’s heritage gardens. \nComplete schedule here.
URL:https://coastculture.com/event/43rd-sunshine-coast-festival-of-the-written-arts/2025-08-14/
LOCATION:Rockwood Festival Pavilion\, 5511 Shorncliffe Ave\, Sechelt\, BC\, V0N 3A0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Literary
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SUMMARY:Creek Daze 2025
DESCRIPTION:xRCCA is excited to invite you to CREEK DAZE 2025!\nJoin us this year as we kick off the festivities at Roberts Creek School\, gathering for the lively Higgledy Piggledy Parade leading down to the Pier! Get creative with your costumes straight from the tickle trunk! Meet at 10:45am\, parade at 11:11am!\nExplore a diverse array of vendors offering information\, crafts\, delicious food\, and engaging activities for everyone to enjoy. Kids will love the KidZone featuring face painting\, games\, and playful activities.\nDon’t miss the vibrant music performances at the mandala stage from 11:30am-6pm and the Slow Sundays Stage at Library Park from noon-3:30pm. Be sure to browse through the renowned Library Book Sale from noon-3pm—it’s a can’t-miss event!\nStay tuned for more details about the stage line-up
URL:https://coastculture.com/event/creek-daze-2025/
LOCATION:Roberts Creek Pier\, 999 Roberts Creek Rd.\, Roberts Creek\, V0N2W4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Artisan/Craft Fair,Arts,Community,Market,Performance/Music
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