Don Alder, CM, internationally acclaimed acoustic guitarist, composer, and artist known for his breathtaking finger-style technique, percussive rhythms, harmonics, and innovative tunings.
He is considered one of the world’s finest guitarists and award-winning musicians, capable of transforming the acoustic guitar into a one of a kind musical experience.
As a BC Entertainment Hall of Fame Inductee, Don’s performance and creativity displays a passion rarely seen and together with his acoustic guitar magic, soulful singing and storytelling, creates a jaw dropping performances that continues to “Wow” and leave audiences talking for days.
Don has won every major Modern Guitar Competition and has been featured in many well known Guitar Magazines. He has also received nominations for Instrumental Artist of the Year for two of his CDs at the Canadian Folk Music Awards and Western Canadian Music Awards, plus numerous accolades including, recipient of the prestigious Dominic Troiano Award and the Brand Laureate Award for inspiring and creating positive change around the world.
In 2022, Don received the prestigious Governor Generals Platinum Jubilee Award and in 2024, the Order of Canada.
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Sechelt Arts Festival: Public Talk: Making Art in a Changing Climate with Dr. Amanda White and Laura Kozak
This lecture and discussion considers how artists and curators are thinking with a rapidly changing climate. How can art provide a space for more than contemplation and awareness, towards the possibility of transformation? What creative forms and material responses invite us to consider art as a site for urgent action?
Your resilient neighbourhood begins at home: a practical intro
This 2 hour workshop is sponsored and hosted by St Hilda’s (Anglican Church in Sechelt) Green Parish Action Team and is presented by Nicole Hartley Bradford, a global Regenerative Culture Experimenter and Trainer.
The workshop will occur during the Season of Creation, a time of year when many Christian groups bring focus to appreciating and better stewarding this beautiful Earth.
The goals of the workshop are for you to leave feeling enthusiastic about having come, having met people who listened, heard, felt and shared precious information and possibility for real-world action that will be fun and easy to take, and with a sense of having more resources and agency than before for your path into the future.
For this goal to be reached:
No religious dogma will be delivered, and no adherence to Christianity is required to join.
We will do practical exercises designed to empower possible steps you can each take to reduce anxiety about the current times by building:
– agency,
– connection,
– trust,
– personal food and water pantries,
– personal and/or community food gardens and water caches, and
– access to ever more possibility as time rolls on.
The Workshop Outline:
Circle Convergence
Welcome, What to Expect and Group Agreements.
In small groups and with the whole group, work with these questions:
Who are you and what brought you here today?
What do you worry will happen if food prices keep rising or food accessibility becomes more limited?
What action have you taken so far to mitigate your worries?
Given what you have shared and heard here so far, what do you want to create to have more resilience, less stress and more resources?
Hear from Nicole about what she has done so far personally in her own game of “Becoming more prepared and resilient during uncertain times.”
Become an Experimenter.
Discover and design your next experiment, and next steps.
Final feelings, thoughts and appreciation.
Circle Divergence
Optional:
Participant Feedback
Join a local Telegram group of Conscious Experimenters
Donations for the St Hilda’s Green Parish Action Team’s ongoing projects will be gladly received.
Suggested Donation: $2 – 20.
So begins a choose-your-own-adventure game that you can play according to what is most important and relevant to you, during and beyond the workshop.
Sunshine Coast Art Crawl
Take a free, self-directed tour and discover the vibrant arts community of the Sunshine Coast!
The Art Crawl returns this year with 186 venues spanning from Gambier Island to Earls Cove and Egmont, showcasing an incredible range of artists, studios, galleries and other unique locations.
Over three days, meet the artists, explore their creative spaces, and experience the unique spirit of the Coast through painting, pottery, glass, woodwork, textiles, photography, jewelry, and much more.
Whether you’re a seasoned collector or simply curious, the Crawl offers something for everyone. Come explore, connect, and discover the creativity that makes the Sunshine Coast so special!
Creek Daze 2026
xRCCA is excited to invite you to CREEK DAZE 2026!
Join 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!
Explore 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.
Don’t miss the vibrant music performances at the mandala stage from 11:30am-6pm (see the discussion board for lineup) and the Slow Sundays Stage at Library Park from noon-3:30pm. Performance by the Story Theatre at the Gazebo, Be sure to browse through the renowned Library Book Sale from noon-3pm—it’s a can’t-miss event!
Stay tuned for more details about the stage line-up, artists, vendors and more! Bring the whole family for a day packed with fun! There will be a water station so bring your water bottles to fill! We do our best to make this a zero waste event!
We always need volunteers to help make these wonderful events happen! Please sign up at volunteersignup.org/LETMW
You’re community spirit is appreciated!!!
This event is supported by the Province of British Columbia.
RC Library Gazebo Stage: Kaleidoscope – 2nd annual Canadian Multicultural Day Celebration
Join us for our 2nd annual Kaleidoscope, a joyful celebration of Canadian Multiculturalism Day featuring music, dancers and food from around the world. This free, family-friendly event brings together community, culture, and creativity in the heart of the Creek.
Live performances by:
Celso Machado
Alcvin Ryuzen Ramos
Avah – Silk Veil Fan Dance
Punjabi Folk Dancer
Randeesh & Sam Hope
Mivule
Delicious food available from:
Jerk Pan Man
Jind’s Rasoi
Kitchen Classics (Filipino)
Hosted by Scott Collison
Welcome from Sito Salinas
All are welcome. Come celebrate the diverse cultures that make up our community!
Funded by the Government of Canada. Financé par le gouvernement du Canada.
GPAG: The Language and the Land Are Connected — Keeping Our shashishalhem Language Alive
Join us for a special evening of shíshálh culture and connection at GPAG with Candace Campo. Free and open to all.
Candace, ancestral name xets’emits’a (to always be there), is a Shíshálh (Sechelt) member from the Sunshine Coast, BC and the co-founder of Talaysay Tours. Trained as an anthropologist and teacher, she shares the stories and history of her people, focusing on Indigenous language and cultural revitalization alongside Shishálh Elders and Educators while providing Indigenous cultural and outdoor experiences to students and visitors throughout the world. Candace’s mission is to work with her youth and community members to support reconnection to the land that their ancestors have stewarded and lived on sustainably for thousands of years. Candace’s art expresses her ancestral shishálh connections & deep love for family – the ones here & the ones passed – through paint, mark making, screen printing & sculpture.
Land-based education, Shíshálh language, arts and cultural revitalization are Candace’s life work.