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THE BIG SUMMER ISSUE issue 28 | summer 2016 | langdale to lund | www.zoomsunshinecoast.com

GIBSONS MARINE RESORT & RESIDENCES

2016 EXHIBITION OF NEW WORK August 6–14, 2016 . 10 am–5 pm OPENING RECEPTION AUGUST 6, 2–5 pm

We at ZOOM are truly grateful for the opportunity to do our share in showcasing the real spirit and beauty of the Sunshine Coast—the place we call home. We would not have made it into our seventh year of publication if not for the continued support of our advertisers and the encouragement we receive from the community and various individuals, too many to mention here. Thank you!

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Classical river Cruise & Concert series

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Enchanting Douro Lisbon, portugal to madrid, spain

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Impresario and raconteur George Zukerman Guimarães Pinhão Porto OC, OBC, has orchestrated a glorious music Salamanca cruise along the Douro River in Portugal, Lamego Segovia Figueira d.Castelo Rodrigo featuring guest artists mezzo-soprano Julie Nesrallah, the internationally Madrid renowned piano duo of Elizabeth and Marcel Bergmann, and noted European Toledo musicians. This journey from Lisbon through Fatima Porto, the Douro and Madrid offers a portugal spain Sintra captivating cultural program combining the Lisbon finest in music, art, history, wine and cuisine in a setting of surpassing beauty.

Savour 3 nights in Lisbon, 7 nights aboard the luxurious river cruise ship AMAVida, and 2 nights in Madrid, with 10 exceptional concerts and music events both on board and in some of the grand performance halls of Portugal and Spain.

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HAIR OF THE DOG DAY Monday, August 1st 11 am – 4 pm

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Mesmerizing close-ups of natural subjects, particularly flowers, combined with a strategic use of focus, give Sheila June’s photos a painterly feeling. Delicious smears of colour are juxtaposed with minute detail. You’ll really feel you’ve seen these subjects. Yet an element of abstraction gives these images a wonderful versatility. Sheila’s background in painting shows clearly, but she has turned her hand (and eye!) to almost everything you can think of that involves visual art. She feels that art is universal and that all mediums are equally valid and full of potential. She should know, she’s mastered so many. These include painting, decorative painting, photography, real estate photography, video production (keepsake, real estate, and video-from-still for personal and business), home staging consultation, and wall hangings that incorporate macramé, weaving, and feathers. She even makes accessories and jewelry. Sheila is self-taught and finds inspiration everywhere, in cracks and decay as much as in new growth and light. Living on the Sunshine Coast, Sheila finds that “everything here has . . . inspired creating. It is a beautiful, spiritual, magical place to live.”

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The Sechelt Fish Market has been the source for local fish & seafood (salmon, dungeness crab, oysters, clams, halibut, spot prawns, sturgeon) on the Sunshine Coast for more than 30 years. New owners Dean & Lauri Paul look forward to offering you their exceptional service!

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Summer must-haves for easy meals that impress!

AUGUST 20 5-10 PM Tickets $40

available at eventbrite.ca or at persephone

Includes dinner, your first beer, and The Tragically Hip: A National Celebration broadcast live on big screen and big sound!

Also featuring: Craft Beer Tap Takeover, Pig Roast, DJ Rob Luv Dub, Farm Activities for All Ages, and more!

Gibsons Park Plaza (near Marketplace IGA) 108-1100 Sunshine Coast Hwy, Gibsons, BC V0N 1V7 604.886.7724 . info@theseasonedkitchen.ca www.theseasonedkitchen.ca 10

{ kids admission free w/ ticketed adults }

Persephone Brewing Company 1053 Stewart Road, Gibsons, BC

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THE RESTAURANT Take West Coast, Pacific Rim culinary influences and put them together with old world, classic French cuisine, enhanced by a deft touch of Middle Eastern spices, and you’ve got what Chef Doucet calls his take on “interesting, yet approachable good food, prepared well, with the best ingredients sourced locally within BC.” Join Restaurant Manager Ms. Yester Mani and her team for a wonderful evening savouring cocktails, appetizers meant for sharing and delectable entrees skillfully prepared by Chef and his crew. Drop by for the hugely popular Happy Hour or linger over dinner.

The RESTAURANT is open Tuesday to Sunday from 3:00pm to 10:00pm (closed Mondays). Happy Hour from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. Bon appétit!

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shorelines and skylines A N N A

M A Y

B E N N E T T

“Ever since I was a child, I’ve been drawn to the sea: the vastly changing landscapes, the many textures, both surrounding and underfoot, and the varied weather. From the calm to the storm, season to season, I am excited to capture and share these experiences.”

Born and raised on the east coast of Scotland, Anna spent her childhood immersed in the creative arts. The youngest daughter of a textile artist and aircraft engineer/folk singer, her creative expression was encouraged and supported. Upon graduation, Anna studied art under the guidance of Mark Weighton at Chethams School in Manchester, England. She then went on to complete a Higher National Diploma in Public Art in Edinburgh, Scotland. Falling in love with a young Canadian while travelling in Greece spurred her to travel to Canada in February of 2000. They married in 2001 and are raising two sons in Powell River on BC’s Sunshine Coast.

PHOTOGRAPHY | ROBERT COLASANTO

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“Living on the Coast in such a diverse and vibrant community and building a life with the people I love gives me the opportunity to explore my preferred work. My studio in the historic Townsite offers an inspiring space in which to create my current body of work, and as one who benefits from the skills, courage, and determination of those who contribute to this amazing community, I am happy in return to share my perspective with others.”

Anna’s solo show, “Shorelines and Skylines,” runs August 25–September 18 at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery.

FOLLOW ANNA ON FACEBOOK.COM/ANNAMAYBENNETTARTIST OR VISIT HER WEBSITE AT ANNAMAYBENNETTARTIST.WORDPRESS.COM

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Have a sweet summer!

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Drama is the first impression. Motoko really works her canvasses and, while tending toward more restricted palettes, her use of colour is masterful. You’ll see glowing depths, wonderful, inspired blending, and dollops of milky, almost chunky colour that really pop out at the viewer. Each segment of her diptychs, triptychs, and four-panel paintings shows strong stand-alone composition in deceptively simple colours. Motoko’s large acrylic paintings are minimalist, with a strong sense of design, with influences from abstract impressionism as well as Japanese classical painting with its emphasis on nature, simplicity, and harmony.

In Motoko’s words, “I paint what I feel.” And she feels increasingly drawn to more restrained palettes and to the essential influences of nature (earth, water, wind, fire). She also feels strongly that “this is what the world needs” and hopes her work invokes serenity and focus in the midst of clashing and contradictory influences in contemporary culture.

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Motoko was born and raised in Japan and moved to Canada when she was 29. She has been operating her successful gallery on the Sunshine Coast, in Sinclair Bay, since 2005. Zen philosophy greatly influences her life and work. Some Zen principles include understatement, the avoidance of clutter and the nonessential, and the use of asymmetry and empty space.

Visit Motoko’s gallery and you’ll find the entire experience is informed by these principles. Her gallery space is bright and uncluttered, with a charming water feature just outside. Up some rough stone steps is a rock garden with a dramatic cliff looming protectively alongside. Motoko likes to take her morning coffee there to watch the light play on the wild plants and moss and to feel the energy of the stone before she begins her day’s work.

And she is working! Motoko’s Fine Art gallery will feature an exhibition of new paintings August 6–14.

MOTOKO’S GALLERY IS AT 4590 SINCLAIR BAY RD, GARDEN BAY, PENDER HARBOUR. VISIT HER WEBSITE AT WWW.MOTOKO.CA TO SEE MORE OF HER ORIGINAL ART.

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The

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Rockwood Centre | Sechelt

August 11-14 2016

Tickets on

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Maureen Palmer Daniell Michael Pond Carol Daniels Bill Richardson Charles Demers Janet Rogers Marina Endicott Anakana Schofield Shilpi Somaya Gowda Kinnie Starr Rebecca Hendry Madeleine Thien Lawrence Hill Ian Weir Guy Gavriel Kay Mark Winston Theresa Kishkan Caroline Woodward Grant Lawrence Alissa York Ian McAllister Janine AlysonYoung Zarqa Nawaz Ostwelve Ruth

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50 YEARS WE ARE OPEN TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY 11:00AM - 2:00PM A great volunteer opportunity for those who love books!

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summer arts and crafts HACKETTPARK

The Sunshine Coast Arts Council presents the 29th annual Hackett Park Arts and Crafts Fair, August 13 and 14.

This juried fair draws vendors from our own backyard and beyond, with artists and artisans coming from across British Columbia. Vendors are set up amongst the trees and pathways of lower Hackett Park in Sechelt.

Live music entertains, a variety of food vendors offer tempting options, and for the children there’s face painting and soap making. For the first time the event will include a whole-site beer garden where Powell River’s Townsite Brewery will offer a refreshing selection of craft beer and ale.

Don’t miss this engaging event where you’re sure to find something to stimulate all your senses.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CHECK WWW.SUNSHINECOASTARTSCOUNCIL.COM.

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PHOTOGRAPHY | JUSTIN SAMSON

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HOME DECOR

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5514 Wharf St, Sechelt . (604) 885-6401 . www.palmeros.ca summer 2016

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JOSEFA FRITZ BARHAM

MORLEY BAKER

E L E V E N IAN MACLEOD

The 5th Annual Power of Paint Exhibition takes place August 12–14, 2016, at the Seaside Centre (5790 Teredo Street, Sechelt, BC) with an opening reception Friday, August 12 at 5 pm. The unique quality of Eleven Equal Artists as a group is in their varying styles and deep respect for one another. After fifteen years of meeting regularly to share their work, they conspired to exhibit together on the Sunshine Coast in what has become an annual event.

This year’s collaborative piece is “What Does Power of Paint Mean to You?” With their commitment to give back to the community, the proceeds from this event will help finance Eleven Equal Artist Bursaries. All artists will be in attendance during the show: Morley Baker, Josefa Fritz Barham, Todd Clark, Elizabeth Evans, Greta Guzek, Carol LaFave, Kim LaFave, Ian MacLeod, Cindy Riach, Nadina Tandy, and Marleen Vermeulen.

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KIM LAFAVE

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TODD CLARK

MARLEEN VERMEULEN

E Q U A L

A R T I S T S

CINDY RIACH

CAROL LAFAVE

ELIZABETH EVANS

GRETA GUZEK

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EDGE OF THE FOREST

Edge of the Forest is an exciting exhibition of textile art by 53 artists from across Canada who are members of the Surface Design Association. This juried exhibition of textile art features weaving, felt work, quilts, printing, machine and hand stitched work and other techniques that give structure, pattern and colour to textile. The exhibition is designed to travel across Canada to provide Canadian artists an opportunity to showcase their work in local venues. It aims to introduce the viewers to the variety and beauty of textile art, as well as to inspire other artists to explore these art forms.

“EDGE OF THE FOREST” IS AT FIBRE WORKS GALLERY JULY 9 TO AUGUST 21, 2016. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL 604.883.2380 OR VISIT FIBREWORKSGALLERY.COM OR EDGEOFTHEFOREST.CA.

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THE COAST RECITAL SOCIETY

2016/17

CLASSICAL CONCERTS

Presented by Sunshine Coast Arts Council

29th Annual

Live Entertainment Beer Garden Food Concessions Children’s Activities

Saturday August 13th 10 am – 5 pm Sunday August 14th 10 am – 4 pm Trail Ave. between Medusa & Dolphin, Sechelt

Hackett Park Summer Arts & Crafts Fair 2016 By donation $3 Adults $2 Seniors

Children, 12 and under, FREE. Must be with an adult.

www.scartscouncil.com

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pender harbour chamber music festival August 18 – 21, 2016

School of Music, 12956 Madeira Park Rd Madeira Park, BC • 604.989.3995

www.penderharbourmusic.ca summer 2016

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DUSTAN SEPT

PATRICK SKIDD

BOB JAMES

JIM SLAKOV

KEITH BURDON

RYAN ANTONICHUK

KAYE & ROBERTA MILLER

ROMAIN BAYLE

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INGEBORG SUZANNE

DAN RICHTER

DOUG IVES

KAYE & ROBERTA MILLER

DESMOND BARRY

PATRICK SKIDD

STEPHEN ESDON

RAQUEL FORS

SHIRLEY BURTON

DINO PILOTTO

The Sunshine Coast Arts Council presents “Works in Wood,” an exposition of pieces created by Sunshine Coast woodworkers.

The exhibition, curated by furniture designer Tim Clement (“The Chair Maker”), will be on display at the Doris Crowston Gallery in the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre August 10–September 11, 2016.

DOUG IVES

The show features the work of both amateur and professional woodworkers—some are students, new to the art form, while others have spent years refining their skills. A delight to the eye, the exhibit covers an incredible range of “works in wood,” from furniture, cabinets, boxes, and bowls to musical instruments, sculptures, carvings, boats, and more.

THE SUNSHINE COAST ARTS CENTRE IS LOCATED AT 5714 MEDUSA IN SECHELT. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON “WORKS IN WOOD” AND THE SUNSHINE COAST ARTS COUNCIL, CHECK THEM OUT AT WWW.SUNSHINECOASTARTSCOUNCIL.COM.

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Stayon & Dine the Waterfront We are located in Downtown Sechelt with fantastic views of Georgia Strait, only a short walk from shopping, pool and Sechelt recreation centre. We have 28 comfortable air-conditioned rooms including waterfront suites, plus popular Pebbles Restaurant offering breakfast, lunch and dinner on the Sunshine Coast.

Highway 101 at Trail, Sechelt 604.885.5811 . 1.866.868.5811 www.driftwoodmotorinn.com

Whether you’re swimming in the lake or enjoying a nice meal on our waterfront patio, Ruby Lake Resort is a retreat for the whole family!

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VINCENT LIM

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THE SOJOURNERS

Y E A R S

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JACLYN GUILLOU

MAUREEN WASHINGTON

ADAM PW SMITH

BRAD TURNER

WORDS | NANCY PINCOMBE

F E S T I V A L

Pender Harbour has been hosting its impressive and enthusiastically attended jazz festival for 20 years!

2016 dates are September 16-18, and the aim, as always, is to bring us as many styles and eras of jazz as possible. New this year, don’t miss Gospel Hour on Sunday morning (featuring The Sojourners, should be amazing) at the Music School. See the detachable “Program at a Glance” on the back of this page for the many outstanding artists! This year private venues such as The Restaurant at Painted Boat, the Garden Bay Pub, the Grasshopper Pub, and Emmelle’s Bistro are booking their own gigs. Check their websites or www.phjazz.ca frequently as bookings firm up. This community is serious about music. Aren’t we lucky?

KAREN GRAVES KUTAPIRA

TWO MUCH GUITAR

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YOUR SUNSHINE COAST PFAFF CENTRE

YARN . NOTIONS . FASHION FABRICS . SEWING PATTERNS HOME DECOR FABRICS . NEEDLEWORK OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK TO INSPIRE YOU YOUR ORIGINAL SUNSHINE COAST FIBRE INSPIRATION STORE SINCE 1973 TRAIL BAY CENTRE, SECHELT . 604.885.2725 . SEWEASY.CA

LOCAL ART, CRAFTS, BOOKS, GIFTS, COFFEE & TEA LOUNGE, MEETING POINT...

SUNNYCREST MALL, GIBSONS . 604.886.2909 summer 2016

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WORKS IN WOOD SUNSHINE COAST ARTISTS AND ARTISANS WORKING IN WOOD SHOWCASE THEIR CREATIONS - GUITARS TO CABINETS, FISH TO EAGLES! OPENING RECEPTION 7–9PM. SUNSHINE COAST ARTS CENTRE, SECHELT INFO: SCARTSCOUNCIL.COM

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FESTIVAL OF THE ROLLING ARTS, SLEEP HOLLOW ROD RUN, SHOW & SHINE GATHERING AND SHOWCASE OF VINTAGE VEHICLES INCLUDING THE 21ST ANNUAL SLEEPY HOLLOW ROD RUN ON FRIDAY EVENING IN HACKETT PARK/HALFMOON BAY. SHOW ‘N’ SHINE IN DOWNTOWN SECHELT ON SATURDAY FROM 10AM–4PM. SUNDAY, A SECOND AND SMALLER ROD RUN AND SHOW ‘N’ SHINE AT PENDER HARBOUR LEGION AND DRAG RACES AT THE SECHELT AIRPORT. INFO: COASTERSCARCLUB.CA/SLEEPY-HOLLOW

8TH ANNUAL EDIBLE GARDEN TOUR - POWELL RIVER SELF-GUIDED EVENT THAT ALLOWS YOU TO TOUR A VARIETY OF LOCAL EDIBLE GARDENS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ALL KINDS OF FOOD-GROWING INFO: FB.COM/ POWELLRIVEREDIBLEGARDENTOUR

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34TH ANNUAL SUNSHINE COAST FESTIVAL OF THE WRITTEN ARTS CANADIAN LITERARY FESTIVAL FEATURING WRITERS OF A WIDE RANGE OF GENRES; EVENTS TAKE PLACE IN THE 500-SEAT OPEN AIR FESTIVAL PAVILION IN THE ROCKWOOD GARDENS, SECHELT INFO: 604.885.9631 | WRITERSFESTIVAL.CA

12 SCHOOL OF MUSIC COFFEE HOUSE EXCITING LINEUP OF PERFORMERS FOR A CABARETSTYLE EVENING IN OUR WATERFRONT THEATRE PRESENTED BY THE PENDER HARBOUR MUSIC SOCIETY SCHOOL OF MUSIC, MADEIRA PARK, 7:30PM–9:30PM $15 SUGGESTED DONATION INFO: 604.883.9749 | PENDERHARBOURMUSIC.CA

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MOTOKO’S 2016 EXHIBITION OF NEW WORK OPENING RECEPTION 2–6PM PLEASE COME AND VIEW HER NEW ORIGINAL WORK AND ENJOY THE AMBIENCE OF THE GALLERY. 4590 SINCLAIR BAY RD, GARDEN BAY INFO: MOTOKO.CA

29TH ANNUAL HACKETT PARK SUMMER ARTS & CRAFTS FAIR SUNSHINE COAST ARTS COUNCIL PRESENTS YOUR CHANCE TO SEE QUALITY WORK BY PARTICIPATING ARTISANS, ENJOY FABULOUS FOOD, GREAT LIVE MUSIC, FUN CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES AND MORE! 10AM–4PM INFO: SCARTSCOUNCIL.COM

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HAIR OF THE DOG DAY ONE OF THE DAYS WE THROW OPEN THE GATES AND WELCOME WELL BEHAVED AND LEASHED DOGS FOR A WALK AROUND THE BOTANICAL GARDEN! SC BOTANICAL GARDENS, 5941 MASON RD SECHELT, 11AM–4PM INFO: COASTBOTANICALGARDEN.ORG

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5TH POWER OF PAINT ANNUAL EXHIBITION OPENING RECEPTION ON AUGUST 12 AT 5 PM A COLLECTIVE OF CREATIVE PEOPLE LIVING ON THE SUNSHINE COAST WHO COME TOGETHER ONCE A YEAR TO HOST AN ART EXHIBITION AT THE SEASIDE CENTRE IN SECHELT INFO: FB.COM/ELEVENEQUALARTISTS

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PENDER HARBOUR CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL FIVE CONCERTS OVER 4 DAYS FEATURING OUTSTANDING MUSICIANS PLAYING THE BEST OF CHAMBER MUSIC SCHOOL OF MUSIC, MADEIRA PARK INFO: 604.989.3995 | PENDERHARBOURMUSIC.CA

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TEXADA ROCK IN PRIDE 2016 FRIDAY MEET-AND-GREET, SATURDAY PARADE, DRAG RACES & BBQ. SATURDAY EVENING ENTERTAINMENT IN THE PUB IN VAN ANDA. SHUTTLE VAN AVAILABLE BETWEEN THE PARK AND THE PUB. CAMPING AT SHELTER POINT PARK. SUNDAY MORNING WRAP-UP. TEXADA ISLAND GILLIES BAY RD

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BEER FARM FEST A FUN-FILLED FAMILY-FRIENDLY PARTY TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE SUNSHINE COAST ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY LIVING. INFO: PERSEPHONEBREWING.COM CREEK DAZE 2016 HIGGELDY PIGGELDY PARADE FOLLOWED AT NOON

BY LOCAL MUSIC, VENDORS, FOOD, KIDS AREA AT THE PIER, PRESENTED BY THE ROBERTS CREEK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION INFO: ROBERTSCREEKCOMMUNITY.CA

DATES AND TIMES MAY HAVE CHANGED AFTER PRESS TIME. PLEASE CONFIRM EVENT DETAILS WITH ORGANIZERS.

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ARTS ALIVE IN THE PARK ANNUAL FESTIVAL SHOWCASING OUR LOCAL PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTISTS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WILLINGDON BEACH, POWELL RIVER INFO: POWELLRIVERARTSCOUNCIL.COM

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Now that summer is here with its lazy pleasures, its long sunsets, and bright water, music lovers are anticipating the 12th Pender Harbour Chamber Music Festival. The third weekend in August—the 18th to 21st—means sublime concerts in a former Forestry building above the harbour in Madeira Park.

Every year it gets better and better, so the question is . . .

What can you expect this August? A gathering of highly acclaimed musicians, to begin with. Violinists Mark Fewer, David Gillham, and Joyce Lai. Violist Ian Clarke. Cellist Simon Fryer. And COULOIR, the dynamic harp/cello duo of Heidi Krutzen and Ariel Barnes. Our Rising Tide initiative—a free concert to showcase young performers—will bring together the Coast’s own Hanna Crudele (violin), along with violist Rae Gallimore and pianist Jenny Dou. Artistic Director—and pianist extraordinaire—Alexander Tselyakov devotes his magic to both the keyboard and the elegant festival programming.

Opening night, Thursday, August 18, means Opening Doors—a grand first concert culminating in Robert Schumann’s gorgeous Piano Quartet in E-flat Major. Friday follows with the Rising Tide musicians playing a broad selection of chamber repertoire in a free concert, A Brightening Breeze; Strings of Summer Light that evening promises to enchant, to take us dreaming under starlight. On Saturday afternoon, In the Key of Blue offers something for everyone, from the classical tradition to Duke Ellington. And that evening, Summer Dances, with Kikta, Schulhoff, and Dvořák, will transport us all. To end the festival on Sunday afternoon, Paired to Perfection, a wonderful selection of virtuosic pieces, culminates in Mendelssohn’s magnificent Octet for Strings in E-flat Major.

Afternoon concerts are at 1:30 pm, evening ones at 7:00 pm. Tickets are $30 per concert or $15 for students 18 and under.

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CHAMBER MUSIC festival WORDS | THERESA KISHKAN

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YOGA al fresco Energy, flow, suppleness, power, non-attachment, tenacity, surrender, vitality.

Nature has it all figured out. We just need to follow her example and be part of it.

There’s no better way than outdoor yoga. Brigit Garrett at Lakeside Yoga in Madeira Park agrees that “this is the ultimate way to practice yoga . . . exposed to the elements (on) which Ayurveda (Science of Life) and yoga are based.”

Outdoor yoga classes take place on the shores of stunning Ruby Lake, so an after-yoga swim is always an option. And lunch on the Ruby Lake Resort patio is highly recommended. Classes go ahead rain or shine and on rainy days are held at the sheltered but open-air Ruby Lake Amphitheatre. Visit their website at intouchtherapeutics.ca and read some of the testimonials; they’ll make you want to find time for more yoga in your life. SUP (that’s Stand-Up Paddleboard) yoga combines all the elements of outdoor yoga with an intense exploration of balance, concentration, extra attention to breath, and appropriate alignment—there’s no faking it. But ultimately water is a forgiving element and gives us the perfect example of flow. Garrett says the challenge is responding and adjusting to “the feedback from your body and the board.” And, as with everything, “A good sense of play and humour are helpful.”

WORDS | NANCY PINCOMBE

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At Emelle’s Catering we blend creativity with heirloom to create menus that appeal to all ages. From fun food stations to formal dinner, including appetizers, mains, desserts and cakes for large or small events. Planning an event? Ask us how we can be of service to you.

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P E R S E P H O N E INTERVIEW BY NANCY PINCOMBE

We all know the Persephone story: Demeter’s lovely young daughter, Persephone, the symbol of Spring, gets snatched by the lonely Hades and taken away to the Underworld. Demeter, the goddess of agriculture, particularly grain crops, is so full of despair at the loss of her daughter that she stops her work. All the flora on earth withers. After some negotiation Persephone is allowed to return to earth for half the year. And this gives us our growing seasons: fallow and fertile.

ZOOM has been talking to Dion Whyte, General manager at Persephone Brewing Company, about Persephone’s impact on our community.

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For many Coast residents, the arrival of Persephone Brewing Company in Gibsons felt a lot like the arrival of Persephone the goddess. That is, Spring, something intensely desired and long awaited. Can you comment on the welcome and level of enthusiasm our community has shown for Persephone?

The community’s welcome and support have been overwhelming. When we first took possession of this property and were quietly building our hop yard along North Road, our co-founder, Brian Smith, walked out to the billboard sign one morning and spelled out “It’s a Beer Farm.” That was the trigger. All of a sudden, the traffic passing by had the answer as to what was being developed here, and the excitement and interest were amazing: people pulling over to take pictures, honking as they drove by, yelling their support—even driving onto the property to ask questions. The weekend we opened, we were overrun and sold out of our growler bottles in two days, borrowing more from Townsite Brewing up the Coast to keep rolling. Since then the community has truly adopted Persephone as its own, making full use of this family-friendly, farm-based social hub to gather, hold fundraisers, attend events, and build community.

KEZIA NATHE

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KEZIA NATHE

KEZIA NATHE

SHERYL HANULA

SHERYL HANULA

Sure, we’re keen consumers of your product, but you’re seeking to involve the community in other projects as well.

Can you give us some examples?

The Sunshine Coast Association for Community Living—a local non-profit providing services and programs to people living with developmental disabilities—is a part owner of Persephone Brewing and has its own social enterprises on this site (including Bottle Me, vegetable gardening, and a flock of laying hens). The broader community gets involved in fundraising events that generate funds for SCACL or that support farm enterprises at the brewery. Examples include hops planting and harvesting, our Tough Kegger adventure race, our annual anniversary party, the Sunshine Coast Craft Beer Festival, and more. Currently we are running an equity investment campaign. Our goal is to attract 1000 investors to raise capital for equipment. Individuals can purchase shares in Persephone for as little as $250 and join our family of owner/shareholders. For more details visit our website at persephonebrewing.com.

Other examples of community involvement include participating in the Art Crawl, hosting an apiary on site, providing our greenhouse to Backyard Bounty (a local organic farm) at no cost, and running a pop-up farm gate Friday to Sunday through the summer with three other local farms.

Finally, we host NUMEROUS fundraisers here at Persephone for local non-profit organizations, at little or no cost to them, and provide discounts on beer purchased for fundraising activities to help them achieve their goals. We also host many cycling-related events such as the BC Enduro Bike Race, Gibsons Grind, Bike to Work Week wrap-up parties, etc.

MCLACHLAN STUDIOS

MCLACHLAN STUDIOS

KEZIA NATHE

KEZIA NATHE

Let’s talk beer. What’s your most popular brew? And what new brew are you most excited about?

Our most popular beers are our Goddess Golden Ale and Persephone Pale Ale. The former is an English-style summer ale, light in colour, with a bready malt character and just enough hop flavour and aroma to keep the die-hard craft beer drinker interested while remaining approachable for those of us who might be used to the more neutral-flavoured light lagers. The Goddess Golden Ale is of course named after Persephone herself! Our Persephone Pale Ale is a North American-style pale ale with a schwack of citrus hop aroma and flavour, balanced against a delicious malt backbone.

Both beers are great year-round. As for beers I’m most excited about—such a hard question! We’ve never brewed a beer I didn’t like. Our Dry Irish Stout is a nitrogenated stout (meaning it pours with a low carbonation and a creamy head like a Guinness) and has won gold at BC Beer Awards twice.

Our Double IPA is a personal favourite and, in my opinion, the finest beer of its style in BC. It holds its own against any other Double IPA out there.

IMAGES COURTESY OF PERSEPHONE BREWING CO. | PHOTOGRAPHY BY SHERYL HANULA, KEZIA NATHE & MCLACHLAN STUDIOS

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Sunshine Coast shoppers face a few challenges.

Lots of small businesses start up and get us excited with what they could offer. Then it’s not uncommon to watch them struggle and disappear after a year or so. And we might occasionally feel as if we’re a captive market for some of the larger businesses. If we’re a little cynical, it’s understandable. That’s why ZOOM likes to send a shout-out to the businesses that really serve our communities and consistently offer us what we need. IGA Madeira Park is one example: “The staff cares about my shopping experience.

Almost every time I go in, at some point, Troy asks me if I’m finding everything that I need.” ” . . . I’ve been shopping there since 1981 and have seen such an evolution! Fresh fish! A bakery with great breads . . . And maybe the most impressive thing is that they now carry a small selection of the lovely Portneuf cheeses from Quebec.”

WORDS | NANCY PINCOMBE

O U R N E I G H B O U R . . . O U R STO R E Troy and Lorie Callewaert have just marked their 10th anniversary running the Madeira Park IGA. The store, which has been around for forty years, has received some significant upgrades. You’ll notice new cake and sandwich cases, a produce section makeover, and the entire back of the store now sports a stateof-the-art LED closed-door refrigeration system that will drastically reduce energy costs. Troy and Lorie actively seek opportunities for their store to sponsor community events such as the jazz and blues festivals and the Mountain Grind. As well, they’ve gone for innovative and unusual projects. The store has developed its own recipe for heritage sausage, one of the fifteen kinds of sausage it makes in-house. Each time a package of these is sold, one dollar goes to the Pender Harbour Living Heritage Society. A similar sausage recipe is being developed to support the Pender Ocean Discovery Station (PODS) project.

Loyalty is at the heart of the store’s success. Callewaert understands that it is his job to stock what people need, and he takes that seriously. Conversely, many locals feel a responsibility to shop there and support the business, sometimes consciously bypassing other stores on the Coast to shop closer to home. Callewaert loves it when locals bring their guests and visitors to the store as if it were a tourist attraction, to see all that “our” store has to offer.

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“It’s my store and I love it and am glad they provide to our small community. [This customer easily lists off the names of eight people who work there.] . . . Great people.”

IGA Madeira Park is an important provisioning stop for boats (and even float planes) heading up or down the Strait and has received enthusiastic write-ups in boating magazines. It is an easy stroll from the marina; shoppers find all they need and are pleasantly surprised by their welcome.

It’s a common refrain, whether from locals who visit the store several times a week or cruisers who pass through once a season: Troy greets them by name.

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WORDS | NANCY PINCOMBE

PHOTOGRAPHY | LINDA SABISTON

R A V E N R O C K R E V I S I T E D Drama and durability. Comfort and creativity. Soul and setting. In other words, a custom home built for inspired and artistic owners. ZOOM has decided to revisit Ravenrock (first featured in the May–June 2010 issue), a Pender Harbour home nestled in an arbutus haven atop a mountain, with views to die for.

The mountainside is fragrant with the warm sugary smell of buddleia and arbutus, and the silence is total. No, not total. There’s the white-crowned sparrow, and the towhee, and the chatter of tree swallows. Garter snakes rustle through leaves on the forest floor. This is nature’s place, and in such a setting almost any building would seem jarring. Not Ravenrock. This house positively embraces and celebrates its location. The driveway turns into steep and textured concrete as it sweeps between moss-covered rocks toward the house. The house itself is minimal and modernist, kissing the rock at the back and jutting, as the land slopes sharply down, toward the view in the front, very like someone standing at a viewpoint and gesturing to friends to come see what he sees.

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Entering at the lower level of the house, one is struck (the first of many times) by the happy partnership of form and function. This is the main reception area (which doubles as the media room), and its floor and walls are concrete, the house’s foundation. Dark and textured custom cabinetry (by Nicolas Meyer— nicospacecraft.com) on one entire wall provides storage and display. A splash of burnt sienna behind the media screen is the only colour, effectively echoing the arbutus trees just outside the glass doors.

There’s a dramatic transition from the darkened lowerlevel room up the stairs to the main part of the house, bright and open, where, through one whole side of floor-to-ceiling window, the view grabs the visitor by the shirt front and doesn’t let go. Sweeping and complex, the scene takes in Texada Island and the distant and changeable Salish Sea, with Vancouver Island beyond.

Gerrans Bay looks quaint from here, with docks and boating traffic, and no fewer than three (Garden Bay, Hotel, and Mixal) lakes are visible. The topography is just as interesting with its bumps and curves and imposing Mt. Daniel just off to the left. Weather can be seen approaching from a distance, and stormwatching from here must be spectacular. What cannot be seen are neighbouring houses. Not one.

This home’s owners understand that it’s all about the view and are careful never to compete with it in their décor choices. The colours are purposely neutral and muted, always echoing what is outside: concrete, stone greys and lichen greens. When a bit of visual interest is desired, texture is employed. Basketry and weave are used as decorative features throughout, along with woven, undyed rugs. There is nothing fussy here. The owners (with graphic design backgrounds) prefer the harmony of consistent, simple, practical, and durable furnishings.

Durability is a strong theme in this home. Polished concrete floors inside give way to aluminum decking outside the huge glass sliding doors. Thick glass railing on the deck (by Instaglass of Sechelt), with no metal or wood, leaves the view unobstructed.

This home was designed by a busy couple, to be just what they need and no more. Consistent with the newest trends in home-building (smaller, more efficient, nature-embracing), the high ceilings and glass make it seem spacious while the size is in fact modest at a little under 2000 square feet.

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The owners lived on site in a small rustic cabin for a year, getting a real feel for the setting before putting their heads together with Econ Group of West Vancouver (www. econgroup.ca) to design the floor plan. They waited several years before having the custom, built-in cabinetry installed, because they wanted to be sure of what they needed.

And there are some features still to be installed (window treatments, for instance, and a dropped ceiling to define the kitchen space in the open-concept room) that they are not sure they want. Simplicity can be addictive.

The house has only one official bedroom, which enjoys the same astounding view, located beyond the great room behind offset walls. The only inside door in the home is to the second bathroom. This “no-doors” design adds greatly to the feeling of simplicity and flow. For occasional house guests, a Murphy bed in the back “flex area” (a multi-purpose space: foyer, reading room, private nook . . .) next to the second bathroom provides a convenient, comfortable sleeping space. A separate carriage house about 50 meters down the driveway functions as garage, storage, and office (keeping clutter and stress out of the house). This can double as guest accommodation as well. The 7.5-acre property has room for a few small sleeping cabins, each with privacy and views, if desired.

While overnight guests at Ravenrock might be a rarity, parties are not. The spacious deck can easily accommodate fifty for a cocktail party. A piano takes pride of place in the great room. But not just any piano. This is a Yamaha Clavinova digital grand piano. A handy microphone plugs in and, just when you think things cannot get any more wondrous, you’ve got a karaoke party. This is simply too much fun.

The owners of Ravenrock never forget to be considerate of the other mountainside residents. They’ve placed a little birdhouse at just the right height up a fir tree directly beside the house. From there an unfledged tree swallow pokes his head out and sings saucily while enjoying the view.

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Rita, Susan and Mya in Orlando, Florida summer 2016

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V I E W F I N D E R (L-R) Chloe Christie, Helen Ross, Terry Milos, and Suzanne Snell on the Bright Angel Trail in the Grand Canyon

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Julie Sigurdson at the Skookumchuk Rapids in Egmont

Colleen Elson in front of the Busselton jetty in Western Australia

CANADA Larissa Hunter in Saint-Tropez

Azzette Torres & Liza Amparo in Tagaytay with Taal Volcano in the background

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diego’s den This section started as a space filler featuring photos of Diego, ZOOM’s yellow Labrador Retriever and his friends. It has since become our most popular section.

Diego passed away in August 2014, but his memory lives on in these pages. Our new puppy Miguel has taken over editorial duties. We receive many submissions and if you don’t see your pet photos here, watch for them in our succeeding issues.

Please send your favourite pet photos to diego@zoomsunshinecoast.com.

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Rodmay Heritage Hotel

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Located in a designated National Historic District of Canada, the Rodmay Heritage Hotel is the jewel in the collection of fine historic buildings to be found in this well-preserved and intact Garden City community. We offer a full service facility with rooms, suites, meeting areas, banquet room, liquor store, hair salon and art studio.

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Offering exceptional equipment and service since 1991. The best launch beach in Sechelt Inlet - at the end of the road. The adventure starts here!

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