Bake sale aids Venezuelan earthquake response Ashlee Argento and Marianne Kohler oversee the bake sale table on July 11. Photo by kc dyer. Local resident Ashlee Argento recently gathered together a tasty mountain of cookies, cupcakes, sour dough bread and other baking goodies donated by her neighbours, and set to work selling the lot. Her goal was to raise money to support Direct Relief, a non-governmental organization, in their efforts to mobilize medical aid following two d

Howe Sound Collective celebrates creating and exploring art Howe Sound Collective inaugural art show at Lions Bay Beach Park, Photo by kc dyer. The inaugural Howe Sound Collective art show was an inspiring, supportive evening and an absolute success according to artist and mentor Barb San Severino. "It was so amazing to celebrate our individual and collective art journeys together," she said. Last weekend, nine artists displayed their work of the past year against the stunnin

Lions Bay residents hold bake sale for Venezuelan relief Part of the Timbertop-Mountain baking collective (l to r): Ashlee Argento, Marianne Kohler, Ingrid Wray and Tyler James, along with Argento Apprentice bakers One & Two and former Coastal Canine Stevie. Photo: Ashlee Argento. After watching footage of the earthquake in Venezuela, Timbertop resident Ashlee Argento (Davidson) was first heartbroken, and then moved to take action. "Seeing communities come together in such d

Internationally acclaimed World Music pianist returns to Lions Bay Photo courtesy Gabriel Palatchi. Internationally acclaimed Argentine pianist, composer, and producer Gabriel Palatchi returns to Lions Bay this month with an intimate solo piano concert. Palatchi will be performing pieces from his latest album Piano Sin Fronteras / Piano Without Borders. This is his eighth album, and his first featuring solo piano. Palatchi says the album is meaningful to him, as it represents