Raven’s Cry Theatre is proud to be the Sunshine Coast’s premier Event Facility.
In addition to offering first run movies on a weekly basis, we also pride ourselves in our support for several local events, charitable organizations and dance academies.
We host a wide variety of events throughout the year: from live Dance Recitals and Plays to broadcasts of the Metropolitan Opera. Read below for info on our event partners and their upcoming events!
Family Matters: Advanced Care Planning & Honouring Health Care Wishes
Date(s): April 24th, 2025
Showtime: 12pm to 2pm
FREE lecture open to the public at Raven’s Cry Theatre in Sechelt on April 24.
Join Sechelt Hospital Foundation, Dr. Carmen Goojah (Palliative Care, Vancouver Coastal Health), Carmen Sombrowski (Lawyer, Flemming & Sombrowski), Chloe Delany (Social Worker, VCH), and a Bio-Medical Ethicist from VCH to understand:
- What is an advanced care plan (ACP), who needs one, and when?
- What are the legal documents, processes and implications?
- What happens if a patient does not have one?
- What are the common ethical questions and concerns?
This session will be a straight-forward and practical discussion suitable for adults, seniors and caregivers, with tools and a guide to local resources to honor patient wishes in the future.
RSVP at https://www.sechelthospitalfoundation.org/upcoming-medtalks/
Raven’s Cry Theatre
Entry by donation
April 24, 2004
12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
For more information or RSVP:
604-885-8637
sh.foundation@vch.ca
www.sechelthospitalfoundation.org
Sponsored by Sunshine Coast Credit Union
Met Opera – Le Nozze di Figaro
Date(s): April 26th, 2025
Showtime: 10am (doors at 9:30am)
Conductor Joana Mallwitz makes her Met debut leading two extraordinary casts in Mozart’s comic masterpiece. Bass-baritones Michael Sumuel and Luca Pisaroni star as the clever valet Figaro, opposite sopranos Olga Kulchynska and Rosa Feola as his betrothed, the wily maid Susanna. Baritone Joshua Hopkins and bass-baritone Adam Plachetka alternate as the skirt-chasing Count, sopranos Federica Lombardi and Jacquelyn Stucker (in her Met debut) trade off as his anguished wife, and mezzo-sopranos Marianne Crebassa and Emily D’Angelo share the role of the adolescent page Cherubino.
Tickets on sale now!
The Eagles Tribute Concert
Date(s): April 26th, 2025
Showtime: 7:30PM
Eagle Eyes have been lighting up audiences all over North America as the Premier Tribute to The Eagles. Get ready to be transported back in time when these hits ruled the radio waves.
Mark your calendars and get ready to sing along to all your favorite Eagles hits. From “Hotel California” to “Take It Easy,” The Chemistry of this talented group of musicians will have you dancing in your seats.
Don’t miss out on this unforgettable live performance. Grab your friends and family and come experience the magic of The Eagles Tribute!
J.S. Bach’s Long Walk in the Snow
Date(s): April 27th, 2025
Showtime: 2:30pm
“J.S. Bach’s Long Walk in the Snow” and features a star-studded lineup of Canadian musicians capturing the life and music of one of the greatest composers of all time.
Bach is usually seen as the wise, old man of Western Music, but he didn’t begin his working life that way. At 18, and in his first job as an organist, still barely beginning life as a composer but already a spectacular performer, the young genius got into such trouble that the only thing he could do was to walk away.
“J.S. Bach’s Long Walk in the Snow” takes you along on that trip: a 400 km odyssey to a glittering northern port city with street fights, big business, insight, fulfillment, the father figure he didn’t know he needed and, quite possibly, love.
With glorious music – both familiar and gripping – this program brings Tom together with soprano Suzie Leblanc, Joe Phillips on bass and guitar, pianist James Parker and violist David Harding.
Tickets are $45, students $15 and can be purchased by emailing: office@coastrecitalsociety.org or calling 604 885-0991.
WILFRED BUCK
Date(s): April 30th, 2025
Showtime: 7PM
Lisa Jackson’s portrait of Indigenous astronomer and Cree Elder Wilfred Buck moves between earth and sky, past and present, bringing to life ancient teachings of Indigenous astronomy and cosmology to tell a story that spans generations. Adapted from Buck’s rollicking memoir I Have Lived Four Lives, the film weaves together stories from his life, including his harrowing young years of displacement and addiction. Seamlessly fusing present-day scenes with cinematic re-enactments and archival footage, this intimate yet expansive documentary takes us on an inspiring journey to the space beyond, and to the spaces between us all.
Watch the trailer at https://vimeo.com/942488273
Tickets are by donation and are available at the door only. No pre-registration is required.
This film in Not Rated. All are welcome.
Presented by syiyaya Reconciliation and Sunshine Coast Centre RASC.
Meet the Creators of Inkwo for When the Starving Return
Date(s): May 1st, 2025
Showtime: 7pm
Don’t miss this special evening with the creators of Inkwo for When the Starving Return, featuring the Sechelt premiere of this award-winning stop motion animated film and appearances by Amanda Strong (director/co-producer/co-writer), Bracken Hanuse Corlett (co-writer) and Richard Van Camp (co-writer).
A mesmerizing tale of courage, identity and the enduring power of truth, Inkwo for When the Starving Return is an animated adaptation of an original short story by award-winning Tlicho Dene storyteller Richard Van Camp. Spotted Fawn Productions, led by Michif/Metis director Amanda Strong, carried the story into its innovative film form. Two lifetimes from now the world hangs in the balance. Dove, a young, enigmatic, gender-shifting warrior, discovers the gifts and burdens of their Inkwo (medicine) to defend against an army of hungry, ferocious monsters. Dove’s courage, resilience and alliance with the Earth culminates in a battle against these flesh-consuming creatures, who become stronger with each body and soul they devour. Inkwo for When the Starving Return is a call to action to fight and protect against the forces of greed around us. Featuring the extraordinary voice talent of Paulina Alexis, Tantoo Cardinal and versatile television producer, actor and storyteller Art Napoleon.
Link to trailer: https://youtu.be/kGuM4eK0-WQ
Tickets are by donation and are available at the door only. No pre-registration is required. Please note this film is Not Rated and Intended for Mature Audiences.
Co-presented by the Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts, Raven’s Cry Theatre, The National Film Board of Canada and Spotted Fawn Productions.
Down Memory Lane Gala Concerts
Date(s): May 11th, 2025 and May 25th, 2025
Showtime: 1:30pm
Suncoast Concert Band and Sunshine Coast Community Orchestra celebrate the 30th concert season with “Down Memory Lane” – a review of musical choices of past and present conductors.
Order tickets online: terifest@telus.net
Or in person (cash only) at Sew Easy, Trail Bay Centre or Pet Valu, Sunnycrest Mall
Met Opera – Salome
Date(s): May 17th, 2025
Showtime: 10am (doors at 9:30am)
Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts his first Met performances of Strauss’s white-hot one-act tragedy, which receives its first new production at the company in 20 years. Claus Guth, one of Europe’s leading opera directors, gives the biblical story—already filtered through the beautiful and strange imagination of Oscar Wilde’s play—a psychologically perceptive Victorian-era setting rich in symbolism and subtle shades of darkness and light. Headlining the new staging is soprano Elza van den Heever as the abused and unhinged antiheroine, who demands the head of Jochanaan, sung by celebrated baritone Peter Mattei. Tenor Gerhard Siegel is Salome’s lecherous stepfather, King Herod, with mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung as his wife, Herodias, and tenor Piotr Buszewski as Narraboth. Derrick Inouye conducts two performances in May.
Tickets on sale now!
Met Opera – Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Date(s): May 31st, 2025
Showtime: 10am (doors at 9:30am)
Rossini’s effervescent comedy retakes the stage in Bartlett Sher’s madcap production. Two star mezzo-sopranos—Isabel Leonard and Aigul Akhmetshina—headline a winning ensemble as the feisty heroine, Rosina, alongside high-flying tenors Lawrence Brownlee and Jack Swanson, in his Met debut, as her secret beloved, Count Almaviva. Baritones Davide Luciano and Andrey Zhilikhovsky star as Figaro, the infamous barber of Seville, with baritone Nicola Alaimo and bass-baritone Peter Kálmán as Dr. Bartolo and bass Alexander Vinogradov as Don Basilio rounding out the principal cast. Giacomo Sagripanti conducts.
Tickets go on sale July 24th!
Night Moves – Bob Seger Experience
Date(s): May 31st, 2025
Showtime: 7:30PM
Night Moves! The Ultimate Bob Seger Experience, w/Guest, Springsteen Tribute – Dead Man’s Town. Show 4 of the Raven’s Cry Concert Series
Nite Moves – Bob Seger Experience at Raven’s Cry Theatre! Get ready to rock out to all your favorite Bob Seger hits in person at this awesome venue on the Sunshine Coast . Join us for a night of great music and good vibes as we pay tribute to one of rock’s legends. Opening The Night, Don’t The Springsteen show!! – grab your tickets now and get ready to sing along to all the classics!
Barracuda – The Essential Tribute To HEART & Zeppelin
Date(s): October 4th, 2025
Showtime: 7:30PM
Barracuda – The Essential Tribute to HEART, a night filled with all the hits and energy of the legendary band!
Barracuda, a tribute to Heart, first hit the stage in 2011, and rapidly became the top Heart tribute in North America. In 2012, having heard rave reviews of Barracuda, Heart’s original lead guitarist and co-writer, Roger Fisher, drove from Seattle to Vancouver with brother Michael, Heart’s original manager and sound technician, and also the subject of the song ‘Magic Man’ to see Barracuda. Roger and Michael went on record saying that Barracuda was the best Heart tribute they had ever seen, and they had seen many. Roger was so impressed with Barracuda
that he made several special guest appearances with Barracuda, on both sides of the border.
Based in Vancouver, BC, Barracuda’s DL Car covers the vocals of Ann Wilson with absolute perfection, which is not an easy task. Her precision is nothing short of breath-taking. Sourced out of Portland, Oregon is Sarah Moon, who perfectly covers the vocals and guitar of Nancy Wilson. On lead guitar, keyboards and harmony vocals is Ray Roper, formerly of recording artists Stonebolt. Multi-instrumentalist Darryl Hebert plays keyboard, electric and acoustic guitars, keytar, banjo and mandolin. Mark Kenny, also a member of Nick Gilder and Sweeney Todd, plays bass, and veteran of many Vancouver-based bands, Doug Grant plays drums. In honoring Heart’s roots and history, Barracuda includes two or three Led Zeppelin classics in their set.
Barracuda captures the sound of Heart down to the finest detail both vocally and instrumentally, and have to be seen to be believed!
Coast Recital Society Presents Steven Osborne
Date(s): March 23rd, 2025
Showtime: Pre-concert chat - 1:30 pm, Concert - 2:30 pm
The Coast Recital Society is to deliighted to welcome back pianist Steven Osborne to the Raven’s Cry Theatre. Osborne previously performed for the CRS in February 2015 and November 2017.
The Raven’s Cry Theatre, Sechelt
Tickets: $35; students $10 Email office@coastrecitalsociety.org
Email office@coastrecitalsociety.org
Program
The first half features delightfully sensual arabesques by Robert Schumann and the “Children’s Corner Suite” by Claude Debussy, while the second half ventures into the world of jazz and includes Osborne’s own improvisations along with transcriptions of works by Keith Jarrett and Ira Gershwin.
National Theatre Live: Prima Facie
Date(s): February 8th, 2025
Showtime: 2pm
There are no truths, only legal truths.
Tessa is a young, brilliant barrister. From working class origins, she has reached the top of her game. An unexpected event forces her to confront the lines where the patriarchal power of the law, burden of proof and morals diverge.
The Coast Recital Society is a non-profit society dedicated to the presentation of the finest recitals and chamber music for Sunshine Coast audiences.
The Coast Academy of Dance is a highly respected dance school serving the Sunshine Coast area for more than two decades, with over 300 students and 10 well-qualified teachers in Sechelt, BC.
The Sunshine Coast Film Society
The Sunshine Coast Film Society brings a diverse selection of films to the lower Sunshine Coast of BC, Canada: films that share compelling content, images, and ideas. We cultivate the appreciation of film and provide an alternative to mainstream entertainment in our community. See what’s coming up at our website www.scfs.ca
Since its inaugural year in 2004, the Sechelt Arts Festival has become the leading edge platform for engaging the Sunshine Coast artistic community in innovative visual and performing art projects.
The Metropolitan Opera is a vibrant home for the most creative and talented singers, conductors, composers, musicians, stage directors, designers, visual artists, choreographers, and dancers from around the world.
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