Tickets are now on sale for the next series of Sunday coffee concerts in Port Coquitlam.
The 18th edition kicks off Feb. 5 at the Terry Fox Theatre (1260 Riverwood Gate) with Sweet Scarlet, an all-female a cappella vocal group that most recently clinched the People's Choice Award at Yule Duel in Gastown.
The Scarlettes — made up of sopranos, mezzo-sopranos and altos Katy Cadman, Laura Marshall Couling, June Iwagami-Pausche, Heather Ray, Eran Sudds and Vista Trethewey — also took the Elmer Iseler Award at the 2016 International Choral Kathaumixw.
Later in February, Blue Moon Marquee takes the stage with its blend of gypsy blues.
A.W. Cardinal and Jasmine Colette, who were at Port Moody's Gallery Bistro last fall and will entertain in Port Coquitlam on Feb. 19, were nominated this year for a Maple Blues Award as best new artist of the year. As well, the duo was the most-requested band for the 2016 TD International Jazz Festival circuit across Canada.
Meanwhile, Festival du Bois favourite Jocelyn Pettit brings her fiddling and step dancing skills to PoCo on March 5. The Squamish native has played at the 2010 Winter Olympics, with The Chieftains and toured Europe including a stop at La Semaine Acadienne in Normandy, close to Juno Beach.
Finally, reggae and folk music artist John Welsh closes the music series on March 19.
Welsh, who works with Nigerian-born Courage Eigbike, is expected to release his new album in March — a work mastered at the famed Abbey Road studios in London, England.
• Tickets for each afternoon show are $13/$11/$7 or $42 for all four. Guests can meet the musicians after each performance over free refreshments. Call 604-927-7529 or visit experienceit.ca.
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