Shannon Carman

Music teacher Pam Smirl, one of a number of professional and part-time instructors on the West Shore, sits at the piano in the Victoria Conservatory of Music’s Alix Goolden Hall with one of her award-winning students, Taya Pai. Smirl says many of her students hail from the West Shore.

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It’s never too late for West Shore residents to take up musical pursuits

Music teacher Pam Smirl, one of a number of professional and part-time instructors on the West Shore, sits at the piano in the Victoria Conservatory of Music’s Alix Goolden Hall with one of her award-winning students, Taya Pai. Smirl says many of her students hail from the West Shore.
A young actor playing Mr. Tumnus howls out during a rehearsal of a scene from the Four Seasons Musical Theatre’s production of The Chronicles of Narnia.

Transforming children and transporting audiences for 40 years

Four Seasons Musical Theatre company stays relevant through the decades

A young actor playing Mr. Tumnus howls out during a rehearsal of a scene from the Four Seasons Musical Theatre’s production of The Chronicles of Narnia.

WEST SHORE ARTS COUNCIL: Music is alive and well on the Highlands front

The continued success of the Pike coffee house may require relocating