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SUMMARY:Artful : The Poets
DESCRIPTION:Join host Steven J. Thompson as he welcomes our feature poet Jeremy Loveday. Jeremy’s feature spot will be followed by an open mic. Sign up at the door for the open mic\, 5 minutes max per poet\, $10 or pwyc. \nJeremy Loveday is a poet\, arts educator\, and community builder from Victoria\, BC\, on the territory of the lәk’wәŋәn People. He founded and served as the longtime artistic director of the Victorious Voices youth poetry festival. Jeremy’s dynamic performances earned him the title of Victoria Poetry Slam Grand Champion three times. In 2020\, he was honoured with the Zaccheus Jackson Nyce Memorial Award. His work has been published in reputable platforms such as Huffington Post\, CV2\, Funicular Magazine\, National Observer\, CBC\, Claudia\, and Best Canadian Poetry 2023. \nLoveday’s performance to celebrate his Book Release: \nMaybe the Starling\, the debut full-length collection from award-winning poet and dynamic spoken word performer Jeremy Loveday\, invites us to explore the intersections of crisis and care\, grief and joy—a testament to poetry’s power to ignite change and nurture the human spirit. \nIn a world marked by inequity and climate crisis\, Maybe the Starling is a poetic response to uncertainty\, confronting urgent questions while offering both salve and spark. Rooted in a deep love for the land and an abiding wonder for nature’s abundance\, these poems illuminate the ways we belong to each other and the world around us. \nFrom mosh pits and Elvis impersonators to the quiet patience of growing food\, these poems refuse to turn away from contradiction—they embrace it. Maybe the Starling offers both comfort and challenge\, reminding us that poetry is a powerful call to wonder\, to witness\, and to action.
URL:https://comoxvalleyarts.com/community-calendar-event/artful-the-poets-10/
LOCATION:Artful the Gallery\, 526 Cumberland Rd\, Courtenay\, BC\, V9N 2C7
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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SUMMARY:Friday I'm in Love! A Tribute to The Cure & other New Wave/Goth Favs
DESCRIPTION:12 Vancouver Island original musical acts each playing 12 minute sets of their interpretations of songs by The Cure and other New Wave/Goth/Dark wave/post-punk icons from that amazing 80s musical era. \nIncluding: Amy Muloin & the Alley Flowers\, Avro\, Bath Slut\, Night Mirrors\, Pink Plagues\, Pranatricks\, Rudeboy\, Short Circuit\, Soft Top\, Sonder\, Trip Sitters\, & Valley Edge Choir. \nPlus drag performances by Kara Nedge and Rat King! \nCVGBs returns with their third fundraiser tribute show. After sold out events honouring and re-imagining the music of first Nirvana in 2023\, then David Bowie in 2024\, this coming Friday the 13th of February takes a bit of a detour with the music of the Cure\, mixed with the anthems of other New Wave/Goth/Dark wave/post-punk icons from that amazing 80s musical era. The concept is the same: A dozen radically different Vancouver Island original acts will do twelve-minute sets with the intent to play songs they love\, but not necessarily as you might expect them to sound. These are not straight cover versions! The musical acts are all donating 100% of their performance funds towards Foundry Comox Valley\, a safe space where youth can get free\, confidential help and support\, without judgement. https://foundrybc.ca/centre/comox-valley/
URL:https://comoxvalleyarts.com/community-calendar-event/friday-im-in-love-a-tribute-to-the-cure-other-new-wave-goth-favs/
LOCATION:Comox Valley Curling Centre\, 4835 Headquarters Road\, Courtenay\, BC\, V9J1P2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Concert
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260221T110000
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SUMMARY:Stir the Pot at The Courtenay and District Museum
DESCRIPTION:The 2026 BC Heritage Week Theme\, Stir the Pot\, is an open invitation to celebrate food as a form of heritage that is both personal and widely shared. \nThat means it is time to get your soup recipes ready! The Courtenay Museum is hosting a drop-in recipe sharing table on Saturday\, February 21 from 11:00 AM until 1:00 PM. \nBring an easy-to-read copy of your favourite French onion or grandma’s minestrone\, and the museum will make photocopies for everyone to share and take home. \nIf you’re unavailable but would still like to contribute\, feel free to submit your soup recipes before hand to info@courtenaymuseum.ca and staff will include your printouts. The museum will also be supplying a few complimentary recipes from the archival collection. \nThe Courtenay and District Museum is located at 207 4th Street in downtown Courtenay. \nFMI: 250-334-0686 ext 2.
URL:https://comoxvalleyarts.com/community-calendar-event/stir-the-pot-at-the-courtenay-and-district-museum/
LOCATION:the Courtenay and District Museum\, 207 4th St\, Courtenay\, BC\, COURTENAY\, BC\, V9N 1G7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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SUMMARY:Maureen F. Fitzgerald PHD Book Launch for "Wake the F Up"
DESCRIPTION:Join Author Maureen Fitzgerald PhD as she launches her latest publication\, “Wake the F Up – the Essential Guide to Spiritual Awakening and Freedom”. The evening will include a presentation from the author\, opportunity to purchase her book and a reception to follow. \n\nEvery mystic has said the same thing: We can only end suffering and be truly happy if we wake up. But how do we do this?\n\nIn her engaging presentation\, Maureen will describe her five-step process to awakening from an egoic-state of consciousness to awake awareness. You will learn how to use your life difficulties for opportunities to realize your True Self and:\n\n transcend the limits of your egoic mind;\n loosen the limiting beliefs in your shadow; and\n unlock the freedom and peace that is already within you.\n\nFitzgerald combines Western psychology and Eastern philosophy while referring to the words of the mystics including Eckhart Tolle\, Byron Katie\, Michael Singer\, Loch Kelly\, Adyashanti and Osho.\n\nCome and learn how to raise your consciousness and move from a place of darkness and ignorance to a time of abundance and freedom.\n\nAs Eckhart Tolle says: “Your main purpose is to awaken. It is as simple as that. You share that purpose with every other person on this planet – because it is the purpose of humanity.”
URL:https://comoxvalleyarts.com/community-calendar-event/maureen-f-fitzgerald-phd/
LOCATION:Artful the Gallery\, 526 Cumberland Rd\, Courtenay\, BC\, V9N 2C7
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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SUMMARY:Carys Owen "Love Letter to a Bee" Poetry Reading and Book Launch with musical guests Circle Complex
DESCRIPTION:Carys Owen is a poet\, educator\, community builder and nature-lover who respectfully lives on the unceded territory of the K’omoks people. Her office is on the beach\, by the river\, in the forest\, near a mountain. \nFor several years she has been sharing her poems at readings\, community events and in her first poetry collection – Into the Ordinary. In 2023\, Carys helped to create the Downtown Courtenay Poetry Walk. This public art project is now in its fourth year. It pairs poets with businesses resulting in a display of poetry on store front windows during National Poetry Month (April). \nCarys’s poetry has been read at conferences and meetings to illustrate the life of various organizations\, for example the BC Teacher’s Reading Conference\, Lush Valley Food Action Society and CV Rotary Club. She is also very proud to have performed her poetry at Pride in the Park in Courtenay\, BC. Carys is a founding member of ‘Artful : The Poets’ who meet once a month to share their poetry at ‘Artful : The Gallery’\, Courtenay BC. She also helps to organize ‘Wordsmiths’\, a group of poets\, writers and singers in Cumberland\, BC. \nHer new collection of poetry – ‘Love Letter to a Bee’- explores the beauties of the natural world alongside the importance of caring for our environment.She is mindful of creating poems that celebrate the wonders of the natural world with the aim of encouraging connection and hope.
URL:https://comoxvalleyarts.com/community-calendar-event/carys-owen-love-letter-to-a-bee-poetry-reading-and-book-launch-with-musical-guests-circle-complex/
LOCATION:Artful the Gallery\, 526 Cumberland Rd\, Courtenay\, BC\, V9N 2C7
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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