Trans Day of Remembrance
2025-11-20 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Vancouver) | Comox Valley Art Gallery, 580 Duncan Avenue, Courtenay, BC
A free community event with speakers, spoken word, music, tea, cookies, and opportunities to share.

OPENING: Square Foot Show
2025-11-21 06:00 - 20:00 | BC
SQUARE FOOT SHOW 2025

Central Island Studio Tour
2025-11-22 10:00 - 16:00 | BC
STUDIO TOUR THIS WEEKEND!

NOVEMBER 22–23

The 2025 Central Island Studio Tour is THIS WEEKEND – on November 22 and 23! This year, 37 regional artists will be opening their doors to the public and sharing their work and process. Throughout the weekend, you’ll find live demonstrations and plenty of opportunities to find unique, handmade gifts — just in time for the holiday season.The Studio tour is completely FREE and requires no registration to attend. Make your plan and learn about participating studios in the handy online flipbook, or visit the Studio Tour website here.

The lovely Tin Town Café is once again our headquarters for the Studio Tour where you can grab a coffee, pick up a hard copy of the Arts Guide containing the studio map, and have a chat with the CV/Arts team before heading out to explore.

Details:Studio Tour Days: November 22-23Studios Open: 10am – 4pmFollow us on Facebook and Instagram to learn more about participating artists. Check out the flipbook to make your plan.PICK UP YOUR PRINTED STUDIO TOUR GUIDE:

Grab a copy of today’s Record newspaper and at the following locations: Comox Valley Art Gallery; Comox Valley Community Arts Council; Tin Town Cafe and the Comox Valley Airport.

Central Island Studio Tour
2025-11-23 10:00 - 16:00 | BC
STUDIO TOUR THIS WEEKEND!

NOVEMBER 22–23

The 2025 Central Island Studio Tour is THIS WEEKEND – on November 22 and 23! This year, 37 regional artists will be opening their doors to the public and sharing their work and process. Throughout the weekend, you’ll find live demonstrations and plenty of opportunities to find unique, handmade gifts — just in time for the holiday season.The Studio tour is completely FREE and requires no registration to attend. Make your plan and learn about participating studios in the handy online flipbook, or visit the Studio Tour website here.

The lovely Tin Town Café is once again our headquarters for the Studio Tour where you can grab a coffee, pick up a hard copy of the Arts Guide containing the studio map, and have a chat with the CV/Arts team before heading out to explore.

Details:Studio Tour Days: November 22-23Studios Open: 10am – 4pmFollow us on Facebook and Instagram to learn more about participating artists. Check out the flipbook to make your plan.PICK UP YOUR PRINTED STUDIO TOUR GUIDE:

Comox Valley Art Gallery

Comox Valley Community Arts Council

Tin Town Cafe

Comox Valley Airport

Grab a copy of today’s Record newspaper

Improbable Objects Artist Reception
2025-11-29 19:00 - 21:00 | Artful the Gallery, 526 Cumberland Rd, Courtenay, BC, V9N 2C7
Five pillars of the Comox Valley Art scene are collaborating to bring their varied artistic endeavours to Artful : The Gallery with the exhibition “Improbable Objects”. Collaborating for inspiration has always been a productive creative strategy, and this exhibition reflects the varied sensibilities of the artists: Ed Varney, Marci Katz, Martha Jablonski-Jones, Jeff Hartbower and Bill Friesen.

The absurdity and illogical scenes of Surrealism and Dadaism led the to the overall theme for this exhibition. From there, each artist followed their own creative path into the dreamlike imagery. The broad variety of artistic expression utilized by this group of artists includes printmaking, collage, painting, sculpture, drawings, paintings and contributes to the unexpected juxtapositions created by their artworks. The result is a playful exhibition of contrasts with bizarre and uncanny combinations to stimulate the unconscious; the ultimate source of creative freedom.

“Improbable Objects” runs at Artful : The Gallery November 26 thru December 20. Join us for the Artist Reception, Saturday, November 29th, 7-9 pm. Regular gallery hours are Weds to Sat, 12-5pm. The gallery is located at 526C Cumberland Rd, in Courtenay.

Just in Time Choirs Fall 2025 20th Anniversary – Singers’ Choice
2025-11-29 19:00 - 21:30, 2025-11-30 14:00 - 16:30 | Sid Williams Theatre, 442 Cliffe Avenue, Courtenay, BC, V9N 2J2, Canada
The Just in Time Choirs are marking an exciting milestone, their 20th Anniversary Year of connecting through song!
To mark the momentous occasion of their 20th Anniversary, the Just in Time Choirs’ first concert of the 25/26 season is their “20th Anniversary Celebration Part 1: Singers’ Choice”. All concert selections were voted in by choir members from among hundreds of songs that have been performed over the past two decades. Two Fall Concerts will be performed at the Sid Williams Theatre: Saturday November 29th at 7:00 and a matinee, Sunday November 30th at 2:00.
In the spring, they’ll be hosting their second concert, “Part 2: Director’s Choice” with favourite songs chosen by choir director, Wendy Nixon Stothert. Come be a part of a year-long celebration of 20 years of music and community.
The Just in Time Choirs consist of three ensembles: Unplugged (everyone welcome), and the smaller auditioned groups, the Jems (treble) and Vocal Minority (mixed). They will be joined by skilled musical collaborators: Sean Mooney on piano, Beau Stocker on drums, Steve Wallace on bass, and Jeff Drummond on guitar.
These renowned contemporary choirs are known for their versatility; their performances cover a wide spectrum of musical styles from jazz, ballads, folk, swing, soul, and contemporary pop to classic rock. You’ll hear Queen’s enduring masterpiece, “Bohemian Rhapsody”, the foot stomping “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” by The Proclaimers, “Chain of Fools” by the immortal Aretha Franklin, Stevie Nicks’ haunting “Landslide”, the Boss and the E-Street Band’s timeless “Dancing in the Dark” plus more from The Eagles, Michael Buble, Gladys Knight, Eurythmics, and many more!
The concert finale brings all three choirs together to sing Simon and Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water” and finally, another Queen classic, “Somebody to Love”.
Just in Time’s founder and choral conductor, Wendy Nixon Stothert is excited to celebrate! “The singers have chosen an excellent setlist for this first part of our 20th Anniversary highlights,” says Nixon Stothert. “Back in 2005, I never could’ve imagined the robust, committed, and wonderfully friendly community that the choirs have become. The choirs’ Council has been instrumental in creating highly efficient administration and so many fun opportunities for the singers. I’m so proud of the musicianship we’ve achieved and the connections we’ve made.”
The delight is infectious and the presentation by each of the three choirs is uplifting and entertaining. The audience is often tapping their feet and singing along – and maybe even doing a little seat dancing!
Tickets are $30 for adults, $15 for children 12 & under, plus fees. There is also a live stream option for $30 per household, and we are again offering a limited number of Community Supported Tickets at $15 for those under financial constraint. Tickets available in person, by phone, and online at sidwilliamstheatre.com. Patrons are encouraged to purchase tickets early as performances regularly sell out.
The choirs look forward to sharing the joy of singing with you and welcoming you to the show!

Artful : The Poets featuring Pam Stewart
2025-12-01 19:00 - 21:00 | Artful the Gallery, 526 Cumberland Rd, Courtenay, BC, V9N 2C7
Join host Steven J. Thompson as he welcomes our feature poet Pam Stewart from Victoria, BC. Pam Stewart writes about change and self-acceptance, the beauty and the not so. She’s a performer, facilitator and event producer. A former Victoria slam champion, she got her start in spoken word before publishing a book of personal essays, I Really Thought It Would Be Easier Than This, in 2019. She represented Victoria at the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word four times, twice at the Canadian Individual Poetry Slam, was once a frequent contributor to Elephant Journal, and was the first and only Riot Grrrls Poet in Residence. To see her perform live is to feel it.
Stewart’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.

Lush Valley Holiday Market
2025-12-06 10:00 - 16:00 | Tin Town
Holiday Market hosted by Lush Valley

Solstice Singalong
2025-12-13 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-12-20 10:30 - 11:30 | St. Georges United Church, 505 6th Street, Courtenay, BC, V9N 1M5, Canada
Celebrate the magic of the season with a joyful community singalong! Join Teacher Zoë for a cozy 45-minute Music Together® session filled with songs, movement, and musical play to welcome wintertime. Whether you’re a returning family or new to our classes, this is a chance to reconnect, make music together, and share in the warmth of community as we head into the new year.
These singalongs are also a sneak peek of what’s to come—Music Together® classes are returning in January at our new central location in Downtown Courtenay!
Each singalong event will be geared towards families with children 0-7, but older children are welcome too.
👉 Register by emailing thesqueakywheelcreative@gmail.com

Winter Art Faire - Celebration
2025-12-13 13:00 - 16:00 | BC
December 13 2025 / 1:00pm – 4:00pm

ART FAIRE CELEBRATION

Join us at the Comox Valley Art Gallery on Saturday, December 13, as we celebrate the talented regional artists and artisans who make our annual Winter Art Faire possible! In the spirit of the holidays, this market is all about supporting and uplifting their creative and professional practices.

This year, the curated Art Faire features handmade items by over 30 valley and regional creatives, many of whom will be attendance during the party from 1:00 – 4:00pm.

We will also be joined by a special guest — SANTA will be here screen printing up a storm from 1:00 – 3:00pm! Drop-in for a demonstration of the print process, and take home a free souvenir!

From 3:00 – 4:00pm, there will be LIVE MUSIC in GATHER⋮PLACE. Stop for a break and be filled with the sweet sounds of our very local and talented singer/song-writer Rhea George.

CVAG’s drop-in MAKE ART station will be full of supplies for making simple cedar decorations and seasonal cards. (Children and those needing assistance to participate in CVAG art stations should be accompanied by adult support persons.)

We look forward to celebrating local creativity with the community!

Cookie Walk & Mini Market
2025-12-14 14:00 - 16:00 | BC
A fundraiser for L’Arche Comox Valley. Buy a box for $15 (cash only), choose 15 from hundreds of homemade cookies. Gingerbread auction and card making station for kids. Hosted by St Georges United Church in the Fellowship Hall.

Comox Valley Songwriters Circle
2025-12-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Artful the Gallery, 526 Cumberland Rd, Courtenay, BC, V9N 2C7
Each month singer/songwriters gather to share their tunes at Artful : The Gallery. The range of abilities, experience and genres welcomes musicians who appreciate the challenge (and the deadline!) of creating a new song each month.
The circle provides a place to be inspired, seek feedback and to be
able to hear what other creatives are working on. Most musicians bring along their
guitars or ukuleles, although some sing a capella or use the in-house piano for accompaniment.
Host Ashley Sykes’s love of connecting with other artists provides motivation to write
and perform in the supportive group. The circle does not provide instruction; it provides an opportunity to perform your song, and to be impacted by others doing the same.
Attendance is by donation ($10 or pwyc). The group welcomes newcomers, and the
only criteria is that the songs performed are original.

Holiday Market - Queneesh Society
2025-12-20 10:00 - 17:00 | Florence Filberg Centre, 411 Anderton Avenue, Courtenay, BC, V9N 6C6
Join us for an incredible HOLIDAY MARKET event featuring 60+ Vendors, Concession with our famous Seafood Chowder+Bannock + Photobooth!

Please join Queneesh Society for an incredible HOLIDAY MARKET event featuring 60+ Vendors, Concession with our famous Seafood Chowder+Bannock, Winter Solstice Photobooth, Take-Home Workshops & more! Gorgeous artisan and locally made items will fill the Filberg’s Main Hall on Saturday December 20th 10-5 and Sunday December 21st 10-3! This is the last weekend before Christmas and we are sharing the jolly festive season of kinship and shopping! All proceeds are benefiting Queneesh Indigenous Community Society and their quest to finding a permanent home in the Comox Valley! We look forward to hosting you! Entrance by donation of non perishable food item or $2/adult (suggested amount).

Winter Art Faire - Solstice
2025-12-21 02:30 - 15:00 | BC
December 21 2025 / 1:00pm – 3:00pm

WINTER SOLSTICE CELEBRATION

On the shortest day of the year — come celebrate the return of the light!

1:00 – 3:00pm | Facilitated Make Art Event • Solstice Lanterns, Luminous Stars, & Kaleidoscopes:

All materials supplied to create these light-filled crafts to take home

Activity is free and suitable for all ages

This is a family-friendly activity (Children and those needing assistance to participate in CVAG art stations should be accompanied by adult support persons.)

12:30 – 5:00pm | Holiday Shopping:

The Comox Valley Art Gallery Winter Art Faire is open special hours on Sunday, December 21

While here on Sunday, visitors and Make Art participants can also enjoy some complimentary hot apple cider and gingerbread.

30 Day Drawing Challenge STARTS
2026-01-01 00:00 - 23:59 | BC
Get your drawing prompt calendar here!

Something to Write Home About
2026-01-17 11:00 - 14:00 | the Courtenay and District Museum, 207 4th St, Courtenay, BC, COURTENAY, BC, V9N 1G7, Canada
The former Post Office building, now home to the Courtenay Museum, turns 100 years old in January 2026.
Celebrate this anniversary by participating in Universal Letter Writing Week on Saturday, January 17 at the museum. Drop in from 11 AM to 2 PM and put pen to paper.
The museum will provide pens, paper, envelopes and Canadian stamps. You take a few moments to express yourself in handwritten words and, before you know it, you’ve got a letter to post!
Letter writing in the old post office is a perfect activity to commemorate the centennial!

Opening: Transcendent Thresholds
2026-01-24 13:00 - 17:00 | Comox Valley Art Gallery, 580 Duncan Avenue, Courtenay, BC
CVAG’s convergent program Transcendent Thresholds draws on ways of knowing that understand change as cyclical, porous, and interconnected. Immersive video and sound experiences, sensorial installations, and multi-media artworks trace states of becoming shaped by memory, ritual, and relational ways of knowing. Featuring work by artists Alex Coma, Claudia Medina and Sophia Sanford. Runs through March 14, 2026.

Artful : The Poets
2026-02-02 19:00 - 21:00 | Artful the Gallery, 526 Cumberland Rd, Courtenay, BC, V9N 2C7
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.
Jeremy 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.
Loveday’s performance to celebrate his Book Release:
Maybe 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.
In 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.
From 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.

CV/Arts Member Meeting
2026-02-10 12:00 - 13:00 | Comox Valley Art Gallery, Upstairs, 580 Duncan Avenue, Courtenay, British Columbia, V9N 3M7
As a way of reviving our membership program, CV/Arts will be hosting quarterly membership meetings with the goal of providing more benefits and opportunities for members. These gatherings will offer members a chance to connect directly with one another and with the CV/Arts team, be the first to hear about upcoming programs and opportunities, and receive organizational updates along with broader arts-sector news. These meetings will be open to CV/Arts members only.

Our first meeting will take place on February 10th from 12:00pm – 1:00pm at 580 Duncan Avenue. During this time the CV/Arts team will share information about program planning for 2026.

If you haven’t renewed your membership yet, now is a great time to do so. We’ve recently introduced a sliding-scale membership starting at just $10, helping lower barriers to participation and making it easier for everyone to stay involved. We’re looking forward to building a stronger, more connected arts community together and hope you’ll join us.

RSVP to the meeting HERE.

Friday I'm in Love! A Tribute to The Cure & other New Wave/Goth Favs
2026-02-13 18:30 - 22:30 | Comox Valley Curling Centre, 4835 Headquarters Road, Courtenay, BC, V9J1P2, Canada
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.
Including: Amy Muloin & the Alley Flowers, Avro, Bath Slut, Night Mirrors, Pink Plagues, Pranatricks, Rudeboy, Short Circuit, Soft Top, Sonder, Trip Sitters, & Valley Edge Choir.
Plus drag performances by Kara Nedge and Rat King!
CVGBs 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/

Comox Valley Songwriters Circle
2026-02-16 19:00 - 21:00 | Artful the Gallery, 526 Cumberland Rd, Courtenay, BC, V9N 2C7
Each month singer/songwriters gather to share their tunes at Artful : The Gallery. The range of abilities, experience and genres welcomes musicians who appreciate the challenge (and the deadline!) of creating a new song each month.
The circle provides a place to be inspired, seek feedback and to be
able to hear what other creatives are working on. Most musicians bring along their
guitars or ukuleles, although some sing a cappella or use the in-house piano for accompaniment.
Host Ashley Sykes’s love of connecting with other artists provides motivation to write
and perform in the supportive group. The circle does not provide instruction; it provides an opportunity to perform your song, and to be impacted by others doing the same.
Attendance is by donation ($10 or pwyc). The group welcomes newcomers, and the
only criteria is that the songs performed are original.

Eros & Psyche
2026-02-18 12:00 - 2026-03-14 17:00 | Artful the Gallery, 526 Cumberland Rd, Courtenay, BC, V9N 2C7
Eros and Psyche brings together the work of eight BC artists exploring sexuality, intimacy, love and desire as vital forces in human life.
Drawing from the Greek myth of Eros and Psyche, the exhibition considers erotic desire not only as romance or sexuality, but as a generative energy that shapes creativity, relationships and personal transformation. In the myth, Eros embodies desire while Psyche represents the human soul. Their love begins in darkness, without knowledge or awareness. When Psyche dares to look at Eros, she breaks the spell of unconscious union and is forced into a series of trials. This journey marks a movement from innocence to awareness, from blind love to conscious relationship. Psyche’s story suggests that love, and the soul itself, must mature through curiosity, loss, endurance and growth.
Psychologically, Eros can be understood as libido: a life force that drives creativity, connection, sensuality and curiosity. Libido is not limited to sexual desire alone, but describes the energy that compels us to make, to love, and to reach toward others. In this sense, artistic creation is deeply erotic; it is the act of giving form to inner impulses and lived experience.
Within North American culture, sexuality is often narrowly defined by ideals shaped by religion, youthfulness, and moral restraint. Aging bodies, spiritual sensuality, and expressions of desire that fall outside accepted norms are frequently marginalized or ignored. The artists in Eros and Psyche challenge these limitations by presenting desire as expansive, enduring and deeply human. Their works suggest that libido does not disappear with age or devotion, but evolves; remaining present through change, vulnerability and transformation.
Each artist approaches these themes through a distinct artistic practice, reflecting the many ways love and sexuality are experienced. Across materials, forms and gestures, the exhibition reveals desire as plural rather than singular; sometimes tender, sometimes fractured, sometimes quiet or overwhelming. Together, these works form a shared meditation on intimacy as something deeply personal, yet universally felt.
Eros and Psyche invites viewers to consider love and sexuality as ongoing processes rather than fixed states. Like Psyche, we are shaped by what we desire and by the risks we take in bringing those desires into awareness. In honouring libido as a life force, the exhibition affirms creativity as a space where instinct, consciousness, body and soul meet—and where transformation remains possible.
Three Comox Valley Poets bring their erotic poetic selves to celebrate the opening of the “Eros & Psyche” exhibition at Artful : The Gallery. The Artist Reception will begin with poetic performances by Liza Hughes, Joanna Finch and Toni Dunne, on Saturday, Feb 21, 7-8pm ($20 or pwyc). The evening will conclude with the artist reception for the exhibition featuring the work of artists Tessa Nunn (Comox Valley), Annette Nieukerk (Sunshine Coast), Joyce Ozier (Sunshine Coast), Tannis Hopkins (Sunshine Coast), Matthew Hildebrandt (Salt Spring Island), Nicky Evans (Sunshine Coast), Gary Dillon (Gabriola Island) and Rosemary Burden (Sunshine Coast). Exhibition runs Feb 18 thru March 14 at Artful : The Gallery. Regular Gallery hours Weds to Sat 12-5pm.

Craft Rave 18+
2026-02-20 01:30 - 02:00 | BC
Community Love Jam @ Avenue Bistro

This February, Craft Rave is all about coming together to co-create, fundraise, and support our local community through creativity, connection, PLUR. Peace, Love, Unity, Respect! This special 18+ edition is a fundraiser for Craft Rave and Avenue Bistro and the growing creative ecosystem that supports our goals.

Craft Rave is a space where you can begin, work on, or complete a craft project. Think knitting, collage, painting, drawing, digital art, mixed media, vision boards, and more. Bring something you are already working on or dive into something new when you arrive.

Guest DJs with music ranging across electronic dance genres to keep the creative energy flowing.

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You will also meet our Vibe Guides, who will be there to do Vibe Checks and make sure you have everything you need to feel comfortable, inspired, and supported.

This event is about creative community love in action.

We will be adding more to this experience soon, including a special mocktail and cocktail menu and curated food and snack offerings, vending opportunities and more. Stay tuned for more details as this event takes shape.

Community Love Jam. Where art meets heart.

Follow our Comox Valley Craft Rave page for updates!

Very Limited Uber Early Presale Tickets $15-$25 includes 1 drink ticket! (Cocktail or Mocktail)

Tier 2 when these sell out! $20

$25 @ The Door

May all relations be honoured and honestly reconciled. May we, as Canadians, continue to fulfill our responsibilities as treaty partners. We are visitors on the lands and territories of the K’ómoks, Qualicum, and Puntlatch peoples.

Comox Valley CRAFT RAVE
2026-02-20 20:00 - 2026-02-21 02:00 | Avenue Bistro, 2064 Comox Ave, Comox, BC, V9M 1P8, Canada
This February, Craft Rave is all about coming together to co-create, fundraise, and support our local community through creativity, connection, PLUR: Peace, Love, Unity, Respect! This special 18+ edition is a fundraiser for Craft Rave and Avenue Bistro and the growing creative ecosystem that supports our goals.

Craft Rave is a space where you can begin, work on, or complete a craft project. Think knitting, collage, painting, drawing, digital art, mixed media, vision boards, and more. Bring something you are already working on or dive into something new when you arrive.

Guest DJs with music ranging across electronic dance genres to keep the creative energy flowing.

DJs: Selayne | FALL ON BEATS | DJ sprouT | Ninjah

Craft demo / Artists / Vendors: PassionStems | Slug Blume UpcyLit

You will also meet our Vibe Guides, who will be there to do Vibe Checks and make sure you have everything you need to feel comfortable, inspired, and supported.

This event is about creative community love in action.

This month’s event is taking place at Avenue Bistro and their full dinner menu will be available including a mocktail and cocktail menu. We’ll have some late night snacks for those of you who stay late with us!

Community Love Jam. Where art meets heart.

Follow our Comox Valley Craft Rave page for updates!

Stir the Pot at The Courtenay and District Museum
2026-02-21 11:00 - 13:00 | the Courtenay and District Museum, 207 4th St, Courtenay, BC, COURTENAY, BC, V9N 1G7, Canada
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.
That 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.
Bring 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.
If 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.
The Courtenay and District Museum is located at 207 4th Street in downtown Courtenay.
FMI: 250-334-0686 ext 2.

Erotic Poetry & Artist Reception for Eros & Psyche Exhibition
2026-02-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Artful the Gallery, 526 Cumberland Rd, Courtenay, BC, V9N 2C7
Three Comox Valley Poets bring their erotic poetic selves to celebrate the opening of the “Eros & Psyche” exhibition at Artful : The Gallery. The Artist Reception will begin with poetic performances by Liza Hughes, Joanna Finch and Toni Dunne, from 7-8pm. The evening will conclude with the artist reception for the exhibition featuring the artworks of Tessa Nunn, Annette Nieukerk, Joyce Ozier, Tannis Hopkins, Matthew Hildebrandt, Nicky Evans, Gary Dillon and Rosemary Burden.

Lunar New Year Celebration
2026-02-22 15:00 - 17:00 | BC
Multicultural and family friendly celebration. Snacks, stories, traditional crafts, games and more! Come learn about this important celebration observed in over a dozen countries.

Maureen F. Fitzgerald PHD Book Launch for "Wake the F Up"
2026-02-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Artful the Gallery, 526 Cumberland Rd, Courtenay, BC, V9N 2C7
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.

Every 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?

In 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:

 transcend the limits of your egoic mind;
 loosen the limiting beliefs in your shadow; and
 unlock the freedom and peace that is already within you.

Fitzgerald 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.

Come and learn how to raise your consciousness and move from a place of darkness and ignorance to a time of abundance and freedom.

As 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.”
