Comox Valley Arts

Kym Gouchie
2024-09-26 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Vancouver) | Sid Williams Theatre, 442 Cliffe Avenue, Courtenay, BC, V9N 2J2, Canada
Lheidli T’enneh artist, performer and cultural ambassador Kym Gouchie’s traditional hand drum, acoustic guitar, full-bodied voice and authentic storytelling make her a powerful force. Indigenous, folk, roots and subtle country tones alongside Kym’s poignant lyrics and eloquent delivery have a stirring impact on her audience, instilling hope and inspiration. She’ll be performing as a full band with a tantalizing blend of accompanists on cello, bass, keys and vocal harmonies, featuring a variety of her music including some heartwarming songs from her new album Shun Beh Nats’ujeh (We Are Healing Through Songs). Kym is known for her unique and memorable performances and this show will open your heart.
Kym is also well-known as a speaker and bridge-builder, called upon regularly to work with groups across the country on themes of reconciliation, promoting connection, unity and healing. She is a founding member of CARE – Canadian Artists for Reconciliation & Education.
“Kym Gouchie is an artist who has the ability to momentarily make us feel that time can stand still. Performing with a combination of soulful expression, focused intent, integrity, and artistic depth, Kym Gouchie embraces and holds audiences while imparting messages and truths in songs that need to be heard. Kym is a truly unique artist who seamlessly blends the contemporary with the traditional.” – Peter North, Artistic Director: Salmon Arm Roots & Blues

Spinning and Unraveling: Art from the Wachiay Residency (Exhibit Opening)
2024-09-27 17:00 - 20:00 | Comox Valley Art Gallery, 580 Duncan Avenue, Courtenay, BC
During this year’s Wachiay Residency, six community-based artists from around B.C. spent a week immersed in the screen print medium. Their work will be on display at Comox Valley Art Gallery from September 27-October 26.

The opening of this exhibit coincides with Pulse in the Plaza. Several of the artists will be in attendance.

Luke Ramsey from the Sunshine Coast and Rachelle Antoine from K’omoks First Nation were the first artists in the studio. They were followed by Amanda Hugon and Facundo Gastiazoro who are part of Raven Tacuara mural collective in northern B.C. The final artist pair, Shawna Kiesman and Danika Saunders, are longtime friends who met at Freda Diesing School of Northwest Coast Art.

Pulse on the Plaza
2024-09-27 17:00 - 21:00 | Duncan & 6th, Duncan Avenue, Courtenay, BC, V9N 2M7, Canada
SUMMER PULSE ON THE PLAZAHAPPENING ON FRIDAYS THIS SUMMER – JULY 26, AUG 23 AND SEPT 27
Get ready for an exciting summer of creativity and community at “Summer Pulse on the Plaza”. This vibrant arts-based event will take place on the fourth Friday of July, August, and September on the Plaza in front of the Comox Valley Art Gallery (CVAG) building, located in the heart of Downtown Courtenay.
Join us for a celebration of local talent and community spirit including music, dancing, food and community.

Event Dates:
Friday, July 26, 2024
Friday, August 23, 2024
Friday, September 27, 2024
Time: 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Summer Pulse on the Plaza is proudly brought to you in partnership with

Comox Valley Art Gallery
Comox Valley Community Arts Council
Elevate the Arts
Downtown Courtenay Business Improvement Association.

Additional partners include Lush Valley, Queer Culture, Pride Comox Valley, and CVOX (Comox Valley Community Radio)!
Together, we aim to foster a vibrant and inclusive community through the arts.

Event Highlights

Live Music: Enjoy performances by local bands and solo artists, showcasing a variety of musical genres.
CVAG Art Exhibition Featuring work by Diane Landry – open late!
Dancing: Family friendly dancing led by local instructors and facilitators
Make Art Stations: Participate in hands-on arts activities suitable for all ages.

Summer Pulse on the Plaza is a family-friendly event designed to inspire and engage participants of all ages. Whether you’re an art enthusiast, a performer, or simply looking to enjoy a fun night out with your neighbors, this event has something for everyone.
Admission is free!
Bring your friends and family, and let’s make this summer memorable together. We look forward to seeing you there! Let’s create a vibrant community pulse at the Plaza this summer!

Spinning and Unravelling: Art from the Wachiay Residency
2024-09-27 17:00 - 2024-10-26 17:00 | Comox Valley Art Gallery, 580 Duncan Avenue, Courtenay, BC

Fleetwood Magic, the Authentic Tribute to Fleetwood Mac
2024-09-27 19:30 - 21:30 | Sid Williams Theatre, 442 Cliffe Avenue, Courtenay, BC, V9N 2J2, Canada
Fleetwood Magic Tribute Band transports audiences in sound and time on a musical journey performing Fleetwood Mac’s greatest hits from the 60’s to the 80’s. They perform in vintage costumes using period correct instrument sounds, exacting vocals and onstage character to personify this most famous line-up of Fleetwood Mac.
Fleetwood Mac is one of the world’s most popular and iconic groups and has earned their place in the rock and roll hall of fame as one of the biggest selling classic rock bands on the planet!
Fleetwood Magic vividly reminds audiences of all ages, what made “The Mac” legendary. Experiencing timeless classics like “Rhiannon,” “Dreams,” “You Make Loving Fun,” “Say You Love Me,” “The Chain,” “Go Your Own Way,” listeners have come to realize the rumours are true – Fleetwood Magic does indeed, deliver the magic!
Fleetwood Magic is comprised of the finest musicians…Twirling in chiffon and velvet, personifying Stevie Nicks is Diane Warren, the signature guitar licks and full throttle vocals of Lindsay Buckingham are performed by Mike Luniw, the silky lead and harmony vocals of the late-great Christine McVie is Songbird Zoey Leven, the iconic groove and mad-man drummer personality is that of Curtis Michael Leippi, the steady and underrated bass anchor of John McVie is Dave Kalancha, and ambient keyboard sounds are created by Steve Bush.
Fleetwood Magic continually plays sold out shows to thousands of Fleetwood Mac fans! This show is a must see!
For more information about Fleetwood Magic, please visit: fleetwoodmagic.ca

Closing - Exhibit: Models & Miniatures
2024-09-28 10:00 - 16:00 | the Courtenay and District Museum, 207 4th St, Courtenay, BC, COURTENAY, BC, V9N 1G7, Canada
Explore this exhibit as if you were a giant, and enjoy the new perspective that miniatures give us to see the world. This Courtenay and District Museum curated exhibit showcases items of various scales and sizes almost entirely from the museum’s collection. These artifacts represent well over 100 years of artists with a deep understanding of dimension, texture, and detail.
Check out the hands-on table, take part in an I-Spy matching game, and see what the museum’s collection has to offer for all things big and small.

Cumberland Fungus Fest
2024-10-03 08:00 - 2024-10-05 17:00 | BC
Calling all lovers of fungus and forest ecology! Join us for our 5th Annual Cumberland Fungus Fest featuring guided walks, films, talks, workshops, science pub, kids activities, art projects, forest feast and much more! October 3-5 2024 in and around the sweet Village of Cumberland.
LIMITED PASSES AVAILABLE! General Passes are $40. YOUTH PASSES (18 and under) are $20. These get you access to the plenary presentations, films, panels, science pub, workshops, Fungus Bazaar, craft market and more.
PLEASE NOTE: Guided walks and workshops with materials costs require additional registration fees. Additional registrations open Monday September 16th at 9 am
We explore fungus through an ‘interdisciplinary lens’. This includes forest ecology, foraging ethics, traditional uses, functional mushrooms, climate change, death and decomposition, psychedelics, art, music, mythology and storytelling.

Artful : The Poets With Steven J. Thompson
2024-10-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Artful the Gallery, 526 Cumberland Rd, Courtenay, BC, V9N 2C7
Artful : The Poets features poet Steven J. Thompson as the opener in our monthly poetry series. Carys Owen will host the evening and guide the open mic following Thompson’s reading. Sign up for the open mic at the door, 5 mins per spot. $10 or pwyc.

Exhibit: Dinosaurs of BC at the Courtenay and District Museum
2024-10-08 10:00 - 2025-02-01 16:00 | the Courtenay and District Museum, 207 4th St, Courtenay, BC, COURTENAY, BC, V9N 1G7, Canada
Dinosaurs of BC, a travelling exhibit produced by the Royal BC Museum, is now on display at the Courtenay and District Museum.
Dig into prehistoric British Columbia and get up close and personal with “Buster”, the Iron Lizard of the Sustut River, and the other dinosaurs that once roamed the province’s highest peaks, densest forests and most remote river basins. Through research done by the Royal BC Museum’s palaeontology team, we’re learning just how many ancient creatures once called these lands home.
Follow the footsteps of tyrannosaurs and ankylosaurs, see beautifully preserved marine fossils and meet the BC-born and bred Buster, our reigning resident ferrisaurus.
Dinosaurs of BC initially debuted at the Royal BC Museum in 2023 and was met with an overwhelmingly positive public response.
“The Courtenay and District Museum team is thrilled to welcome the Dinosaurs of BC exhibit from the Royal BC Museum, and to invite the public to discover ”Buster” and other dinosaurs that reflect the diversity of British Columbia’s ancient life. This, along with the Courtenay and District Museum’s palaeontological holdings, including the 80-million-year-old elasmosaur, now British Columbia’s official fossil emblem, will give visitors a rare and exciting experience in exploring BC’s vast fossil record” says Deborah Griffiths, Executive Director at the Courtenay Museum.

Bag Making With Lorraine
2024-10-08 18:00 - 20:00 | #4-420 Fitzgerald Ave., Courtenay, BC, Canada
Oct 8 – Oct 22
Join Lorraine for this great bag-making class!
You will use the Traverse Bag by Noodlehead Patterns, with a small modification to make it even more beginner-friendly.
Choose from two sizes!
This class is a great way to keep practicing those straight lines, sewing zippers, and making accurate measurements and cuts. You’ll learn how to use bag patterns, rotary cutters, and hardware.
For your convenience, we have included all the hardware, straps, zippers (with a few colours to choose from) and interfacing, so all you need to buy is your fabric. Use a lovely canvas or even a linen!
The only prerequisite: Basic knowledge of the sewing machine (Foundations, Get to Know your sewing machine class or Fundamentals are a great start.). If you are still beginner, Lorraine can help set up your machine, but there isn’t time to explain how to thread the machine, in order to keep the class focused on bag making!

Intro To Quilting- A Simple Sampler
2024-10-09 10:00 - 12:00 | #4-420 Fitzgerald Ave., Courtenay, BC, Canada
Oct 9 – Nov 13
Feeling intimidated about quilting? It can feel scary, but a calm and compassionate teacher with a plan will help you work through the step to succeed! Enter Lorraine! Please read the complete description before registration!
This multi-week class is a great primer, encompassing the basic skills you need for almost any future quilt.
Prerequisite: Students should have some experience on a sewing machine (within the last year or so), some comfort with straight line sewing.
You’ll learn about fabrics, colours, print and how many different ways you can make something look great!
You’ll gain confidence with measuring and cutting with the rotary cutter and learn chain-piecing and pressing.
You’ll learn the tips and tricks to make 4-squares look great, how to make log cabins and the essential- half square triangles!
The pattern we’ve created for this class is somewhat modular- if you want to play with the design, you may. However, if you know yourself to be indecisive or perfectionist, we invite you to make it as designed to take that pressure off you, and to spend your energy learning, not thinking!
Next, you’ll construct your whole quilt top, quilt and bind it.
Some people (like Nicole) love piecing quilts but don’t enjoy the actual quilting part- so you’ll have the option to have it long-arm quilted by Lorraine (for a fee), and then you’ll bind it!
The thing about quilts- they are infinite. One design can be made so personally and so uniquely time and again!
Batting and thread is included in the cost of the class, but fabric is not. We know many people have their own fabric they want to use, and using the collected stash is a great way to get started!
You can use as few as two fabrics for a very graphic look, or 50 for a scrappy look.

Comox Valley Community Fibre Crafts
2024-10-10 18:00 - 19:30 | BC
Drop-In on 2nd Thursdays (Mar 14, Apr 11, May 9, Jun 13, Jul 11, Aug 8, Sep 12, Oct 10, Nov 14 ) from 6 – 7:30pm at the Courtenay Library Multipurpose Room.

Bring your fibre crafts (knitting, crochet, spinning, etc.) and spend time with community members at the CV Community Fibre Crafts evenings at the Courtenay Library. Drop in, no registration needed.

Do you want to learn how to spin sheep’s wool into yarn? We’ll have spindles and fleece you can try working with! Some supplies and mentorship available.

Supplies sponsored by the Comox Valley Community Foundation and the Neighbourhood Small Grants Program

Art Writers Ghost Collective One Day Pop-up Art Exhibition
2024-10-12 13:00 - 17:00 | Artful the Gallery, 526 Cumberland Rd, Courtenay, BC, V9N 2C7
Just two weeks following a lymphoma diagnosis in October of last year, Courtenay artist Josh Klassen wanted a low-key, but creative way to connect with friends and family for his birthday. The first group painting party kicked off a project that would last through the next several months of treatment. A loose collective was formed, and a body of work emerged. The Art Writers Ghost Collective gathered most Sundays between November 2023 and March 2024 for brunch and a collaborative painting.
The core group of artists includes Anna Rambow, Josh Klassen, Olivia Klassen, Marcelle Wheeler, and Dave Miklos, but the attending participants are fluid with a range of people contributing towards each painting.
Often using up-cycled canvases, the pieces are usually large enough to cover the dinner table. The artists rotate around the canvas and spin the painting throughout the afternoon. The process begins with a colourful abstraction which is then detailed with a final inking. An intention of letting go, non-attachment, trust in each other and no wrong answers sets the tone for the journey through each session.
The first showcasing of work by the Art Writers Ghost Collective takes place for one day only at Artful: The Gallery in Courtenay. All are welcome to join us on October 12 from 1pm until 5 pm. There will be an interactive painting for those interested in participating, set to the experimental music soundscape of David Miklos and Jesse Gentes duo ZEK. The open house exhibit marks the one year anniversary of Josh’s cancer journey, and a celebration of his remission. All are welcome.

Old Townsites Tour- Cumberland Museum & Archives
2024-10-12 14:00 - 16:00 | BC
1951 Comox Lake Rd #1888, Cumberland, BC V0R 1S0

Explore the rich history of Cumberland’s Japanese and Chinese Communities

Join us for a unique and immersive tour that delves into the intertwined histories of Cumberland’s Chinese and Japanese communities. This special tour, guided by local historian Dawn Copeman, combines the poignant stories of two once-thriving neighbourhoods.

Cumberland’s Chinatown: Begin your journey at Jumbo’s cabin, the last standing structure from Cumberland’s historic Chinatown. Walk through the main streets of Hai Gai and Low Gai, where, from 1888 to 1968, a vibrant community flourished with shops, churches, factories, clubhouses, bakeries, theatres, and family-run farms. Dawn will recount the lives of the ordinary and extraordinary people who made Chinatown a self-contained and thriving community nestled in the wetlands.

Japanese Community of No. 1 Town: Next, you will visit the site where thirty-one cherry trees stand as a tribute to the last families who lived in No. 1 Town. Here, you will see the remnants of old cement pillars, all that remains of a bustling Japanese Canadian community that came to work in the Dunsmuir coal mines. Despite facing unsafe working conditions and poor pay, these families found ways to thrive until their forcible removal in 1942, an event that forever altered the fabric of Cumberland. Dawn will share her extensive work with the families and descendants of this community, bringing their stories to life.

This comprehensive tour will take place on Sunday, August 18th, at 1 p.m. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with Cumberland’s rich cultural heritage through Dawn Copeman’s engaging stories and historical insights.

Reserve your spot today and step back in time to explore the enduring legacies of Cumberland’s Japanese and Chinese communities.

A Comox Valley Tribute To David Bowie
2024-10-12 19:00 - 23:00 | Comox Valley Curling Centre, 4835 Headquarters Road, Courtenay, BC, V9J1P2, Canada
10+ local musical acts each playing 12 minute sets of their interpretations of David Bowie songs.
Hosted by Patti Savard.
Including: Space Junk Removal Service, Captain Thunderpants, Macaque Attack, Wylie Marr, Captain Hofish, TV Dreams, sufferfools, Sonder, Avro and more.
October 12, 2024
Doors at 7pm music at 8pm
Comox Valley Curling Centre
4835 Headquarters Road, Courtenay
$25 at cvgbs.tickit.ca or Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1015884867987
All ages until 10pm – 19+ after 10pm
$10 for people under 19, but all minors must leave the venue at 10pm, even if the show is not over.
Raffle tickets will be sold for an amazing selection of David Bowie memorabilia (Backpack, lunchbox, songbook, playing cards, career retrospective CD box set, colouring book, playing cars, etc). Bowie raffle sponsored by Bartle and Gibson Plumbing and Electric.
All proceeds go to the Gukwa̱s sa Wagalus Rainbow House
A transitional housing project for 2SLGBTQQIA+ youth in our community. A partnership between Dawn to Dawn and the Pride Society of the Comox Valley, supported by Hereditary leadership and the K’omoks First Nation.

Comox Valley Songwriters Circle
2024-10-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Artful the Gallery, 526 Cumberland Rd, Courtenay, BC, V9N 2C7
The circles are a place for both new and experienced songwriters to come share new songs they are working on, or to dust off some old ones that may need some practice. We take turns going around the circle sharing one song at a time, and each artist can decide if they want others to jam or singalong to their tune. Suggested donation $10.

Cabaret
2024-10-16 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-10-17 19:00 - 19:30, 2024-10-18 19:30 - 20:00, 2024-10-19 14:00 - 17:00, 2024-10-19 19:30 - 21:00 | Sid Williams Theatre, 442 Cliffe Avenue, Courtenay, BC, V9N 2J2, Canada
Presented By: Three Legged Dog Productions

In a Berlin nightclub, as the 1920’s draw to a close, a garish Master of Ceremonies welcomes the audience and assures them they will forget all their troubles at the Cabaret. With the Emcee’s bawdy songs as wry commentary, Cabaret explores the dark, heady, and tumultuous life of Berlin’s natives and expatriates as Germany slowly yields to the emerging Third Reich. Cliff, a young American writer newly arrived in Berlin, is immediately taken with English singer Sally Bowles. Meanwhile, Fräulein Schneider, proprietor of Cliff and Sally’s boarding house, tentatively begins a romance with Herr Schultz, a mild-mannered fruit seller who happens to be Jewish. Musical numbers include “Willkommen,” “Cabaret,” “Don’t Tell Mama” and “Two Ladies.”

Content Warning: This event contains adult language, mature content, violence, and sensitive material.

Ancestral Echoes Community Celebration
2024-10-18 18:30 - 20:30 | Stan Hagen Theatre, 2300 Ryan Road, Courtenay, BC, V9N 8N6, Canada
Date: Thursday, October 18thTime: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PMLocation: Stan Hagen Theatre – North Island College (2300 Ryan Road, Courtenay)
Join us in celebrating the successful first season of the Ancestral Echoes podcast, an intergenerational storytelling project that paired Métis Elders and Métis Youth in the Comox Valley and aired on local community radio, CVOX.
We’ll be screening a short documentary on the making of the podcast and hosting panel discussions to explore key themes and stories shared by members of the Métis community during the recordings: Elders and youth featured on the podcast will be in attendance for this special evening!
This event is open to all, and it’s a wonderful opportunity to engage in important conversations and learn more about the rich culture and history of the Métis people.
To help us plan more effectively, kindly RSVP via this very brief Google Form linked HERE.

Unseen Mountains at Weird Church
2024-10-26 20:00 - 22:00 | Weird Church, 2688 Penrith Ave., Cumberland, British Columbia, V0R 1S0, Canada
Unseen Mountains is a free performance of live experimental film and music featuring the multiple reel to reel celluloid creations of Dr. Monotony on actual film projectors.

One year in the making due to postponements from two members’ overcoming illness, the performance will feature the cinematic improvisations of Air Above Mountains (Destanne Lundquist – analogue synth + mbira, Scott Bertram – electric guitar + effects, Jesse Gentes – drum set, Persian percussion + effects) and the ambient textures of Unseen Sight (Joshua Klassen – samples, electronics + objects, Dave Miklos – homemade instruments, effects, objects + clarinet).

Together with Dr Monotony’s filmic compositions the two bands form the multi-media project Unseen Mountains.

Admission to this performance is free and open to the public. The project is made possible through the Comox Valley Arts Incubator Microgrant program as a means to engage the public through innovative and experimental works with minimal social and financial barriers.

This will be an immersive environment for active listening and viewing. Audience members are encouraged to bring something comfortable such as a blanket or pillows to lie on the floor with. Seating will also be available.

October 26 2024 at Weird Church. Doors 7:30 pm, performance 8:00 pm

(Closing Nov 3) Molenaar Clouds, Landscape Workshop - 2 Sundays
2024-11-03 00:00 - 23:59 | Artsphere Studio, 4058 Haas Road, Courtenay, BC, V9N 9T4
Join renowned Dutch landscape artist Pieter Molenaar for an immersive workshop where you’ll learn the art of painting clouds and water in oils.
What you will learn:

Capturing the fluidity and beauty of clouds
Composition
Brushwork
Constructing your painting step-by-step

words + images
2024-11-03 13:30 - 16:00 | Artful the Gallery, 526 Cumberland Rd, Courtenay, BC, V9N 2C7
Join poets/multidisciplinary artists Carys Owen & Diana Kolpak to explore the magical intersection of found poetry and images. Poets and collage artists at all levels of experience are welcome.
The creative spark for the third instalment of words + images is: “into the dark…” Focusing on the use of rhythm and repetition of words, images, colour, shapes, and sounds, we’ll explore darkness’s many facets.
Each participant will create their own work, as well as contributing to a collaborative poem. All materials will be supplied but you are welcome to bring any special materials you would particularly like to use.

Artful : The Poets Incubator Session
2024-11-04 19:00 - 21:00 | Artful the Gallery, 526 Cumberland Rd, Courtenay, BC, V9N 2C7
This month the feature poet spot will be shared by three island poets. The evening will be hosted by Natalie Nickerson and an open mic will follow the feature poets.
Elisha Almeida’s poetry is inspired by being with the river, trees, soil, and plant kin. She writes about heart and ancestral re-connection. She attempts to describe the journey of soul that is tender, intimate and evolving. She finds writing to be soul’s balm and is relieved when the words have found paper. She has been revelling in human connections lately, especially communal song spaces that bring her heart joy.
Author Micki Findlay is a long-time resident of Vancouver Island. She focusses primarily on writing memoir-based stories and poetry in hopes of helping others recognize their self-worth and find hope through difficult circumstances. She also writes to heal herself.
Micki’s writing has been published in Chicken Soup for the Soul, Van Isle Poetry Collective, Black Press Media, various magazines including Oasis Life and EyesOnBC, and several anthologies such as, Back The Way We Came by The Memory Keepers, Crone Rising by Jazz House Publications, and Grateful by Quillkeepers Press.
Two of her poems received awards, and her story, Too Late, was a finalist in the Women on Writing 2024 non-fiction writing contest. Several of her poems were recently accepted for Poetry on the Big Screen at the 2024 Poetry Festival in Perth, Australia.
Micki is currently working on an anthology with her writing group and her own memoir-based, healing journal. Creativity, collaboration, and coffee are her love languages.
Erica Keen (she/they) is a multidisciplinary artist based out of Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ territory (Ucluelet) and K’omoks territory (Cumberland). A recent graduate of SFU The Writer’s Studio, Erica writes poetry and creative non-fiction. Their work can be found in Sea and Cedar Literary and Arts Magazine, the Comox Valley Collective, and forthcoming in PRISM International.
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Live Lecture: Raincoast Chronicles: Fifth Five
2024-11-05 19:00 - 20:00 | the Courtenay and District Museum, 207 4th St, Courtenay, BC, COURTENAY, BC, V9N 1G7, Canada
Join writer, editor and publisher Howard White for an in-person talk based on the recently released “Raincoast Chronicles: Fifth Five” 7pm, Tuesday, November 5th at the Courtenay and District Museum.
Brimming with stories and images, this fascinating collection celebrates Harbour Publishing’s fifty-year commitment to recording the unique ways of life that have sprung from the West Coast. “Raincoast Chronicles: Fifth Five” includes stories of disasters at sea, scarcely believable bush plane feats, eerie events at coastal ghost towns and reminiscences of the Schnarr sisters who kept cougars as pets, along with pieces by some of BC’s most iconic writers.
Howard White was raised in a series of camps and settlements on the BC coast and never got over it. He started Raincoast Chronicles and Harbour Publishing in the early 1970s and his own books include Spilsbury’s Coast and Writing in the Rain. He has been awarded the Order of BC, the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour and a Honorary Doctorate of Laws Degree from the University of Victoria. In 2007, White was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.
Copies of “Raincoast Chronicles: Fifth Five” will be available for purchase ($60 plus tax, Harbour Publishing) and signing after the talk.
Admission to the evening is $5 per Historical Society member; $6 non-members. Advance tickets are strongly recommended. FMI or to purchase tickets over the phone call 250-334-0686 ext. 2.

The Great Canadian Craft Fair
2024-11-08 12:00 - 2024-11-10 19:00 | Florence Filberg Centre, 411 Anderton Avenue, Courtenay, BC, V9N 6C6
Immerse yourself in a uniquely Canadian craft fair experience, where maple leaves, cozy plaid patterns, and rustic charm come together to celebrate the rich heritage and creativity of Canada. From handcrafted artisanal goods inspired by the Great Outdoors, our event showcases the best of Canadian craftsmanship. Join us for a one-of-a-kind celebration of all things Canadian, where every booth tells a story and every product reflects the beauty of our diverse and vibrant country. Don’t miss this opportunity to be a part of a true Canadian showcase!
$5 entry for all three days. %20 goes to local charities
$200 every hour* in craft fair money awarded to a lucky winner
Kids Gnome hunt. Everyone is a winner.
Over 70 vendors to shop from
Fun decor

(Closing Nov 9th) Triple Vision: Three Artists, Mediums, and Visions of the McLoughlin Gardens
2024-11-09 08:00 - 17:00 | Pearl Ellis Gallery, 1729 Comox Ave, Comox, BC, V9M 3M2, Canada
Pearl Ellis Gallery proudly presents Triple Vision: Three Artists, Mediums, and Visions of the McLoughlin Gardens. In July 2022, three artists participated in a week-long residency at the McLoughlin Gardens, a stunning ocean-side retreat located just north of the Comox Valley. Using glass, fiber art, and photography, they captured their unique interpretations of the forest, ocean, and garden landscapes that define this beautiful location.

Join us for the opening reception on Saturday, October 19th, from 1-3 PM, where you can meet the artists and explore their captivating interpretations of this unique location.

The Pearl is located at 1729 Comox Avenue in Comox, BC. Gallery hours are Tuesday to Saturday, 10 AM – 4 PM. Admission is always free, and everyone is welcome. For more information, visit www.pearlellisgallery.com.

Curated Comox Valley Winter Market
2024-11-10 10:00 - 15:00 | Native Sons Hall, 360 Cliffe Ave, Courtenay, BC, V9N 2H9, Canada
Handcrafted artisan market featuring 40+ vendors from Vancouver Island
