Events
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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 […]
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Pearl Ellis Gallery invites the community to experience "Joy," a members' show that embodies warmth, creativity, and celebration. This final exhibit of the year, running from November 26 to December 21, showcases works by talented local artists, offering a vibrant blend of artistic expressions reflecting each artist’s personal interpretation of joy. From heartwarming landscapes to […]
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A lost Rhythm & Blues star who eclipsed Etta James and Little Richard, trans soul singer Jackie Shane blazed an extraordinary trail with an unbreakable commitment to her truth. Forty years after vanishing from public view, this 20th century icon finally gets her second act. Blending her music with taped phone conversations and soulful […]
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KIM JUNE JOHNSON is an award-winning singer-songwriter and poet living on the unceded territory of the Komoks First Nations. Her fifth recording project, “Songs For a Quiet Day” is a collection of small poem-songs praising quiet things, and will be released in the spring. Her poems and short essays have appeared in Room, Prairie Fire, TNQ, Best Canadian […]
$10
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Time and Date: 7:00 pm, Tuesday, December 3rd (doors open at 6:30 pm) Speaker: Dr. Victoria Arbour Dinosaur fossils are rare in British Columbia compared to places like Alberta or Montana, but new research by the Royal BC Museum’s palaeontology team is uncovering the stories of BC’s dinosaurs from all corners of the province and […]
$5 – $6
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Singing Back the Buffalo (99 min) 2024 Filmmaker: Tasha Hubbard Driven to the point of extinction in the 19th century, the buffalo is proving more resilient than once feared. Tasha Hubbard's rhapsodic documentary weaves personal reflection, animated tales, interviews with land stewards, observational reportage and gorgeous nature footage. Ultimately, we can see that the long-awaited […]
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Acclaimed Canadian composer, improviser and jazz pianist David Braid is visiting Vancouver Island in December 2024 following his tour in Denmark, Poland and the UK. It is our good fortune that he can join us in the Salon to perform selections from his own compositions for solo piano, as heard on some of his Juno […]
$30
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Join Jeff Hartbower and friends reading from their contributions to the BC Bestseller "Gumboots in the Straits". Joe Ziner will be the bandleader for some fiddle music to round out the session. Artful is currently hosting "Capt. Jeff ", a 25 year retrospective of the work of folk artist and sculptor Jeff Hartbower.
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Join the Just in Time Choirs for their Fall Concert, “River”, at a new location: Northgate Church, Burgess Road, Courtenay on Saturday December 7th 2024. Matinee - 3:00 pm, evening performance - 7:30 pm. In keeping with the “River” theme, songs have been chosen for their reference to rivers, but also because they reflect how […] |
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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 […]
$10
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2 events,
Local music and art cooperative CVGBs is proudly presenting it’s first ever New Year’s event, an inclusive dance party featuring three diverse live acts & DJs. Co-headlining will be two acts that have caused multiple long line-ups to see them play at Cumberland’s Woodstove Festival: Vancouver’s Devours, and Salt Spring Island’s Drama Queen. Opening the […]
$30
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