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SUMMARY:Holding Heritage: Unspoken Stories
DESCRIPTION:Unspoken Stories showcases candid conversations between\nChinese-Vietnamese Boat People refugees and their families. \nAt its heart is the belief that for younger generations to carry culture forward\, they must first be inspired by the stories of their own families. \nBy encouraging honest and intentional dialogue across generations\, we invite viewers to see how embracing personal understandings of their roots can spark pride\, belonging\, and a deeper connection to both their identities and family histories. \nThe screening will be followed by a discussion with: \n\nHollie Ha\, Holding Heritage founder and Unspoken Stories creator\nSandy Ho\, Author of “No Way But Through: A Family Memoir”\nAndrew Ha\, interviewee from the Unspoken Stories project\n\nHollie Ha bridges generations by sharing candid conversations and untold stories of Chinese-Vietnamese Boat people refugees and their descendants. Through these meaningful exchanges\, the series explores the delicate interplay between heritage\, identity\, and family dynamics. \nWatch the trailer here!
URL:https://comoxvalleyarts.com/community-calendar-event/holding-heritage-unspoken-stories/
LOCATION:Cumberland Museum & Archives\, 2680 Dunsmuir Ave\, Cumberland\, BC\, V0R 1S0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Film
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SUMMARY:Spencer Krug w/ Elbow Kiss
DESCRIPTION:CVBGs Presents \nWolf Parade leader Spencer Krug celebrates solo album release at the CVCC \nSPENCER KRUG  \nwith special guests from Victoria \nELBOW KISS          & the Comox Valley’s         bathslut \nFriday May 15\, 2026      6:30 PM       Comox Valley Curling Centre    4835 Headquarters Road \n  \nSPENCER KRUG \nVictoria’s Spencer Krug is the co-frontperson of Wolf Parade\, leader of Sunset Rubdown & Moonface\, & writing member of Frog Eyes & Swan Lake. This special show is in celebration of Krug releasing his first solo album Same Fangs the very same day. First gaining attention in the mid 2000s as co-leader of Montreal’s rock’n’roll Wolf Parade\, then soon after as the voice and mind behind the chaotic Sunset Rubdown\, and equal member of indie supergroup Swan Lake (with Dan Bejar of Destroyer and Carey Mercer of Frog Eyes) Krug eventually used the now defunct Moonface as an outlet for his more experimental and sporadic solo material. And while he still plays with both \nWolf Parade and Sunset Rubdown\, there remains in him a need to express something less rock-oriented\, something quieter and more introverted. So\, returning to his first and favorite instrument\, the piano\, Krug has ventured back into his own fantastic world of pseudo-classical balladeering; poetic lyricism laced with twisted pop sensibility and jazz mimicry. Using this template\, he now releases solo work on his own label\, Pronounced Kroog\, and tours a variety of new and old material as Spencer Krug. \nAfter these solo shows\, Wolf Parade will be touring festivals and larger venues. There is substantial resurgence of interest since December\, when Wolf Parade’s song “I’ll Believe in Anything” (written by Spencer Krug) went viral for its use in an episode of the same name of the Crave TV hockey romance Heated Rivalry. The episode\, the fifth of season one of the series\, aired on December 19\, 2025\, and by December 27\, plays on Spotify increased by 2658%. The song’s continued success resulted in it peaking at number four on Billboard’s Alternative Digital Song Sales chart and at number seven on Billboard’s Rock Digital Song Sales. \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Krug \nhttps://www.instagram.com/krugspencer \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_Parade \nhttps://firstdatetouring.com/spencer-krug \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunset_Rubdown \n  \nELBOW KISS \nFrom Victoria. Plucking guitar\, harp\, and heart strings. Softly dredging up deep seeds of yearning\, nostalgia\, heartbreak. Love songs to ghosts. \nhttps://elbowkiss.bandcamp.com/ \nhttps://www.instagram.com/elbow.kiss \nhttps://bio.site/elbowkiss \nhttps://www.youtube.com/@elbow-kiss \n  \nBATHSLUT \nbathslut is a dark-wave noise pop band born out of a shared love of drum machines\, saw waves\, scented candles\, and late night bubble baths. Their music flows from atmospheric soundscapes to riff-driven post punk and heavy late-night synth-driven tracks. Get in the tub. \nhttps://www.instagram.com/bath_slut \n  \nTickets: \nhttps://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1985782913149 \nFacebook Event
URL:https://comoxvalleyarts.com/community-calendar-event/spencer-krug-w-elbow-kiss/
LOCATION:Comox Valley Curling Centre\, 4835 Headquarters Road\, Courtenay\, BC\, V9J1P2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Concert
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ORGANIZER;CN="CVGBs":MAILTO:keith@scratchrecords.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260518T190000
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SUMMARY:Comox Valley Songwriters Circle
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe circle provides a place to be inspired\, seek feedback and to be\nable to hear what other creatives are working on. Most musicians bring along their\nguitars or ukuleles\, although some sing a cappella or use the in-house piano for accompaniment. \nHost Ashley Sykes’s love of connecting with other artists provides motivation to write\nand 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. \nAttendance is by donation ($10 or pwyc). The group welcomes newcomers\, and the\nonly criteria is that the songs performed are original.
URL:https://comoxvalleyarts.com/community-calendar-event/comox-valley-songwriters-circle-15/
LOCATION:Artful the Gallery\, 526 Cumberland Rd\, Courtenay\, BC\, V9N 2C7
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SUMMARY:Bridging Conversations
DESCRIPTION:We are a group of six Comox Valley visual artists with varied backgrounds and life experiences. For the past few years we have been meeting monthly to share stories of challenge\, inspiration\, and creative processes. Conversations that go off in unexpected directions have created a space of shared reflection resulting in connection. \nBridging Conversations celebrates individuality woven into community—a visual manifestation of stories exchanged and growth witnessed and experienced. We are abstract artists; we are representational artists. We paint with different mediums. Our work ranges from nonobjective to figurative\, from boldly expressive to quietly meditative. We come from diverse cultures and have followed varied artist paths. What unites us is our commitment to the belief that art is a vital tool for connection. Stories that tie together with threads of curiosity and identity open up our individual worlds to one another\, and the effects of what is known as adjacent possibilities (the inadvertant shift in what is possible resulting from an action taken) come out on the canvas. Despite our differences\, we bring the “other” inside our boundaries. \nDivision often dominates headlines\, as the world is quite fractured. We share what happens when people come together with open minds and creative hearts. Through this exhibition\, we invite viewer into our circle—to feel the energy of collaboration\, the vulnerability of shared experience\, and the beauty of seeing the world through multiple lenses. For it to be a full conversation there is a ‘call and response’ involving the artist and the viewer\, as happens in an exhibit space. We learn and grow separately and together. We welcome this opportunity to present a curated selection of paintings reflecting the whole of our experience.
URL:https://comoxvalleyarts.com/community-calendar-event/bridging-conversations/
LOCATION:Artful the Gallery\, 526 Cumberland Rd\, Courtenay\, BC\, V9N 2C7
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:CV/ARTS Incubator Microgrant Program - Last Day to Apply
DESCRIPTION:Last day to apply – applications close tonight at 11:59 PM. \nThe CV/Arts Incubator Program supports local artists and collectives in developing community-engaged\, experimental\, and culturally relevant projects across the Central Island. From public art and performances to workshops\, storytelling\, and community-based initiatives\, the program helps bring new ideas to life while building capacity for future opportunities. \nLearn more and apply visit our website
URL:https://comoxvalleyarts.com/community-calendar-event/cv-arts-incubator-microgrant-program-last-day-to-apply/
LOCATION:BC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260523T190000
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SUMMARY:Bridging Conversations Artist Reception
DESCRIPTION:Join artists Sharon Lalonde\, Laurie Martz\, Corina Menz\, Jenny Mitchell\, Miriam Myers and Elaine Smith at the artist reception in celebration of their exhibition at Artful : The Gallery.
URL:https://comoxvalleyarts.com/community-calendar-event/bridging-conversations-artist-reception/
LOCATION:Artful the Gallery\, 526 Cumberland Rd\, Courtenay\, BC\, V9N 2C7
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260526T190000
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SUMMARY:Lecture: Source Encounters – The Comox Lake Watershed
DESCRIPTION:Time: Doors open 6:30 PM\, presentation starts 7:00 PM.. \nJoin Meaghan Cursons as she presents a lively and visual overview of the many issues\, past and present\, affecting our watershed. \nCursons is a Storyteller and provides Public Outreach and Engagement for the CVRD Comox Lake Watershed Protection Plan. \nTickets: Free admission thanks to Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD). Please call to reserve a space as seating is limited. 250-334-0686 ext. 2.
URL:https://comoxvalleyarts.com/community-calendar-event/lecture-source-encounters-the-comox-lake-watershed/
LOCATION:the Courtenay and District Museum\, 207 4th St\, Courtenay\, BC\, COURTENAY\, BC\, V9N 1G7\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260530T120000
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SUMMARY:Blue Moon Surrealist Extravaganza
DESCRIPTION:ART/MUSIC/POETRY/DANCE/FILM
URL:https://comoxvalleyarts.com/community-calendar-event/blue-moon-surrealist-extravaganza/
LOCATION:BC
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SUMMARY:Unsculpted!
DESCRIPTION:This afternoon workshop will connect you with the joy of creating for the sake of exploration\, humour\, and collaboration. Primarily utilizing modelling and assemblage\, we will cultivate a sense of possibility\, adventure and imagination. \nCreating with unexpected materials can lower our inhibitions\, giving us the playful experience of creating with curiosity and openness to the unexpected…just for the pleasure of it! \nUnsculpted is not about learning to sculpt with skilled technical expertise; it will expand your creativity though\, just not in the ways you might expect! \nThe activities in Unsculpted are intended to guide you back to your creative heart. The act of (art) creation can get so twisted up in our judgments of what constitutes ‘good’ that we completely lose touch with the joy of creating for the sake of exploration and playfulness. \n​This one-session workshop runs from 1 to 4pm with a mid-way break. Feel free to bring drinks and snacks. The $105 workshop fee includes GST and all materials supplied. Bring a friend discount of $25 each when 2 people sign up at the same time. Email kristinacampbellart@gmail.com to register.
URL:https://comoxvalleyarts.com/community-calendar-event/unsculpted-2/
LOCATION:Artful the Gallery\, 526 Cumberland Rd\, Courtenay\, BC\, V9N 2C7
CATEGORIES:Classes / Courses
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