Last week鈥檚 captivating Thursday Night Jazz performance by the Jenn Forsland Group, attended by about 140 people, was one of a series of great acts as the 2010-11 season draws towards its close.

The final screening in the spring series of World Community films will be held May 19 at 7 p.m.

David Rovics returns to the Comox Valley for a Mayworks Festival show at Joe's Garage on May 22 starting at 7:30 p.m. Rovics last played in the Valley at the 2009 Miner's Memorial Day dinner, where he gave a great concert.

The Rodney MacMillan Trio plays this Friday at the Zocalo Caf茅 at 7:30 p.m.

Local writer Colin Mallard goes to New York to receive an award from the Next Generation Indie Book Awards for his latest book, Understanding.

The Comox Valley Youth Music Centre is entering its 44th season of making music.

Sunshine Coast singer-songwriter-fingerstyle guitarist Joe Stanton will perform in B.C. and Alberta this May, promoting the digital release of There You Go, his debut solo CD originally recorded and released in 1997.

Join Elsie Hulsizer for a slideshow and book signing featuring her new book, Glaciers, Bears and Totems: Sailing in Search of the Real Southeast Alaska, on May 19 in Comox.

Two large, early paintings by iconic Canadian painter Edward John (E.J.) Hughes, including a depiction of the Courtenay River estuary, are going on the auction block May 17 in Vancouver.

Join Elsie Hulsizer for a slideshow and book signing featuring her new book, Glaciers, Bears and Totems: Sailing in Search of the Real Southeast Alaska, on May 19 in Comox.