The Comox Valley Art Gallery is hosting a series of free all-ages make art workshops through the summer, inspired by the exhibition Together Apart / Under One Roof.

Faces and Places - A Celebration of Tonality runs July 11-29 at the Pearl Ellis Gallery in Comox. It is the second exhibit of prints from Focal Arts. Focal Arts is a collaborative group of 11 Canadian photographers working together to achieve a high standard of proficiency in the art and craft of photography and printmaking. Members meet monthly to review post-processing techniques, share ideas and review recent prints.

A chance meeting at a Christmas craft fair has led to a couple of creative minds publishing a children’s book.

Get your groove on to Time Well Wasted on Sunday, July 9 at 7 p.m. as part of the free Simms Concert Series.

The Comox Valley Youth Music Centre (CYMC) is presenting the highly anticipated Classical Faculty Concert and Classical Intensive Program Finale, showcasing the prestigious Cascadia Strings Orchestra and the Festival Choir. This extraordinary classical program promises an evening of captivating music.

BY ROBERT MOYES

How do you think Courtenay could help the local cultural community thrive?

Annual festival runs Aug. 3-12

UPDATE: Concert cancelled

Pianist Sarah Hagen brings a cheerful program of piano works inspired by birds and birdsong to Comox United Church on Tuesday morning, July 4 at 10:30 a.m.