After a decade of living abroad, Troy Lucas has returned home to share the music he has created through his global experiences. Featuring an assortment of original material, he has assembled some of the best musicians on the island to perform 鈥淐olours of the Island.鈥�

For two people who live 2,600 miles apart, Big Little Lions members Helen Austin and Paul Otten certainly keep busy.

The 2023 Comox Valley Youth Music Centre Summer Jazz Intensive Camp begins July 16 and runs to July 22.

By Malcolm Holt

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鈥檚 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