Shelley Marinus has written a book that lets people know that living with a disability is not hard, that diverse abilities are not always visible, and that most individuals with disabilities are happy.

The initial roll-out of musical acts for Vancouver Island MusicFest has been announced, and it鈥檚 as diverse as fans of the festival have come to expect.

The new photography book, titled Photography of Vancouver Island, Parks and Trails in the Central Region and West Coast, is an 82-page, soft cover book with images from 21 parks and trail locations. The author, Chuck Burdick, wrote a brief description of each park or trail to go with the pictures.

There are many new strains of music emanating from the Little Red Church in Comox these days.

The Evergreen Club is hosting another lovely afternoon of live music at the Evergreen Conference Centre this Saturday from 2-4 p.m.

Join the musicians of the Vancouver Island Symphony under the direction of Cossette Justo Vald茅s on Feb. 12 for a magnificent musical ride as they travel 200 years of music with Chants d鈥橝uvergne 鈥� a collection of folk songs from the Auvergne region of France by Canteloube (1923) to Beethoven鈥檚 7th Symphony (1813) 鈥� a work he conducted and the audience demanded an encore of the famous 鈥淎llegretto鈥� second movement.

Victoria-based musician recalls early years in the Comox Valley

Stand-up comedienne brings her show to Courtenay

By Malcolm Holt

David Essig is something of a Renaissance man.