Martha Ponting, Pat Acton, Wilma Millette, Jeff Hartbower and Daniel Needham are up-cycling the past to create a future that never existed with Steampunk鈥檇 - the current exhibit at Artful : The Gallery.

For those longing to travel abroad this winter, pianist Sarah Hagen brings 鈥淎 European Vacation鈥� through music to Comox United Church on Tuesday morning, Jan. 31 at 10:30 a.m.

Courtenay Little Theatre is holding auditions for its spring show, Circle Mirror Transformation, a comedy/drama by Annie Baker, from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 14.

Following last week鈥檚 stunning first concert of the year, Georgia Straight Jazz Society continues to bring top-notch live jazz to Comox Valley when B3 organist Nico Rhodes brings his trio to the stage of Little Red Church in Comox (2182 Comox Ave.). Doors open at 7 p.m. Downbeat is at 7:30.

The Pearl Ellis Gallery kicks off the new year with a show of fibre art, Jan. 10-28.

Hang on to your Stetsons, folks, as Friday, Jan. 20, will herald the first concert at the Big Yellow Merville hall for 2023 with The Wardens, a Rocky Mountain-based band that doesn鈥檛 just sing about the land, they are part of it.

The Comox Valley Pipe Band Society is once again hosting a Robbie Burns dinner, complete with pipes and drums, Highland dancers, and haggis.

Courtenay Little Theatre is holding auditions for its spring show, Annie Baker鈥檚 comedy/drama Circle Mirror Transformation, at the CLT space, 2683 A-B, Moray Ave. in Courtenay on Saturday, Jan. 7 from 1-4 p.m.

Clown meets the blues by way of 鈥�30s Berlin cabaret with a little detour through Las Vegas in blue, an interactive solo musical written and performed by Diana Kolpak, at Courtenay鈥檚 Artful: the Gallery on Feb. 11.

Two concerts coming to Courtenay鈥檚 Old Church Theatre in January feature artists who represent their music and instruments as only musicians who have dedicated their lifetimes to their craft can do.