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Comox Valley cook returns to MasterChef Canada

Comox Valley cook returns to MasterChef Canada

Thea VanHerwaarden of the Comox Valley is among 12 returning cooks vying for the title of MasterChef Canada, which kicks off another season on Valentine’s Day.
Film explores life other than male or female

Film explores life other than male or female

What if the world told you that you don’t exist? For many gender non-conforming individuals, this is the reality.
Members take centre stage at next Comox art gallery show

Members take centre stage at next Comox art gallery show

The Pearl Ellis Gallery will host its first Members’ Show and Sale of the year from Feb. 4-27.
North Island College Artist Talk Series kicks off with Sonny Assu

North Island College Artist Talk Series kicks off with Sonny Assu

The NIC School of Fine Art is welcoming internationally renowned interdisciplinary artist Sonny Assu as part of the Winter 2021 Artist Talk Series.
Documentary draws intimate parallels between experiences of grief

Documentary draws intimate parallels between experiences of grief

When Jennifer Abbott lost her sister to cancer, her sorrow opened her up to the profound gravity of climate breakdown. Abbott’s new documentary, The Magnitude of All Things , draws intimate parallels between the experiences of grief— personal and planetary. Stories from the frontlines of climate change merge with recollections from the filmmaker’s childhood on Ontario’s Georgian Bay. What do these stories have in common? The answer, surprisingly, is everything.
NIC Artist Talk goes online for winter 2021

NIC Artist Talk goes online for winter 2021

NIC’s Artist Talk is returning for the winter 2021 season with a new, virtual format.
Artist combines creativity with environmental solution

Artist combines creativity with environmental solution

Angel Azul by Marcelina Cravat is one of 17 documentaries featured at this year’s World Community Film Festival.
Wachiay opens store-front arts shop in downtown Courtenay

Wachiay opens store-front arts shop in downtown Courtenay

There’s still tailor-work in the back of old AnnSew site, with the store in front
Gather: a story of resilience

Gather: a story of resilience

The 30th edition of the World Community Film Festival runs virtually this year from Feb. 5-13. It features 17 international documentaries that will entertain, inspire, challenge, uplift and move viewers.
Comox Valley nature photographer has solo exhibit in Vancouver

Comox Valley nature photographer has solo exhibit in Vancouver

Nature and wildlife photographer Catherine Babault presents her artwork at the Centre culturel francophone in Vancouver, from Jan. 21 to March 4, 2021.
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