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The Comox Valley Art Gallery will celebrate Valentine鈥檚 Day this Friday with live screen printing of ROOT LOVE tee-shirts, all ages-community make art stations, and discounts at SHOP:MADE.

This week, Georgia Straight Jazz Society presents a wonderful group called Harrison 2 (Harrison Squared), featuring Mike Murley and Steve Wallace. It鈥檚 a Toronto-based modern jazz quartet that features two up-and-coming instrumentalists, Harrison Vetro (drums) and Harrison Argatoff (tenor saxophone), alongside two mainstays of the Canadian jazz scene, Mike Murley (tenor saxophone) and Steve Wallace (double bass).

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The Vancouver Island Symphony will be playing on the number 鈥�25鈥� with a concert at the Sid Williams Theatre on Saturday, Feb. 15, featuring elegant classical symphonies, as they celebrate 25 years of making beautiful music. The concert, entitled Celebrate 25 , starts at 2 p.m. and is one of nine concerts to mark this happy musical milestone.

Get ready for another wild evening of music and laughter at the Big Yellow Merville Hall, with the Juno-nominated Andrew Collins Trio.

On Feb. 8, 7 p.m., the Fanny Bay Hall sees the return of the Lafayette String Quartet.

Concert Feb. 28 at the Little Red Church

On Thursday, Feb. 6, at the Avalanche Bar and Grill, the Georgia Straight Jazz Society will be welcoming back the Larry Ayre Trio. This year, Ayre will be presenting something new as he has invited Chad Pabianek to join him on the Avalanche stage. The interplay of these two accomplished guitarists achieves an exciting blend of rhythm and melody that brings fresh energy to the jazz repertoire. They will be solidly supported by John Hyde on acoustic bass.

Have A Heart musical theatre celebrates 10 years of fundraising