Art, coffee, creative gifts and warm welcomes are just a few of many highlights at the Tin Town Artists’ 12th annual Open House and Sale, Saturday, Dec. 14.

Gordon Hutchens received a Carter Wosk Award in Applied Art and Design

Familiar faces, and a talented line-up of central Island jazz musicians fill the Avalanche Bar (275 8th St., Courtenay) with great jazz at 7:30 p.m. this Thursday, when Greg Bush returns with four favourite accompanists: Alicia Murray, drums; Dan Craven, tenor saxophone; Chad Geekie, drums, and Rob Uffen, bass.

Vancouver Island MusicFest has made its first announcement for the 2020 festival, and artistic director Doug Cox has gone ‘a little bit country’ for his first act.

RainShadow Theatre Collective will be holding auditions on Saturday, Dec. 14 for the spring production of Circle Mirror Transformation, which will be a fundraiser for Kus-kus-sum and Project Watershed.

You won’t want to miss My Heart Is over There! , a Second World War musical comedy featuring those great songs that lifted the nation’s spirit.

The days grow shorter and there’s a briskness outside; the magic of the season is in the air.

Ladysmith will play the role of Patience, Colorado in the series

Cantiamo Chamber Ensemble invites you to ring in the holidays and help them sing out the end of their 20th anniversary season with two Christmas events.

The Comox Valley Art Gallery will celebrate its 2019 winter program ROOT LOVE on Saturday, Dec. 7, with an open house and discounts on all items in the Winter Art Market.