Georgia Straight Jazz Society will be welcoming back The Larry Ayre Blues Trio +1 (LABT+1) to The Avalanche Bar and Grill at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7.

Island Voices has prepared a beautiful and diverse concert program titled i carry your heart with me (sic) featuring songs about love in its many forms.

Explore the world through visual artist and composer Paul Walde Thursday, Feb. 7 at North Island College’s next Artist Talk event.

Helena Jung is well known as one of the best musicians on Vancouver Island.

It’s extremely rare for the Georgia Straight Jazz Society to feature a solo artist at Thursday Night Jazz at The Avalanche Bar, but this is the occasion. It will be an evening of jaw-dropping performance Jan. 31, when acoustic guitarist Don Alder plays with a passion rarely seen.

Good performing shows in Sidney, Nanaimo, Campbell River, Victoria and Duncan

Screening Wednesday, Jan. 30 at Landmark Cinemas

The 28th World Community Film Festival is just around the corner and the Comox Valley is invited to downtown Courtenay on Feb. 1- 2, to experience more than 30 engaging and inspiring documentaries that showcase social and environmental justice stories from across Canada and around the world.

Next show at popular Comox art gallery opens Jan. 29

Georgia Straight Jazz Society presents Blue Tonic - an exciting new local jazz trio of seasoned players from the Comox Valley, featuring Ralph Barrat (keyboard &vocals), Bruce Jacobs (bass &vocals), and Mike Berman (drums). Downbeat is at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24 at the Avalanche Bar &Grill, 275 Eighth St. in Courtenay.