“Veins / Listen / Cul-de-sac” is an installation by inter-disciplinary artist Rita McKeough composed of lands the artist is deeply concerned about. This exhibition offers an immersion in a landscape where the paradox between a healthy natural world and human systems of capitalism, production, consumption can be contemplated.

The thematic program consists of exhibitions, an artist talk, an electronics Make Art Project workshop , and a creative residency supported by partnering organizations North Island College Fine Arts Department and the McLoughlin Gardens Society.

The Mount Washington Bike Park will be open for daily operations starting Friday, July 14th. The Bike Park will be operating from 12 pm to 6 pm daily, with extended hours on both Thursday and Saturday evenings to 8 pm. Ladies nights, weekly races, events and more – your summer is elevated at Mount Washington!

Catch Me If You Can is a fast, rollicking musical based on the hit film and the incredible true story of Frank Abagnale Jr., one of the world’s most famous and charming con artists.

Lonely after his parents split, and seeking fame and fortune, Frank Abagnale Jr. runs away from home, beginning an unforgettable adventure. With nothing more than boyish charm, a big imagination, and millions of dollars in forged cheques, Frank successfully poses as a pilot, a doctor, and a lawyer – living the high life and winning the girl of his dreams, all before he is 21!

All the while he is being doggedly pursued by Carl Hanratty, the FBI agent who is determined to catch him.

Like Hairspray, a show created by the same Tony award-winning writing team, Catch Me If You Can is set in the 1960s and is heavily influenced by the infectious music, dance, and television entertainment of that era!

Whether or not you have seen Steven Spielberg’s hit movie based on the same subject matter, if you enjoy a riveting comic caper, and high-energy singing and dancing, Catch Me If You Can is a musical not to be missed.

Director: Lori Mazey
Choreographer: Lindsay Sterk
Musical Director: Shannon Tyrrell

Book by Terrence McNally
Music by Marc Shaiman
Lyrics by Scott Wittman and March Shaiman

• Venue: Sid Williams Theatre
• Presented By: CYMC (Comox Valley Youth Music Centre)
• Series: Community Groups
• Genre: Musical Theatre
• Event Length: Approximately 2 hours 20 minutes, including intermission.
• Seating: Reserved Seating
• Please Note:

This performance contains some adult language and mature content.

“Veins / Listen / Cul-de-sac” is an installation by inter-disciplinary artist Rita McKeough composed of lands the artist is deeply concerned about. This exhibition offers an immersion in a landscape where the paradox between a healthy natural world and human systems of capitalism, production, consumption can be contemplated.

The thematic program consists of exhibitions, an artist talk, an electronics Make Art Project workshop , and a creative residency supported by partnering organizations North Island College Fine Arts Department and the McLoughlin Gardens Society.

Come join us on our Friday rides.  We are a road cycling group of active adults, and are members of the Cross Canada Cycle Tour Society (CCCTS).  We generally meet each Friday at the Filberg Centre’s lower parking lot (411 Anderton Street, Courtenay), before setting off on a bike ride in the Comox Valley and neighbouring regions.  We are an inclusive group, separating into faster and slower subgroups who ride at ~20-25 km/hr, covering a distance of ~40-80 km.  We break for refreshments and socializing at cafes and restaurants, occasionally picnicking.  Non-members are welcome on one ride, then additional rides require membership with the CCCTS.  The CCCTS is a non-profit organization; headquarters in the lower mainland, having branches from Victoria to Ottawa.  For a full list of our scheduled rides, start times, and locations, please go to www.cccts.org

The Pearl Ellis Gallery will kick off its 39th summer season with its 12th Members People’s Choice Awards Show and Sale. The show runs from June 27 to July 22.

After looking at the beautiful art that will be on display for sale the public and membership is welcome to vote on their favorite piece The Members show will showcase a variety of painting, fabric art and sculpture representing many fine artists in the Comox Valley. The winner will receive gift certificates from Whyte’s framing and Benjamin Moore Paints.. As well the second and third place winners will receive gift certificates from Benjamin Moore Paints. The winners will be drawn on Saturday July 15 and announced in the paper and on our web-site.

Please come to our Reception which will be held on Saturday July 8 from 1 to 4. and talk with the many artists represented and sample some tasty treats.

Welcome!

Come join our team for a tasting at our beautiful farm! Enjoy sipping on our famous *Ravens Moon Craft Cider” and our large selection of fruit wines. Sit on our patio or walk the farm as you sip away and enjoy the flavors made right on the farm by 100% Local/British Colombian Apples.

At Blue Moon Winery and Ciderworx we grow, gather and ferment the flavors of the land to offer you hand-crafted award winning spirited fruit wines and sparkling ciders. Our inspiration comes from the scrumptious organic fruits collected from Vancouver Island, the ancient history of the craft of fermentation and the lively traditions we now seek to revive. Our award winning fruit wines and ciders are crafted from 100% BC organic fruit, picked at the peak of the harvest and created in small batches. 

We also offer a large selection of fresh cut flowers you can cut yourself! Enjoy clipping dahlias or walking through our blueberry patch enjoying fresh picked blueberries.

The Mount Washington Bike Park will be open for daily operations starting Friday, July 14th. The Bike Park will be operating from 12 pm to 6 pm daily, with extended hours on both Thursday and Saturday evenings to 8 pm. Ladies nights, weekly races, events and more – your summer is elevated at Mount Washington!

Wouldn’t it be great if everything cost only a nickel?  Well for one day, it will!  Courtenay Recreation’s Lewis Centre staff are working hard to bring you the annual Nickel Carnival on Friday, July 21 for 5 – 11 years with adult.  Kids can try their hand at carnival games with prizes to be won and oodles of fun to be had, visit our face-painters to have their face transformed into a work of art, or take a cakewalk on the wild side.

The carnival will run from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm.  Admission is $3.00, with $2.00 returned in carnival tickets. Come hungry and visit the concession booth, where there will be hot dogs, drinks and more, each for under a dollar.

This year’s theme is Outer Space. Come prepared in a spaced out costume to be the star of the show. Our judges will be doing some extra-terrestrial exploration for the best alien, astronaut or planet costume in the stratosphere!

For more information call Courtenay Recreation’s Lewis Centre at 250 338-5371.

Comox Valley Arts and the Downtown Courtenay Business Improvement Association have joined forces to bring this new and fanciful addition to liven up our downtown core throughout the summer, offering a fresh, urban experience for locals and visitors alike.

• Every Friday starting July 7^th until September 1st
• Local merchants, artists and makers
• Buskers and food vendors
• Community tent

Located on Duncan Avenue, between 3rd and 5th Streets, we’ll be invoking a festive environment each week, and filling the street with vendors of all sorts, unique and entertaining buskers, food trucks, farmers, djs and some special events, too!

Mark it on your calendar to come downtown and experience more… meet friends, make friends, find a treasure, have a laugh… we’ll look forward to seeing you!

Catch Me If You Can is a fast, rollicking musical based on the hit film and the incredible true story of Frank Abagnale Jr., one of the world’s most famous and charming con artists.

Lonely after his parents split, and seeking fame and fortune, Frank Abagnale Jr. runs away from home, beginning an unforgettable adventure. With nothing more than boyish charm, a big imagination, and millions of dollars in forged cheques, Frank successfully poses as a pilot, a doctor, and a lawyer – living the high life and winning the girl of his dreams, all before he is 21!

All the while he is being doggedly pursued by Carl Hanratty, the FBI agent who is determined to catch him.

Like Hairspray, a show created by the same Tony award-winning writing team, Catch Me If You Can is set in the 1960s and is heavily influenced by the infectious music, dance, and television entertainment of that era!

Whether or not you have seen Steven Spielberg’s hit movie based on the same subject matter, if you enjoy a riveting comic caper, and high-energy singing and dancing, Catch Me If You Can is a musical not to be missed.

Director: Lori Mazey
Choreographer: Lindsay Sterk
Musical Director: Shannon Tyrrell

Book by Terrence McNally
Music by Marc Shaiman
Lyrics by Scott Wittman and March Shaiman

• Venue: Sid Williams Theatre
• Presented By: CYMC (Comox Valley Youth Music Centre)
• Series: Community Groups
• Genre: Musical Theatre
• Event Length: Approximately 2 hours 20 minutes, including intermission.
• Seating: Reserved Seating
• Please Note:

This performance contains some adult language and mature content.

The Pearl Ellis Gallery will kick off its 39th summer season with its 12th Members People’s Choice Awards Show and Sale. The show runs from June 27 to July 22.

After looking at the beautiful art that will be on display for sale the public and membership is welcome to vote on their favorite piece The Members show will showcase a variety of painting, fabric art and sculpture representing many fine artists in the Comox Valley. The winner will receive gift certificates from Whyte’s framing and Benjamin Moore Paints.. As well the second and third place winners will receive gift certificates from Benjamin Moore Paints. The winners will be drawn on Saturday July 15 and announced in the paper and on our web-site.

Please come to our Reception which will be held on Saturday July 8 from 1 to 4. and talk with the many artists represented and sample some tasty treats.

Get to know what your community is growing!

Hannah Rail knows the Comox Valley Farmers’ Market well. She and her husband Chef Aaron Rail from The White Whale, come with their wagon and load up for the restaurant every Saturday morning, year round.

Hannah is passionate about growing things whether its plants, flowers, edibles or community. She is also passionate about our Farmers’ Market and wans to share that passion with you!

Whether you are a seasoned shopper looking for fresh ideas, or new to Farmers’ Markets and want some shopping tips, come on down and take a tour with a seasoned shopper!

Registration is required, a donation to the Farmers’ Market is most appreciated.

Please register at the info table (beside the stage), email info@cvfm.ca or text 250-218-0321.

Welcome!

Come join our team for a tasting at our beautiful farm! Enjoy sipping on our famous *Ravens Moon Craft Cider” and our large selection of fruit wines. Sit on our patio or walk the farm as you sip away and enjoy the flavors made right on the farm by 100% Local/British Colombian Apples.

At Blue Moon Winery and Ciderworx we grow, gather and ferment the flavors of the land to offer you hand-crafted award winning spirited fruit wines and sparkling ciders. Our inspiration comes from the scrumptious organic fruits collected from Vancouver Island, the ancient history of the craft of fermentation and the lively traditions we now seek to revive. Our award winning fruit wines and ciders are crafted from 100% BC organic fruit, picked at the peak of the harvest and created in small batches. 

We also offer a large selection of fresh cut flowers you can cut yourself! Enjoy clipping dahlias or walking through our blueberry patch enjoying fresh picked blueberries.

The Mount Washington Bike Park will be open for daily operations starting Friday, July 14th. The Bike Park will be operating from 12 pm to 6 pm daily, with extended hours on both Thursday and Saturday evenings to 8 pm. Ladies nights, weekly races, events and more – your summer is elevated at Mount Washington!

 The Borealis String Quartet returns to perform the ninth season of our ongoing Masters of Counterpoint series.

Beethoven, String Quartet No.14, Op.131

Park Open to the Public  1-4 pm
Concert begins  2 pm

Pieces are selected which feature the use of counterpoint, a technique Jeffrey Rubinoff uses extensively in his sculpture work.

Jeffrey Rubinoff has stated that he perceives: “Music as sculpture in elastic space, and sculpture as music in plastic space.”

All concerts and park openings are free of charge and held in the outdoor amphitheater (weather permitting).

Enjoy the Jeffrey Rubinoff Sculpture Park which displays a collection of over 100 cast and welded stainless and corten steel sculptures crafted single handedly on Hornby Island by the late sculptor Jeffrey Rubinoff.

You are encouraged to pre-arrange guided sculpture tours during any of our open houses by emailing: curator@rubinoffsculpturepark.org.

The Cruise will leave from the A&W on Cliffe Ave. at 7PM on Saturday July 22nd and cruise the valley back to the A&W for a street dance with
Kenny Shaw and the Cruisers.

Sunday July 23rd the Car Show is our 31st, and has moved to the

Catch Me If You Can is a fast, rollicking musical based on the hit film and the incredible true story of Frank Abagnale Jr., one of the world’s most famous and charming con artists.

Lonely after his parents split, and seeking fame and fortune, Frank Abagnale Jr. runs away from home, beginning an unforgettable adventure. With nothing more than boyish charm, a big imagination, and millions of dollars in forged cheques, Frank successfully poses as a pilot, a doctor, and a lawyer – living the high life and winning the girl of his dreams, all before he is 21!

All the while he is being doggedly pursued by Carl Hanratty, the FBI agent who is determined to catch him.

Like Hairspray, a show created by the same Tony award-winning writing team, Catch Me If You Can is set in the 1960s and is heavily influenced by the infectious music, dance, and television entertainment of that era!

Whether or not you have seen Steven Spielberg’s hit movie based on the same subject matter, if you enjoy a riveting comic caper, and high-energy singing and dancing, Catch Me If You Can is a musical not to be missed.

Director: Lori Mazey
Choreographer: Lindsay Sterk
Musical Director: Shannon Tyrrell

Book by Terrence McNally
Music by Marc Shaiman
Lyrics by Scott Wittman and March Shaiman

• Venue: Sid Williams Theatre
• Presented By: CYMC (Comox Valley Youth Music Centre)
• Series: Community Groups
• Genre: Musical Theatre
• Event Length: Approximately 2 hours 20 minutes, including intermission.
• Seating: Reserved Seating
• Please Note:

This performance contains some adult language and mature content.

“Veins / Listen / Cul-de-sac” is an installation by inter-disciplinary artist Rita McKeough composed of lands the artist is deeply concerned about. This exhibition offers an immersion in a landscape where the paradox between a healthy natural world and human systems of capitalism, production, consumption can be contemplated.

The thematic program consists of exhibitions, an artist talk, an electronics Make Art Project workshop , and a creative residency supported by partnering organizations North Island College Fine Arts Department and the McLoughlin Gardens Society.

Welcome!

Come join our team for a tasting at our beautiful farm! Enjoy sipping on our famous *Ravens Moon Craft Cider” and our large selection of fruit wines. Sit on our patio or walk the farm as you sip away and enjoy the flavors made right on the farm by 100% Local/British Colombian Apples.

At Blue Moon Winery and Ciderworx we grow, gather and ferment the flavors of the land to offer you hand-crafted award winning spirited fruit wines and sparkling ciders. Our inspiration comes from the scrumptious organic fruits collected from Vancouver Island, the ancient history of the craft of fermentation and the lively traditions we now seek to revive. Our award winning fruit wines and ciders are crafted from 100% BC organic fruit, picked at the peak of the harvest and created in small batches. 

We also offer a large selection of fresh cut flowers you can cut yourself! Enjoy clipping dahlias or walking through our blueberry patch enjoying fresh picked blueberries.

The Mount Washington Bike Park will be open for daily operations starting Friday, July 14th. The Bike Park will be operating from 12 pm to 6 pm daily, with extended hours on both Thursday and Saturday evenings to 8 pm. Ladies nights, weekly races, events and more – your summer is elevated at Mount Washington!

Does the sound of big band, show tunes and marches get your toes tapping? Come enjoy the Nanaimo Concert Band playing this Sunday July 23 at 7:00pm at Simms Park as part of the free summer concert series hosted by the City of Courtenay.

The band will be featuring some fun pieces such as the “Pirates of the Caribbean”. They will also play “Taste of Tijuana” to feature the brass section.  Then, they will travel musically to Hawaii playing “Songs of Aloha”.

“Even if you’re not generally into concert band music come and try it out, you’ll be pleasantly surprised at how great the music is and that you know most of the tunes,” says band member and publicity co-ordinator Shari Barker.

Established in 1872, Nanaimo Concert Band is one of Canada’s oldest continuously operating bands, made up of more than 50 musicians playing a wide variety of brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The unique and important value the band brings to Nanaimo is that band members come from all walks of life and live and work in the community.

Catch Me If You Can is a fast, rollicking musical based on the hit film and the incredible true story of Frank Abagnale Jr., one of the world’s most famous and charming con artists.

Lonely after his parents split, and seeking fame and fortune, Frank Abagnale Jr. runs away from home, beginning an unforgettable adventure. With nothing more than boyish charm, a big imagination, and millions of dollars in forged cheques, Frank successfully poses as a pilot, a doctor, and a lawyer – living the high life and winning the girl of his dreams, all before he is 21!

All the while he is being doggedly pursued by Carl Hanratty, the FBI agent who is determined to catch him.

Like Hairspray, a show created by the same Tony award-winning writing team, Catch Me If You Can is set in the 1960s and is heavily influenced by the infectious music, dance, and television entertainment of that era!

Whether or not you have seen Steven Spielberg’s hit movie based on the same subject matter, if you enjoy a riveting comic caper, and high-energy singing and dancing, Catch Me If You Can is a musical not to be missed.

Director: Lori Mazey
Choreographer: Lindsay Sterk
Musical Director: Shannon Tyrrell

Book by Terrence McNally
Music by Marc Shaiman
Lyrics by Scott Wittman and March Shaiman

• Venue: Sid Williams Theatre
• Presented By: CYMC (Comox Valley Youth Music Centre)
• Series: Community Groups
• Genre: Musical Theatre
• Event Length: Approximately 2 hours 20 minutes, including intermission.
• Seating: Reserved Seating
• Please Note:

This performance contains some adult language and mature content.

The Mount Washington Bike Park will be open for daily operations starting Friday, July 14th. The Bike Park will be operating from 12 pm to 6 pm daily, with extended hours on both Thursday and Saturday evenings to 8 pm. Ladies nights, weekly races, events and more – your summer is elevated at Mount Washington!

The exhibition will feature paintings by David Ballantyne and Sharon Lalonde as well as sculptural work by Ingrid Mayer. All three of the artists are recent arrivals to the Comox Valley.

Sharon Lalonde earned her fine arts degree from the University of Saskachewan and began her education career teaching art. It is since moving to the Comox Valley, five years ago, that she has been able to emerse herself in the pursuit of creating art. The medium she chooses to work in is acrylic on canvas and she love the challenge of representing the energy of the light through trees, the movement of the leaves or the life of the images she is painting.

The success of the work is measured by the degree to which the viewer experiences a sense of energy and emotion from the painting.

The uniqueness of the art she produce is her challenge. Sharon strives to make statements about the world in a way that has not been said before and that part of her process is continually evolving.

She is inspired by the amazing beauty of Vancouver Island, the vast talent that surrounds her and the infinite possibilities for expression.

“Veins / Listen / Cul-de-sac” is an installation by inter-disciplinary artist Rita McKeough composed of lands the artist is deeply concerned about. This exhibition offers an immersion in a landscape where the paradox between a healthy natural world and human systems of capitalism, production, consumption can be contemplated.

The thematic program consists of exhibitions, an artist talk, an electronics Make Art Project workshop , and a creative residency supported by partnering organizations North Island College Fine Arts Department and the McLoughlin Gardens Society.

The Mount Washington Bike Park will be open for daily operations starting Friday, July 14th. The Bike Park will be operating from 12 pm to 6 pm daily, with extended hours on both Thursday and Saturday evenings to 8 pm. Ladies nights, weekly races, events and more – your summer is elevated at Mount Washington!

The exhibition will feature paintings by David Ballantyne and Sharon Lalonde as well as sculptural work by Ingrid Mayer. All three of the artists are recent arrivals to the Comox Valley.

Sharon Lalonde earned her fine arts degree from the University of Saskachewan and began her education career teaching art. It is since moving to the Comox Valley, five years ago, that she has been able to emerse herself in the pursuit of creating art. The medium she chooses to work in is acrylic on canvas and she love the challenge of representing the energy of the light through trees, the movement of the leaves or the life of the images she is painting.

The success of the work is measured by the degree to which the viewer experiences a sense of energy and emotion from the painting.

The uniqueness of the art she produce is her challenge. Sharon strives to make statements about the world in a way that has not been said before and that part of her process is continually evolving.

She is inspired by the amazing beauty of Vancouver Island, the vast talent that surrounds her and the infinite possibilities for expression.

“Veins / Listen / Cul-de-sac” is an installation by inter-disciplinary artist Rita McKeough composed of lands the artist is deeply concerned about. This exhibition offers an immersion in a landscape where the paradox between a healthy natural world and human systems of capitalism, production, consumption can be contemplated.

The thematic program consists of exhibitions, an artist talk, an electronics Make Art Project workshop , and a creative residency supported by partnering organizations North Island College Fine Arts Department and the McLoughlin Gardens Society.

The Mount Washington Bike Park will be open for daily operations starting Friday, July 14th. The Bike Park will be operating from 12 pm to 6 pm daily, with extended hours on both Thursday and Saturday evenings to 8 pm. Ladies nights, weekly races, events and more – your summer is elevated at Mount Washington!