The Comox Valley is always bustling with opportunities to connect and have fun. From Farmer’s Markets to Poetry Readings at the library, and from music festivals to mountain bike races — here are a few exciting things happening right here in your neighbourhood.
THE BALTIMORONS After cracking a tooth on Christmas Eve, newly sober Cliff embarks on an adventure through Baltimore with Didi, his emergency dentist. Series passes for all eight films are $133, or $126 or CVAG members. Most of the films sell out, so purchasing advance tickets at cvag.tickit.ca is strongly recommended.
This is the first of the Thursday Georgia Straight Jazz Society concerts of the “summer” at 40 Knots. This quartet plays hard bop in the style of Sonny Stitt. Tickets Here
Rachel will perform the Goldberg Variations by Bach at the Pas-a-pas opening. If you can’t make it to this FREE performance, don’t worry Rachel is doing it two more times during the exhibit run in May. CVAG
THE MOTHER AND THE BEAR After 26-year-old Sumi suffers an accident in Winnipeg, her overbearing mother Sara flies in from Seoul to be with her now comatose daughter. As Sara meddles in Sumi's life via a dating app, she ends up on a journey that will leave her forever changed. Series passes for all eight...
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This is Portland, Oregon’s western garage band Jenny Don’t and the Spurs’ first ever V.I. show. They play high-energy country/western but have the raw sound of a garage band. Opening for them are indie rock band The Projectors from Victoria and Cumberland’s own Coal Dust Gang. Tickets Here
Caveman and Banshee is psychedelic electro punk meets experimental visual art. Joining them are engaging hardcore band Gorilla Flip and post punk band Frantic Mistake.
This is the fifth year that Cumberland has officially marked the end of the winter (sport) season with a party. The theme this year is “motorcycle momma” and will feature Salt Spring’s synth group Drama Queen and two well known local bands. It is also Tubbs and the Sad Boys’ album release show. Tickets Here
NO OTHER CHOICE After an abrupt layoff from the paper company he served for 25 years, Man-su is on a desperate hunt to eliminate his competition for a new job. Based on the American novel The Ax by Donald Westlake. Series passes for all eight films are $133, or $126 or CVAG members. Most of...
Jesse is the real deal with songs that tackle pain and grief but also hope and joy. Mike Mckinnon is the bass player from various punk bands (Class of 1984, KNife Manual) but it turns out he is also a solo punk artist with 2 full length albums to his name. And Caresse Nadeau’s contagious...
This will be a showcase of some of the best arias and duets from popular operas by Dutch Soprano Anne Grimm, British Baritone Alexander Dobson, and Canadian Tenor Benjamin Butterfield. It will also include virtuosic violinist Jimin Shin Dobson.
