Entertainment

Robbie, Gosling premiere ‘Barbie’ in Los Angeles

Stars of upcoming film “Barbie” - including Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, and Issa Rae - join soundtrack musicians Dua Lipa, Billie Eilish and Nicki Minaj on the pink carpet for the premiere. (July 10)

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2023 Comox Valley Youth Music Centre program culminates with The Prom

By Lynn Hodge

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Comox Valley Art Gallery hosts free make art projects throughout the summer

The Comox Valley Art Gallery is hosting a series of free all-ages make art workshops through the summer, inspired by the exhibition Together Apart / Under One Roof.

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Photography featured at next Pearl Ellis Gallery exhibit in Comox

Faces and Places - A Celebration of Tonality runs July 11-29 at the Pearl Ellis Gallery in Comox. It is the second exhibit of prints from Focal Arts. Focal Arts is a collaborative group of 11 Canadian photographers working together to achieve a high standard of proficiency in the art and craft of photography and printmaking. Members meet monthly to review post-processing techniques, share ideas and review recent prints.

Jul 9, 2023 5:30 AM Read more >

Snotty Nose Rez Kids’ ‘Damn Right’ wins Prism Prize for top music video

The hip hop duo from northwest B.C. honoured at an awards bash Thursday

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Spears inadvertently hit herself in Vegas Wembanyama security encounter

Police say video shows pop star was struck by her own hand during highly publicized encounter

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What’s new to stream this week: Taylor Swift, ‘Lincoln Lawyer,’ and ‘Wham!

Your guide to what’s new this week for your entertainment pleasure

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‘Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)’ is here. Here’s how to reconsider Taylor Swift’s transformative album

Her 2006 self-titled debut and 2008’s “Fearless” had inspired both acclaim and criticism for her bold bridges and keen lyricism — these are masterful country-pop songs, critics argued, but surely a teen idol wasn’t responsible for them. Swift proved her detractors wrong on “Speak Now,” an album that arrived just before her pivot from country’s youngest hope to pop’s freshest voice.

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Full-tilt franchise turns it up in ‘Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning’

Old-school technique and star power lead state-of-the-art action extravaganza

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Century-old guitar found at Courtenay thrift store set to make its musical comeback

The path from the discovery of a vintage, 100-year-old guitar in the local Value Village to organizing a live music concert to celebrate its “rescue” may not be an obvious one – but that is what is unfolding for lovers of live music and some Comox Valley musicians because of the lucky discovery of Courtenay resident Jean Sarrazin and the patience and expertise of Merville guitar whiz Tim Rooney.

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