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‘That ’90s Show,’ ‘The Menu,’ ‘The Last of Us’ among January streaming highlights

‘That ’90s Show,’ ‘The Menu,’ ‘The Last of Us’ among January streaming highlights

Here’s a look at some of the standout TV series and films debuting on subscription streaming platforms in January:
Wrong gate, right time sees Island videographer get gig with platinum-selling rapper

Wrong gate, right time sees Island videographer get gig with platinum-selling rapper

Since he was a child Davis, a.k.a. the Big C, has been making films on his parents’ home-video camera
The Wardens to play at Merville Hall

The Wardens to play at Merville Hall

Hang on to your Stetsons, folks, as Friday, Jan. 20, will herald the first concert at the Big Yellow Merville hall for 2023 with The Wardens, a Rocky Mountain-based band that doesn’t just sing about the land, they are part of it.
Comox Valley Pipe Band hosting a Robbie Burns Dinner

Comox Valley Pipe Band hosting a Robbie Burns Dinner

The Comox Valley Pipe Band Society is once again hosting a Robbie Burns dinner, complete with pipes and drums, Highland dancers, and haggis.
Courtenay Little Theatre holds auditions for Circle Mirror Transformation

Courtenay Little Theatre holds auditions for Circle Mirror Transformation

Courtenay Little Theatre is holding auditions for its spring show, Annie Baker’s comedy/drama Circle Mirror Transformation, at the CLT space, 2683 A-B, Moray Ave. in Courtenay on Saturday, Jan. 7 from 1-4 p.m.
Interactive solo musical Feb. 11 at Courtenay’s Artful: the Gallery

Interactive solo musical Feb. 11 at Courtenay’s Artful: the Gallery

Clown meets the blues by way of ’30s Berlin cabaret with a little detour through Las Vegas in blue, an interactive solo musical written and performed by Diana Kolpak, at Courtenay’s Artful: the Gallery on Feb. 11.
Jeremy Renner undergoes surgery after snow plow accident

Jeremy Renner undergoes surgery after snow plow accident

Jeremy Renner suffered blunt chest trauma and orthopedic injuries in a snow plow accident in Reno, Nevada, on Sunday, a representative for the actor said Monday, and remains in critical but stable condition after undergoing surgery.
Review: A reporter at a dying paper solves a serial murder

Review: A reporter at a dying paper solves a serial murder

Willie Black takes matters into his own hands after police fail to turn up any real leads
Vivienne Westwood, influential fashion maverick, dies at 81

Vivienne Westwood, influential fashion maverick, dies at 81

She was a lifelong rebel who was honored several times by Queen Elizabeth II
B.C.-born folk legend Ian Tyson, known for ‘Four Strong Winds’, dies

B.C.-born folk legend Ian Tyson, known for ‘Four Strong Winds’, dies

Tyson’s life was a whirlwind ride from B.C. private school to Alberta ranch living
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