Entertainment

Disney slates Fox films, ‘Avatar’ pushed another year

James Cameron’s long-delayed ‘Avatar 2’ will now open in theatres in December 2021

May 7, 2019 11:45 AM Read more >

Centrepiece Jazz plays Courtenay

Centrepiece Jazz presents a variety of jazz genres. When they play for the Georgia Straight Jazz Society Thursday night, you will hear memorable melodies in swing, ballads, Latin and fusion.

May 7, 2019 11:30 AM Read more >

Matt Rader book launch at Comox Valley Art Gallery

Former Comox Valley resident, Matt Rader, returns to the Valley to launch his new book Visual Inspection ( published by Nightwood Editions).

May 7, 2019 6:30 AM Read more >

Comox Valley Concert Band performs Mother’s Day concert

The Comox Valley Concert Band takes a walk on the wild side this Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 12 at 2 p.m. Sponsored by the Evergreen Club, A Musical Menagerie features creatures great and small in a tribute to the animal kingdom.

May 7, 2019 1:30 AM Read more >

Award offered, then rescinded for ‘American Pie’ singer

Don McLean announced he was receiving a lifetime achievement award, but celebration was short-lived

May 6, 2019 5:00 PM Read more >

“Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek’s Emmy Award comes with ovation

Trebek, 78, announced in March he has advanced pancreatic cancer

May 6, 2019 6:20 AM Read more >

Central Island Studio Tour features artists from Parksville to Campbell River, and places in between

The seventh incarnation of Comox Valley Arts’ Central Island Studio Tour is coming up May 24-26 – with over 85 artists’ spaces open between Parksville and Campbell River.

May 3, 2019 11:30 AM Read more >

Vancouver Island author taps into mother’s stories for novel

Diana Stevan explores new terrain with a book launched with Mother’s Day in mind

May 3, 2019 9:30 AM Read more >

VIDEO: Star Wars family mourns Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew

Mayhew died at his home in Texas this week. He was 74.

May 3, 2019 8:51 AM Read more >

Comox Valley Art Gallery holding a Youth Media Project reunion at the Sid

A screening event that features a juried collection of past and present short films made by local youth through the Comox Valley Art Gallery’s Youth Media Project will be showing on Wednesday, May 15, at the Sid Williams Theatre.

May 3, 2019 6:00 AM Read more >