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Fourteen shows in eight weeks have kept the four-piece band Backporch Banjo busy. "Bluegrass music with an old-time sound" is one description of the music they make.

Sherab Chamma Ling, the Tibetan Bon Buddhist Centre, will host Tibetan musician and singer Dorjee Tsering this Sunday. Tsering is touring and performing to help raise funds in support of Canada's initiative to resettle 1,000 poor Tibetans from India to Canada.

Everyone is welcome to a Garden Art Show and Sale at 901 Islington Cres. in the Foxwood neighbourhood in Comox.

The ninth annual Originals Only art show this Saturday and Sunday, held at Marina Park in Comox, is one of Vancouver Island鈥檚 more unique cultural events.

Mixing his spontaneous creativity and absurd view of the world, Rory Scovel is quickly making a name for himself across North America. He will headline Comedy Night at the Avalanche Bar & Grill Aug. 18.

Bedouin Soundclash has won a Juno Award, sold hundreds of thousands of CDs and toured around the world, playing with bands like No Doubt, Coldplay and Nine Inch Nails. But Jay Malinowski, the Toronto-based trio's vocalist and guitarist, views success as something that can't be counted in unit sales or placed in a trophy case.

From Aug. 15 to 19, the Comox Valley Art Gallery is ready to teach you everything visual art has to offer. In Camp Creativity, kids and youth aged seven to 12 will explore drawing, painting, ceramics, photography, story writing, book binding, collage, mural making and more. In a small class size of eight to 12 students, you鈥檙e guaranteed to make friends.

Vancouver Island MusicFest invites music fans and friends to join them for a special Roots Review concert event with the Rakish Angles on Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the Cumberland Hotel.

Where does creativity come from? Have you ever wondered where artists get their ideas, why they feel the urge to create or exactly how they bring their works into the world? The artist鈥檚 studio is the ultimate creative space, and the Denman Island Art Studio Tour is your chance to peek into 25 unique studios.

The Jenn Forsland Group was formed in early 2008 by a group of local musicians looking to share their passion for jazz with one another.