Entertainment

Danielle Bilodeau displays her artwork this month at Tarbell鈥檚 Deli in Cumberland.

This year's free Grill & Chill concert has drawn a small army of talented musicians from off Island as well as local Valley performers. Headliners include premium entertainers the Jessica Stuart Few, the Sean Burns Band, Heather Blush, the Lonely Guys as well as local favourite the Luke Guthrie Band.

Victoria鈥檚 Jim Moffatt will team up Aug. 11 with local Birgit Kuit at Joe鈥檚 Garage for an evening of original and contemporary folk-roots music.

Featured artists in the CVAG Gift Shop for August and September will be a selection of potters, woodworkers and cookbook authors.

Juno Award-winner and BC Entertainment Hall of Fame inductee Shari Ulrich has been a fixture in Canadian music since the early 1970s.

Crimson Reign, consisting of Cam Wilkison, Dylan Weyler and Callum Jackman as well as "new" member Jacob Stone, will return to their old stomping grounds to shake the Island music scene once again.

This Thursday, the Moody Judes bring on the heat at the Elks鈥� hall.

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The Valley's own XLR8 brings their Rock n' Roll Extravaganza to the Marina Park this Sunday evening for a free concert.