Entertainment

The Anderson Jazz Syndicate performs this Friday evening at Zocalo Caf茅 in Courtenay with music beginning at 7:30.

The Georgia Strait Big Band announces its second annual Big Band Jam featuring two live 17-piece swing bands March 19 at the Bridge Lounge in Courtenay.

The Bridge Lounge in Courtenay will host The Green and Through the Roots from Oahu, Hawaii and local talent the Naked DJs on March 18.

Soprano Kiiri Michelson and pianist Frank Chu will perform at Hornby Island鈥檚 Community Hall today at 8 p.m.

In recognition of UN International Day for the Elimination of Racism, the Community Justice Centre (CJC), Comox Valley Youth Music Centre (CYMC) and other partner groups are presenting the Vancouver Island premiere of Larry Nickel鈥檚 orchestral-choral composition, Requiem for Peace: an international call for peace and reconciliation.

They鈥檝e sold well in excess of 150,000 copies of their 13 independent releases.

A day in the life at an office job. Spending a night alone waiting for a loved one to arrive.

Stephen Fearing says being a songwriter鈥檚 not much different than being a sculptor.

Imagine spending nearly four months travelling around Europe with two close friends, playing music, seeing the sights and meeting new people.

North Island College is offering burgeoning artists a chance to paint with a master鈥檚 touch this spring.