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Janice Lang has been away from the Comox Valley for a while.

Thursday Night Jazz at The Avalanche Bar will be something exceptional this week when Nanaimo vocalist Narissa Young presents her premiere performance of her Tribute to Diana Krall .

As part of its Event Night series, Courtenay Little Theatre will be presenting a spontaneous 鈥減op-up鈥� play reading on Tuesday, Feb. 18. The impromptu reading will be at the CLT Space, 2683 Moray Ave. in Courtenay with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. and the reading starting promptly at 7 p.m.

Focal Arts is a collaborative group of eight Canadian photographers working together to achieve a high standard of proficiency in the art and craft of photography and printmaking.

The Comox Valley Art Gallery will celebrate Valentine鈥檚 Day this Friday with live screen printing of ROOT LOVE tee-shirts, all ages-community make art stations, and discounts at SHOP:MADE.

This week, Georgia Straight Jazz Society presents a wonderful group called Harrison 2 (Harrison Squared), featuring Mike Murley and Steve Wallace. It鈥檚 a Toronto-based modern jazz quartet that features two up-and-coming instrumentalists, Harrison Vetro (drums) and Harrison Argatoff (tenor saxophone), alongside two mainstays of the Canadian jazz scene, Mike Murley (tenor saxophone) and Steve Wallace (double bass).

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The Vancouver Island Symphony will be playing on the number 鈥�25鈥� with a concert at the Sid Williams Theatre on Saturday, Feb. 15, featuring elegant classical symphonies, as they celebrate 25 years of making beautiful music. The concert, entitled Celebrate 25 , starts at 2 p.m. and is one of nine concerts to mark this happy musical milestone.

Get ready for another wild evening of music and laughter at the Big Yellow Merville Hall, with the Juno-nominated Andrew Collins Trio.

On Feb. 8, 7 p.m., the Fanny Bay Hall sees the return of the Lafayette String Quartet.