Local Entertainment

Rifflandia returns to Victoria for the first time in four years Sept. 15-18. (Photo courtesy of Rifflandia)

Lorde, Charli XCX to headline as Victoria’s Rifflandia festival resurrected

September lineup unveiled for the first Victoria fest in four years

  • May 4, 2022
Rifflandia returns to Victoria for the first time in four years Sept. 15-18. (Photo courtesy of Rifflandia)
Check out the ’70s exhibit at the Chemainus Valley Museum. (Photo by Don Bodger)

Chemainus Valley weekly events and entertainment schedule

For the Week of April 28-May 5

Check out the ’70s exhibit at the Chemainus Valley Museum. (Photo by Don Bodger)
The Cowichan Camerata String Orchestra last performed in Ladysmith in December during its Winter Serenade concert. (File photo by Tyler Hay)

Cowichan Camerata’s strings bring in spring at concert

Performances taking place in Duncan and Ladysmith

  • Apr 25, 2022
The Cowichan Camerata String Orchestra last performed in Ladysmith in December during its Winter Serenade concert. (File photo by Tyler Hay)
‘The 39 Steps’ with Aidan deSalaiz, Felix LeBlanc, Caitlin Driscoll and Alexandra Brynn is on stage at the Chemainus Theatre April 22-May 22. (Photo by Don Bodger)

Review: Fast-paced Chemainus Theatre show just plain funny

The 39 Steps will have you guffawing at regular intervals

‘The 39 Steps’ with Aidan deSalaiz, Felix LeBlanc, Caitlin Driscoll and Alexandra Brynn is on stage at the Chemainus Theatre April 22-May 22. (Photo by Don Bodger)
Check out the ’70s exhibit at the Chemainus Valley Museum. (Photo by Don Bodger)

Chemainus Valley weekly events and entertainment schedule

For the Week of April 21-27

Check out the ’70s exhibit at the Chemainus Valley Museum. (Photo by Don Bodger)
The cast of The 39 Steps. Back from left: Aidan deSalaiz and Alexandra Brynn. Front: Felix LeBlanc and Caitlin Driscoll. (Photo by Don Bodger)

Laughter generated from The 39 Steps the best medicine

Cast members prepared to deliver a much-needed respite for the audience

The cast of The 39 Steps. Back from left: Aidan deSalaiz and Alexandra Brynn. Front: Felix LeBlanc and Caitlin Driscoll. (Photo by Don Bodger)
Saint Michael and All Angels Anglican Church. (Photo by Don Bodger)

Many hands make great work on the piano

Hand In Hand concert promises a beautiful take on the classics

Saint Michael and All Angels Anglican Church. (Photo by Don Bodger)
Whipped Cream, a DJ from Nanaimo, will be performing at Coachella music festival in Indio, Calif., on April 16 and April 23. (Brandon Densley/Dnz.media photo)

Vancouver Island DJ Whipped Cream’s dream jumps off her board with Coachella gig

DJ to play the same days as Billie Eilish and Megan Thee Stallion

Whipped Cream, a DJ from Nanaimo, will be performing at Coachella music festival in Indio, Calif., on April 16 and April 23. (Brandon Densley/Dnz.media photo)
The Chemainus Valley Museum reopens April 14, featuring a new ’70s exhibit. (Photo by Don Bodger)

Chemainus Valley weekly events and entertainment schedule

For the Week of April 14-20

The Chemainus Valley Museum reopens April 14, featuring a new ’70s exhibit. (Photo by Don Bodger)
Brandon Isaak plays the Osborne Bay Pub Friday, April 8 at 7 p.m. (Photo submitted)

Chemainus Valley weekly events and entertainment schedule

For the Week of April 7-13

Brandon Isaak plays the Osborne Bay Pub Friday, April 8 at 7 p.m. (Photo submitted)
Barry Strasbourg-Thompson and Gail Holland with pieces featured in the Mayday For My Children art exhibit. (Photo by Don Bodger)

Art exhibit focuses on the over-packaging being left behind for the next generation

Strasbourg-Thompson and Holland secure new studio space amid their show

Barry Strasbourg-Thompson and Gail Holland with pieces featured in the Mayday For My Children art exhibit. (Photo by Don Bodger)
Berry Music Co.’s Patricia Berry on stage with The Soul Shakers. (Photo submitted)

Strong vibe again at valley’s live music destination

Soul Shakers set the stage for Brandon Isaak April 8 at the Osborne Bay Pub

Berry Music Co.’s Patricia Berry on stage with The Soul Shakers. (Photo submitted)
Chemainus Theatre artistic director Mark DuMez, left, and managing director Randy Huber between the banners for The 39 Steps and Glory that were on the schedule for 2020 before the pandemic and are now again prominent for the 2022 season. (Photo by Don Bodger)

Smaller casts, but still big performances on the Chemainus Theatre 2022 show schedule

The 39 Steps and Glory return to the lineup from postponed 2020 season

Chemainus Theatre artistic director Mark DuMez, left, and managing director Randy Huber between the banners for The 39 Steps and Glory that were on the schedule for 2020 before the pandemic and are now again prominent for the 2022 season. (Photo by Don Bodger)
Sarah Brunt fits quills of scrolled coloured paper into her colourful designs. (Photo by Craig Spence)

Artist quills circles of colour

Unique art form being pushed to a new level

  • Mar 26, 2022
Sarah Brunt fits quills of scrolled coloured paper into her colourful designs. (Photo by Craig Spence)
An audience enjoys summer music at the Waterwheel Park bandshell. (Photo by Art Carlyle)

Waterwheel Park band shell booking up for busy season

Cultural Arts Society arranges an impressive entertainment lineup for the community

An audience enjoys summer music at the Waterwheel Park bandshell. (Photo by Art Carlyle)
Michael Clarke takes audiences on The Journey at the Chemainus Theatre until April 3. (Photo by Don Bodger)

Chemainus Valley weekly events and entertainment schedule

For the Week of March 24-30

Michael Clarke takes audiences on The Journey at the Chemainus Theatre until April 3. (Photo by Don Bodger)
Anne Cateaux released her debut novel, Shimmy, after a decade of working on getting it published. (Photo courtesy of Anne Cateaux)

Ladysmith author explores love and friendship in debut novel

Shimmy answers ‘where do pets go when they die?’

Anne Cateaux released her debut novel, Shimmy, after a decade of working on getting it published. (Photo courtesy of Anne Cateaux)
John Carswell has just published his first fiction novel, “The Big One.” Photo supplied

Vancouver Island author’s first novel has a broad target audience

‘The Big One’ will have mass appeal to Islanders, adventurists, and others

John Carswell has just published his first fiction novel, “The Big One.” Photo supplied
North Cowichan.

Chemainus River Campground application back to the forefront

Long-standing issue of exclusion from the ALR now formally being considered

  • Mar 5, 2022
North Cowichan.
Michael Clarke takes in the scenery in Crofton as he reflects on his upcoming performance of The Journey. (Photo by Don Bodger)

Clarke takes audiences through all walks of his life in The Journey

Solo show brings performer’s multiple talents to the forefront

Michael Clarke takes in the scenery in Crofton as he reflects on his upcoming performance of The Journey. (Photo by Don Bodger)