Entertainment

The sounds of jazz will fill the gym at G.P. Vanier Secondary School this Saturday night as music students once again perform at the annual Vanier Jazz Café.

You’ll never find Jay Aymar in a martini bar. Give him a beer and a toasted western, talk about inexpensive hotels, waitresses at truck stops, and the small towns that dot this country from St. John’s to Vancouver Island, and you’ll find a man you’ll want to be friends with for the rest of your life.

The Cumberland Coffeehouse presents the Doobie Sisters this Sunday. Although usually held on the first Sunday of each month, May’s coffeehouse will occur on Mother’s Day; appropriate, as each of the three Doobie Sisters is a mother, and two of them grandmothers.

Well-known Valley artist Joe Smith will hold a solo exhibition and sale of his work at Filberg Lodge in Comox on May 7 and 8. This will be his first show of the season and he has quite a number of new works that will be shown for the first time.

The Bridge Lounge presents XLR8 for one night only this Saturday.

With the recent opening of new exhibits in late April comes a slate of exhibit-related Art Talks. This month at the Comox Valley Art Gallery (CVAG), you can experience a variety of presentations and workshops.

Bach, Vivaldi, Kreisler, Chopin, Bruch. Bringing them all together, Blaine Walbauer and Daniel Dowker have designed a stunning violin and piano recital that is both ambitious and delightful.

The Courtenay Branch of the Vancouver Island Regional Library will host popular children’s author/illustrator Marie-Louise Gay on Monday at 10:30 a.m.

Remember a time when nothing felt better than rolling down the highway with the top down, good friends along for the ride, and your favourite tunes blaring out of the radio?

After such a warm reception by the Courtenay community last year, Helix Dance Theatre returns with its new 2011 company performing at the Old Church Theatre on May 13.