Entertainment

Laughing Oyster Bookshop is very pleased to host five writers with local connections over the next few weeks. Amanda Hale will present her latest book “In the Embrace of the Alligator” on Friday, June 10 at 7 p.m.

Clothing is more than just something to cover the skin. Be it funky jewellery, tie-dyed T-shirt or skinny jeans, what a person wears expresses the essence of their personality.

Enjoy arts, crafts, food, music and fun at the 29th annual Filberg Festival July 29 to Aug. 1, 2011.

What makes some musical performers memorable and others blasé?

Anyone wanting to become more involved in the fine arts in the North Island will have a chance to do so next month.

On Saturday, June 11 at 7 p.m., The West Coast Artist Collective makes its debut at The Purple Onion in Comox.

June 17 finds Luke Blu Guthrie and band at the Waverley Hotel celebrating the release of the locally grown and harvested album titled LBG.

Dave Morris is coming to town to work with various Canadian Improv Games students.

This June 9 and 10 Vanier Theatre will present Fractured, an original one-act play at the Vanier Studio Theatre at 8 p.m.

Everyone has a dream. For many, it’s to write the Great Canadian Novel. Or a best-selling collection of short stories or poems. Or an award-winning nonfiction book.