Entertainment

Imagine this. Just over the Pacific’s horizon is a beautiful ship making her way to the Comox Valley. She appears and you begin to hear wafts of violins soaring, trumpets announcing and voices raised in song. As evening closes in you notice the lights: she radiates all colors of the rainbow.

The Avalanche Bar and Grill and Amazing Pole Stunts proudly present Carnivalution: a Cirque du Burlesque, starring Heather Ireland as Sticky Betty, this Saturday at the Avalanche in the kick off to Carnivalution's summer tour.

Four local performers will participate in the Madskillz Festival this weekend in Vancouver.

This Saturday at 2:30 p.m., wildlife artist Allan Hancock will present his beautifully detailed illustrations in Amazing Animals, the Remarkable Things that Creatures Do — a book written by Margriet Ruurs that encourages children to observe and engage the natural world with a sense of wonder.

This Sunday, the Comox Valley Concert Band will perform during the Filberg Heritage Lodge and Park's Summer Sounds concert series.

On Wednesday, June 29, two of the brightest young artists to emerge from the burgeoning revitalization of traditional fiddle music, will play in a house concert here in the Comox Valley.

Branch 17 (North Island Fiddlers) have been playing in the Comox Valley for the past 25 years.

As the 2011 season draws to a close, Cantiamo would like to invite everyone to join them for their final concert this Sunday at 7 p.m. at the Northgate Foursquare Church.

THE LENSMEN will stir up the golden age of crooners this Thursday at the Elks Hall in Courtenay.

Sixteen-year-old Chanel Stasiuk had a chance to rewrite one of her own songs earlier this week — and she had the help of three award-winning songwriters to do it.