Entertainment

From Aug. 15 to 19, the Comox Valley Art Gallery is ready to teach you everything visual art has to offer. In Camp Creativity, kids and youth aged seven to 12 will explore drawing, painting, ceramics, photography, story writing, book binding, collage, mural making and more. In a small class size of eight to 12 students, you’re guaranteed to make friends.

Vancouver Island MusicFest invites music fans and friends to join them for a special Roots Review concert event with the Rakish Angles on Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the Cumberland Hotel.

Where does creativity come from? Have you ever wondered where artists get their ideas, why they feel the urge to create or exactly how they bring their works into the world? The artist’s studio is the ultimate creative space, and the Denman Island Art Studio Tour is your chance to peek into 25 unique studios.

The Jenn Forsland Group was formed in early 2008 by a group of local musicians looking to share their passion for jazz with one another.

The Summer Gallery welcomes emerging artist Francesca Barker — better known to her Denman family and friends as Tachi — Aug. 11.

Danielle Bilodeau displays her artwork this month at Tarbell’s Deli in Cumberland.

This year's free Grill & Chill concert has drawn a small army of talented musicians from off Island as well as local Valley performers. Headliners include premium entertainers the Jessica Stuart Few, the Sean Burns Band, Heather Blush, the Lonely Guys as well as local favourite the Luke Guthrie Band.

Victoria’s Jim Moffatt will team up Aug. 11 with local Birgit Kuit at Joe’s Garage for an evening of original and contemporary folk-roots music.

Featured artists in the CVAG Gift Shop for August and September will be a selection of potters, woodworkers and cookbook authors.

Juno Award-winner and BC Entertainment Hall of Fame inductee Shari Ulrich has been a fixture in Canadian music since the early 1970s.