35 artists showcasing their work in pottery, painting, photography, textiles, jewellery design and more. Unique, high quality, curated designs and one of a kind items.

The Artist Exhibition/Sale is a juried event.

• There will be spaces for (35) artists
• You must bring your own display materials
• Tables are provided (6’ or 8’)
• Artists need to be present with their work for the entire day and handle their own sales
• Internet available for debit and credit card sales
• Exhibition Set Up: Fri, Sep 22nd 5 – 8 p.m
• Exhibition Day: Sat, Sep 23rd 10 a.m – 5 p.m

For consideration, Artists are required to submit a completed application form along with (3) colour photos of their work and a brief Bio or Artist statement to route19a.arts@gmail.com. Please include the word “Application” in the Subject Line.

Application Deadline is: Sat July 15th, 23

Jury selection process will be completed by July 21st, 23. Successful artists will be notified by email.

Visit the website drop-down option ‘Artist Application Form & Fees

We can’t wait to welcome everyone back to Vancouver Island’s second annual Outdoor Adventure Show! The largest of its kind on the island, will stimulate and excite your interests in everything the great outdoors have to offer. The 2023 Show promises to be even bigger and better than our inaugural event!
Arbutus Meadows Event Centre - Nanoose Bay
Friday September 8 1:00pm - 8:00pm
Saturday September 9 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sunday September 10 10:00am - 4:00pm
Featuring 60,000 SQ/FT of everything from: Powersports, Fishing, Trucks, Bikes, RV’s, Hunting, Boating, Adventure Sports, Water Sports, Camping, Survival, E-Bikes AND MORE!!
For exhibiting and more details, visit: https://www.vioutdoorshow.com

Avatar: The Way of Water

En Plein Air Painting Experience 

Wander our garden and then enjoy a PowerPoint presentation prepared by VIU Elder College and MAC instructor Terri Bowen (B.Ed., M.A.). You will learn about the history of flowers, their symbolism and who painted them well, and some gidelines for painting certain types. Then go out to a Bowser garden, which is prized for over 1400 Dahlia plants and paint in your favorite spot. (Please check out their website: www.ddcdahlias.com ) Afterwards, bring back your creations to share and have a “High Tea” lunch in Terri and Brett’s garden. Extra help, encouragement and step by step guidance can be given to beginners as well as more experienced painters. You will receive pre-instruction, via email, from Terri.

What: All art materials except brushes plus a “High Tea” luncheon and drinks.

Bring your brushes, a chair to sit on in the dahlia garden and if you own an easel, that’s very helpful too. $75 with high tea included; $65 if you bring your own lunch. Tea will b

Kaimerata Concerts presents The Music of Robert Schumann

Monday, August 14th  Tuesday, August 15th

 7pm

Kaimerata Concerts, in association with Oceanside Classical Concerts Society, will present the chamber music of Robert Schumann in two different performances on August 14 and 15. The works will include Schumann’s ever-so-popular Piano Quintet and Piano Quartet; the incredible Fantasy for solo piano; a passionate violin and piano sonata from his late period, plus one of his wonderful string quartets. We will talk about his beautiful love story with Clara; his tumultuous relationship with his piano teacher; his importance in the rise and development of the Romantic movement; his antagonism to Liszt and Wagner, and his unfortunate last years when he was committed to an asylum. The music is very special. Very romantic. Very sensitive. Very moving. Tickets are available for one or both concerts.

 For more details click HERE

Teen Musical Theatre Presents: Fiddler on the Roof JR.

Friday, August 11, 20237:30 PM 
Sunday, August 13, 20232:00 PM

In this special adaptation of the nine-time Tony Award winning musical, Fidder on the Roof JR  follows Tevye the milkman as he tries to protect his five daughters and his way of life in the face of growing anti-Semitism in Czarist Russia.  Created by Broadway legends Jerome Robbins, Harold Prince, Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick and Joseph Stein, Fiddler on the Roof tackles the universal theme of “Tradition” in ways that reach across barriers of race, class, nationality and religion.

For more details click HERE

Art of all kinds for sale. 

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - FERRY BUILDING GALLERY

Calling all artists on the North Shore, Sea-to-Sky corridor, Bowen Island & Sunshine Coast. Submissions are now open for the 2024 Ferry Building Gallery exhibition program (for both solo and group exhibitions). Submissions are accepted online only.

 The Ferry Building Gallery is a public community art gallery operated by the District of West Vancouver and is located in the heart of Ambleside at Ambleside Landing. Situated in a heritage building, the gallery serves as a hub for arts and culture. The gallery presents up to 11 exhibitions annually and promotes art education and appreciation through a wide range of events and programs, including participating in the annual

Harmony Arts Festival, which attracts local and international visitors and artists.

 All Submitting Artists Must:

• Be a past or present resident of the North Shore, Bowen Island, Sunshine Coast, or Sea-to-Sky corridor.
• Not be exclusively represented by a commercial gallery in Britis

Knox presents...The Aerialists in Concert on Thursday, Aug 3rd @7:30 p.m., doors open @7:00 p.m.  Tickets are $25.00 each and are available through Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/knox-presentsthe-aerialists-in-concert-tickets-662513775537 or at local retailers Fireside Books and Close To You Boutique in Parksville.

JUNO-nominated neo-folk group Aerialists take a distinctive hybrid approach to folk music, combining deep roots in Scottish Gaelic, Norwegian, and Irish folk traditions with a unique post-rock bent. Framing harp and fiddle in an electric soundscape, Aerialists are ethereal yet precise, technical yet visceral.

Hillbilly Bluegrass Choir Band | Coombs Workshop BC Aug 1-3

This workshop has been offered every summer since 2010. Some past workshops have included Little Mermaid Jr., Aladdin Jr., Guys & Dolls Jr., Beauty and the Beast Jr., Godspell Jr., to name a few. Numerous teens have taken the workshop summer-after-summer. Many have (subsequently) taken post-secondary studies in music / theatre / dance. And a few have become professionals in the performing arts.

Over the 3-week period, and under the tutelage / direction of experienced professionals, led by Hilary Whelton and Miranda Murphy, participants will undertake to audition, prepare, rehearse and perform this lively, beloved, teen-adapted musical classic .

The purpose of the program is to provide an opportunity for youth to participate in a stimulating, high-calibre, performing arts experience during the summer months.  Participants receive instruction / training from superbly-qualified professionals in a friendly, supportive, purposeful environment.

Through the program

- participants will develop and

FULL DETAILS HERE

‘Tears and laughter have a way of getting along,’ sings Canadian singer-songwriter Mike Edel on the title track from his upcoming 5th full-length-album and accompanying documentary ‘casseroles & flowers’ out July 22nd, 2022.

Not only has Edel crafted a series of optimistic melodies that perfectly hold the tension between hardship and heart, but he did it while recovering from a stroke he suffered in April 2021.

TICKETS HERE

Originally from Vancouver Island, North Easton, an award winning singer/songwriter brings an emotional, storytellingperformance. With honest, heartfelt relatable lyric and a voice that ranges from whisper soft to a powerful scream.

Tickets are $25.00 each and available through online through Eventbrite or at local retailers Fireside Books and Close To You Boutique in Parksville. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. and the show starts at 7:30 p.m.

Admission: $25

Knox United Church

345 Pym Street

Parksville, BC V9P9C8

Contact: Karen Freeman

250-248-3927 ext 2

THURSDAYS - 3PM to 6PM

What's your jam? Join us for open jam afternoons on Memorial Plaza.

Come with your band members, perform solo, sit in with other musicians, or be part of the audience. Everyone welcome!

Musicians, bring your own equipment (power is available).