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MON FEB 1

Boomers Week: at Mount Washington, Feb 1 at 9 am till Feb 5 at 3:30 pm. 50% off a special all-inclusive program for those 50 yrs and over who love to ski or ride. En-quire for details. FMI mountwashington.ca or 250.338.1386

Live Music: award-winning singer/song-writer and guitar player ‘Joe Stanton’ comes to the Duncan Showroom for an 8 pm show. If you like folk music you will want to be here! $20/door, $15/advance. No alco-hol venue. FMI show-roomproductions.ca or 250.748.7246

TUE FEB 2

Live Performance: virtuoso actor and mu-sician Chase Padgett presents his one-man masterpiece ‘Nashville Hurricane’, 7:30 pm at ArtSpring on Salt Spring Island. This production follows the rise, fall and resurrec-tion of an imaginary guitar star as seen from varying perspec-tives. $23 adult, $5 youth. FMI artspring.ca or 250.537.2102

Open Mic Nite: ‘Dress Rehearsal Tues-days - Open Mic Nite’ at the Duncan Show-

room is all about us-ing the stage to launch your career in front of a friendly, appreciative audience and having fun! 3 songs each, 7:30 pm start. $5/everyone. No-alcohol venue. FMI show-roomproductions.ca or 250.748.7246

WED FEB 3

Lego® Fun: for kids 6 - 12 years at the Cowichan Library, Duncan from 3:30 - 4:30 pm. Bring your construction skills, the Library pro-vides the lego®. FMI 250.746.7661

Live Music: Chilean musician ‘Rodrigo Figueroa’ bring his rock-influenced mu-sic to the Duncan Showroom for a 7 pm show. $20/door, $15/advance. FMI show-roomproductions.ca

THU FEB 4

Games Night: at the Cowichan Library, Duncan from 6 - 7:30 pm. Bring your favor-ite board or card game or play one of the Li-brary’s! All ages. FMI 250.746.7661

Poetry Open Mic: at Salt Spring Island Public Library. Sign-up 6:45 pm, one poem per reader. Featured poet Frances Boyle. Free.

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Take a peek into the past at the Cowichan Valley Museum! It holds an extensive and eclectic collection of artifacts from pioneer families and businesses in the Valley. Located in the historic Duncan Train Station and surrounded by parkland and totem poles, the Museum makes an interesting and informative destination on a dark winter’s day. Current hours Wed - Fri from 11 am - 4 pm and Saturdays 1 - 4 pm. FMI cowichanvalleymuseum.bc.ca

FMI saltspringlibrary.com or 250.537.4666

Live Broadcast: Na-tional Theatre Live presents ‘Jane Eyre’, Charlotte Bronte’s story of one woman’s fight for freedom and fulfilment on her own terms, at the Co-wichan Performing Arts Centre at 7 pm. FMI cowichanpac.ca or 250.748.7529

Canucks Hockey: Ca-nucks vs Blue Jackets 7 pm on SNP. FMI nhl.com

Live Music: ‘Gals Who Write Songs’ is an enjoyable musi-cal evening featuring Beverley McKeen and some of the Island’s best singer-songwrit-ers at the Duncan Showroom at 7:30 pm. FMI showroom-productions.ca

FRI FEB 5

Live Music: the ‘Shorty Parker Band’ (rock/dance) hits the stage at Moby’s Pub, Salt Spring Island at 9 pm. FMI mobyspub.ca or 250.537.5559

Live Music: ‘Echo Drop’ plays the River Rock Bar & Grill at the Travelodge in Duncan at 9 pm. No cover. FMI 250.748.4311

SAT FEB 6

Bigleaf Maple Syrup Festival: fun for the whole family at the BC Forest Discovery Cen-tre Feb 6 and 7 from 10 am - 4 pm each day. See bcforestdiscovery-centre.com for details or call 250.715.1113

Canucks Hockey: Canucks vs Flames 7

pm on CBC, TVAS. FMI nhl.com

Karaoke Night: at River Rock Bar & Grill, Duncan starting at 8 pm. No cover. FMI 250.748.4311

Live Music: ‘Shobo-con/Vying for Glory/The Underdogs’ bring a little metal to the Duncan Showroom at 8 pm $15/door, $12/advance. FMI show-roomproductions.ca or 250.748.7246

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SUN FEB 7

Bigleaf Maple Syrup Festival: fun for the whole family at the BC Forest Discovery Cen-tre Feb 6 and 7 from 10 am - 4 pm each day. See bcforestdiscovery-centre.com for details or call 250.715.1113

MON FEB 8

Family Day Fun: spend Family Day exploring the BC For-est Discovery Centre! Open 10 am - 4 pm. See bcforestdiscovery-centre.com for details or call 250.715.1113

Family Day Bowling: fun for the whole fam-ily at Youbou Bowling Alley! Free admission and shoe rentals from

12 noon - 3 pm. FMI 250.749.6742

Family Day Skate and Rec: enjoy free Family Day activities at the Island Savings Centre! Skating from 12 noon - 2 pm, recre-ational activities 1 - 3 pm. FMI 250.748.7529

Family Day Skating: the whole family can enjoy skating from 1 - 2:15 pm at Kerry Park Rec Centre! adult $1, child $1, rentals $1. FMI 250.743.5922

Family Day Free Skate: at Cowichan Lake Sports Arena from 3:30 - 4:50 pm. Free admission and rentals. FMI 250.749.6742

Live Music: Austra-lian singer/songwriter Daniel Champagne brings his acoustic gui-

tar performance to the Duncan Showroom at 8 pm. $20/door, $15/advance. FMI show-roomproductions.ca

TUE FEB 9

Canucks Hockey: Ca-nucks vs Avalanche 6 pm on SNP. FMI nhl.com

Business Market-ing Using Facebook Workshop: Mark Collins leads this 4-session workshop on how to market your business using Facebook. Workshop takes place at Co-wichan VIU Campus from 7 - 9 pm starting Feb 9 and continuing on Feb 11, 16 and 18. $125 + GST. FMI viu.ca or 1.866.734.6252

Live Music: an el-egant evening out! Don’t miss interna-

t ional ly-acclaimed Canadian pianist and vocalist Michael K a e s h a m m e r a t ArtSpring, Salt Spring Island, 7:30 - 9:30 pm. $28/adult, $5/youth. FMI artspring.ca or 250.537.2102

WED FEB 10

Canucks Hockey: Canucks vs Coyotes 6:30 pm on SN1. FMI nhl.com

Live Music: ‘Dodgers/Blessed and guests’ bring post-punk/ex-perimental/kraut rock to the Duncan Show-room at 8 pm. $15/door, $12/advance. FMI showroompro-ductions.ca

THU FEB 11

Elder College Skate: this event is geared to seniors. 10:45 - 11:45 am skate at the Island

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Savings Centre with golden oldies playing in the background! Admission free, skate rentals extra. FMI 250.748.7529

Tech Cafe: Word-Press Hands-On: create the outline for your own WordPress blog or site during this 2-hour workshop at the Salt Spring Island Public Library. Starts at 7 pm, bring own laptop. Space limited, pre-register by phone or email. Free. FMI saltspringlibrary.com .

Live Music: acclaimed Va n c o u v e r - b a s e d band ‘The Paperboys’ bring their blend of country-folk-celtic-bluegrass-rock to the Cowichan Perform-ing Arts Centre for a 7:30 pm show. adults $28, sen/stu $25. FMI cowichanpac.ca or 250.748.7529

Live Theatre: ‘The Clean House’ is a quirky comedy by Sarah Ruhl showing at Ladysmith Little Theatre Feb 11 - 28. Matinee, evening, and dinner theatre shows available. FMI lady-smiththeatre.com or 250.924.0658

FRI FEB 12

5th Annual Island’s Agricultural Show: this two-day agri-cultural show at Co-wichan Exhibition Park brings together

farmers, rural land-owners, farm orga-nizations, equipment dealers, service pro-viders and the general public. 12 educational sessions to choose from, tradeshow, out-door displays. FMI visit iashow.ca or call 250.748.0822

Cowichan Capitals: cheer on the home team as they go up against the Merritt Centennials 7 pm at the Island Savings Centre! FMI cowi-chancapitals.com or 250.748.9930


Live Music: ‘Soul Shakedown’ (soul/rock) plays Moby’s Pub, Salt Spring Is-land at 9 pm. FMI mobyspub.ca or 250.537.5559

Live Music: ‘Lucid Af-terlife’ plays the River Rock Bar & Grill at the Travelodge, Duncan at 9 pm. No cover. FMI 250.748.4311

SAT FEB 13

5th Annual Island’s Agricultural Show: this two-day agri-cultural show at Co-wichan Exhibition

Park brings together farmers, rural land-owners, farm orga-nizations, equipment dealers, service pro-viders and the general public. 12 educational sessions to choose from, tradeshow, out-door displays. FMI visit iashow.ca or call 250.748.0822

Canucks Hockey: Ca-nucks vs Maple Leafs 4 pm on HNIC. FMI nhl.com

Deerholme Happi-ness Dinner 2016: this specially- themed dinner is Deerholme Farm’s annual ode to foods that increase your serotonin lev-els! South American theme from Peru, Chile and Argentina. 5 - 9 pm at Deerholme Farm, Duncan. $90. FMI deerholme.com or 250.748.7450

Political Forum/Reception: Globe & Mail National Affairs Columnist and au-thor Lawrence Martin discusses Canadian politics at ArtSpring on Salt Spring Island 6:30 - 8 pm followed by a reception in the Gallery. $20/general, $15/Salt Spring Fo-rum members. FMI artspring.ca

Cowichan Capi-tals: the Capitals go head-to-head with the Chilliwack Chiefs at the Island Savings Centre at 7 pm. FMI cowichancapitals.com

Live Ballet: Canada’s Ballet Jorgen presents the timeless classic ‘Sleeping Beauty’ at the Cowichan Per-forming Arts Centre at 7:30 pm. adult $37, sen/stu $33, child $20. FMI cowichanpac.ca or 250.748.7529


Open Mic Nite: at the River Rock Bar & Grill, Duncan is a popular event. 8 pm start. Host Scott Owen. No Cover. FMI facebook.com/RiverRockBarGrill/ or 250.748.4311

Live Music: ‘The Co-alition’ (rock/dance) plays Moby’s Pub, Salt Spring Island at 9 pm. FMI mobyspub.ca or 250.537.5559

SUN FEB 14

Choral Performance: the Vancouver Cham-ber Choir performs at ArtSpring on Salt Spring Island, 2:30 - 4:30 pm. This will be an ‘a cappella’ pro-gramme conducted by Jon Washburn that traces choral repertoire back to the Gregorian chant. $28/adult, $5/youth. FMI artspring.ca

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Live Orchestral Mu-sic: the ‘Palm Court Light Orchestra’ pres-ents ‘A Downtown Ab-bey Valentine’ 2:30 pm at the Cowichan Per-forming Arts Centre. Featuring Rebecca Hass, mezzo soprano. adults/seniors $34, stu $14. FMI cowichanpac.ca or 250.748.7529

Live Music: the ‘Tim Sars Trio’ (New Or-leans Jazz) plays Mo-by’s Pub, Salt Spring Island at 9 pm. FMI mobyspub.ca

Live Music: ‘Marty Jones’ plays the River Rock Bar & Grill at the Travelodge, Duncan at 9 pm. No cover. FMI 250.748.4311

MON FEB 15

Movie Night at the Library: ‘Uyghurs: Prisoners of the Ab-surd’ shows at the Cowichan Library, Duncan from 6 - 8 pm. Feature documen-tary. FMI virl.bc.ca or 250.746.7661

Canucks Hockey: Ca-nucks vs Wild 7 pm on SNP. FMI nhl.com

TUE FEB 16

Argentine Tango Lessons for Begin-ners: is being offered at the Duncan Show-room, 6 - 7:30 pm. John and Linda Fowler will introduce you to the passion and inti-macy of close embrace tango and the music from Buenos Aires. $90 for 6 lessons. FMI showroomproduc-tions.ca

Cowichan Capitals: cheer on the home team as they take on the Victoria Grizzlies at the Island Savings Centre at 7 pm. FMI cowichancapitals.com

Open Mic Nite: ‘Dress Rehearsal Tues-days - Open Mic Nite’ at the Duncan Show-room is all about us-ing the stage to launch your career in front of a friendly, appreciative audience and having fun! 7:30 pm start, 3 songs each. $5/ev-eryone. No-alcohol venue. FMI show-roomproductions.ca or 250.748.7246

Live Music: Matt An-derson has won three

Maple Blues Awards, a Memphis Blues Chal-lenge, a CIMA Road Gold Award, a Europe-an Blues Award, and a JUNO Award nomina-tion. Don’t miss ‘Matt Anderson & The Bona Fide’ when they hit the stage at 7:30 pm at the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre! $39. FMI cowichanpac.ca or 250.748.7529

WED FEB 17

Live Theatre: ‘Mil-lion Dollar Quartet’ is a rock ‘n’ roll musical based on the first (and only) jam session of Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and John-ny Cash. Chemainus Theatre Festival Wed - Sun from Feb 12 - Mar 16. FMI chemainus-theatrefestival.ca or 250.246.9820

THU FEB 18

Canucks Hockey: Ca-nucks vs Ducks 7 pm on SNP. FMI nhl.com

Live Music: Canadi-an musical icon Lynn Miles performs at the Duncan Showroom 7:30 pm for one night only! $30/door, $25/

advance. FMI show-roomproductions.ca or 250.748.7246


FRI FEB 19

Schools Out Skate: the ‘School’s Out Skate’ takes place at the Island Savings Centre from 12 noon - 2 pm. Twoonie admis-sion, rentals extra. FMI 250.748.7529

Schools Out Skate: this ‘School’s Out Skate’ takes place at Kerry Park Rec Centre from 1 - 2:15 pm. adult $2, child $1, rentals $1. FMI 250.743.5922

Black History Month Film Screening: In recognition of Black History Month the Cowichan Library, Duncan is showing a series of short films appropriate for all ages

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Canucks Hockey: Ca-nucks vs Flames 6 pm on SNP. FMI nhl.com

Live Music: Juno Award-winning mu-sician Stephen Fear-ing brings his ‘edgy, unapologetic songs and instrumentals’ to ArtSpring on Salt Spring Island, 7:30 - 9:30 pm $23/adult , $5/youth . FMI artspring.ca or 250.537.2102


Live Music: ‘Emma Plant/Novice Bear’ heat things up at the Duncan Show-room starting at 8 pm. $15/door, $12/advance. FMI show-roomproductions.ca or 250.748.7246

Live Music: ‘Tom Par-ty’ (dance/pop rock) plays Moby’s Pub, Salt Spring Island at 9 pm. FMI mobyspub.ca

Live Music: the ‘Her-bicidal Maniacs’ play the River Rock Bar

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Open Mic Nite: at St. Michael’s Hall, Chemainus is a popu-lar community event. Aspiring musicians can play up to 3 songs (10 min max) in front of a local, apprecia-tive audience. All are welcome! 7 pm start. FMI cvcas.com or 250.246.1389

Live Dance: Adage Studio presents ‘Dance Highlights 2016’, 7 pm at the Cowichan Per-forming Arts Centre. Featuring group and solo performances in a range of dance styles including ballet, jazz, contemporary, hip hop and musical theatre. adult $18, child $14. FMI cowichanpac.ca

Live Classical Music: the Cowichan Consort Orchestra and Choir are proud to present ‘Mozart’s Requiem and Jupiter Symphony’ at the Christian Reform Church in Duncan 7:30 - 9:30 pm. Tix at the door, from mem-bers and from Volume One Bookstore on Ken-neth St. adult/sen $15, child/stu $10. FMI co-wichanconsort.com or 250.748.8982

Live Music: ‘The Clanns’ bring Ca-nadian Celtic Roots Rock to the Duncan

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Live Music: ‘Brothers/Lover’s Touch’ (folk rock) hits the stage at Moby’s Pub, Salt Spring Island at 9 pm. FMI mobyspub.ca or 250.537.5559

SUN FEB 21


Canucks Hockey: Ca-nucks vs Avalanche 7 pm on SN. FMI nhl.com

MON FEB 22

Celebrate Freedom to Read Week at the Library: to celebrate Freedom to Read Week, drop by the Co-wichan Library Feb 22 - 29 to look at a list of books that have been banned or challenged. Make your guess as to the objection and enter a draw. All ages. FMI virl.bc.ca

Reel Alternatives: ‘Coming Home’ is a bittersweet film that looks at sacrifice, redemption and the timelessness of love. Presented by Reel Al-ternatives, all proceeds to Cowichan Valley Hospice Society. At the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre 7 pm. $12, student rows A - C $5. FMI cowichanpac.ca or 250.748.7529

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Earlier this fall, the award winning artist once again de camped from his New Brunswick home – this time to record his upcoming album. Produced in New York with Commissioner Gordon (Joss Stone, Amy Winehouse, KRS -One), H onest Manfollows up the JUNO Award nominated Weightless and sees the songwriter pushing himself into new territory. Blessed with a rich gospel soul voice and armed with a new set of songs, Matt Andersen found a perfect partner in crime with Commissioner Gordon.

“Gordon has worked with so many different people, like Santana and Quincy Jones, on so many historic albums,” says Andersen. “He has such a great approach and was able to tie- in so many new ideas to what I’ve done in the past without losing touch with my sound.”

From writing around drum beats to bringing in a cast of players including Andy Bassford (Toots and the Maytals, Burning Spear, Natalie Merchant), Benji Bouton (Ibibio Sound Machine), Josh David Barret (The Wailers, Lauryn Hill), and Lenny Underwood (Mary J. Blige, Amy Winehouse),Honest Man expands on what we already know and love from Andersen and brings it to a new level.

“Gordon brought a drum beat to one of our first sessions that I loved, and I wrote ‘Let’s Get Back’ around

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the political and the personal. The title track, co- written with Chris Kirby, was inspired by a US political cartoon while “Let’s Get Back”, co- penned with Andy Stochansky, has Andersen thinking about how his country as a nation has changed, but not for the better. “Who Are You Listening To?” was hatched with Ryan Hupman during a pre -election social media flood and emerges as rally call for people to make up their own minds and not be swung by the ‘information’ we’re being fed.

On “All The Way”, written with Gordie Sampson, Andersen takes a more personal approach as he sings about the decision to fully commit to a relationship, while on the alluring piano ballad “I’m Giving In”,

composed with Andy Stochansky and Jamie Hartman, he muses about the moments leading up to that commitment.

“The song ‘I’m Giving In’ was the final one that I needed to lay down vocals for,” recalls

Andersen. “It was my last night in New York and the studio we were using was underneath a ballroom where Alicia Keys was rehearsing for a performance the next night. We managed to get the piano recorded in between the breaks of the rehearsal but had to skip the vocals. We went back to Gordon’s studio to listen back to the weeks’ work and enjoy a scotch when we decided to take a stab at recording the vocals. This was at 1am. It was a special way to wrap up the sessions with Gordon.”

On one of two songs created with Donovan Woods called “One Good Song” Andersen sings about exactly that. He explains, “All songwriters desire to have that one good song that just gets everybody. Not necessarily a hit, but a song that when it’s heard you can’t help but listen. This song is about the journey we all take to get there.” There is no need at all for Matt Andersen to worry about one good song, H onest Man is a watershed album full of transcendent musical moments that should elevate the songwriter from internationally acclaimed to world renowned.

“He has such a great approach and was able to tie- in so many new ideas to what I’ve done in the past without

losing touch with my sound.”

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Following an exceptionally successful season, Mark DuMez, Artistic Director, is pleased to announce the Chemainus Theatre Festival’s 2016 season, a line-up that is rich with music, drama, comedy, dance and spectacular artistry!

We love producing shows that excite, challenge, and delight and we invite you to join us in every laugh, song, step and note of our exciting season. What shows will you see? The season features seven main stage productions and includes a new production of the Million Dollar Quartet, as the bad boys of SUN records tear their way up the charts. With Harvey and Hilda, laughter connects character to family, imagination and love. We will rollick through the summer musical with Footloose as generations clash and dance. Four strong women bond together in A Lovely Sunday, our first Tennessee Williams work in over a decade. And the holidays bring it all together in Ralphie’s quest for a Red Ryder, a leg lamp prize and a dream Christmas with A Christmas Story. Falling: A Wake on the Studio Stage and Chemainus Theatre original – Pet the Fish (KidzPlay summer show).

The Chemainus Theatre Festival thrives as people from all over Vancouver Island congregate to enjoy the intimate energy of high caliber professional actors and creative teams from across Canada. We delve in together, taking in the textures of well-made costumes, intrigued by the

clever use of sculptural scenery and vivid lights and sound – all this goodness in a sea-side town full of artistry and eclectic adventure.

Whether it’s the ache for nostalgia, the need

for a good belly laugh, the swing of a well-played tune or the crackle of a well-turned phrase – something in us longs for a great story well told.

Dig in with tickets to another outstanding year. Season tickets, single tickets (on sale now), groups and parties will all enjoy an experience of live professional theatre! Tickets are available for

evening (Wednesday, Thursday - 7:30 p.m., Friday, Saturday - 8:00 p.m.) and matinee (Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday - 2:00 p.m.) performances. Purchases can be made online at chemainustheatre.ca, or by calling The Chemainus Theatre Festival box office at 1-800-565-7738.

The Chemainus Theatre Festival, est. 1993, is a professional performing arts destination on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The non-profit charitable Society offers a continuous season of regionally- and internationally-acclaimed theatre to over 70,000 residents and visitors every year. From the purely dramatic to the musically enriched, The Festival’s roster of shows feature an entertaining selection of classic and contemporary tales, told in romantic, comedic, tragic and more enjoyable styles. Dedicated to serving versatile interests of audiences and artists, The Festival has attracted talented guest actors, directors, musicians and

designers from across North America – a testament to their highly regarded theatrical productions and facilities. Theatregoers can complete their theatre

experience with a delightful meal in the Playbill Dining Room. Before each show, live music creates the perfect setting for diners to indulge in the impressive show-themed buffet. The on-site Gallery Gift Shop showcases over one hundred

BC artisans, and is a wonderful place for art-lovers and shoppers to browse, and take home, a memorable piece of the west coast.

The Chemainus Theatre Festival presents Million Dollar Quartet, a popular Broadway musical inspired by actual events. In the mid-1950’s, four young and talented musicians met by chance, and made music history, in one red-hot jam session. Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and

Johnny Cash are famous for their legendary songs and rock ‘n’ roll hits. Million Dollar Quartet is the acclaimed story about their astonishing careers and this landmark day in music history. Playing at the Festival theatre from February 12 – March 26, 2016. Tickets are available now at 1-800-565-7738 or chemainustheatre.ca.

“Million Dollar Quartet” plays it fast and loose at The Chemainus Theatre Festival!

Following an exceptionally successful season, Mark DuMez, Artistic Director, is pleased to announce the Chemainus Theatre Festival’s 2016 season, a line-up that is rich with music, drama, comedy, dance and spectacular artistry!

We love producing shows that excite, challenge, and delight and we invite you to join us in every laugh, song, step and note of our exciting season. What shows will you see? The season features seven main stage productions and includes a new production of the Million Dollar Quartet, as the bad boys of SUN records tear their way up the charts. With Harvey and Hilda, laughter connects character to family, imagination and love. We will rollick through the summer musical with Footloose as generations clash and dance. Four strong women bond together in A Lovely Sunday, our first Tennessee Williams work in over a decade. And the holidays bring it all together in Ralphie’s quest for a Red Ryder, a leg lamp prize and a dream Christmas with A Christmas Story. Falling: A Wake on the Studio Stage and Chemainus Theatre original – Pet the Fish (KidzPlay summer show).

The Chemainus Theatre Festival thrives as people from all over Vancouver Island congregate to enjoy the intimate energy of high caliber professional actors and creative teams from across Canada. We delve in together, taking in the textures of well-made costumes, intrigued by the

clever use of sculptural scenery and vivid lights and sound – all this goodness in a sea-side town full of artistry and eclectic adventure.

Whether it’s the ache for nostalgia, the need

for a good belly laugh, the swing of a well-played tune or the crackle of a well-turned phrase – something in us longs for a great story well told.

Dig in with tickets to another outstanding year. Season tickets, single tickets (on sale now), groups and parties will all enjoy an experience of live professional theatre! Tickets are available for

evening (Wednesday, Thursday - 7:30 p.m., Friday, Saturday - 8:00 p.m.) and matinee (Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday - 2:00 p.m.) performances. Purchases can be made online at chemainustheatre.ca, or by calling The Chemainus Theatre Festival box office at 1-800-565-7738.

The Chemainus Theatre Festival, est. 1993, is a professional performing arts destination on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The non-profit charitable Society offers a continuous season of regionally- and internationally-acclaimed theatre to over 70,000 residents and visitors every year. From the purely dramatic to the musically enriched, The Festival’s roster of shows feature an entertaining selection of classic and contemporary tales, told in romantic, comedic, tragic and more enjoyable styles. Dedicated to serving versatile interests of audiences and artists, The Festival has attracted talented guest actors, directors, musicians and

designers from across North America – a testament to their highly regarded theatrical productions and facilities. Theatregoers can complete their theatre

experience with a delightful meal in the Playbill Dining Room. Before each show, live music creates the perfect setting for diners to indulge in the impressive show-themed buffet. The on-site Gallery Gift Shop showcases over one hundred

BC artisans, and is a wonderful place for art-lovers and shoppers to browse, and take home, a memorable piece of the west coast.

The Chemainus Theatre Festival presents Million Dollar Quartet, a popular Broadway musical inspired by actual events. In the mid-1950’s, four young and talented musicians met by chance, and made music history, in one red-hot jam session. Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and

Johnny Cash are famous for their legendary songs and rock ‘n’ roll hits. Million Dollar Quartet is the acclaimed story about their astonishing careers and this landmark day in music history. Playing at the Festival theatre from February 12 – March 26, 2016. Tickets are available now at 1-800-565-7738 or chemainustheatre.ca.

“Million Dollar Quartet” plays it fast and loose at The Chemainus Theatre Festival!

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BOWLING

Duncan LanesDuncan, 250.746.5421

Youbou Community Bowling AlleyYoubou, 250.745.3431

COMMUNITY CENTRES

Island Savings CentreDuncan, 250.748.7529

Cowichan Aquatic CentreDuncan, 250.746.7665

Kerry Park Recreation CentreMill Bay 250.743.5922

BIRDING

Cowichan Estuary CentreDuncan, 250.746.0227

The Raptors CentreDuncan, 250.746.0372

BOATING

Sealegs Kayaking AdventuresLadysmith 250.245.4096

Excalibur ChartersDuncan, 250.246.0142

Cowichan Kayak & CanoeClub, cowichan-kayakandcanoe.wordpress.com

CYCLING

Cowichan Valley Trail (incl historic Kinsol Trestle) cvrd.bc.ca

Mountain Biking on Maple Mountain Municipality of North Cowichan 250.746.3100

CURLING

Kerry Park Rec CentreMill Bay, 250.743.5922

Duncan Curling Club Duncan 250.748.9313

Cowichan RocksCowichan Lake, 250.749.6742

FOOTBALL

Cowichan Valley Football AssociationDuncan, 250.588.9445

Cowichan Rugby Football ClubDuncan, 250.746.7513

HOCKEY

Cowichan Valley Minor Hockey AssociationChemainus, 250.246.3906

Cowichan Valley Junior A Hockey Club Duncan, 250.748.9930

Kerry Park Rec CentreMill Bay (pick-up/rec hockey) 250.743.5922

SOCCER

Cowichan Valley Soccer AssociationDuncan, cowichansoccer.com

Kerry Park Youth Soccer LeagueMill Bay, 250.743.5922

Kidsport CowichanDuncan, kidsportcanada.ca

FRISBEE

Cowichan Sportsplex Duncan, 250.746.5666

Cowichan UltimateDuncan (casual pick-up league) cowdisc.wikispaces.com

GOLF

Duncan Meadows Golf & Country Club250.746.8993

Cowichan Golf & Country ClubDuncan 250.746.5333

GYMNASTICS

Duncan Dynamics Gym Club 250.746.0193

Shawnigan Lake Community Centre 250.743.1433

DANCE

Island Savings Centre250.748.7529

Shawnigan Lake Community Centre 250.743.1433

Carlson’s School of DanceDuncan 250.746.6456

ICE SKATING

Kerry Park Public Skating Mill Bay 250.743.5922

Cowichan Lake Sports Arena250.749.6742


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Excellent Service Huge Variety

Gluten Free ProductsBecome a rewards member, redeem your points

for great prizes or dollars off your purchase. Members pricing on specialty wines. Unbelievable

selection of fine wines and rare scotch.

author, teacher and award-winning pho-tographer. Everyone welcome. Non-mem-bers $5 drop-in fee. Free for LCC members. FMI LadysmithCam-eraClub.com or 250-606-7011

WED FEB 24


Paws 4 Stories: chil-dren ages 6 - 12 are invited to drop by the Cowichan Library 3:30 - 4:30 pm and improve their literacy skills by reading to Percy the therapy dog! FMI 250.746.7661

Dance/Displays/Workshops: the Monad Dance Project is proud to present ‘Paradise Lost’ dance performances Feb 24

and 27 at 7:30 pm at ArtSpring, Salt Spring Island. They are also hosting environmental displays and perfor-mance art workshops free of charge which run from Feb 25 - 27 from 12 noon - 5 pm at ArtSpring. Paradise Lost Performances $15/adult, $5/child. Talks and workshops free. FMI artspring.ca or 250.537.2102

THU FEB 25

Celebrate Freedom to Read Week at the Library: see Feb 24 listing for details

Dance/Displays/Workshops: see Feb 24 listing for details

Book Club: the Salt Spring Island Public Library Book Club is open to all and free of charge! Meets at the Library the 4th Tue of each month from 1 - 3 pm. FMI please call or email. Free. FMI saltspringlibrary.com or 250.537.4666

Canucks Hockey: Canucks vs Senators 7 pm on SNP. FMI nhl.com

Live Music: Oliver Swain and Adam Do-bres make up ‘Big Ma-chine’ and they’re back for another great show at the Duncan Show-room! 7 pm start. $20/door, $15/advance. FMI showroompro-ductions.ca

FRI FEB 26

Celebrate Freedom to Read Week at the Library: please see Feb 24 listing for details

Dance/Displays/Workshops: please see Feb 24 listing for details

Live Theatre: ‘The Clean House’ is a quirky comedy by Sarah Ruhl show-ing at Ladysmith Little Theatre Feb 11 - 28. Matinee, evening, and din-ner theatre shows available. FMI lady-smiththeatre.com or 250.924.0658

Live Music: the ‘NeverNever Band’ (bluegrass/old-time) plays Moby’s Pub, Salt Spring Island at 9 pm. FMI mobyspub.ca or 250.537.5559

Live Music: ‘Tropi-cal Mayhem’ hits the stage at the River Rock Bar & Grill, Duncan at 9 pm. No cover. FMI 250.748.4311

SAT FEB 27

Celebrate Freedom to Read Week at the Library: please see Feb 24 listing for details Deerholme Farm Cooking Class: Bill Jones leads this culinary class at Deerholme Farms in Duncan. The theme is ‘Modern Vegetable Cooking’ and runs from 12 noon til 4 pm. Learn modern cooking techniques, prep and storage options, and how to make spinach and bread soup and squash gnocchi! $100 + GST. FMI deerholme.com or 250.748.7450

Dance/Displays/Workshops: please see Feb 24 listing for details

Cowichan Capitals: cheer on the home team as they go up against the Nanaimo Clippers 7 pm at the Island Savings Centre! FMI cowichancapitals.com

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the bill later.” And then, ‘later’ comes.

If your Holiday debt, added to the other debt you were already carrying, has become the straw that broke the camel’s back, you may feel you want some advice on how to deal with it all. There are many options, some you might not even be aware of.

Your consultation is free.

Christopher Grew is a Debt Consultant serving clients on Southern Vancouver Island.

DOLLARS &

$ENSE By Christopher Grew

I hope you all had some warm, wonderful times with friends and family over the Holidays. Seems like quite a while ago now. To me, that is the best part of Christmas.

Sitting by the fire, the decorations all aglow, your favorite beverage in your hand and engaging in warm conversations with your loved ones.

If you have little ones who still believe in the ‘magic’, your Christmas is seen through their eyes of wonder, as the kids marvel at the gifts ‘Santa’ left for them.

In the old days, many gifts were homemade and in some cases took months to create. Imagine the thought and love someone would put into making a gift with a special person in mind. The forethought that, if it was going to be ready for Christmas, they might have begun making it in June.

Ah, the good old days. Unfortunately, today, homemade gifts are rare and store bought is the norm.

That’s the part I don’t like about Christmas. The amount of mass advertising imploring us to spend, spend, spend. The pressure we feel about what to get for everyone on our list. It can be enormous. It

can cause us to overspend.

As the retail stores count their profits from our Holiday spending, many of us will be counting the dollars owed on our credit cards as the bills roll in in

January and February. Many will have stayed within

our budgets and will have a plan for re-

payment. Others may have suc cu mb e d

to the pressure to overspend

with the idea of,”I’ll deal with

To provide increased public awareness and financial support for Wounded Warriors Canada, the “Wounded Warrior Run BC” (WWRBC) was created. A team of dedicated runners will relay run the length of Vancouver Island for six consecutive days, starting Monday, 22 Feb 2016 and finishing Sunday, 28 Feb 2016. The journey will begin in Port Hardy and end in Victoria. Covering an excess of 600 km.

Wounded Warriors Canada is a non-profit organization that helps Canadian Forces members who have been wounded or injured in their service to Canada. They help find thera-peutic programs and solutions for military men and women in need. Currently, their primary focus is on mental health and, particularly, the staggering impact of PTSD and Operation-al Stress Injuries.

You make the event, we,ll send the crowd.

Free Event Listing in the island’s largest event publication.Submit your event towww.whatsondigest.comto appear in print and online.

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Joke of the Month Q: What’s the best thing about Switzerland?

A: I don’t know, but the flag is a big plus.

Q: What’s red and bad for your teeth?

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Q: What’s the last thing that goes through a bug’s mnd as it hits your windshield.

A: It’s butt.

Being behind the wheel is stressful at the best of times. Add in several of the many challenges that can crop up including heavy traffic, being tailgated or cut off, detours, bad weather, screaming children, being late, being hungry, getting lost and you have conditions for a ‘perfect storm’ of stress. While many of the aforementioned are out of our control, taking charge of those we can manage and applying stress reduction techniques for those we can’t can help us arrive at our destination a little less frazzled.

Reducing Stress Behind the Wheel

• start out calm: don’t drive if exhausted or angry, both of which can impair our judgement

• figure out your route before you go, and allow enough time to get there

• if you have babies or children on board make sure to pack snacks/games/activities to keep them occupied

• distracted driving grooming, eating, talking on the phone or texting while driving can kill. Take care of basics before getting behind the wheel. ‘Be aware and drive with care’

• choose a cool mindset: accept that some people will not drive considerately or responsibly and decide that you won’t let them bother you. Get

away from aggressive drivers and don’t make eye contact. Labelling them in your mind for instance, calling them ‘an idiot’ can help get rid of your anger and lets you re focus on the road

• if you’re facing a long commute listen to an audiobook so it doesn’t feel like wasted time

• stuck at a light? Take the time to stretch and breathe deeply, both of which can reduce tension

Essentially what we have control over is how we manage ourselves within the world. With a bit of planning and self preparation we can make our time here and the trips we take great!

Duncan B.C.: On the evening of January 13, 2016, members of the Cowichan Valley Regional District voted in favour of Sunfest Country Music Festival moving the 4-day event to their newly purchased property of Laketown Ranch, 5km outside of Lake Co-wichan BC. The 172-acre parcel of land will be the new permanent home of Sunfest, BC’s premiere country music festival.

“We couldn’t be more excited by the news,” comments Emmalee Brunt, PR and Market-ing Manager for Sunfest Concerts. “The entire Sunfest Team cannot express their gratitude enough to the CVRD, the com-munity of the Cowichan Lake Region and our extended Sunfest Family for their continual support.”

Over the next two weeks the Sunfest Team will be fine-tuning the details and design of Laketown Ranch, with the plans unveiling on Monday, February 1, 2016. The new festival site will provide increased capacity for park-ing, additional space for camping, improved reserved seating, an amphitheater concert bowl and an event that blends seamlessly into

its’ natural surroundings through site design. Festival Management will work closely with the District of North Cowichan to develop a strategic traffic plan for 2016 and beyond.

“What we’re really fired up about is the fact that we can literally build and curate the best festival experience possible,” com-ments Brunt. “Get ready for specially crafted infrastructure, state of the art staging and production, a festival village hub and so much more. Laketown Ranch will serve as a permanent festival and event site, and that’s something to get excited about.”

Sunfest’s new home is similar to the layout of the Cowichan Exhibition Grounds, who has graciously hosted the event for many years. Ticket holders are reminded that their tickets and camping passes will be transferred to the new site with seamless transition.

The Sunfest Team would again like to ex-press their gratitude to the entire commu-nity, the Cow Ex Society who have played to the District of North Cowichan. Thank you!

Sunfest Country Music Festival Moves To Laketown Ranch in 2016

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Open Mic Nite: at the River Rock Bar & Grill , Duncan is a popular event. 8 pm start. Host Scot t Owen, no cover charge. FMI facebook.com/Riv-erRockBarGril l/ or 250.748.4311

Live Theatre: ‘The Clean House’ is a quirky comedy by Sarah Ruhl show-ing at Ladysmith Little Theatre Feb 11 - 28. Matinee, evening, and din-ner theatre shows available. FMI lady-smiththeatre.com or 250.924.0658

Live Music: ‘Interchill Records’ (DJ) provides the tunes at Moby’s Pub, Salt Spring Island starting at 9 pm. FMI mobyspub.ca

SUN FEB 28


Canucks Hockey: Ca-nucks vs Sharks 4 pm on SN. FMI nhl.com

MON FEB 29

Live Music: ‘Morning Musicale’ with Sarah Hagen and Dutch So-prano Anne Grimm. For classical music lovers! Onstage seat-ing, pre-concert chat, table of treats. At the Cowichan Perform-ing Arts Centre 10:30 am - 12 noon. FMI cowichanpac.ca or 250.748.7529

Lace up those hiking boots and head out to Cowichan River Provincial Park! This spectacular Park protects significantstretchesoftheCowichanRiver, which is designated as both a BC Heritage River and a Canadian Heritage River, and is internationally renowned for its wildsalmonandsteelheadfishery.The Cowichan River Footpath is one of a handful of walking trails in Cowichan River Provincial Park, and is an easy/moderate 20km/12 mile route that follows the meandering course of the Cowichan from Glenora to Skutz Falls. For more information and directions visit env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks

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WE WANT YOUR EVENTS

DAILY

Cowichan Valley Mu-seum: housed in the Duncan Train Station (built in 1912), the Museum is home to an impressive collec-tion of artifacts from pioneer families and businesses in the area. Winter hours Wed - Fri 11 am - 4 pm, Sat 1 - 4 pm. Admission by donation. FMI 250.746.6612

Live Theatre: ‘Mil-lion Dollar Quartet’ is a rock ‘n roll musical based on a true story: the first (and only) jam session of Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash. This session produced such hits as ‘Walk the Line’, ‘Blue Suede Shoes’ and ‘Great Balls of Fire’. Chemainus Theatre Festival Wed - Sun from Feb 12 through Mar 16. Afternoon and evening performances available. Ages 12+. FMI chemainusthe-atrefestival.ca

Art Exhibit: until February 12th, “stu-dentWorks”, artwork by the Cowichan Valley Arts Council’s (CVAC’s) Youth Out-

reach Program (YOP) students. Annual Group Show. Open-ing Reception Feb. 2 from 4 - 6 pm. POR-TALS in the Island Savings Centre. Mon thru Fri 10 am - 5 pm, Sat 10 am - 1 pm. 250.746.1633. Free

Art Exhibit: Feb 16 to Mar 5, “Of Land And Sea”, celebrating se-nior food producers of coastal BC through the lens of a 113 year old camera. Solo ex-hibition by tin typist Ken Miner. Opening Reception Feb 18 at 6:30 pm. PORTALS in the Island Savings Centre. Mon thru Fri 10 am - 5 pm, Sat 10 am - 1 pm. Free. FMI 250.746.1633 or visit cowichanvalley-artscouncil.com

EVERY MON

Youth Drop In Cen-tre: kids grade 6 and up can hang out, make friends, play pool and video games and watch movies at the Island Savings Centre Youth Drop-In Cen-tre. Mon-Fri during Cowichan High lunch break, Mon - Wed 3:15 - 5:30 pm, Thu 3:15 - 8:30 pm, Fri 3:15 - 9

pm. FMI cvrd.bc.ca or 250.748.7529

EVERY TUES

Family Storytime: at Cowichan Li-brary 10:30 - 11 am. Ages 0 - 5 and their families. Free. FMI 250.746.7661

Youth Drop In Cen-tre: see Mon listing for details

Dad’s Make a Differ-ence: a weekly sup-port program every Tue year round (ex-cept August) from 6-8 pm at the West Coast Men’s Sup-port Society. FMI 250.597. 2801 or [email protected]

Tech Tutoring: ev-ery Tue 12 - 2 pm with Conrad at Salt Spring Island Pub-lic Library. Free FMI 250.537.4666

EVERY WED

Cowichan Val ley Men’s Circle: every Wed 7 - 9:30 pm at Cowichan Station Pub. FMI [email protected] or 250.597.2801


Open Mic Night: at the Fox and Hounds P u b , L a d y s m i t h from 8 - 10 pm. FMI 250.924.1747

Song Jam: every Wed night at Moby’s Pub on Salt Spring Island, 8 - 11 pm. FMI mobyspub.ca or 250.537.5559

EVERY THU

Live Jazz: every Thu at the Cowichan Bay Pub start ing at 7 pm. FMI baypub.ca 250.748.2330

O p e n M i c N i t e : with Ross and Dave at Moby’s Pub, Salt Spring Island every Thursday f rom 9 pm - midnight. FMI m o b y s p u b . c a o r 250.537.5559


Live Music: with Daragh Fitzgerald at the Fox and Hounds Pub, Ladysmith, on Thu n ights f rom 7;30 - 9:30 pm. FMI 250.924.1747

Cobblestone Pub: T h u r s d a y s a r e ‘Wing Nights ’ & $3.50 drinks. FMI 250.743.4232

submit your events online at www.whatsondigest.comWE WANT YOUR EVENTS

EVERY FRI

Youth Drop In Centre: see Mon listing for details

Music Trivia: at ‘The Shoe Pub’ (Horseshoe Bay Inn, Chemainus) every Fri starting at 9 pm. FMI 250.416.0411.

Live Music: every Fri night at the Saltair Neighbourhood Pub in Chemainus starting at 6:30 pm. No cover. FMI 250.246.4942

Storytime: suited to kids 3 - 6, every Fri at the Salt Spring Island Public Library, 10:30 - 11:15 am. Free. FMI 250.537.4666

Karaoke Night: every Fri at The Sportsmans Pub in Ladysmith from 9 pm - 1 am. Great pub food, great atmosphere! FMI 250.245.8033

Live Music: showcas-ing local talent each Fri starting at 9 pm at the River Rock Bar and Grill, Duncan. No cover. FMI 250.748.4311

Family Night Bowl-ing: at historic Youbou Lanes 6:30 - 9:30 pm. First Fri of each month loonie night ($1/game). FMI 250.745.3431

EVERY SAT

Music in the Hall: ‘Open Mic Night’ takes place 7 - 9 pm the 3rd Sat of every month Oct - Apr at St Michael’s Hall in Chemainus. A very popular local event! Admission by donation. FMI cvcas.com

Jazz Jam: 3 - 6 pm at the Crofton Hotel every other Saturday starting Feb 6. Hosted by Pat Selman and/or David Gray. By donation. FMI 250.324.2245

Tech Tutoring: ev-ery Sat with John at the Salt Spring Is-land Public Library 10 am - 5 pm. Free FMI 250.537.4666

Toddlertime: every Sat 10:30 - 11 am at the Salt Spring Island Public Library. Free. FMI 250.537.4666

Duncan Farmers Mar-ket: every Sat morning year round in Market Square! Winter hours 10 am - 2 pm. FMI dun-canfarmersmarket.ca

Live Music: a variety of guest artists en-tertain at the Fox and Hounds Pub in Lady-smith, 8:30 - 11 pm. FMI 250.924.1747

Karaoke Night: every Sat at ‘The Shoe Pub’ (Horseshoe Bay Inn) in Chemainus. FMI 250.416.0411

K a r a o k e N i g h t : every Sat from 9 pm - midnight at the Green Lantern Sports Pub and Grill in Chemainus. FMI 250.246.3131

Adult Night Bowling: 7:30 - 10:30 pm every Sat at Historic Youbou Lanes. Every third Sat of the month is Twoonie Nite ($2/game). FMI 250.745.3431

EVERY SUN

Live Music: Crofton Hotel Sunday Live Jazz Series 2 - 5 pm. $10/door. Res-ervations 250.324.2245

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LOCAL DINING

Fine Dining

Bistro 161 161 Kenneth St., Duncan 250.746.6466

Hudson’s on First163 First St., Duncan 250.597.0066 www.hudsonsonfirst.ca

Genoa Bay Café5000 Genoa Bay Rd., Duncan250.746.7621

Bridgemans Bistro740 Handy Road, Mill Bay 778.356.3568

The Masthead Restaurant1705 Cowichan Bay Rd., Cowichan 250.748.3714

Page Point Bistro4760 Brenton Page Rd., Chemainus 250.924.1110

Playbill Dining Room Chemainus Theatre Festival9737 Chemainus Rd., Chemainus250.246.9820

Café/Lunch Spot

Arbutus Café195 Kenneth St., Duncan 250.746.5443

Coffee on the Moon501 Canada Ave., Duncan 250.715.1540

Corner House Café181 Jubilee St., Duncan 250.748.9211

Duncan Garage Café & Bakery102 - 330 Duncan St., Duncan 250.748.6223

Willow Street Café9749 Willow St., Chemainus 250.246.2434

In The Bean Time18 High St., Ladysmith 250.245.2305

Odika Café2976 Mill St., Chemainus 250.324.3303

Pizza

Authentic Pizza41 Trunk Rd., Duncan 250.701.0717

Moo’s Pizza#5 - 3345 Trans-Canada Hwy, Cobble Hill250.929.2811

Roberts Street Pizza20 Roberts St., Ladysmith250.245.1119

Ali Baba Pizza109 - 112 Trans Canada Hwy, Duncan 250.748.9990

International

Danji Japanese Restaurant281 Canada Ave., Duncan 778.422.2553

NhaTrang Maki Sushi62 Kenneth St., Duncan 250.746.8999

The Royal Dar148 Third St., Duncan 250.597.1483

Wigwam Restaurant438 - 1st St., Ladysmith 250.245.3433

Pho Triple 7 Vietnamese Restaurant9779 Willow St., Chemainus 250.324.0777

Kim Wah Restaurant5871 York Rd., Duncan 250.748.2914

Family Dining

Ricky’s370 Trans-Canada Hwy, Ladysmith 250.245.7933

Catrina’s Grill2720 Mill Bay Rd, Mill Bay Shopping Centre 250.743.7277

The Dog House Family Restaurant271 Trans-Canada Hwy., Duncan 250.746.4614

Cow Café West Coast Grill1765 Cowichan Bay Rd., Cowichan Bay 250.597.4353

Bonnie Martin Retaurant2877 Mill St., Chemainus 250.246.1068

Pioneer House Restaurant4675 Trans Canada Hwy., Duncan 250.746.5848

Pubs

Craig St. Brew Pub25 Craig St., Duncan 250.737.2337

Cobblestone Pub3566 Holland Ave., Cobble Hill 250.743.4232

Oak & Carriage Pub3287 Cowichan Lake Rd., Duncan 250.746.4144

River Rock Bar & Grill140 Trans-Canada Hwy, Duncan 250.748.4311

The CV Pub6474 Trans-Canada Hwy, Duncan 250.748.2722

Fox & Hounds Pub - Restaurant11 High St., Ladysmith 250.924.1747

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There is a real treat in store for classical music lovers at the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre this month: the ‘Morning Musicale’ guest artist is Dutch soprano Anne Grimm.

Anne has been recognized internationally for her “captivating voice” (Globe and Mail) and “expressive technique” (Classics Today). She has toured Europe, performed Mozart’s “Exultate Jubilate” for the Royal Household of the Netherlands, and been a soloist with multiple orchestra’s and groups in North America.

Presenting Anne on stage Feb 29 will be internally-acclaimed classical pianist Sarah Hagen as she hosts “Morning Musicale’.

The classical coffee concert series features onstage seating, pre-concert chats and a table of treats. Don’t miss the chance for an intimate, personal musical experience you will always remember!

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SPECIAL EVENTS

SENIORACTIVITIESThere are plenty of events in the Cowichan area during the final weeks of winter to keep those 55 years or better busy!


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Wrapping up the month on Feb 29 from 10:30 am - 12 noon is ‘MORNING MUSICALE’ at the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre. Featuring internationally-acclaimed classical pianist Sarah Hagen & guest artist Anne Grimm (soprano), this informative coffee concert series boasts on-stage seating, a pre-concert chat and a table of refreshments. If you love classical music, don’t miss this! FMI cowichanpac.ca or 250.748.7529

There is an ‘Elder College Skate’ at the Island Savings Centre on Feb 11 from 10:45 - 11:45 am. This event is geared to seniors with golden oldies playing in the background. FMI 250.748.7529

Take in some elegant events on Valentine’s Day! On Feb 14 at 2:30 pm the Palm Court Light Orchestra presents ‘A Downtown Abbey Valentine’ at the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre. Featuring Rebecca Hass, mezzo soprano. FMI 250.748.7529 or cowichanpac.ca.

If you are on Salt Spring Feb 14 the ‘Tim Sars Trio’ (New Orleans Jazz) plays Moby’s Pub. FMI 250.537.5559

There is fun for the whole family to be had at the annual ‘Bigleaf Maple Syrup Festival’ Feb 6 & 7 at the BC Forest Discovery Centre. This is followed by ‘Family Day’ at the Centre on Feb 8. Hours are 10 am - 4 pm each day. For a list of activities visit bcforestdicoverycentre.com or call 250.715.1113

A thought-provoking political forum and reception takes place at ArtSpring on Salt Spring Island Feb 13. Globe & Mail National Affairs Columnist and author Lawrence Martin discusses Canadian politics 6:30 - 8 pm followed by a reception in the Gallery until 9 pm. FMI artspring.ca or 250.537.2102

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