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Victoria author Penny Chamberlain has a timely new release with Songs from a Small Town (in a Minor Key), a novel that chronicles a strange disease outbreak and the mass hysteria that follows when teenage girls in a small Canadian farming community s

What: Islands and Inlands Where: Madrona Gallery, 606 View St. When: Oct.

VANCOUVER — Actor Jon Cryer had good reason to cry.

A Victoria father says he donated $30,000 to the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Literacy Society to honour both his late son and his nearly two-year-old granddaughter, who recently visited.

What: Joy of Life Festival with Daniel Lapp, featuring Shari Ulrich, Lennie Gallant, Tania Elizabeth, the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Fiddle Orchestra, Folkestra, and Joy of Life Choir Where: youtube.com/victoriaconservatory When: Sunday, 4 p.m. Information: https://vcm.

The family behind Wenstob Timber Resources in Sooke is the focus of a History Channel reality show on the network’s fall schedule. Big Timber debuts Thursday at 7 p.m.

What: The Little Prince and New Works Where: Kirk Hall in St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 680 Courtney St. When: Oct. 8-25 Tickets: $100 (eligible for a $70 tax receipt) from balletvictoria.

The winners of the Victoria Book Prizes were announced Sunday, with Lorna Crozier and Mark Leiren-Young earning top honours and $5,000 for their work.

Craigdarroch Castle will be alive through the month of October with the sights and sounds of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, thanks to Victoria actor Jason Stevens.

Nanaimo’s Vancouver Island Symphony will celebrate its 26th season of concerts with a combination of online and in-person events, including concerts streamed for audiences at the Port Theatre in Nanaimo, the Tidemark Theatre in Campbell River and the