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After the tour launch at the Fanny Bay Community Hall Thursday, The Fretless will perform Friday in Comox at Merville Hall and Saturday in Victoria at the Alix Goolden Performance Hall.

Arts writer Mike Devlin picks his favourite upcoming events, including The Other Side at Nanaimo Art Gallery Oct. 5-Jan. 12.

Upcoming events: View Royal Garden Club event on Saturday; Halloween paddle on Saturday; arts hub open house on Saturday

Darrel J. McLeod, who died last month, was awarded the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize for A Season in Chezgh鈥檜n

Marketed as everything from 鈥淟essons on Life and Love鈥� to 鈥淎 Healing Key,鈥� The Piano Teacher opens tonight at the Chemainus Theatre and runs until Oct. 20.

Our Lady Peace is touring to celebrate its 30th anniversary and will hit Victoria鈥檚 Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre on Feb. 24, 2025.

MusicFest will not take place in 2025 but organizers will work on developing a more sustainable model, according to a statement from the Comox Valley Folk Society board.

Ravenscroft, which opens Thursday at Victoria's Langham Court Theatre, combines slapstick and a few red herrings, among other staples of the murder-mystery genre.

Arts writer Mike Devlin picks his favourite upcoming events, including Cory Weeds Quartet on Sunday at Hermann鈥檚 Jazz Club.

Upcoming events: National Forest Week at Butler Park in Sooke on Saturday ; South Island Powwow at Royal Athletic Park on Monday.