Lexi Bainas

Canadian singer/songwriter Ferron hits the stage at the Duncan Showroom this Sunday evening (Oct. 20). (Submitted photo)

Duncan Showroom’s the place to be on Sunday, Oct. 20

First up is Sari Alesh and friends in a 3 p.m. gig, and then it's Ferron at her best at 8

Canadian singer/songwriter Ferron hits the stage at the Duncan Showroom this Sunday evening (Oct. 20). (Submitted photo)
DakhaBrakha are back in Duncan on Oct. 20. (Submitted)

VIDEO: Unique Ukrainian group DakhaBrakha is back in the Cowichan Valley

Combining sounds from around the world with the folklore of a Ukrainian village, this group scores

DakhaBrakha are back in Duncan on Oct. 20. (Submitted)
Works by painter Bev Robertson will be shown at the Visions event at Cobble Hill this weekend. (Submitted)

Lexi Bainas Column: Visions artists readying for weekend Cobble Hill show; CVAC lunchtime speakers

It's time to get out and about as Cowichan's creative folks are showing their stuff

Works by painter Bev Robertson will be shown at the Visions event at Cobble Hill this weekend. (Submitted)
Zivanai Masango is playing Little Zimbabwe Farm. (Submitted)

Zivanai Masango opens new performance space at Little Zimbabwe Farm in Cowichan

Exciting African singer/ songwriter is the first to play the new studio at Cowichan Lake Road farm

Zivanai Masango is playing Little Zimbabwe Farm. (Submitted)
Coun. Tim McGonigle reminded Lake Cowichan residents that the recently concluded straw poll about cannabis shops in town was about recreational cannabis outlets, not places offering medical cannabis. (Gazette file)

VIDEO: Lake Cowichan folks want retail cannabis, just not too close to schools

Straw poll goes three-to-one in favour of allowing recreational pot shops

Coun. Tim McGonigle reminded Lake Cowichan residents that the recently concluded straw poll about cannabis shops in town was about recreational cannabis outlets, not places offering medical cannabis. (Gazette file)
Town CAO Joe Fernandez tells council that a policy would be a good way to set general regulations that staff can follow when an application for a pot store comes to the town office. (Lexi Bainas/Gazette)

VIDEO: Lake Cowichan ready to draft pot shop policy

Council decides that a policy to regulate them will also be useful to have

Town CAO Joe Fernandez tells council that a policy would be a good way to set general regulations that staff can follow when an application for a pot store comes to the town office. (Lexi Bainas/Gazette)
Mayor Rod Peters says he’s fed up with endless delays and wants action. (Gazette file)Mayor Rod Peters says he’s fed up with endless delays and wants action. (Gazette file)

VIDEO: Water treatment delays becoming ridiculous, Peters says

Lake Cowichan has been kept waiting long enough: it's time to finish the job: Peters

Mayor Rod Peters says he’s fed up with endless delays and wants action. (Gazette file)Mayor Rod Peters says he’s fed up with endless delays and wants action. (Gazette file)
Members of the California Guitar Trio and the Montreal Guitar Trio perform together in one show in Duncan Oct. 17 at the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre. (Submitted)

2 guitar trios combine for a powerhouse evening of music at Cowichan Theatre

California and Montreal Guitar Trios are coming together to Duncan for a great show

Members of the California Guitar Trio and the Montreal Guitar Trio perform together in one show in Duncan Oct. 17 at the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre. (Submitted)
Mark DuMez, Felix LeBlanc, Gaelan Beatty, and Andrew Legg are the lumberjacks who find themselves in love when a lady comes to camp. (Lexi Bainas/Citizen)

Chemainus Theatre offers fall fun with ‘Lumberjacks in Love’

Are you ready for a musical called Lumberjacks in Love? Join the crowd for a fun night out

Mark DuMez, Felix LeBlanc, Gaelan Beatty, and Andrew Legg are the lumberjacks who find themselves in love when a lady comes to camp. (Lexi Bainas/Citizen)
Two RCMP vehicles vandalized in Duncan over long weekend

Two RCMP vehicles vandalized in Duncan over long weekend

Local Mounties asking for help in finding culprits

Two RCMP vehicles vandalized in Duncan over long weekend
Jim Cleough plays Vanya, Sylvia Swift is Sonia, and Leslie Sanchez is Cassandra. (Mercury Players photos)

Enjoy an evening of fun on the Cowichan stage with ‘Vanya, Sonia, Masha and Spike’

A talented cast, and an entertaining play: sounds like a winner to us

Jim Cleough plays Vanya, Sylvia Swift is Sonia, and Leslie Sanchez is Cassandra. (Mercury Players photos)
From cooking to teen fiction, from travelogues to tombstones: books galore come through our doors at the Citizen. (Lexi Bainas/Citizen)

Books, books, books: many by Cowichan Valley authors mean a stack of good reading

A Niagara of books flow through our doors at the Citizen

From cooking to teen fiction, from travelogues to tombstones: books galore come through our doors at the Citizen. (Lexi Bainas/Citizen)
Sobremesa Saxophone, who have performed at the UVic convocation and are seen here with UVic Chancellor Shelagh Rogers, are coming to Cobble Hill. (Submitted)

Lexi Bainas Column: Showroom heats up this weekend, St. Mike’s welcomes harp, and Baker and Nickel release video

A saxophone quartet, a dance for SAR, the autum POG show: there's just so much going on

Sobremesa Saxophone, who have performed at the UVic convocation and are seen here with UVic Chancellor Shelagh Rogers, are coming to Cobble Hill. (Submitted)
85-year-old Crofton man punched in head in road rage attack

85-year-old Crofton man punched in head in road rage attack

Police looking for info after 85-year-old man attacked in road rage incident on Herd Road Oct. 9

85-year-old Crofton man punched in head in road rage attack
Jock Hildebrandt has been appearing at various council meetings, urging local politicians to back the Cowichan Valley Public Art Gallery project. (Lexi Bainas/Citizen)

Lexi Bainas Column: Comic book expo, Oktobeerfest, Ice Bear exhibit, and more

And, of course, a bit for my opera-loving diehards

Jock Hildebrandt has been appearing at various council meetings, urging local politicians to back the Cowichan Valley Public Art Gallery project. (Lexi Bainas/Citizen)
Bird watching is a favourite activity during the WildWings Festival at Somenos Marsh. (Citizen file)

WildWings Festival events get underway at Somenos Marsh on Oct. 6

The annual festival has lots and lots to offer this year

Bird watching is a favourite activity during the WildWings Festival at Somenos Marsh. (Citizen file)
Mayor Rod Peters, centre, has vowed to be ‘burr under the saddle’ to water project engineers until the job is successfully completed. (Gazette file)

Peters hopes water treatment plant will be functioning by end of October

With soda ash machine the last big hurdle, the big project is nearing completion

Mayor Rod Peters, centre, has vowed to be ‘burr under the saddle’ to water project engineers until the job is successfully completed. (Gazette file)
Get ready to make the right choice by attending all candidates meetings.

Two all-candidates meetings coming soon at Cowichan Lake, Duncan

Lake and Duncan chambers of commerce have announced their sessions

Get ready to make the right choice by attending all candidates meetings.
Duo Turgeon will join the popular Bergmans to open the onstage Noteworthy Concert Series. (Submitted)

VIDEO: Onstage ‘Noteworthy’ concerts start up at Cowichan Theatre Oct. 7

If you've been enjoying getting onstage with the performers at the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre's Noteworthy Concert Series in the past, prepare for a whole new season.

Duo Turgeon will join the popular Bergmans to open the onstage Noteworthy Concert Series. (Submitted)
Sensitive violinist Stefan Jackiw plays Mendelssohn in Duncan with the Victoria Symphony Orchestra. (Submitted)

VIDEO: Romance is on the menu as Cowichan Symphony season opens Oct. 4

Concertgoers will enjoy lyrical, lovely music by Mendelssohn and Schumann

Sensitive violinist Stefan Jackiw plays Mendelssohn in Duncan with the Victoria Symphony Orchestra. (Submitted)