This weekend’s Vancouver Island Exhibition (VIEX) in Nanaimo features a lot of local talent, as Sunday’s Main Stage entertainment lineup features two bands with local connections. Cedar-based country trio Moonshine Mollys — Cassandra Smith, Rene Qualizza and Mitra Kostamo — will take the stage at 1 p.m. Peak Performance Project Top 20 finalist the lion the bear the fox — Christopher Arruda and Cory Woodward of Vancouver and Ryan McMahon of Ladysmith — will close out the fair with a bang at 3 p.m. For more information, visit www.viex.ca
Local bands to be featured on main stage when Vancouver Island Exhibition visits Nanaimo August 16-18.