Entertainment

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

Art dealer Allen Treibitz purchased the painting for US$50, and after doing some preliminary research realized its value was likely much greater — in the range of $100,000 to $200,000.

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

Marketed as everything from “Lessons on Life and Love” to “A Healing Key,” 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’s 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’s Jazz Club.

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

Murder in a Small Town is a crime drama series, based on the detective novels penned by Saskatchewan-born novelist Laurali Rose Wright.