Wednesday – June 1
CV Collective Voices – Courtenay Museum – 7-9pm: Ideas, creativity, passion, opinions and stories about working globally while living in paradise. After party and social at Gladstone. Presented by CV Collective and weareyqq.ca. By donation to Elevate.
Thursday – June 2
Women and Words – Comox Valley Art Gallery 6-8: Poetry and Prose by readers identifying as female.
Elevate Youth Music – Union Street Grill 6:30-9:30: Emerging artists take the stage.
Underground Dance Showcase – Lower Elks 7:30-10: A diverse showcase of eclectic dance practice from across the Comox Valley.
THE 80’s CALLED; THEY WANT THEIR ART BACK! Exhibit Opens. Inner Sanctum 324 5 th Street. Outsider art of 80’s Vancouver. Thur and Fri 4-10 and Sat 12 -10. Ed Varney Collection curated by Ocean Varney.
Friday
SOONER OR LATER – Exhibition Opening Event 7-9 Comox Valley Art Gallery: Community exhibit on contemporary self-portraiture.
Sips and Sonics at Bricks and Mortar – 7 pm till late. 444 Cliffe Ave. Single malt and electronic sonics.
Bacon SLAM Poetry event – Imperial Square 7-9: Poets from near and far compete in real time for fame and a lb of Bacon! DJ Eliazar and special guests.
Jilli Martini Band – Billy D’s Pub and Bistro – 7pm til late
Mamahood: turn and face the strange – Lower Elks (mature content) 8 pm: Staged reading. Sleep Deprivation. Virtual escapes. Depression. Interdimensional travel. Welcome to motherhood. Mature content.
The Leg Up Program: play the Avalanche 9 pm till late FREE: 14 piece Soul/Hip Hop/R&B madness!
Movies on the Common – TBA 10 pm
Saturday
Day and Night Street Festival: All Over! 10 am till 12 midnight. Poetry, music, Alley-oke, projections, aerials, workshops, community groups, pop parks, theatre antics, circus, dance, chalk art, messy fun!
Photopia – Elevate’s Annual Community Photography Exhibition 10 am till 4 pm. Courtenay Library
WordPlay|Kids Writing Workshops/Playshop: 11:00- 12:30 at Literalley in Simms Alley
Elevate Activist Camp: 2 pm in Literalley in Simms Alley. Kids rally around a cause, create signs and chants and bring it all to the Commons at 4 pm.
Casual Living – A Hip Hop Experience: 2 pm Simms Alley. Interactive hip hop installation, beat machines, effects pedals and microphones ready to engage in creating real time contemporary hip hop sounds. The three facilitators create music with willing participants.
Duncan Commons Carnival: 4 pm on the Commons. 7 Story Circus, CV Latin Percussion, Pop Up Choir Performance, Poets and more! Join the Parade. Meet behind Union Street Grill at 3:15 in your craziest costumes.
Elevate Fiery Finale: 9 pm Duncan Ave Commons K’omok’s First Nations Kumugwe Cultural Group, NOVA Fire Spun Arts and Flying Amanita Circus light up the streets with a magical finale. Old Growth dance party to follow
