JAZZ
What: Michael Kaeshammer
Where: Mary Winspear Centre, 2243 Beacon Ave., Sidney
When: July 15 through July 19, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: Sold out
Why: Sidney’s Michael Kaeshammer will have the Charlie White Theatre at COVID-friendly capacity of 50 people for these sold-out hometown performances, which have been rescheduled for a third and final time. Any concert by the piano-playing wunderkind is well worth the wait. Go on a hunt for tickets to one of his five in-person performances, which will feature saxophonist Steve Hilliam, drummer Geoff Hicks and bassist Peter Dowse. You won’t be disappointed.
PUNK
What: Danezig with Gnar Gnars, the Mags and the Poor Choices
Where: Phoenix Bar and Grill, 3944 Quadra St.
When: Friday, July 16, 8:30 p.m. (doors at 7)
Tickets: $15
Why: The return of live music to “that bar on Quadra” is upon us. Danezig — a tribute to Glenn Danzig, the former Misfits frontman — heads up this four-band bill at Phoenix Bar and Grill, the city’s new spot for music with an edge now that Logan’s Pub has closed. Tickets (a portion of which goes to the Indian Residential School Survivors Society) are limited and interest is incredibly high, so plan to arrive early to ensure entry. The punk community always supports its own, which should place this gig high on everyone’s list.
ART
What: Huli u’tu staluw/Riverbed
Where: German Cultural Centre, 71 Caledonia Ave., Nanaimo
When: July 17-18
Admission: Free
Why: A new offsite project by the Nanaimo Art Gallery gets underway Saturday with the first in a series of outdoor workshops and presentations that will move along the city’s Millstone River through October. The environmentally themed Huli u’tu staluw/Riverbed includes projects and performances by everyone from artists to scientists, including many with Coast Salish roots. Nanaimo’s Eliot White-Hill Kwulasultun opens the series on Saturday with a storytelling session and welcome ceremony at 12:30 p.m.
For the complete schedule, visit nanaimoartgallery.ca.
