Akela and Kipling Szasz craft violins from cardboard with a little help from Aunty Bobbi the Clown and her assistants Devon Travers (left) and Wendi Bazant at the Nanaimo Airport’s Symphony Launch Day Saturday

Akela and Kipling Szasz craft violins from cardboard with a little help from Aunty Bobbi the Clown and her assistants Devon Travers (left) and Wendi Bazant at the Nanaimo Airport’s Symphony Launch Day Saturday

Symphony launches new season

The Vancouver Island Symphony launched its 2013 concert series with fun crafts and performances at the Nanaimo Airport.

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