Culture

Ross Bay Cemetery

Five notable female graves at Ross Bay Cemetery

Halloween is right around the corner, and in a city as old as Victoria, there’s always something interesting to do.
Author Panel Talk

A night at the “Dark Woods and Open Water”

On Oct. 14, I attended the Victoria Festival of Authors "Dark Woods and Open Water," a panel of writers at the Langham Theatre. 
SETYA

SETYA: A lesson in interpretive dance

SETYA is the final show in UVic’s Staging Equality Theatre for Young Audiences series and includes two shows.

New Mystic Market outlets bring novelty and variety to campus food

When two new food outlets — Flamin’ Good Chicken and Pickle and Spice — arrived in Mystic Market, I jumped at the chance to test them out.
Anteater Eater

Beloved indie band returns after hiatus

Anteater Eater has spent the majority of the past two years balancing sudden hiatuses and surprise returns.

The writers’ strike is over, what does that mean for the rest of Hollywood?

Writers strike 2023: what you need to know about the tentative deal and the issues that still need to be addressed.
A candlelit tribute to Taylor Swift

Review: A candlelit tribute to Taylor Swift

Candlelight concerts are every Gen Z music lover’s dream — a string quartet playing Taylor Swift songs by candlelight in a gothic cathedral.
Rifflandia “The Park” review

Rifflandia “The Park” review

The Victoria music scene’s crown jewel event has come and gone once again. Rifflandia took place over the course of two weekends this year, as opposed to its usual three-day…
Yaga

A fantastic modern retelling of Baba Yaga

Simple production highlights captivating twists, turns, and power dynamics in Yaga. Yaga is playing at the Belfry until Oct. 8.

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