Victoria’s annual Market Square Tuba Christmas celebration to usher in the holiday season December 11, 2019January 8, 2020 Kiley Verbowski It’s that time of year again! Tuba time, that is. On Saturday, Dec. 14 at 1 p.m., more than 100 brass and euphonium players will serenade holiday shoppers in Market
Waste Land: A climate anxiety haunted house November 29, 2019November 29, 2019 Kiley Verbowski 2556 Fifth Street is slated for demolition in December, and the remains will be more colourful than most. For the first time in Victoria, local artists have transformed a
Distinguished Middle East correspondent visits UVic on cross-Canada tour November 29, 2019November 29, 2019 Alec Lazenby Robert Fisk, acclaimed Middle East correspondent, visited UVic on Nov. 15. In front of a packed David Lam Auditorium, Fisk spoke about the effect of Donald Trump on the Middle
Fourth annual Christmas Craft Beer Show to feature over 100 festive flavours November 29, 2019November 29, 2019 Kate Korte The fourth annual Christmas Craft Beer Show is literally spreading holiday cheers this weekend at the Save on Foods Memorial Center. Breweries will bring along classic favourites, and mostly feature
“A Syrian Encounter” concert celebrates a city and a band surviving civil war November 4, 2019November 4, 2019 Dante André-Kahan Oct. 18 at the Alix Goolden Hall showcased the Orontes Guitar Quartet — four brave young men sharing a message of peace and kinship through art in divisive times.
City Talks lecture series turns 10 October 22, 2019October 22, 2019 Alec Lazenby On a wet and windy September evening, as people filtered into the Legacy Art Gallery to hear a panel of Victoria’s federal election candidates discuss how they would address issues
Patrick Boyle, UVic Jazz and Creative Music Ensemble plays in Blues for Eric October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 Joseph Blake On Saturday, November 2 Patrick Boyle and the UVic Jazz and Creative Music Ensemble will perform another Blues for Eric benefit concert in the intimate, Oak Bay Village venue.
Beautiful music, rich culture at 10th Latin American and Spanish Film Week October 4, 2019October 9, 2019 Glenn Howard Indestructible: The Soul of Salsa Music was shown on September 20th at Cinecenta as part of the 10th Annual Latin American Film Festival. Festival-goers were asked to slide into unused
Crowds to pour into Great Canadian Beer Fest this weekend September 4, 2019September 4, 2019 Kate Korte With the Great Canadian Beer Fest this weekend, craft beer aficionados and wannabe connoisseurs alike will enjoy tasting every type of beer at Victoria's Royal Athletic Park.
UVic Grad inaugural winner of CBC Next Up comedy contest May 19, 2019July 10, 2019 Emily Fagan Three years ago, Alistar Ogden wrote his first comedy set as a playwriting student at UVic. This April, Ogden performed as CBC Comedy’s inaugural Next Up contest winner at the
