Your soundtrack for September September 12, 2017September 15, 2017 Cormac O’Brien September is a great time to discover new music. The start of a new (or first) year of university means the creation of new memories, and you're going to need...
Victoria Festival of Authors returns for second year September 12, 2017 Kaitlyn Kokoska The Victoria Festival of Authors will bring together writers and readers together during its second annual festival. The festival, celebrating local and national authors, runs for five days from Sept....
The second coming of Mike Delamont’s Scottish Drag Queen deity September 12, 2017 Alistair Ogden God is coming to the University of Victoria . . . kind of. On September 16, the Farquhar Auditorium will host the world premiere of Mike Delamont’s God Is A Scottish Drag Queen: The Second...
Fringe 2017: What to Take Up With Daddy Issues August 25, 2017September 12, 2017 Natalia Karpovskaia In the spirit of honestly reviewing Daddy Issues, I should get one thing off my chest: I’m not a Fringe-ie. I would probably squint in confusion if someone asked me...
Fringe 2017: UVic alumni and students bring the internet to life August 22, 2017September 12, 2017 Jakelene Plan "Lolcow: (lol-kaʊ), n. person whose foolish behavior can be ‘milked’ for amusement." So starts lolcow, a multimedia cross-genre play featuring Pascal Lamothe-Kipnes as Sheena, a young woman navigating strained relationships with...
Getting red, hot at the Roxy August 10, 2017August 10, 2017 Jakelene Plan Red, Hot Cole! breathes new life into old tunes It’s 25 degrees inside the Roxy Theatre, and nearly every patron is batting at the air around them with their playbills. Some audience...
Fun, frills, and flourishes at fifth Victoria Flamenco Festival August 10, 2017August 9, 2017 Sarah Lazin A small, blonde girl twirls in front of a captive crowd, her pink dress swaying with her uneasy steps. Utterly unaware of the flamenco performance taking place on stage behind...
Neon, trap beats, and attempted excursions: A review of Foster the People’s ‘Sacred Hearts Club’ August 10, 2017August 9, 2017 Maureen Chow Influences of psychedelia, funk, and 60s’ spatiality are as prevalent in today's world of indie and electronica music as blues is to country or hard rock is to heavy metal. Foster...
Business (not) as usual in Brussels July 6, 2017July 5, 2017 Anna Dodd Brussels is not the most obvious destination for a traveller in Europe. The air is dirty and thick, and Belgian police seem to get a kick out of sounding their...
LGTBQ history on display at B.C. Museum July 6, 2017July 20, 2017 Kaitlyn Kokoska Pride Happy Hour celebrates history and experience of B.C.’s LGBTQ community To celebrate Victoria’s Pride Month, the Royal B.C. Museum (RBCM) will be hosting its first ever Pride Happy Hour event...
