Events: Dec 17–Jan 1 December 16, 2015 Cayden Johnson ART Ipseity Now: New Painting of Chromatic Exuberance The Ministry of Casual Living brings you the work of four Victoria painters: Roy Green, Ira Hoffecker, PJ Kelly, and Pete Kohut. This art...
Cats, clowns, and Christmas: Comedy Pet Theatre comes to Victoria December 9, 2015 Holly Lam Straight from Las Vegas, a quirky, family-oriented holiday show will come to UVic’s Farquhar Auditorium this Saturday. Gregory Popovich’s Comedy Pet Theatre is exactly what it sounds like: a comedic...
Ghosts of Christmas Carols past: Belfry stages fresh take on Christmas classic December 5, 2015December 10, 2015 Annie Lepage Sometimes I find that the older I get, the harder it is to feel festive at Christmas. Between exam season, financial stress, and family drama I can get to be...
Jack Hodgins theatre adaptation rolls full steam ahead December 4, 2015 Lee van der Kamp Theatre Inconnu’s latest offering is a brand-new reworking of a West Coast classic. Spit Delaney’s Island reimagines the title story of Jack Hodgins’ 1976 collection of the same name, now...
Events: Dec 3–Dec 16 December 3, 2015 Cayden Johnson HOLIDAYS Opening Celebration of Chanukah Celebrate the first night of Chanukah by attending a public menorah lighting in the presence of rabbis, federal and provincial government officials, and community leaders. The Yiddish...
For Master of None, it’s the little things that matter December 3, 2015December 2, 2015 Kyle Argue Master of None, the latest original series from Netflix, created by and starring Aziz Ansari, came along without much fanfare. I hadn’t even heard of it before I saw it...
Adele could’ve had it all, but only gets halfway December 3, 2015December 2, 2015 Cormac O’Brien “Everybody tells me it’s ‘bout time that I moved on And I need to learn to lighten up” So sings Adele in “River Lea,” halfway through her new album 25. It wouldn’t be...
Sequins, sass, and seduction coming to a theatre near you! December 2, 2015December 2, 2015 Alba Clevenger “Getting naked in front of strangers is the best thing that ever happened to my self-esteem.” Betsy Bottom Dollar can sing, dance, and strip without keeling over in her heels, losing...
One take is all it takes for bold German film November 29, 2015 Cormac O’Brien "One City. One Night. One Take." So reads the tagline for Victoria, a German film directed by Sebastian Schipper, and it’s not lying. The film plays at Cinecenta from Nov. 29...
Improv troupe bares it all with outrageous results November 26, 2015 Arianna Cheveldave On my dad’s 58th birthday, I couldn’t be with him to celebrate. However, I was able to commemorate his special day in true middle-aged style by going to see a...
