Ghostkeeper’s return to the ocean November 5, 2015November 4, 2015 Cayden Johnson Calgary-based band Ghostkeeper is performing at the Copper Owl on Nov. 12. The band released a new album in late October called Sheer Buffalo that features the most refined yet...
Beyond the exterior of War Baby November 5, 2015November 4, 2015 Cayden Johnson ’Twas the night before Halloween, and a menacing crowd arrived at the Copper Owl to unleash their dark sides and headbang. No headlining band could be more fitting for the...
How I learned to stop worrying and love Shania Twain November 5, 2015November 5, 2015 Myles Sauer Of all the things I expected to see at Shania Twain’s Oct. 24 show at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, giant plasma leopards were not at the top of the list — or...
Events: Nov 5–18 November 4, 2015November 4, 2015 Cayden Johnson ARTS Art Battle Witness the creative process of artists under a 20-minute time constraint at this live painting competition. Viewers determine the winner by voting for their favourite painting and can bid...
Sense of community—and humour—key for Vikes Improv October 23, 2015October 23, 2015 Ben Wagg For some, standing in front a big crowd and performing is a nightmare scenario. To add to that nightmare, there is no script and nothing is planned; all you have...
Marat/Sade’s theatre of cruelty shocking, engaging October 22, 2015October 22, 2015 Olivia Pearse “It’s a call to revolution,” says Jimmy Tait, director of The Canadian College of Performing Arts’ (CCPA) upcoming performance of Peter Weiss’ play Marat/Sade from Oct. 22–24. Marat/Sade, its full...
Filmmaker inspires audiences at imagineNATIVE festival October 22, 2015October 21, 2015 Kaitlyn Kokoska On Oct. 17, the 16th annual imagineNATIVE film and media arts festival in Toronto featured former UVic student and local filmmaker Steven Davies. Davies is a documentary filmmaker and media...
Local authors speak to the wild in all of us October 22, 2015October 21, 2015 Cormac O’Brien Lorna Crozier and Brian Brett have a lot to say. In an interview with the two authors, the discussion ranges from dancing with parrots, to Nietzsche, to the dialects of...
400 years of Shakespeare something to sing about October 15, 2015October 14, 2015 Isabela Sasaki In celebration of 400 years of Shakespeare, the Pacific Opera Victoria (POV) opens this season with Otello, one of Giuseppe Verdi’s most successful and challenging operas. “The role of Otello...
After-party antics aside, SweetLeaf anything but rude October 14, 2015 Max Szredni Feeling the buzz? On Oct. 16, local band SweetLeaf will perform at the Victoria Event Centre as part of the third annual Rudefest, an all-ages concert celebrating B.C. ska music....
