Christmas returns to The Butchart Gardens December 16, 2018 Connor Guyn Christmas lovers rejoice: twinkling lights and holiday spirit have returned to The Butchart Gardens. The Magic of Christmas, now celebrating its 32nd year, is Butchart’s annual celebration of the festive...
Meet the UVic Professor behind the new $10 bill December 14, 2018 Emily Fagan On Nov. 19, Canada welcomed a new angle — literally — to their history and currency, with input from one of UVic's very own. Over a year before Viola Desmond, a...
Merry FUNKing Christmas December 14, 2018December 14, 2018 Devon Bidal Funk Hunters get raucous at night two of Funk the Halls If you were in downtown Victoria on Dec. 1, you may have wondered why there was a parade of Santas,...
Review: Neither Wolf Nor Dog December 9, 2018November 30, 2018 Truly Hunter A haunting and beautiful film Neither Wolf nor Dog follows Kent Nerburn (played by Christopher Sweeney), an author from Minnesota, who is commissioned to write a book about a Native American...
Blues for Eric December 1, 2018November 29, 2018 Joseph Blake Former CFUV host to be honoured with several benefit concerts and a UVic scholarship Any music fan who listened to Eric Leblanc's CFUV radio show knows that he was one of...
Wolf-Loup & Friends November 28, 2018 Matthew Douglas An Exploration of Nootka Sounds and their new album, Anti WIND THE BLEEDING THUMB SO TIGHT WITH LOVE UNFETTERED TOGETHER WE DROP AND FLOAT LIKE A FOREST HITCHING ON SCRUB AT THE FORE BLOWN BY THE SUN WHEN THE STARS...
Travel — considerations on purpose November 28, 2018 Leo McKee-Reid Searching amongst the chaos “Hello, my friend! What are you doing here?!” I’m stumped. The sun is setting over the lush, mountainous landscape, which I'll soon be travelling through overnight on...
RENT is one-hundred-and-fifty-minutes of expert performances November 24, 2018November 24, 2018 Anna Dodd (And moments so dear) Ooo-one huuu-uun-dred and fifty minutes / Ooo-one hundred and fifty moments so dear. The Victoria Operatic Society's (VOS) one-hundred-and-fifty-minute-long production of RENT was definitely dear, as well...
Laying his ancestors to rest November 22, 2018November 22, 2018 Sylas Serné Dust ‘n’ Bones, a documentary about traditional grave-digger Harold Joe, is screening at Cinecenta on Nov. 22 The upcoming documentary Dust 'n Bones follows Harold Joe and the problems he faces...
Luca Fogale is coming to Victoria November 22, 2018November 22, 2018 Mike Graeme Soft and honest, his folk tunes are an invitation to the calm seas of connection In the cacophonic bustle of city construction and car horns, it's hard to reach that introspective...
