Culture

Macbeth brings a moody display of local talent

A crimson glow, flashes of lightning and scary shadows mark the eleventh century as actors travel back in time for Brian Richmond’s adaptation of the Scottish Play. Blue Bridge Theatre’s…

Viva la revolution!

Craft Beer Revolution’s second edition bigger, better, and pleasantly quaffable

Events: May 7–30

Art Free Play exhibit at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria If “please don’t touch the art” really leaves you chapped, the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria has got something…

Marvel’s Daredevil takes Netflix by storm

The Marvel/Netflix collaboration introduces viewers to Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox)—a lawyer by day and vigilante with heightened senses by night—and his plunge into a seedier, grittier side of the Marvel…

EVENTS

April 3–May 1 ART VICTORIA ARTISTS MAKING A SCENE IN THE ’60s A new exhibit comes to Legacy Art Gallery featuring an array of works from Victoria artists in the…

Knife Party at Hotel Europa is a sensory reading experience

Hopping from Canada to Italy and back again, Mark Anthony Jarman’s Knife Party at Hotel Europa darts from place-to-place, moment-to-moment, and observation-to-observation in a collection of poignantly linked stories that…

Spoken word with Shane Koyczan

Only groundbreaking Canadian spoken-word artist Shane Koyczan can turn a fart into an insightful slam piece about being human. In fact, this was one of my favorite pieces that he…

Festival showcases homegrown tomes

Wondering what 23 publishers, 300 authors, 50 bookstores, and 40 libraries will be doing in April? They’re involved in Read Local BC, a month-long campaign initiated by the Association of…

‘Fashion Machine’ features Victoria’s youngest designers

In fashion, one day you’re in, and the next day you’re out. In the case of Fashion Machine, the Royal B.C. Museum’s March 28–29 design event, you’re either in, or…