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Mini reviews of Victoria Fringe Festival’s stage this year

Mini reviews of Victoria Fringe Festival’s stage this year

by Brianna Bock | Sep 3, 2022 | Culture, Theatre

The Fringe is back and in person! If you haven’t had a chance to check out any shows before school starts up, here are some bite-sized reviews of some of the shows that were on Fringe’s stage this year. Grab some tickets before the festival ends on Sept. 4....
In review: Official Competition is a comedy that never really ends

In review: Official Competition is a comedy that never really ends

by Brianna Bock | Aug 26, 2022 | Culture, Film

The 2021 movie about making a movie featuring Penélope Cruz and Antonio Banderas falls flat   Humberto Suárez, a millionaire, has just turned 80. Now facing his own mortality, he decides to make a movie to help cement his legacy as someone worth remembering. To...
Passport renewal delays, flight cancellations, and staffing shortages pervading Canadian airports

Passport renewal delays, flight cancellations, and staffing shortages pervading Canadian airports

by Brianna Bock | Jul 28, 2022 | National, News, Provincial

Backlog of travellers creating problems for airports this summer Photo by Sie Douglas-Fish. Summer is usually the time when people either head home or go on vacation, especially now, with many people returning home to visit family for the first time since the pandemic...
Nick La Riviere and the Best Laid Plans jazz up Hermann’s Upstairs

Nick La Riviere and the Best Laid Plans jazz up Hermann’s Upstairs

by Brianna Bock | Jul 28, 2022 | Culture, Events, Music

Ear-ringingly good jazz and a high energy performance earns encore   Half the fun of going to a live event is the experience. There’s nothing quite like the rush of hearing a live band blare into life amongst a crowd of people. Nick La Riviere and the Best Laid Plans...
In review: Melanin Magic wows Victoria Event Centre’s stage

In review: Melanin Magic wows Victoria Event Centre’s stage

by Brianna Bock | Jun 30, 2022 | Culture, Events

All-BIPOC production company performs burlesque show for Victoria Melanin Magic, an all-BIPOC production company, performed at the Victoria Event Centre on June 16. It was a community-based show focussed on uplifting burlesque performers of colour, and providing a...
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