by caraspangler | Jan 24, 2013 | Culture
Speaking in Tongues, the internationally acclaimed play by Australian playwright Andrew Bovell, is making an appearance at Victoria’s Belfry Theatre this month and the next. Nine interrelated characters, played by four actors, force themselves into a false sense of...
by caraspangler | Jan 24, 2013 | Opinions
If your older sister sends you an article on a man who had sex with a dolphin, you stop what you’re doing and read it right then and there. Malcolm J. Brenner, the author of Wet Goddess, a semi-autobiographical book about a young man’s love affair with a dolphin, not...
by caraspangler | Nov 22, 2012 | Culture
Many people believe that Victoria is haunted. But who knew that even Monty’s Showroom Pub has a spooky history? On Nov. 16, 25 audience members gathered in Victoria’s Odd Fellows Hall, transformed into the historic Plaza Hotel for Ghosts of the Plaza, an interactive...
by caraspangler | Oct 25, 2012 | Culture
Who would go to a conference on a Monday at 3 p.m. in the Chateau Victoria entitled “Eau de Vie: The Overlooked Cocktail Ingredient?” Actually, not very many people. Four, to be exact. But four seasoned brandy enthusiasts with genuine curiosity in the distilling and...
by caraspangler | Sep 20, 2012 | Culture, Theatre
If you know anything about art, you’ve most likely seen or heard of painter Mark Rothko’s work: rectangular hues of colour that seem to vibrate when viewed up close. Most notable is his use of different shades of red — “a rabbit’s nose, an albino’s eyes . . .”...