by Holly Lam | Feb 15, 2016 | Culture, Theatre
Running all of this month at the Belfry, UVic Writing prof Joan MacLeod’s The Valley is full of universal truths and intimately unique characters. It’s also remarkably topical. The Valley premiered in Calgary in 2013 and since then has only become more relevant,...
by Holly Lam | Jan 21, 2016 | Culture, Theatre
If you’ve ever wanted to experience a piece of theatre again to catch all the things you missed, Describe My Lonely’s unique concept offers a compelling reason to do so. The play is the latest example of a vibrant independent theatre scene in Victoria. Produced...
by Holly Lam | Dec 9, 2015 | Culture, Theatre
Straight from Las Vegas, a quirky, family-oriented holiday show will come to UVic’s Farquhar Auditorium this Saturday. Gregory Popovich’s Comedy Pet Theatre is exactly what it sounds like: a comedic spectacle that features house pets. Popovich, born in Russia to...
by Holly Lam | Nov 19, 2015 | Local, News
The fifth incarnation of TEDx Victoria will take over downtown this Saturday, Nov. 21. TEDx events are independently organized, licensed offshoots of TED, a conference that began in 1984 with the intention of communicating “Ideas Worth Spreading.” TED talks, always 18...
by Holly Lam | Oct 22, 2015 | Local, News
Zoë Duhaime began to perform poetry in grade ten. Now, she’s Victoria’s Youth Poet Laureate for 2015. Her term as Poet Laureate is coming to a close, and the next in the role could be you. Applications for the January to December 2016 term are open to ages 14–24 and...