by Janine Crockett | Nov 28, 2013 | Culture, Events, Food | Drink
Seattle has Pike Place, Vancouver has the Granville Island Public Market and now Victoria has the Public Market at the Hudson. The Victoria Public Market at the Hudson held it’s grand opening Sept. 14 and 15. Despite my best intentions, it was weeks before I visited,...
by Janine Crockett | Nov 28, 2013 | Culture, Theatre
A Tender Thing, an original play written by Ben Power, is a reimagining of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The play is currently making it’s North American debut at the Belfry Theatre, starring Peter Anderson as Romeo and Clare Coulter as Juliet. The beginning of the...
by Janine Crockett | Nov 21, 2013 | Culture, Events, Theatre
Eddie Izzard will be returning to the Royal Theatre with his show “Force Majeure” Nov. 29 and 30. The tour brings Izzard to Victoria for the first time since he last performed here in 2010 for his “Stripped” tour. Izzard describes the world tour as a sort of mental...
by Janine Crockett | Nov 21, 2013 | Local, News
The Victoria Genealogical Society (VGS) recently received a donation of over 100 000 names gathered from 46 cemeteries located on southern Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands. Local genealogist Judy Wasylenko made the donation to the VGS as a new addition to their...
by Janine Crockett | Nov 7, 2013 | Culture, Theatre
UVic’s Phoenix Theatre will be hosting the play The Skin of Our Teeth this November, as the second play of their season. The 1942 Pulitzer-winning play, written by Thornton Wilder, is directed by UVic Acting and Directing professor Linda Hardy along with assistant...