by Janine Crockett | Sep 5, 2013 | Campus, News
When UVic students returned to school on Sept. 4, they had 69 extra bus trips per week to choose from, according to Meribeth Burton, corporate spokesperson for B.C. Transit. While students customarily commute to campus for classes Monday through Friday, 49 of those...
by Janine Crockett | Sep 5, 2013 | Culture, Food | Drink
Victoria is about to get a unique addition to its downtown core in the form of a board game café. Jack Pinder, owner of Interactivity Games and Stuff, is about to open Interactivity Board Game Café, with the help of his friend Bill Heaton. It will be the first board...
by Janine Crockett | Aug 30, 2013 | Culture, Events, Theatre
Ana de Lara presents a play about a woman obsessed with playing the part of the Virgin Mary in a Nativity pageant. The character Virginia Maria Bing Bong Kalamatis does not realize she is dreaming about playing the Virgin Mary, then discovers that she may have a new...
by Janine Crockett | Aug 30, 2013 | Culture, Events, Theatre
Jack Fry brings his Los Angeles Sew and Sew Productions “They Call Me Mr. Fry” to the Downtown Activity Centre for this year’s Fringe. Fry tells the true story of his experience teaching Grade 5 and his interactions with two students who are struck by personal...
by Janine Crockett | Aug 30, 2013 | Culture, Events, Theatre
Legendary baseball player Ty Cobb comes to life in Victoria’s own Ocean Bloom Productions. In the family production Brian Wrigley plays Babe Ruth and younger brother Corin Wrigley plays Ty Cobb. The play delves into the not so accurate bibliographic myths surrounding...