by Melissa Faye Reid | Nov 27, 2014 | Culture, Events
Students from GMST 488, a class in UVic’s Germanic and Slavic Studies department, will be performing Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s play Der Besuch der alten Dame (“The Visit”). Both tragic and comedic, the 1956 play is set in a post-Second World War context littered with...
by Melissa Faye Reid | Nov 20, 2014 | Culture, Events
COMMUNITY Astronomy Nights at UVic Head to UVic on Wednesday evenings and join the Department of Physics and Astronomy for an astronomical perspective on the skies. Take a peek through a fully automated telescope in the Climenhaga Observatory or (weather permitting)...
by Melissa Faye Reid | Nov 6, 2014 | Culture, Music
Humble Canadian band The Strumbellas celebrated the U.S. release of their second album, We Still Move on Dance Floors, by touring North America. With a Juno fresh on the shelf and a Polaris Music Prize nomination, this six-piece band from Ontario is folking up peoples...
by Melissa Faye Reid | Nov 6, 2014 | Culture, Events
ART Oak Bay Artists Fall Studio Tour Tour around Oak Bay and meet local artists in their home studio. This free, self-guided event runs for two days featuring local paintings, ceramics, jewelry, paintings, and more. Check out art from 30 different local artists and...
by Melissa Faye Reid | Oct 30, 2014 | Culture, Events
Community Salmon Run at Goldstream Park Get outside this fall and make your way to Goldstream to experience the spawning salmon tours happening all November. A guide will discuss local flora and fauna as well as end by dissecting a ‘spawned out’ salmon. Tea and coffee...