by Melissa Faye Reid | Oct 23, 2014 | Culture, Events
Are you feeling an urge for an adventure? Why not compete in a race where first prize is $10 000? In June 2015, you can paddle, row, or sail in the Race to Alaska. The Maritime Museum of B.C. and the Northwest Maritime Centre in Port Townsend, Washington, are calling...
by Melissa Faye Reid | Oct 23, 2014 | Culture, Events
October is a month filled with ghoulish stories preparing you for the one day deceased souls can be found among the living, Oct. 31—Halloween. Evil Acres, a haunted house located in North Saanich, brings scary stories to life through an interactive slaughterhouse,...
by Melissa Faye Reid | Oct 23, 2014 | Culture, Music
Had you told me I’d be contemplating bohemian life on a boat in the Inner Harbour while taking a breather from a boho-gypsy-folk-punk concert, I would have never believed you. I realized being bohemian is more than a trend—it’s a nomadic-state of being in which all...
by Melissa Faye Reid | Oct 9, 2014 | Culture, Film, Visual Arts
UPDATED: Nov. 28, 2014 The Fernwood Community Association (FCA), in the heart of Fernwood, is a space for creating community. Red brick frames the windows, allowing natural light to fill the entrance way. To my left sat an old wooden piano; to the right, a young blond...
by Melissa Faye Reid | Oct 2, 2014 | Culture, Music
On Sept. 26, Felicita’s hosted a hip hop show featuring local talent: Downtown Mischief, Pigeon Hole, and Sweatshop Union from Vancouver. I’m relatively naïve to hip hop, but generally focus on forward-thinking artists who provoke emotion through the lyrics they spit....