Copper Owl set to soar

Copper Owl set to soar

Things have looked pretty bleak for local music in recent months. Victoria was rattled by the loss of the Fort St. Cafe last year. The space had hosted a variety of art and music functions over the years, not to mention the delicious food and drink always on hand, but...

APRIL FOOLS: Letter from the editor

How do you reconcile the urbane with the unbridled? The well-groomed with the untamed? The shade-grown with the sun-weathered? These are the questions that preoccupy the urban woodsman. This is the man who, yes, is shackled to his laptop due to his vocation — but his...

Katwalk: The sun’s sons and daughters

Islanders, spring is on the edge and summer is on its way. And where there’s sun, there’s a reason to wear shades, anywhere and everywhere. They protect your eyes and look cool and occasionally help oglers to ogle, and I’ll stop there. Here are some shades of the...

Last chance to savour POV’s Albert Herring

How does a society — especially a small, insular one — treat its most vulnerable, or those it perceives to be vulnerable? This is the question explored in Benjamin Britten’s Albert Herring, which the POV is staging until Feb. 17. The 12-instrument chamber opera is...