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Art exhibit demonstrates breadth of modern Coast Salish art

Entering Perpetual Salish at the Legacy Art Gallery, one is introduced to a new artistic landscape. The show features pieces from five contemporary Indigenous artists, who all originate from Central…

Win $10 000 in a race to Alaska: Second prize is a set of steak knives

The Maritime Museum of B.C. and the Northwest Maritime Centre in Port Townsend, Washington, are calling competitive nautical folk to join a 1 200 kilometre, non-motorized marathon from Port Townsend to…

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ARTS Victoria Writers Festival Book worms and word lovers alike won’t want to miss the Third Annual Victoria Writers Festival. Filled with events, workshops, and readings from authors, this event…

Extreme darkness and evil hauntings

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…

Vancouver film conference provides insight to future filmmakers

The last day of the 29th annual Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) Industry Conference, dubbed “Totally Indie Day”, included crowdfunding workshops, panels, and networking. I decided to make the trip…

Rewind that tape: vintage goodies for the old at heart

Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris will forever remain a film dear to me because of the protagonist’s adamant fondness for the past. The lesson learned became similar to the idea…

Dream Bingo with The Rez Sisters

As patrons scurried among the aisles and claimed their seats, the muted cry of a loon echoed through the theatre, calling attention to Catherine Hahn’s set design, which transformed the…

Vancouver-based rock band Little Wild perseveres

Lounging on the stone steps of Copper Owl, waiting to play their next gig, Vancouver-based Little Wild bring an air of mystery to the music scene of Victoria, as one…

Story Booth unveils Victoria’s untold mythologies

Since May, artist-in-residence Aubrey Burke has transformed this cozy space into a hub for sharing personal narratives, oral histories, and contemporary mythologies from the Greater Victoria community.

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