Culture

Silver screen and stage satire meet with a bang in The 39 Steps

The 39 Steps — Patrick Barlow’s tongue-in-cheek adaptation of John Buchan’s 1915 novel and Hitchcock’s 1935 thriller of the same name — is a flight of farce for four versatile…

“A Syrian Encounter” concert celebrates a city and a band surviving civil war

Oct. 18 at the Alix Goolden Hall showcased the Orontes Guitar Quartet — four brave young men sharing a message of peace and kinship through art in divisive times.

The top five Halloween-themed sitcom episodes of all time

Sure, Christmas and Valentine's Day also earn standalone episodes every year, but they don’t have anything on the annual Halloween-themed episodes from iconic sitcoms like The Office and Brooklyn Nine-Nine.…

William Head inmates bring raw, powerful performance to “The Emerald City Project”

Co-created by SNAFU Dance Theatre and the men at William Head Prison, The Emerald City Project reframes The Wizard of Oz and is truly a one-of-a-kind production. The unique, collaborative…

City Talks lecture series turns 10

On a wet and windy September evening, as people filtered into the Legacy Art Gallery to hear a panel of Victoria’s federal election candidates discuss how they would address issues…

CineVic ready to spook audiences with October indie film lineup

Horror fans, get ready for a weekend of spook and fright down at Vic Theatre. This Friday and Saturday — October 18 and 19 — at the Vic Theatre on…

Weaksauce & Other Stories brings funny and heartwarming stories to campus

UVic Theatre alumnus Sam Mullins returns to Victoria with Weaksauce & Other Stories, a collection of funny and heartwarming stories about the big and little moments in life.

Patrick Boyle, UVic Jazz and Creative Music Ensemble plays in Blues for Eric

On Saturday, November 2 Patrick Boyle and the UVic Jazz and Creative Music Ensemble will perform another Blues for Eric benefit concert in the intimate, Oak Bay Village venue.

Beautiful music, rich culture at 10th Latin American and Spanish Film Week

Indestructible: The Soul of Salsa Music was shown on September 20th at Cinecenta as part of the 10th Annual Latin American Film Festival. Festival-goers were asked to slide into unused…