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Lessons learned at Tall Tree, the island’s biggest smallest festival

Tall Tree Music Festival owes its name to the ginormous trees that comprise Vancouver Island’s endangered rainforest. A lot of people don’t know that our red cedars, Douglas firs, and…

Not just a clothing store: Four Horsemen art shows herald local talent

On June 24, menswear store Four Horsemen hosted “Grey Remains,” featuring local artist Jesse Russel-Galbraith, as part of its series of monthly art shows. After cultivating a dedicated customer base,…

Events Calendar: August 4–Sept 7

ART Beautiful British Columbia Show & Sale / Massey Gallery We live in a beautiful place in Vancouver Island, and we live alongside some pretty talented artists who can make…

‘B Minor’ performance makes for major occasion

Since his rise to fame during the 18th century, Johann Sebastian Bach’s music has been performed around the world and in a myriad of different interpretations and formats. So it’s…

Just one of the clowns at the 17th annual Ska and Reggae Festival

I spent a lot of this year’s Ska Fest in the same place, with the same people as last year — in the middle of the dancefloor at Ship’s Point in Victoria’s…

Events Calendar July 7–August 3

ART Wall2wall: a fifty fifty show opening & BBQ party If art and BBQ is your jam, you could probably do a lot worse than this little shindig. The fifty…

Run away with her: A one-year retrospective of Carly Rae Jepsen’s ‘Emotion’

Carly Rae Jepsen’s Emotion was released on June 24, 2015, and while they’re a little late to the party, Martlet editor-in-chief Myles Sauer and former staff writer Michel Ghanem are…

‘It’s a good time to be a Canadian artist,’ says Young Empires frontman

Toronto band Young Empires just finished their extensive U.S. tour following the release of their debut album The Gates — a trek that included a stop in Victoria on May 18. The…

Events Calendar June 9–July 7

ART D.I.Y. Life: Art / Science / Ecology Fair This fair is part of NATURAL SCIENCE, a touring BioArt exhibit that runs June 17 to July 30. The fair, which…

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