CCPA Performing Arts Party at Uptown
As I’ve shared before, there is a special place in my heart for the Canadian College of Performing Arts (CCPA). The Canadian College of Performing Arts is one of Canada’s top training centres for a...
View ArticleMovies Under the Stars in Victoria BC, summer of 2012
Now that the weather has started to warm up, it’s time for another Victoria summer tradition – movies under the stars. New this year, in addition to the Free B Film Festival in Beacon Hill Park, and...
View ArticleGreek Fest, August 28th – September 3rd, Victoria BC
As summer slowly wends its way to a close, and the nights get a touch cooler, we have one last opportunity to experience the warmth of distant, sunnier climes. Perhaps you haven’t had the chance to...
View Article16th annual Victoria French Fest, March 7-10th, 2013
Centennial Square is the site of the 16th annual Victoria French Fest. Celebrate French culture and heritage March 7 – 10th, 2013 in Victoria BC with free events for children, drumming workshops, sugar...
View ArticleQuadra Village Day 2013
It’s time again for my neighbourhood’s favourite event – Quadra Village Day 2013! This year we celebrate the 11th annual event, one planned and executed with an entirely volunteer-run planning...
View ArticleVictoria’s First AfriCa Fest celebrates the 50th anniversary of the African...
Did you know 2013 is the 50th anniversary of the African Union? To celebrate, join members of the African, Caribbean and Créole communities for Victoria’s first-ever AfriCa Fest, May 17th – 25th....
View ArticleMusic in the Park. The Rutledge Park Series 2013.
Music in the Park. The Rutledge Park Series 2013 (corner of Cloverdale and Inverness), Tuesdays in August, from 6 – 8pm. Free concerts for the entire family. Years ago when I lived just off Quadra,...
View ArticleFREE Community Recycling Events on Vancouver Island April May 2014
FREE Community Recycling Events on Vancouver Island April May 2014. I’m a long-time supporter of recycling (and composting) and was an original dumpster-diver at the University of Victoria when the...
View ArticleSingYourJoy! Young Adult Chorus Fall Season Start-Up 2014
SingYourJoy! Young Adult Chorus? Fall Season Start-Up 2014 (media release). Victoria’s only young adult community chorus is welcoming new singers for its Fall Season. SingYourJoy is a non-auditioned...
View ArticleBlack History Month 2015 in Victoria BC
Black History Month 2015 in Victoria BC A Black History and Heritage Day (February 15th), an evening of performance and song (February 23 at the Belfry Theatre), a gala awards night (February 28th at...
View ArticleDance Victoria presents Dance Days 2016 January 22-31.
Dance Victoria presents Dance Days 2016 January 22-31. (media release) Dance Victoria’s popular city-wide Dance Days event is back for its seventh year featuring free classes in all kinds of styles in...
View ArticleSKAMpede by Theatre SKAM returns July 8-10, 2016
SKAMpede by Theatre SKAM returns July 8-10, 2016. Media release New HUB location offers more space for performances and festivities When SKAMpede returns for the eighth annual festival of original...
View ArticleRed Phone Project at UNO Fest 2018 Interview with Jay Dodge
Red Phone Project at UNO Fest 2018 Interview with Jay Dodge Intrepid Theatre’s UNO Fest, now in its twenty-first year, runs May 9-19, 2018 in Victoria BC. It features eighteen shows, including two as...
View ArticleSKAMpede celebrates 10 years July 13-15 2018 in Victoria BC
SKAMpede celebrates 10 years July 13-15 2018 in Victoria BC SKAMpede (originally known as Bike Ride) is Theatre SKAM’s 10th annual outdoor live performance festival along the Galloping Goose in...
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