The Superior Restaurant Announces September Lineup
One of Victoria Magazine's favorite restaurants, the weird and trendy The Superior at 105 Superior Street near Fisherman's Wharf, has announced its new September lineup of musical guests. On Fridays from 7 to 10 p.m., locals and tourists alike can hear Oliver Swain, one of Canada’s quintessential folk and traditional musicians. With his pure, finely tuned vocals that have an astonishing range, and his undeniable skill behind a banjo or upright bass, Oliver grabs the attention of all who hear him, and holds it with his enormous sound and stature. From the most vulnerable and innocent sounding ...
Victoria Steampunk Expo at Craigdarroch Castle September 24 & 25
Craigdarroch Castle will host the second annual Victoria Steam Expo on September 24th and 25th, 2011. Featuring a full weekend of exhibits, lectures, demonstrations and performances, the event will introduce guests to the genre of Steampunk and provide those already familiar with the culture a perfect venue to celebrate all its forms. The Victoria Steampunk Society’s Jordan Stratford describes Steampunk as “the collision of history, technology, imagination, and attitude. Nineteenth-century sensibilities with impossible Jules-Verne-inspired technology. Teak-paneled computers, corsets and jetpacks, top hats and rayguns.” A genre of art, science fiction, technology and counter-culture, steampunk brings together the best ...
Victoria Fringe Festival Goes Pro August 25th thru Sept 4th
The Victoria Fringe Festival gets off to a raucous start beginning August 25th! Over the last 25 years, the festival has grown to become Vancouver Island’s biggest theatre event. In 2011, 72 international, independent performing companies will descend on the City of Gardens for ten days and nights of comedy, drama, dance, spoken word, and physical theatre – over 400 performances in fourteen venues. Fringe-going is easy, fun and slightly addictive. Meet friends, artists and strangers in lineups, buy cheap tickets and see live shows, grab a bit or beer in between and ...
“And Slowly” Beauty” at the Belfry Sept 20-Oct 23
The Belfry Theatre in Fernwood will present the English language premiere of Michel Nadeau's "love letter to life," the award-winning play "And Slowly Beauty," from September 20 through October 23. The play, directed by Michael Shamata, has been called "a fabulous tribute to the imagination and the beauty of this world." The plot is simple: A random office draw wins an Everyman sort of character (aptly named Mr. Mann) tickets to the theatre, to see Chekhov’s "The Three Sisters." In those few hours of the play, the central character's life finally begins to make sense. His ...
Victoria BC Free B-Movie Films Under the Stars in Victoria’s Beacon Hill Park This August
Last Call for Free-B! We're sad that the end of summer is here. Not because the sun will stop shining, or that the rain is about to return, but because it means that the Free-B Film Festival is almost over for another year. Grab your blankets this weekend, August 27 and 28, and don't miss the final films of the best summer film series in the galaxy. This Friday and Saturday, 9pm, at Beacon Hill Park. SteamBoy On Friday, from director Katsuhiro Otomo (of AKIRA fame,) the steampunk-themed anime film from 2004, STEAMBOY, in which a boy inventor ...
A “Loch Ness Monster” in Parksville’s Cameron Lake?
Two massive strikes on a fish finder tells cryptozoologist John Kirk that there’s a large aquatic animal in Cameron Lake, just west of Parksville-Qualicum Beach, and he and his research team want to find it. “I’m not ready to say what it is, or if it’s a monster, but there’s something there and its very large – certainly larger than any trout or lake fish,” says Kirk, co-founder of the BC Scientific Cryptozoology Club (BCSCC) and author of In the Domain of the Lake Monsters, who conducted an initial research expedition on September 19, 2009 at Cameron Lake. The first pass ...
New Images of Proposed Johnson Street Bridge Unveiled
The City of Victoria recently released new design images for the proposed new bridge that will replace the aging Johnson Street Bridge that connects downtown Victoria with the Songhees area. A new website, www.johnsonstreetbridge.com, describes the project in detail and includes an animated video with various "fly-overs" of the new bridge. The fly-through was produced by Wilkinson-Eyre Architects based in London, UK. Earlier this year, the Victoria City Council approved a proposal that would replace the current 85-year-old and rapidly deteriorating Johnson Street Bridge with a brand-new bridge that would include amenities for improved cycling, walking and accessibility. The City views the ...
Uvic Courses Back in Saanich
The popular UVic on the Saanich Peninsula program offered by the University of Victoria’s Division of Continuing Studies resumes on the peninsula this fall with courses at the Mary Winspear Centre and the Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre in Sidney. Full details will be available at a program open house at the Mary Winspear Centre on Saturday, Sept. 12 from 2 to 4 p.m. “We’re very pleased to be able to offer the programs that so many peninsula residents support every year. Our new locations in downtown Sidney make it even easier for some residents to participate in our continuing studies programs,” ...
22nd Annual Moss Street Paint-In July 18th
One of Victoria BC's most charming events -- the annual Moss Street Paint-In -- celebrates its 22nd season from noonish to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 18th. The Paint-In is a festival of art in which more than 100 invited professional and emerging artists from Victoria and surrounding areas display and produce their work on Moss Street between Fort Street and Dallas Road. The Paint-In is a free and fun-filled community-based art awareness and education event that sees 30,000 visitors and receives support from the City of Victoria.
Luminara Festival Lights Up Victoria Neighbourhoods
This year the Luminara Lantern Festival is transforming from a one-night event to a series of small scale neighbourhood celebrations during the week of September 18th to 25th. Community centres and groups in Fairfield, James Bay and North Park are joining together to host a constellation of local events to keep the Luminara tradition sparkling. The vision for Luminara in years to come is to illuminate neighbourhoods across the Capital Regional District, highlighting the creativity and diversity of our local community. Starting in the second week of September, come to a community lantern-making workshop (see article below) and learn how to ...
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