What’s Going On: March 1 to 14, 2017

Arts March 1, 2017
A sampling of Kathleen Morris’ art, up at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (photo provided).

Until Wednesday, September 4
Past, meet future
The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria is using the first 30 years of their experience collecting art as inspiration for their new exhibit, Moving Forward by Looking Back. The focus of the exhibit will be on the gallery’s first director, Colin Graham, whose views of how art should be viewed shaped the gallery in its early years. The exhibit will be on until September 4; additional info can be found at aggv.ca.

Wednesday, March 1
The land of milk and…
The third talk in the series “Sketches of Israel and the Middle East” will be held at Congregation Emanu-El Synagogue on March 1. This talk will explore the topic of environmental issues in Israel and the Palestinian territories, as well as explain why these countries are called “the land of milk and honey.” Entry is by donation and light refreshments will be served. Contact heshi@me.com for details.

Thursday, March 2
Get schooled on provincial elections
Elections BC manager of communications Andrew Watson will be speaking and answering questions about the upcoming provincial election, right here at Camosun’s Lansdowne campus. The event runs from 3 pm to 4:20 pm in Young 216; admission is free. Search “Discussion: 2017 Provincial Election” on Facebook for more information.

Friday, March 3
Getting schooled with skills
Camosun College will hold the annual South Island skills competition from 9 am to 3 pm at the Interurban campus on March 3. Over 1,000 middle and high-school students will hit the college for this competition, which is focused on trades and technology and features contests such as spaghetti-bridge building and the sumo robot contest; see camosun.ca for more details.

Sunday, March 4
Make your voice heard
If the prospect of helping shape arts and culture in Victoria interests you, there will be a public event held at the Victoria Cultural Cafe at Victoria City Hall from 11 am to 2 pm on March 4. The event is a chance for the community to contribute ideas on how the city can help improve Victoria’s arts and culture sector.

Monday, March 6 to Friday, March 11
Spreading ideas
UVic is hosting Ideafest from March 6 until March 11. Join other thinkers for a weeklong meditation on innovation, to be conducted through workshops, lectures, performances, panel discussions, and more. If this gets your mind racing with ideas, then check out uvic.ca/ideafest.

Tuesday, March 7
The guy who did it all
Ever wonder about the guy behind the 2010 torch relay for the Olympics? Well, that guy is Canadian entertainment veteran Paul Shaw. He also managed the Pan Am Torch Relay in 2015 and Vancouver’s Expo 86. He will be talking about his career at 12:30 pm at UVic’s Phoenix Theatre.

Wednesday, March 8
Neutralizing your stress
Have you ever been so high-strung that you can’t think of ways to lose some of your stress? If so, don’t worry—the Camosun College Student Society is holding their DeStress Festival at the Interurban campus’ main causeway on March 8, from 11 am to 1 pm. The fest aims to help students to become more aware of their own mental health while exploring different ways to reduce stress. For more information, see camosunstudent.org.

Friday, March 10 and Saturday, March 11
Trauma in flux
Victoria’s Flux Media Art Gallery is holding a new show, Bearing Witness: Media and Performance Art. The show will be looking at personal, historical, and cultural traumas and what happens when hidden things come into the light. If you’re interested in finding out more about this presentation, visit medianetvictoria.org.

Saturday, March 11
International Women’s Day on Cook Street
A community-hosted event for International Women’s Day is being held in the Cook Street Village Activity Centre on March 11 from 1:30 pm to 4 pm. Included in the event are panel speakers and discussions about unity, diversity, and history. Admission is by donation; see cookstreetvillageactivitycentre.com for more information on this and other events happening at the Cook Street Village Activity Centre.

Saturday, March 11
The human library
As part of UVic’s Ideafest, Phoenix Theatre is hosting a “human book” event as a tour of the history of the theatre. Attendees pick from select job titles associated with the theatre and “sign out” a person to hear a history lecture about the theatre and that person’s job there. The event is free; learn more at the Phoenix Human Library Facebook event page or head over to finearts.uvic.ca/theatre/phoenix for info on this and other events.

Monday, March 13
Bold discussion
When We Are Bold is an evening of discussion with four women, who will talk about their activism and much more. This Sierra Club BC event is being held at 6 pm at Camosun College’s Gibson Auditorium, at the Lansdowne campus. Tickets are $12 for students; see sierraclub.bc.ca/boldwomen for more information.