Snowed In Comedy Tour brings laughs back to Victoria

One million dollars in ticket sales is not what comedian Dan Quinn had originally set out for when planning a snowboard vacation in 2007. Quinn had just anticipated booking a few gigs along the way to pay for the trip; after mentioning his tour plans to other comedian friends, they all wanted to join in […]

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Soul of Wilderness strikes with nature photographs

Soul of Wilderness by John Baldwin and Linda Bily is a delightful book about a couple’s wilderness journeys in western BC and Alaska. Baldwin and Bily spent years exploring the untamed wilderness of the Coast Mountains together and they couldn’t resist sharing their adventures with people any longer. The book is a thorough compilation of […]

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Camosun alumnus Claire Coupland finds her place in the music industry

Folk singer/guitarist Claire Coupland is playing her first headlining show in Victoria this Christmas season, celebrating her new EP, For You. It’s a homecoming with a Camosun twist: Claire was in the Applied Communication Program (ACP) here at Camosun. She had a revelation while studying at the college that would impact her music career. “There […]

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New Music Revue: The Sylvia Platters power-pop teases with ambition

The Sylvia Platters Make Glad the Day (Independent) 3/5 Langley-based power-pop band The Sylvia Platters’ debut album Make Glad the Day is an admirable first effort for a band doing all their own legwork: the self-produced LP was recorded by the band members in a cabin near Mount Baker. The guitars are the driving force […]

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Alberta Ballet brings the magic of The Nutcracker back to Victoria

The Nutcracker may be a mainstay of December nowadays, but when it first premiered in 1892 in Russia, it was not well received. However, the performance has come a very long way since then; now, it’s coming back to Victoria, just in time for Christmas. “Every year I see how important and precious it is […]

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Meet Me in St. Louis director helps cast build character

For Chris Moss, director of Meet Me in St. Louis, rehearsal stands for “re-hear.” It is only after he and the cast re-hear the music and words a number of times, he says, that his cast members can truly “own their character.” The countless hours of collaboration and preparation for a large-scale show like this […]

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New Music Revue: Blue Sky Miners

Blue Sky Miners Blue Sky Miners (Independent) 3.5/5 This debut EP from Canadian folk band Blue Sky Miners has an entrancing and mystical sound; the song “Cold Water,” which starts off the EP, is the perfect track to draw listeners in. The band refers to their sound as “Rocky Mountain desert rock,” but “folk rock,” […]

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New Music Revue: Camosun alumnus Claire Coupland off to a great start

Claire Coupland For You (Independent) 4/5 Camosun (and Nexus) alumnus Claire Coupland brings slow and deep folky chords to all three tracks here on her debut EP. Coupland has come a long way since her time at the college, getting positive feedback from noted music industry insiders like Bob Ezrin, and for good reason: these […]

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Cold Reading Series comes to Victoria to help writers with their craft

Cold Reading Series (CRS) has been a successful live script-reading event for writers for 10 years in Vancouver. During the events, writers can receive feedback and network with actors and filmmakers. After attending the series, Victoria’s Andrea Smith-Peak wanted to bring the unique event to Victoria, so she did: a local chapter will begin on […]

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TEDxVictoria returns to talk about impact

Impact. That’s the theme of this year’s TEDxVictoria event. Featuring an array of speakers from all walks of life, TEDxVictoria is the largest TED event on Vancouver Island, and this year’s conference is shaping up to be the biggest, and most impactful, TEDxVictoria yet. Camosun (and Nexus) alumnus Dylan Wilks is the creative and licensing […]

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