Arts

In the brilliant new documentary film Mrs. Carey’s Concert, now playing at the Victoria Film Festival, Karen Carey is the director of music at the all-girls MLC School in Sydney, Australia. She does what it takes to inspire her students, to rouse some passion into their performances. Directors Bob Connelly and Sophie Raymond take us […]

The Pack AD Thursday, February 2 Club 9ONE9, Victoria, BC When the Pack AD took the stage at Club 9ONE9, they blew the roof off the place. The night got underway with blues-rock group No Sinner. Colleen Rennison, their drop-dead gorgeous lead singer, got the crowd in the right mood with her dynamic and soulful […]

The 18th annual Victoria Film Festival opens on February 3. This year over 80 films are set to screen. Some will be great, others will be terrible, and the rest fit in-between. Here is a small sampling of what can be seen at this year’s festival. Despite word that tickets for many screenings have sold […]

At first, the set of On the Edge appears somewhat spartan. It’s certainly attractive, but it’s a bit boring. Until it starts moving. The same can be said for the rest of the play, which was surprisingly dynamic and funny at times. On the Edge tells the stories of three middle-aged women performed entirely by […]

Bone Thugs n Harmony Wednesday, January 25 Club 9ONE9, Victoria, BC           It was a sold-out show packed with dancing, live energy, and thuggish, ruggish harmony. The night started off with performances by DJ Speedyshoes, DJ Clinton, DJ Reign, The Scale Breakers, DRLCTS, Rich Bros, Terell Safadi and DJ Souls, J […]