Arts

Victoria-raised filmmaker Jennifer Baichwal’s new documentary Into the Weeds: Dewayne Lee Johnson vs. Monsanto Company follows the story of Johnson and his litigation against agrochemical company Monsanto. Johnson developed a rare form of cancer called non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma after being exposed to Monsanto’s weed killer Roundup. Roundup is the world’s most widely used weed killer and—spoiler—it contains glyphosate, […]

This weekend, Canadian children’s music icon Fred Penner will be visiting the McPherson Playhouse as part of his 40th anniversary tour for his hit debut album, The Cat Came Back. Penner says that the show will feature a mix of songs from The Cat Came Back—which actually came out in 1979—and other albums. “Many of […]

The Dream Technology exhibit at Flux Media Gallery is the result of a collaborative community collage project that involved 13 people who celebrated and explored ideas relating to Black history and futures. The exhibit came out of a community project for Black History Month, says assistant curator Josh Ngenda. “We were just really trying to […]

Hedda Gabler is the story of a woman trapped by marriage, status, and the possibility of scandal. Bored with her husband and stuck in a house she doesn’t want, Gabler remains apathetic and cynical with her situation until an old acquaintance from school pays a visit with news that finally brings something other than the […]

Director Lauren Taylor is making her Belfry debut with her take on Rosa Dolores’ Kindred: A Fairy Tale for Adults. Taylor—who is from Australia and has lived in Canada for 15 years—says that the play focuses on the real struggles of being an adult. “The play deals with four characters, and they are all parents […]

Queer Futurities: holding area, gathering place is a new exhibit at Open Space that highlights sociological ideas such as queer futurity and forward-dawning as a way of combating fixtures in our hegemonic society. It achieves this through multidisciplinary art pieces created by 11 artists and curated by Dani Neira. The first spark for Queer Futurities […]

The Just For Laughs Comedy Tour! is set to return to Victoria for the first time since 2019. This year’s tour—the 19th edition—is called Just for Laughs Comedy Night in Canada; it will feature a lineup consisting of some of Canada’s top comics and is led once again by comedy legend Rick Mercer. This time […]