Arts

Black History Month is more than just a historical examination. Officially recognized in 2008, the month-long celebration of culture has grown into so much more. Victoria African and Caribbean Cultural Society founder Pulchérie Mboussi says that Black History Month grows into a bigger festival of celebration every year. “This year is going to be huge. […]

Until Sunday, January 28 Dancing in Victoria Dance Days in Victoria is back for its eighth year. All the dance studios in town open their doors and offer free dance classes of various styles during Dance Days, which is hosted by Dance Victoria. Also included are free performances that include question-and-answer periods with the artists. […]

Canadian punk pioneer Joe “Shithead” Keithley has seen a lot in the past 40 years, from Thai police charging a gig in Bangkok that DOA—who he sings and plays guitar for—was playing to running for the Green Party. And, at 61, Keithley’s still got fire in his soul. Some people mellow with age, but for […]

The play Forget About Tomorrow examines the life of a woman whose husband developed early onset Alzheimer’s. Playwright Jill Daum originally began writing the piece in a workshop several years ago, before it had been made public that her husband, Spirit of the West vocalist John Mann, had developed the disease. “It was really therapeutic, […]

The Victoria Film Festival (VFF) is back, once again featuring new, unique films from filmmakers from around the world. Each year, film enthusiasts and filmmakers come together at various theatres around the city to watch these newly released films. There’s voting, there’s competition, there’s a whole lot of fun. “The great thing is always about […]

You’re out for a run, bundled up to ward off the cold. Your heart rate is soaring and you’re starting to feel like you could take on the world. The endorphins aren’t letting you down. Local artist and former Camosun student and Nexus contributor Jean Oliver says painting gives her this same sense of invigoration. […]

Urinetown director Roger Carr likes his plays the same way he likes a frosty pint: the darker the better. Why, then, is the local director working on a musical/satirical comedy if he likes dark plays? Because there’s more bubbling under Urinetown’s surface than there initially seems to be. “This musical raeally appeals to me,” he […]

When you think of the letter A and how it is formed, what kind of meaning comes to mind? This is the sort of question the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria’s exhibit Form as Meaning: First Nations Prints from the Pacific Northwest focuses on. The exhibit, made up of works from the art gallery’s permanent […]

I challenge anyone to get through a conversation with Canadian comedian Pete Zedlacher without laughing. It’s impossible to do. For example, when I had him on the phone to talk about his upcoming performance here for the Snowed In Comedy Tour, he stops me in the middle of a question after I mention Louis C.K. […]

Until Sunday, January 21 Losing everything The play The Prisoner of Second Avenue is coming to Congregation Emanu-El synagogue this month. It’s a story about a married couple, and about how having a mental breakdown after losing everything becomes the best thing that’s ever happened to the husband. Tickets are $20 and are available at […]