Fests go further: How festivals returned to VictoriaIt’s finally festival season again. The return of social gatherings is having an immense effect locally by revitalizing Victoria and bringing its citzens together. Victoria’s sense of community is being brought back through festivals, now that restrictions around social gatherings have lifted. But the return of festivals isn’t without its struggles. In March of this […] Continue Reading |
Camosun gets grant for library solar panelsCamosun’s Lansdowne library plans to install new solar panels on its roof after receiving a grant of $97,000 USD from EBSCO Information Services, a provider of research databases, e-books, magazine subscriptions, and other services to libraries worldwide. The college is aiming to have the project completed in spring 2023. Camosun manager of sustainability, transportation and […] Continue Reading |
Splash Around Town celebrates the beauty of live musicThis summer the Victoria Conservatory of Music will host the return of its Splash Around Town: Symphony in the Summer Festival. Victoria Symphony CEO Matthew White says that Splash Around Town was designed as a tribute to music and the impact it has on our everyday lives. “The whole Symphony Splash tradition begin in 1989 […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Ian Blurton’s Future Now delivers fun, solid riff rockIan Blurton’s Future Now Second Skin (Pajama Party/Seeing Red) 3/5 A mainstay on Toronto’s indie rock scene since the early 1980s, Ian Blurton is set to release a new LP. After decades performing with bands like Cowboy Junkies and C’mon, finding Top 40 success with Change of Heart, and producing records for numerous notable bands, […] Continue Reading |
Let’s Talk 2.0: Let’s talk about datingIsn’t it nice when you meet someone new? It’s exciting but also terrifying, because there are all these dating rules, right? And then dating seems a whole lot more difficult if you live in a multicultural country where everyone brings their own rules around what is acceptable and what crosses a line. Society is changing, […] Continue Reading |
Show me the Money: 2022 so far, and what’s aheadIt’s hard to believe that half of 2022 has already gone by. Although the world has largely managed to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, the year has given us all multiple new challenges. In this issue’s column, we’ll have a quick look at what has happened so far, and what I think the rest of the […] Continue Reading |
New exhibit pays homage to Maud LewisCanadian folk painter Maud Lewis died in 1970, but her work lives on. The exhibit Maud Lewis is touring Canada, with Victoria getting the only BC stop at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. Lewis didn’t grow up with privilege, and that shows in her art, says McMichael Canadian Art Collection chief curator Sarah Milroy […] Continue Reading |
Kaleidoscope: July 6, 2022 issue |
Nic’s Flicks: Jurassic World Dominion deceptive, boring, disappointingJurassic World Dominion (2022) 1.5/4 As I said in a previous article, the top movie I was excited to see this summer was Jurassic World Dominion. Well, I recently got to see it, and while having the entire cast back together does make for some good entertaining moments, overall this was a massively disappointing movie […] Continue Reading |
Finding community the hard way: Camosun alumni tear it up in roller derbyA blanket of silence falls upon the previously roaring arena as players steady their skates and brace for the impending hits and blows from the jam that is about to begin. The whistle blows; players bash into each other, and the following two minutes are a constant action-filled jumble of players hitting each other and trying […] Continue Reading |
