Tanya Stephens rocks MarleyDancehall veteran Tanya Stephens appreciates the iconic affect Bob Marley has on Jamaica’s arts and culture, there’s no doubt about that. But the Jamaican headliner of the upcoming Bob Marley’s 67th Jubilee Celebration confesses she doesn’t even have a Marley album in her collection. But that’s okay: she’s always done things her own way. Unlike […] Continue Reading |
Garnhum re-imagines CarmenWay before Lady Gaga, and way before Madonna, there was Carmen. And, according to Dennis Garnhum, the artistic director of a production of the age-old opera about the gypsy girl, Carmen was a true outsider. “Everybody loves the outsider, everybody hates the outsider, and everybody wants to be, at some point in their lives, the […] Continue Reading |
Exhibit shows how architecture defines VictoriaDuring the ’50s and ’60s, architectural firms changed Victoria’s structural environment with modern planning and new architectural forms. Coinciding with Victoria’s 150th anniversary and UVic’s 50th anniversary, The Emergence of Architectural Modernism 2 exhibition recognizes architectural leaders and the post-war design relationships between Victoria’s urban landscape and UVic’s architectural design. The sequel to last year’s […] Continue Reading |
Local, Live, and Loud: February 8-21Thursday, February 9 Tanya Stephens, Kia Kadiri, Ndidi Cascade, Elaine Lil’ Bit Shepherd, Skyla J, Tank Gyal Club 9ONE9, $25, 10 pm I’m pretty sure that there’s a small community of people living in Victoria that absolutely freak out when they discover that any legitimate and well-known reggae artist is coming to town. Well, if […] Continue Reading |
Eye on Campus: February 8-21Saturday, February 11 and Sunday, February 12 Last Charge Camosun College Chargers Volleyball will support COPS for Cancer with their final games of the season at the Pacific Institute for Sports Excellence (4371 Interurban Rd.). Starting on Saturday at 6 pm and Sunday at 1 pm, both men’s and women’s games will feature prizes and […] Continue Reading |
News briefs: CFCS, preschool, Keystone, Pickton, international studentsCollege international enrollment up Camosun International director Geoff Wilmshurst recently announced that Camosun College’s international student enrollment for January is nearly double what it was the previous year. Increasing international enrollment has been a key mandate of the college, aligning with the “sustainable results pillar” of Camosun’s strategic plan. Wilmshurst said he hopes to have […] Continue Reading |
State of the Arts: How Arts Funding Affects Our CommunitiesWhen Stephen Harper famously declared that “ordinary people” don’t care about arts funding during the 2008 election campaign, artists and arts groups were quickly forced to prove their worth. At that time, $45 million had just been cut from the federal arts budget, and not long after, the government of BC made serious cuts of […] Continue Reading |
Eagle Project helps preserve First Nations cultureWhile some organizations have roots based within a community, not many can claim to have roots that extend towards preserving culture. The Eagle Project began with a donation of a 1,400-year-old tree, which inspired a program designed to teach people in the aboriginal community life skills combined with traditional arts. Located at the Victoria Native […] Continue Reading |
The Pack A.D. making themselves knownAfter being a band for five years, releasing four albums, and playing over 200 shows in the past two years alone, Vancouver duo the Pack A.D. is hoping to finally be known for something other than the fact that they’re both women. “I’ve never been told so much in my life about how I am […] Continue Reading |
Open Space: Composting program positive stepKudos to the Camosun Students for Environmental Awareness and Camosun College for installing compost bins at Lansdowne campus at the beginning of this term. Navigating college bureaucracy can be a lengthy and frustrating process, and it’s commendable that both sides stuck with it. 1.3 billion tons of food is wasted every year, according to the […] Continue Reading |
