Jon Lovitz’s comedy act a winnerWe’ve seen him on Saturday Night Live and followed his career trajectory in over 30 really bad motion pictures (anyone remember Rat Race?), but not many of us have thought of Jon Lovitz as a standup comedian, never mind a piano-playing, singing one-man show comedy act. In his recent performance at the Alix Goolden Hall, […] Continue Reading |
Take This Waltz could give Williams an Oscar nodYou know when critics start talking about how a certain actor will be in the running for an Oscar nomination this year for a recent performance and you just roll your eyes and picture some over-the-top performance where someone plays a character with some debilitating speech impediment, or a missing leg, or something? And you […] Continue Reading |
Values meet volume at Tall Tree music festEvery year throughout Canada there are tons of music festivals, most of them profit-based ventures for the production companies that organize them. But once in a while someone comes along and breaks the mold, putting profit aside and, instead, focuses on music, community, and sustainability. This is exactly what Victoria-based Radio Contact Productions has done […] Continue Reading |
Victoria Royals director honoured by CamosunCamosun College recently honoured an employer who’s no stranger to mentoring co-op students in the industry of sport. Victoria Royals director of hockey operations and communications Jeff Harris has been named co-op employer of the year by the college’s Centre for Sport and Exercise Education. “I’m surprised,” says Harris of the award. “You don’t […] Continue Reading |
The Foreigner visits VictoriaThere’s a moment in most peoples’ lives when they wish they didn’t speak (or understand) the English language. In The Foreigner, the main character pretends just that… and gets away with it. Director Toshik Bukowiecki says Larry Shue’s play is a perfect way to conclude the 2011/2012 Langham Court Theatre season. “It’s a wonderful play […] Continue Reading |
Lansdowne Preschool being forced to relocate after 50 years in OaklandsResidents of the Oaklands community, and parents of children who attend Lansdowne Preschool there, recently attempted to raise enough money to prevent a community space from being developed for land for condos. They did not raise enough by the date they had to, and the preschool must now relocate. “The land has a church, a […] Continue Reading |
Capstone Symposium to showcase Camosun grad’s tech projectsOn Thursday, June 14, 12 teams of Camosun students will be showcasing their final projects of their technology-related courses. The public and potential employers are welcome to come check out the semi-annual Capstone Symposium, being held at Camosun’s Interurban campus, from 10 am to 2 pm. The graduating students are from the Computer Systems Technology […] Continue Reading |
Boat builder takes cliché artistic concept and brings it to lifeAh, yes, paintings of boats, the ocean, the sun setting over a wharf. Blissful? Serene? Peaceful? No, sounds about as cliché and dull as the rest of your grandma’s goddamn décor. But paintings of boats don’t have to be cheeseball. Tony Grove’s exhibition A Boatbuilder’s Perspective, being shown at Dales Gallery, shows the Gabriola Island-based […] Continue Reading |
BED Talks raise money for charityBy now, most of us have heard of TED Talks, unless we’ve been living in a remote shack someone in Alaska (sounds relaxing, actually). But how many of us have heard of BED Talks? An upcoming two-night event in Victoria on “Being. Empowering. Discovering” is promising to “engage community” through a series of talks by […] Continue Reading |
Angels watching over Rush, alwaysRush Clockwork Angels (Anthem/Universal) 4.5/5 A new Rush album. Always, there is a certain crispness, hidden away in a sonic place between the hi hat and the vocal mix. Vocalist Geddy Lee, song one: “I can’t stop thinking big.” There are lonely men in record stores all across North America at this very moment. The […] Continue Reading |
