{"id":12588,"date":"2016-10-05T09:00:53","date_gmt":"2016-10-05T16:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=12588"},"modified":"2016-10-03T14:19:23","modified_gmt":"2016-10-03T21:19:23","slug":"whats-going-on-october-5-to-18-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2016\/10\/05\/whats-going-on-october-5-to-18-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s Going On<\/em>: October 5 to 18, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tuesday, September 27 until Saturday, October 15
\nNo silver bullets here
\n<\/i>Mating Dance of the Werewolf<\/i> gets us all into the Halloween spirit with its spookiness, humour, and really weird take on stalking someone. Showing up in a Halloween costume nets you a free cookie and drink. It goes down at Theatre Inconnu; tickets are $14, but students get \u2019em for $10. Visit theatreinconnu.com for more info.<\/p>\n

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Next to Normal<\/em> is a rock musical dealing with heavy subjects (photo by David Lowes).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Until Saturday, October 15
\nRocking about touchy issues
\n<\/i>Langham Theatre gets its first-ever rock musical with Next to Normal<\/i>. Tackling issues like drug abuse, grieving, and ethics, the show\u2014which is centred on a suburban family dealing with mental illness\u2014brings rock songs to the table to help address these subjects. Tickets range from $26 to $32; see langhamtheatre.ca for the lowdown.<\/p>\n

Until Sunday, October 23
\nHistory through opera
\n<\/i>Pacific Opera Victoria returns to the Royal Theatre with a political thriller. Simon Boccanegra<\/i> is a story about Boccanegra, a 14th-century Genoa pirate turned duke, and his struggles with the chaos of politics. Written by 19th-century opera composer Giuseppe Verdi, this opera aims to showcase Boccanegra\u2019s more humane side. Tickets are between $25 and $135; visit pov.bc.ca for more info.<\/p>\n

Thursday, October 6
\nYou\u2019re feeling very sleepy
\n<\/i>The Camosun College Student Society is bringing comedic hypnotist Scott Ward to Camosun\u2019s Lansdowne campus. The event goes down in Young 216 at 6 pm; tickets are $5 and are available at the Camosun bookstore. See camosunstudent.org for more info on this and other student society events.<\/p>\n

Friday, October 7
\nEvening on Cook Street
\n<\/i>For those of you who don\u2019t\u2014or can\u2019t\u2014spend Thanksgiving with your families, the Cook Street Activity Centre is serving a traditional turkey dinner, with the added bonus of music bingo provided by Ron King. There will also be prizes at the door, games, and more. Tickets are $18; for more info, visit cookstreetvillageactivitycentre.com.<\/p>\n

Friday, October 7 until Saturday, November 5
\nPlaying behind bars
\n<\/i>What happens when the entire world stops dreaming? That\u2019s the subject matter of Sleeping Giants<\/i>, which William Head on Stage is presenting at William Head Prison. Tickets are $20; see whonstage.weebly.com for more information, and keep your eyes peeled for our review of this play on nexusnewspaper.com.<\/p>\n

Thursday, October 13
\nUpbeat breakups
\n<\/i>Montr\u00e9al\u2019s Basia Bulat is on tour across Canada and will be stopping off at Lucky Bar. She brings songs from Good Advice<\/i>, her fourth studio album, with her; they\u2019re breakup songs that she hopes are upbeat instead of depressing. For info on this and other upcoming concerts, check out luckybar.com.<\/p>\n

Monday, October 17 until Wednesday, October 19
\nEcological open readings
\n<\/i>J.B. MacKinnon will be providing ecological insight with this series of readings at UVic and Open Space. The local food movement, which MacKinnon will be speaking about, is something well worth being educated on, as it impacts all of us. If you\u2019re interested in learning about food and ecology, or just want to sit in on something, admission is by donation, and there are three readings at various venues. See openspace.ca for more info.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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