{"id":13601,"date":"2017-03-01T09:00:03","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T17:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=13601"},"modified":"2017-03-03T15:55:09","modified_gmt":"2017-03-03T23:55:09","slug":"whats-going-on-march-1-to-14-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2017\/03\/01\/whats-going-on-march-1-to-14-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s Going On<\/em>: March 1 to 14, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A sampling of Kathleen Morris\u2019 art, up at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (photo provided).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Until Wednesday,\u00a0September 4
\nPast, meet future
\n<\/i>The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria is using the first 30 years of their experience collecting art as inspiration for their new exhibit, Moving Forward by Looking Back<\/i>. The focus of the exhibit will be on the gallery\u2019s first director, Colin Graham, whose views of how art should be viewed shaped the gallery in its early years. The exhibit will be on until September 4; additional info can be found at aggv.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Wednesday, March 1
\nThe land of milk and…
\n<\/i>The third talk in the series \u201cSketches of Israel and the Middle East\u201d will be held at Congregation Emanu-El Synagogue on March 1. This talk will explore the topic of environmental issues in Israel and the Palestinian territories, as well as explain why these countries are called \u201cthe land of milk and honey.\u201d Entry is by donation and light refreshments will be served. Contact heshi@me.com for details.<\/p>\n

Thursday, March 2
\nGet schooled on\u00a0provincial elections
\n<\/i>Elections BC manager of communications Andrew Watson will be speaking and answering questions about the upcoming provincial election, right here at Camosun\u2019s Lansdowne campus. The event runs from 3 pm to 4:20 pm in Young 216; admission is free. Search \u201cDiscussion: 2017 Provincial Election\u201d on Facebook for more information.<\/p>\n

Friday, March 3
\nGetting schooled with skills<\/em>
\nCamosun College will hold the annual South Island skills competition from 9 am to 3 pm at the Interurban campus on March 3. Over 1,000 middle and high-school students will hit the college for this competition, which is focused on trades and technology and features contests such as spaghetti-bridge building and the sumo robot contest; see camosun.ca<\/a> for more details.<\/p>\n

Sunday, March 4
\nMake your voice heard
\n<\/i>If the prospect of helping shape arts and culture in Victoria interests you, there will be a public event held at the Victoria Cultural Cafe at Victoria City Hall from 11 am to 2 pm on March 4. The event is a chance for the community to contribute ideas on how the city can help improve Victoria\u2019s arts and culture sector.<\/p>\n

Monday, March 6\u00a0to Friday, March 11
\nSpreading ideas
\n<\/i>UVic is hosting Ideafest from March 6 until March 11. Join other thinkers for a weeklong meditation on innovation, to be conducted through workshops, lectures, performances, panel discussions, and more. If this gets your mind racing with ideas, then check out uvic.ca\/ideafest<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tuesday, March 7
\nThe guy who did it all
\n<\/i>Ever wonder about the guy behind the 2010 torch relay for the Olympics? Well, that guy is Canadian entertainment veteran Paul Shaw. He also managed the Pan Am Torch Relay in 2015 and Vancouver\u2019s Expo 86. He will be talking about his career at 12:30 pm at UVic\u2019s Phoenix Theatre.<\/p>\n

Wednesday, March 8
\nNeutralizing your stress
\n<\/i>Have you ever been so high-strung that you can\u2019t think of ways to lose some of your stress? If so, don\u2019t worry\u2014the Camosun College Student Society is holding their DeStress Festival at the Interurban campus\u2019 main causeway on March 8, from 11 am to 1 pm. The fest aims to help students to become more aware of their own mental health while exploring different ways to reduce stress. For more information, see camosunstudent.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Friday, March 10\u00a0and Saturday, March 11
\nTrauma in flux
\n<\/i>Victoria\u2019s Flux Media Art Gallery is holding a new show, Bearing Witness: Media and Performance Art<\/i>. The show will be looking at personal, historical, and cultural traumas and what happens when hidden things come into the light. If you\u2019re interested in finding out more about this presentation, visit medianetvictoria.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Saturday, March 11
\nInternational Women\u2019s Day on Cook Street
\n<\/i>A community-hosted event for International Women\u2019s Day is being held in the Cook Street Village Activity Centre on March 11 from 1:30 pm to 4 pm. Included in the event are panel speakers and discussions about unity, diversity, and history. Admission is by donation; see cookstreetvillageactivitycentre.com<\/a> for more information on this and other events happening at the Cook Street Village Activity Centre.<\/p>\n

Saturday, March 11
\nThe human library
\n<\/i>As part of UVic\u2019s Ideafest, Phoenix Theatre is hosting a \u201chuman book\u201d event as a tour of the history of the theatre. Attendees pick from select job titles associated with the theatre and \u201csign out\u201d a person to hear a history lecture about the theatre and that person\u2019s job there. The event is free; learn more at the Phoenix Human Library Facebook event page or head over to finearts.uvic.ca\/theatre\/phoenix<\/a> for info on this and other events.<\/p>\n

Monday, March 13
\nBold discussion<\/em>
\nWhen We Are Bold<\/em> is an evening of discussion with four women, who will talk about their activism and much more. This Sierra Club BC event is being held at 6 pm at Camosun College’s Gibson Auditorium, at the Lansdowne campus. Tickets are $12 for students; see sierraclub.bc.ca\/boldwomen <\/a>for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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