{"id":14654,"date":"2017-09-20T09:01:24","date_gmt":"2017-09-20T16:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=14654"},"modified":"2017-09-20T10:49:30","modified_gmt":"2017-09-20T17:49:30","slug":"whats-going-on-september-20-to-october-3-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2017\/09\/20\/whats-going-on-september-20-to-october-3-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"<em>What&#8217;s Going On<\/em>: September 20 to October 3, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Until Wednesday, January 7<br \/>\n<i>Exploring H2O<br \/>\n<\/i>The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria is presenting <i>Water Work Space <\/i>until January 7. The point of the exhibit is to see, feel, hear, and think about water, and to make visitors question water and the role of it in all of our lives. For more details, check out aggv.ca.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, September 21<br \/>\n<i>Out of place in a family<br \/>\n<\/i>The Indigenous Perspectives Society is hosting the Victoria premiere of <i>Birth of a Family<\/i>,<i> <\/i>a film about indigenous people growing up in white homes and feeling like they don\u2019t belong in the family they\u2019re with. The movie screens at The Vic Theatre; doors are at 6:30 pm, and the movie starts at 7 pm. Tickets are by donation ($10 suggested); visit ipsociety.ca for more info.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, September 21<br \/>\n<i>Caf\u00e9 vibes<br \/>\n<\/i>The Karpinka Brothers are bringing their newest album to Caffe Fantastico on September 21. Their music\u2014which has been praised by Canadian musician Joel Plaskett\u2014blends \u201960s pop and classic folk. Admission is by donation; go to k-bros.ca for more details.<\/p>\n<p>Friday, September 22\u00a0until Sunday, September 24<br \/>\n<i>Unreliably strange music<br \/>\n<\/i>Open Space is hosting composer Martin Arnold and his experimental music. Arnold\u2019s music explores what he calls \u201cunreliable\u201d elements, as well as post-bop jazz. Tickets range from $16 to $45; see openspace.ca for more details.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, September 23\u00a0and Sunday, September 24<br \/>\n<i>Symphonic dancing<br \/>\n<\/i>The dancers of Ballet Victoria join up with the Victoria Symphony in this two-night show, held at the Royal Theatre. The groups will perform classics like <i>Swan Lake<\/i> and <i>Giselle<\/i>. Tickets are $32 to $85; for more details, visit victoriasymphony.ca.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, September 28<br \/>\n<i>Defending the west coast<br \/>\n<\/i>The Victoria Historical Society is hosting a talk with David Zimmerman about BC\u2019s role in the Cold War. The talk will explore the struggles that BC faced and how it scrambled to put together a workable defense. The talk goes down at James Bay New Horizons at 7:15 pm; for more information, visit victoriahistoricalsociety.bc.ca.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14655\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14655\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/NP_hires2_JennyJimenez.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14655\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/NP_hires2_JennyJimenez-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/NP_hires2_JennyJimenez-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/NP_hires2_JennyJimenez.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/NP_hires2_JennyJimenez-180x120.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14655\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The New Pornographers are coming back to town on Thursday, September 28 (photo by Jenny Jimenez).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Thursday, September 28<br \/>\n<i>The returning pornographers<br \/>\n<\/i>The New Pornographers hit the stage at Sugar Nightclub on September 28. The critically acclaimed band is on tour for their first headline tour in seven years, promoting their new album, <i>Whiteout Conditions<\/i>. For more info and tickets, visit sugarnightclub.ca.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday, September 26; Thursday September 28; Tuesday, October 3;\u00a0Thursday, October 5<br \/>\n<i>Learn to get consensual<br \/>\n<\/i>Camosun College is hosting free consent training workshops as part of the ongoing development of its Sexual Violence and Misconduct Policy. These workshops aim to provide education and skills to help students pratice safe and consensual sex. The workshops are free to all Camosun students. To register, visit camosun.fluidsurveys.com; for more college information, see camosun.ca.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Until Wednesday, January 7 Exploring H2O The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria is presenting Water Work Space until January 7. The point of the exhibit is to see, feel, hear, and think about water, and to make visitors question water and the role of it in all of our lives. 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