{"id":14769,"date":"2017-10-04T09:00:23","date_gmt":"2017-10-04T16:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=14769"},"modified":"2017-10-02T13:44:47","modified_gmt":"2017-10-02T20:44:47","slug":"whats-going-on-october-4-to-17-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2017\/10\/04\/whats-going-on-october-4-to-17-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s Going On<\/em>: October 4 to 17, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

Until Saturday, October 14
\nDown the drain
\n<\/i>Langham Court Theatre is presenting its newest play, Girl in the Goldfish Bowl<\/i>, until October 14. The play is about a 10-year old girl, her goldfish, and how she deals with her parents\u2019 deteriorating marriage. As a bonus, check out a group art exhibit up at Langham Court Theatre for the duration of the play\u2019s run. Tickets are $10 to $23; for more info, visit langhamtheatre.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Until Tuesday, October 17
\nMake yourself heard
\n<\/i>Camosun\u2019s Student Experience Division is surveying current credit students in order to help the college better understand students\u2019 learning needs. Results will be analyzed in November and December; the final report will be published in January 2018. For more info and to take the quiz, head over to camosun.ca\/studentsurvey<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Rococode is coming to town on Friday, October 6 (photo by Lauren D Zbarsky).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Friday, October 6
\nA couple of young ones
\n<\/i>Vancover-based electro-pop band Rococode are in the middle of their tour promoting their new EP, Young Ones<\/i>. <\/i>The duo will be stopping off at Lucky Bar for their second stop in the Canadian leg of the tour, which is Rococode\u2019s second in support of the EP. Tickets are $12; for more information, head over to luckybar.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Monday, October 9 until Friday, October 13
\nGet mindful, get healthy
\n<\/i>Camosun College and the Camosun College Student Society are presenting Healthy Minds Week at the college from October 9 to October 13. Scott Chisholm will be delivering the keynote (see our story on page 4); on Wednesday, October 12 there will be engagement sessions focusing on various mental-health issues held in room 151 in the Lansdowne library (see the sandwich board in the Lansdowne foyer for details); on Friday, October 13, there will be a workshop for students and teachers about suicide-prevention training. All the events are free; go to eventbrite.ca\/e\/camosun-suicide-prevention-training-tickets-36210253844<\/a> to register for the workshop.<\/p>\n

Tuesday, October 10
\nSpreading ideas
\n<\/i>Poet G.C. Waldrep will be reading pieces from his collections at Open Space as part of the gallery\u2019s literary series, Open Word: Readings and Ideas<\/i>. Admission is free; visit openspace.ca<\/a> for more details.<\/p>\n

Saturday, October 14
\nDrinking the best cocktails
\n<\/i>Vancouver Island\u2019s largest cocktail festival, Art of the Cocktail, returns this month and promises to have something for everyone. Festival-goers can look forward to tastings of all kinds, contests, and the opportunity to name best in show. Tickets range from $65 to $90. More details can be found at victoriafilmfestival.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sunday, October 15
\nDreamland in Victoria
\n<\/i>Alt-rock band Ivory Hours are ending their tour at the Copper Owl on October 15. The tour is in support of their new album, Dreamland<\/i>, which was released back in June. Check out copperowl.ca<\/a> for more details.<\/p>\n

Tuesday, October 17
\nCelebrating locals
\n<\/i>Canadian Authors-Victoria is holding its Speak Easy event on October 17 at Good Earth Coffeehouse on Oak Bay Avenue. Speak Easy is an event that looks to help local authors connect with each other and share their own prose during an open mic. Admission is free; for more details, visit canadianauthors.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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