{"id":16155,"date":"2018-07-11T09:00:23","date_gmt":"2018-07-11T16:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=16155"},"modified":"2018-07-09T11:47:38","modified_gmt":"2018-07-09T18:47:38","slug":"whats-going-on-july-11-to-august-7-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2018\/07\/11\/whats-going-on-july-11-to-august-7-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s Going On<\/em>: July 11 to August 7, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

Until Thursday, August 30
\nTouring Jewish History
\n<\/i>Congregation Emanu-El Synagogue on Blanshard Street, the oldest Canadian synagogue in continuous use, is offering summertime tours to the public every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 12 pm and 2 pm. The tours cost $10 for adults; for additional information, visit congregationemanuel.ca<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Check out a free outdoor screening of Wonder Woman in Esquimalt\u2019s Bullen Park on Wednesday, July 11 (photo provided).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Wednesday, July 11
\nA wonder(woman)ful evening
\n<\/i>Esquimalt Parks and Recreation is hosting Esquimalt Outdoor Cinema, which this time features an outdoor showing of Wonder Woman<\/i> at Bullen Park. The movie will start at sunset (approximately 8 pm); show up early to secure a patch of grass. Admission is free; there will be a paid concession (proceeds support community fundraising). For more info, search Esquimalt Outdoor Cinema on Facebook.<\/p>\n

Friday, July 13\u00a0to Sunday, July 15
\nRock on, Colwood
\n<\/i>Rock the Shores 2018 will welcome several musical acts\u2014including Brian Wilson, X Ambassadors, Social Distortion, Bahamas, and more\u2014to West Shore Parks and Recreation Lower Fields. All ages are welcome to this three-day event; ticket prices, full lineup, and additional information is available at rocktheshores.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Friday, July 20
\nUnleash your inner\u00a0Indiana Jones
\n<\/i>Who says summer camps are just for kids? Royal BC Museum is hosting four summer day camps for adults, the first of which is an Archeology Boot Camp, focusing on their new Egypt exhibit. The cost is $50 per camp (with a 10-percent discount for museum members); the camp runs from 10 am to 3 pm. Tickets and more information are available at royalbcmuseum.bc.ca<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Saturday, July 21
\nVeggie lovers unite!
\n<\/span><\/i>Vendors, speakers, vegan food, and the Vancouver Island Vegan Association are coming together for Vegtoria, Victoria\u2019s Vegan Festival. The event will be held in Centennial Square; a complete schedule and more info can be found at vegtoria.ca<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Thursday, July 26\u00a0to Sunday, July 29
\nTwirling skirts and fast fingered guitar
\n<\/i>The sixth annual Victoria Flamenco Festival is offering evening performances and three afternoons of free shows in Centennial Square and\u200b Beacon Hill Park. The festival will showcase a variety of flamenco dance schools, local flamenco artists, and musicians. For festival schedule and information, visit victoriaflamencofestival.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Saturday, July 28
\nKeeping it classical
\n<\/i>The Breakwater Barge at Ogden Point is hosting Beer and Beethoven\u2014a 45-minute Victoria Symphony concert with a buzz. The event runs from 4 pm to 6 pm; tickets are $25 (and include your first drink) and can be purchased at rmts.bc.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Saturday, July 28\u00a0and Sunday, July 29
\nWhat was old is new again
\n<\/i>The Island Mavins Handmade and Vintage Market is back for a weekend of antiques, upcycling, and handmade decor. Located at 2734 Island View Road, several vendors are coming together at the market to provide unique items for purchase. Entry fee is $3 per day or $5 for both days. Hours are from 10 am to 4 pm on Saturday and 10 am to 3 pm on Sunday. Search The Island Mavins Handmade and Vintage Market on Facebook for additional info.<\/p>\n

Saturday, August 4
\nThat\u2019s so fetch!
\n<\/i>If you, or anyone you know, has ever felt personally victimized by Regina George, the Free-B Film Festival has the perfect cure-all: an outdoors screening of Mean Girls<\/i>! This free event begins at 9 pm at the Cameron Bandshell at Beacon Hill Park. Grab your pink shirt and best frenemy and head to freebfilmfest.com<\/a> for additional info.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Until Thursday, August 30 Touring Jewish History Congregation Emanu-El Synagogue on Blanshard Street, the oldest Canadian synagogue in continuous use, is offering summertime tours to the public every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 12 pm and 2 pm. The tours cost $10 for adults; for additional information, visit congregationemanuel.ca.\u00a0 Wednesday, July 11 A wonder(woman)ful evening […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16156,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,213],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts","category-july-11-2018"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16155"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16155\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16157,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16155\/revisions\/16157"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}