{"id":16373,"date":"2018-09-12T09:00:14","date_gmt":"2018-09-12T16:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=16373"},"modified":"2018-09-12T11:41:48","modified_gmt":"2018-09-12T18:41:48","slug":"whats-going-on-september-12-to-25-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2018\/09\/12\/whats-going-on-september-12-to-25-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s Going On<\/em>: September 12 to 25, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

Until Saturday,\u00a0September 15
\nRide the wave
\n<\/i>The 11th annual One Wave Gathering will be wrapping up with a day of celebration and Pacific arts and culture at Centennial Square on September 15. From 12 pm to 5 pm, participants will have the opportunity to experience Indigenous presentations, food, interactive displays, educational activities, and cultural presentations. And there\u2019s more going on before September 15; for a full listing of events, visit pacificpeoplespartnership.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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An example of what will be on display at Vancouver sculptor Laura Piasta\u2019s exhibition at Deluge Contemporary Art (photo provided).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Until Saturday, October 6
\nFeel the rhythm
\n<\/i>Vancouver sculptor Laura Piasta\u2019s solo exhibition Serpentine Rhythm<\/i> is happening at Deluge Contemporary Art until Saturday, October 6. A press release for the exhibit says that Piasta\u2019s work \u201cconsiders the agency of objects through a conceptual exploration of their materiality.\u201d Check out deluge.ca<\/a> for more information on this and other exhibits.<\/p>\n

Wednesday, September 12
\nDunsmuir music lives on
\n<\/i>Craigdarroch Castle is celebrating the music of Elinor Dunsmuir, the eccentric granddaughter of Robert Dunsmuir. After discovering a box of her musical compositions, the castle arranged a recording session to create La Riche Canadienne: The Music of Elinor Dunsmuir<\/i>, a 30-track CD of her music performed by UVic grad Elizabeth Gerow. Festivities celebrating the release of the album begin at 7 pm on September 12. Tickets are free for castle members; if you\u2019re a non-member, tickets are $15 and can be purchased by phoning 250-592-5323 or emailing info@thecastle.ca. For more info on this and other events, visit thecastle.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Thursday, September 13\u00a0to Sunday, September 16
\nRiffin\u2019 on it
\n<\/i>Rifflandia is back for another year of music. Over 150 acts\u2014including Daniel Caesar, Hey Ocean, and Bishop Briggs\u2014will be performing on the main stage at Royal Athletic Park, as well as at various downtown Victoria locations. For full events schedule and ticket info, visit rifflandia.com<\/a>; see page 8 for our interview with Mix Master Mike, who is also performing at the fest.<\/p>\n

Saturday, September 15
\nRoll out the red carpet for roller derby
\n<\/i>Fans of roller derby (or the roller-derby-curious out there), listen up: Eves of Destruction\u2019s season finale is here. The event will take place at Archie Browning Sports Centre, with the doors opening at 5 pm. First up is Rotten Apples Junior Derby versus Department of Derby at 5:30 pm; at 7:30 pm, there will be a match between the Belles of the Brawl and Margarita Villains for the Calamity Cup. For more info on this and other events, head over to evesofdestruction.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sunday, September 16
\nWalk for awareness
\n<\/i>The 17th annual WALK for ALS is a nationwide event to raise awareness and funds for ALS research. The Victoria walk will start at parking lot 10 at the University of Victoria. Registration will be at 11:30 am with the walk set to start at 1:00 pm. For registration and event information, visit walkforals.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sunday, September 16
\nWomen Talking
\n<\/i>Canadian author Miriam Toews will be at Bolen Books to promote her new novel, Women Talking<\/i>, which explores how a secret conversation between eight women in a traditional Mennonite community might change it forever. Tickets are $5 and are available at Bolen Books. For more info on this and other upcoming events, visit bolen.bc.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Saturday, September 22
\nMake for the hills!
\n<\/i>Light Up the Hills, an outdoor, family-friendly festival of lights, will take place from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm in the Westhills Community in Langford. Various performers, local artists, and musicians will be performing as participants walk along a lantern-guided path. Parking will be available at Belmont Secondary School and the Westhills YMCA. For additional info, search \u201cLight Up the Hills Lantern Festival 2018\u201d on Facebook.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sunday, September 23
\nUrbaciousness
\n<\/i>The UrbaCity Challenge is a downtown adventure race happening in Victoria on September 23. Teams of racers will go through various \u201cchallenge stations\u201d during the event, at which they will need to perform different tasks to continue. According to a press release, the challenge is a test of \u201cphysical fitness, brain power, and problem-solving.\u201d All charity dollars raised go to Island Prostate Centre; see urbacity.ca<\/a> to register and for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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