{"id":16600,"date":"2018-10-24T09:00:04","date_gmt":"2018-10-24T16:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=16600"},"modified":"2018-10-21T21:29:23","modified_gmt":"2018-10-22T04:29:23","slug":"whats-going-on-october-24-to-november-6-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2018\/10\/24\/whats-going-on-october-24-to-november-6-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s Going On<\/em>: October 24 to November 6, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

Until Sunday, November 4
\nOne-man show about WWI
\n<\/i>Blue Bridge Theatre is presenting Billy Bishop Goes to War<\/i>, a one-man show that combines music and theatre as one actor plays flying ace Billy Bishop and the 17 characters Bishop impersonates. Tickets range in price from $18 to $47 and can be purchased at bluebridgetheatre.ca.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Wednesday, October 24
\nAtticus speaks
\n<\/i>Munro\u2019s Books is hosting a free poetry reading with Instagram poet Atticus. His latest collection, The Dark Between Stars<\/i>, is a continuation of his previous work, Love Her Wild<\/i>. <\/i>Doors open at 7 pm; the event starts at 7:30 pm. Visit munrobooks.com for more info on this and other events.<\/p>\n

Wednesday, October 24
\nMcLeod at Lansdowne
\n<\/i>Former Camosun Indigenous Studies instructor Darrel McLeod is returning to the college as a guest lecturer on October 24. McLeod will be talking about his book, Mamaskatch, a finalist for the 2018 Governor General\u2019s Literary Award for non-fiction. The talk starts at 7 pm at the Wilna Thomas Cultural Centre at Camosun\u2019s Lansdowne campus. Email mitchell@camosun.ca for info.<\/p>\n

Friday, October 26
\nAn exploration of public policy issues
\n<\/i>From 9 am to 2 pm, Hotel Grand Pacific will be home to a free student seminar on public policy issues hosted by Fraser Institute. Topics include Trump and the economics of trade,\u00a0<\/span>breaking up big tech, and the state of the environment in Canada.\u00a0 <\/span>Registration and more information can be found at fraserinstitute.org.<\/p>\n

Friday, October 26\u00a0to Wednesday, October 31
\nLet\u2019s do the time warp again!
\n<\/i>The Vic Theatre is once again hosting interactive screenings of the movie The Rocky Horror Picture Show<\/i>. The event includes a costume contest, and they even have a limited number of prop bags available for $5 cash. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at victoriafilmfestival.com, where there is also more info and show times, as well as info on other events. All screenings are 19+ and will require ID for entrance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sunday, October 28
\nCreating a joyful soul
\n<\/i>Coco Love Alcorn is coming to Victoria, performing at the Alix Goolden Performance Hall. Her style combines multiple musical influences, including folk, pop, R&B, and jazz. Doors open at 7 pm; the show starts at 7:30 pm. Alix Goolden Hall has festival seating, so show up early. Advance tickets are $20 and can be purchased at the Alix Goolden Box office or at ticketfly.com; tickets at the door are $25.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sunday, October 28
\nA wicked good time
\n<\/i>From noon to 5 pm, Government Street will be transformed into Boo Boulevard to celebrate Wicked Victoria. There\u2019s a music zone, a harvest market, information on several non-profit organizations in downtown, and a kids zone. For more info, visit gvfs.ca.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Thursday, November 1
\nWhy is the rum gone?
\n<\/i>Maritime historian Rick James investigates rum running on the west coast during prohibition in his new book, Don\u2019t Never Tell Nobody Nothin\u2019 No How: The Real Story of West Coast Rum Running<\/i>. <\/i>He\u2019s coming to the Maritime Museum to give a presentation on the topic. Books will be available for purchase at the event, which starts at 5 pm. For more information on this and other events happening at the museum, visit mmbc.bc.ca.<\/p>\n

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Ontario\u2019s The Dirty Nil are bringing their rock to town on Sunday, November 4 (photo provided).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sunday, November 4
\nIndie meets rock and pop
\n<\/i>The Dirty Nil and Dead Soft are coming to Lucky Bar. The Dirty Nil, a duo from Hamilton, Ontario, are the 2017 Juno Award winners for Breakthrough Group. The garage\/punk band is touring in support of their most recent album, Master Volume<\/i>, which was released in September of this year. Dead Soft are from Gabriola Island and pride themselves on creating catchy and empowering pop and rock. Advance tickets are $15 and can be purchased at ticketweb.ca and at Lyle\u2019s Place. See luckybar.ca for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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