{"id":17339,"date":"2019-03-06T09:00:31","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T17:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=17339"},"modified":"2019-03-05T12:14:53","modified_gmt":"2019-03-05T20:14:53","slug":"whats-going-on-march-6-to-19-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2019\/03\/06\/whats-going-on-march-6-to-19-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s Going On<\/em>: March 6 to 19, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Until Saturday, March 16
A tale of two times<\/em>
Langham Court Theatre presents That Elusive Spark<\/em>,writtenby Janet Munsil. It takes the true tale of a man surviving an iron rod through the brain in 1848 and adds in the story of a descendant of the man\u2019s doctor. A comedy of two stories in different centuries woven together, the play examines how far our technology has advanced while we struggle to understand the human mind. Student tickets are $17; showtimes and tickets are available at langhamtheatre.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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That Elusive Spark<\/em> is running at Langham Court Theatre until Saturday, March 16 (photo by David Lowes).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Wednesday, March 6\u00a0
A night out at the barre<\/em>
Ballet Victoria presents Carmina Burana<\/em>, sung by the 140-voice choir of the Victoria Choral Society and played by the Victoria Symphony with Maestro Brian Wismath, at the Royal Theatre on March 6. Doors are at 7 pm; tickets start at $30 and are available at balletvictoria.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday, March 9
Not your grandmother\u2019s silverware<\/em>
The Invisible Orange & Vancouver Island Metal Festival are hosting BC Round One of the Wacken Metal Battle Canada at Logan\u2019s Pub. The contestants are Electric Druids, Liberatia, Krypteia, and Forever Frost, with the winner heading to the huge Wacken Festival in Germany. Advance tickets are $10, and doors are at 8 pm. For more information visit loganspub.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday, March 9
Happy birthday, CFUV!<\/em>
Victoria\u2019s campus\/community radio station CFUV 101.9 FM is celebrating 35 years of being on the airwaves with this night at The Copper Owl. Quarterback and DJ Robbie are performing. Tickets are $10, and doors open at 9 pm; all cover charges collected will be donated to CFUV. For more information visit copperowl.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday, March 9
You lucky dog<\/em>
Single Mothers are at Lucky Bar with Dog Indiana on March 9. Single Mothers is a punk rock band from London, Ontario that reviewers say audiences will have to see to believe. Tickets are $13.50, and doors open at 7 pm. Visit luckybar.ca<\/a> for tickets and more details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thursday, March 14
Hey, who turned out the lights?<\/em>
White Buffalo is coming to Capital Ballroom with special guest Spencer Burton. Said to be inspired by musicians like Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen, White Buffalo strip down their folk influences on their latest album Darkest Darks, Lightest Lights<\/em>. The album explores a range of genres and themes examining the grim corners of American life. The show is at 8 pm and tickets are $25; visit thecapitalballroom.com<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thursday, March 14 to Saturday, March 23
Dark and funny<\/em>
7 Stories<\/em> is running at UVic\u2019s Phoenix Theatre until March 23; it\u2019s a satire play written by Canadian playwright Morris Panych. The story is about a man on the ledge of his apartment window intending to commit suicide, with other residents of his building coming into the story. Tickets are $26, and student discounts are available for weekday and matinee shows for $16. For showtimes and more information, visit finearts.uvic.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday, March 16
A night of folk-jazz<\/em>
Valdy is joining forces with the Victoria Jazz Orchestra at the Alix Goolden Hall to perform a cross-genre show blending the Juno award-winning Canadian folk stylings of Valdy with cherished jazz standards. Tickets are $32 to $37 and are available at vcm.bc.ca<\/a>; doors are at 7 pm, and the show starts at 7:30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday, March 16
Sound the alarms<\/em>
Vancouver-based 11-piece band Five Alarm Funk are bringing their stylings of\u2014you guessed it\u2014funk to the Capital Ballroom. Expect to break a sweat. The show is at 8 pm; tickets are $24.50 and are available at thecapitalballroom.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tuesday, March 19\u00a0
A hearty party<\/em>
Australian rockers and world-renowned party band The Cat Empire are hitting the Royal Theatre on March 19. Tickets start at $43.50 and are available at rmts.bc.ca<\/a>; the show starts at 8 pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coming Soon
April 12, Jim Gaffigan, Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre
April 17, Metric with July Talk, Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre
May 19, Chris D\u2019Elia, Royal Theatre
June 24, Corey Hart, Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre
August 21, \u201cWeird Al\u201d Yankovic, Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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