Until Saturday, October 17
Family hilarity at Langham Court
You Can’t Take It With You is a comedic dive into the lives of a batty family that has unusual views regarding normality. This play originally premiered on Broadway in 1936 and won the Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1937. You Can’t Take It With You is showing at the Langham Court Theatre, located at 805 Langham Court. Student tickets are $19; the show starts at 8 pm. To purchase tickets or for more information visit langhamtheatre.ca.
Thursday, October 8
Seal speaks
Mental Illness Awareness Week is being recognized at Camosun College with a talk from TEDx presenter and mental health and wellness expert Brent Seal. Seal will talk about his experiences dealing with schizophrenia, his interactions with the mental health system, and his brush with suicide. Seal is now a mentor to young adults with mental illness. The event runs from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at Camosun’s Lansdowne campus, in room 216 in the Young building. More information can be found at eventbrite.com or icmha.ca.
Friday, October 9
Art behind bars
The inmates at Metchosin’s William Head Prison have put on a performance every year since 1981; this year they will be preforming Here: A Captive Odyssey, a historical play based on archival research and oral stories of William Head with inspiration from the book Quarantined, in which inmates find themselves time-travelling through the history of William Head. The show begins at 7:30; arrival times are extremely strict, with the gate only open from 6:15 to 7:15. Tickets are $20 and must be purchased in advance, either at Windrush Gallery (4357 Metchosin Road) or online. More information is at whonstage.weebly.com.
Friday, October 9
I bet these guys are warm
The Stanfields are performing at Distrikt (919 Douglas Street) on October 9. Their self-proclaimed “bastard children of AC/DC and Stan Rogers” sound blends hard rock with elements of traditional Atlantic Canadian folk. Advance tickets are $15 and can be found at ticketfly.com or Lyle’s Place. Doors are at 7 pm; more info on this event can be found at strathconahotel.com.
Sunday, October 11
Horses with feathers
Indie folk band Horse Feathers from Portland, Oregon are going to be joined by River Whyless at the Roxy Theatre for a night of live music on October 11. Advance tickets are $22.50 and are available at Lyle’s Place and ticketfly.com; the event starts at 7 pm. More info can be found at bluebridgetheatre.ca.
Wednesday, October 14 to Saturday, October 24
Silent entertainment
Wonderheads is a theatre company that preforms wordless and in full-face masks. Their latest play, LOON, tells the story of a lonely janitor with a child-like imagination and fascination with the moon. This play is a mix of physical theatre, comedy, and pathos, all wrapped up in a love story. Opening night is at UVic’s Phoenix Theatre at 8 pm; tickets are $15 for students. Visit finearts.uvic.ca/theatre/phoenix for more information.
Thursday, October 15
Comedy at Camosun
The Camosun College Student Society is bringing Yuck, Yuck’s standup comedy to Camosun College; come laugh with comedians Abdual Aziz, Jonathan Baum, and Sunee Dhaliwal. The show starts at 8 pm in Fisher 100, but the licensed lounge opens at 7 pm. Tickets are $10 and are a fundraiser for campus clubs; they are available at the Lansdowne cafeteria or the Urban Diner at Interurban. More information on this event can be found at camosunstudent.org.
Thursday, October 15
Fortune favours the bold
Del Barber and Fortunate Ones are on tour promoting their debut album, The Bliss and are coming to town on October 15. The Newfoundlanders create a mix of pop melodies and folk harmonies and are up for three Canadian Folk Music Awards. They’ll be at Upstairs Cabaret; see upstairscabaret.ca for more info.
Friday, October 16 until Saturday, October 31
Art anti-matters
Media art festival Antimatter is back with film and video screenings, expanded cinema performances, and public art installations; there are over 150 film and video works this year. To find the complete Antimatter program guide, visit antimatter.ca.
Friday, October 16
You’ll be blue if you miss this
Steve Hill, who recently won the 2015 Juno award for Blues Album of the Year, is a one-man band who sings and plays guitar while also playing a number of different instruments. The show is at Tally Ho Sports Bar and Grill, at 3020 Douglas Street. Tickets are $22 ($19 advance); doors are at 8 pm. More info can be found at tallyhosportsbar.com.
Saturday, October 17
Local musician plays local show
Victoria-born Steph Macpherson is coming back to her hometown to perform at Lucky Bar. Go to luckybar.ca for info.
Saturday, October 17 and Sunday, October 18
Taking it out on ivy
Friends of Uplands Park and the Greater Victoria Green Team want you to come and vent your frustrations by ripping out invasive species, namely ivy. Bring gloves and whatever gardening tools you think may help with the job and sign in at the Beach Drive entrance to Cattle Point. Event runs from 1 until 4 pm; refreshments will be provided. For more info contact Margaret Lidkea at 250–595–8084.