Until Friday, October 21
Do engineers like pizza?
For all those engineering students scattered across both campuses, five presentations by the Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of BC (ASTTBC) will be held on campus until October 21. To sweeten the deal, there will be free pizza, door prizes, and free student ASTTBC memberships available. For more information, see camosun.ca; students can RSVP by emailing techinfo@camosun.bc.ca.
Until Saturday, October 29
Experimental cinema festival returns
The Antimatter media art festival comes to Deluge Contemporary Art this October. Held over 15 days, time-based art works and short films will be shown, and four performance events will go down. To find out more, check out antimatter.ca.
Wednesday, October 19
Bringing folk to Victoria
Fresh off of his debut LP For the Sun, Layten Kramer comes to the Copper Owl, bringing with him a fresh take on folk music. Sure, experimental folk music may seem weird to some, but take a chance, will ya? Visit copperowl.ca for more info and prices.
Saturday, October 22
Borscht beets me
Borscht is, well, beet soup. And now it has a festival. Borscht Fest Victoria was started by two local Canadian-Ukrainians to test the theory that no two borscht are ever the same. The fest is now in its third year, and all proceeds go to medical and humanitarian aid for the people of the Ukraine. Tickets are $10 at the door; the event is from 12 to 2:30 pm at the Ukrainian Cultural Centre, 3277 Douglas Street.
Sunday, October 23
A dance of art and agriculture
Virtually everyone’s seen a dance performance, but how many people can say they’ve seen one that is all about agriculture? Kaleidoscope Theatre brings The Cicada and the Ant to the UVic Farquhar Auditorium on October 23; it’s definitely a dance performance about agriculture. More information can be found at uvic.ca/auditorium.
Tuesday, October 25 until Tuesday, December 13
Improv in Sin City
It’s 1961. Gamblers, comedians, card sharks, mobsters, and more all gather in Sin City—or, as we call it, Las Vegas. Victoria’s improv comedy theatre is back and performing Sin City: The Live Improvised Serial this fall. Tickets are $16; see sincityimprovserial.com for more info.
Thursday, October 27
Riding the hype wave
Although their name might make many a Victorian cringe just a bit, don’t judge Bear Mountain for that. The Vancouver-based band is bringing their electronic indie sounds to Sugar Nightclub. Visit sugarnightclub.ca for prices and more info.
Saturday, October 29
Hollywood Haunting returns
It’s October, and that marks a return of everything spooky and scary. For the Royal BC Museum, this means a return of Night Shift: Haunted Hollywood. It’s an adult-only after-hours Halloween party full of everything you need for this spooky season. Visit royalbcmuseum.bc.ca for prices and more info on this and other events happening at the museum.