Until Saturday, September 15
Ride the wave
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’s more going on before September 15; for a full listing of events, visit pacificpeoplespartnership.org.
Until Saturday, October 6
Feel the rhythm
Vancouver sculptor Laura Piasta’s solo exhibition Serpentine Rhythm is happening at Deluge Contemporary Art until Saturday, October 6. A press release for the exhibit says that Piasta’s work “considers the agency of objects through a conceptual exploration of their materiality.” Check out deluge.ca for more information on this and other exhibits.
Wednesday, September 12
Dunsmuir music lives on
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, 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’re 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.
Thursday, September 13 to Sunday, September 16
Riffin’ on it
Rifflandia is back for another year of music. Over 150 acts—including Daniel Caesar, Hey Ocean, and Bishop Briggs—will 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; see page 8 for our interview with Mix Master Mike, who is also performing at the fest.
Saturday, September 15
Roll out the red carpet for roller derby
Fans of roller derby (or the roller-derby-curious out there), listen up: Eves of Destruction’s 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.
Sunday, September 16
Walk for awareness
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.
Sunday, September 16
Women Talking
Canadian author Miriam Toews will be at Bolen Books to promote her new novel, Women Talking, 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.
Saturday, September 22
Make for the hills!
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 “Light Up the Hills Lantern Festival 2018” on Facebook.
Sunday, September 23
Urbaciousness
The UrbaCity Challenge is a downtown adventure race happening in Victoria on September 23. Teams of racers will go through various “challenge stations” 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 “physical fitness, brain power, and problem-solving.” All charity dollars raised go to Island Prostate Centre; see urbacity.ca to register and for more information.