Art Gallery of Greater Victoria exhibit encourages people to think about the places they liveUntil June, the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (AGGV) is encouraging people to reconsider their surroundings with its exhibit The Places We Live. AGGV curator of Asian art Heng Wu has co-curated the exhibit along with Mel Granley and Nicole Stanbridge; Wu says it’s a collective show, meaning it’s a survey of the AGGV’s permanent […] Continue Reading |
City of Victoria encourages local music scene with official strategyIn November of 2021 the City of Victoria approved the Victoria Music Strategy to help foster the local music scene and hopefully give the city the push it needs to become a world-class music destination. City of Victoria artist in residence Kathryn Calder—who also plays in Vancouver indie rock group The New Pornographers—says that when […] Continue Reading |
The Nexus 2022 movie preview guide2021 was a great year for movies; see my list of the best ones over on page 11 of this very issue. Will 2022 top it? Time will tell, but one thing is for certain: some great movies are in store over the next 12 months. From the definitive origin story of a certain buzzing […] Continue Reading |
New poetry collection from Toronto writer Natalie Wee fresh, relatableI’m always trying to find more literature from queer writers, so I was thrilled to read Toronto-based writer Natalie Wee’s new collection of poetry, Beast at Every Threshold. The collection of poems touches on Wee’s experiences as a woman, as a queer person, and as an immigrant. She does a magnificent job of exploring the […] Continue Reading |
Despite flaws, solo performance of A Christmas Carol wonderfully entertainingA Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is likely the most well-known piece of traditional holiday literature of all time, and for good reason: it tells a gripping story of ordinary people grappling with the human condition, and it has starkly relatable characters. Indeed, the most compelling thing about Ebenezer Scrooge is that the audience feels […] Continue Reading |
Book shines light on Russian actress Alla NazimovaThe most memorable books for me are biographies. I love learning about important people’s lives because we often look to these people to inspire us. What makes Gavin Lambert’s biography Nazimova so great is that it perfectly hits those same type of inspirational notes while also giving the reader a unique reading experience that they […] Continue Reading |
A Christmas Carol at Blue Bridge keeps tradition aliveThis month at Blue Bridge Theatre, the world-renowned Victorian-era Christmas story A Christmas Carol will be told in the same fashion that it was originally presented: with one actor playing the cast of over 20 characters. But actor Sanjay Talwar is no stranger to taking on a role where he plays multiple people. “I actually […] Continue Reading |
Victoria singer-songwriter uses music to get environmental message outVictoria-based singer/songwriter Kele Fleming recently released “Where the Rivers Meet,” her sixth single from her 2020 record The Song I’ll Write for My Whole Life. The album is an amazing musical joyride that does a great job creating a transcendent musical experience while at the same time conveying Fleming’s message about environmentalism and humanity’s need […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats move ahead on new LPNathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats The Future (Stax Records) 4/5 It’s been six years since we first heard “S.O.B.” on the radio, and it seems that Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats have lived down the “one-hit wonder” label. After the release of their third LP, The Future, it’s clear that the band is […] Continue Reading |
A Christmas Carol returns to Craigdarroch Castle as solo performanceThis holiday season, viewers will be visited by three spirits at Craigdarroch Castle in a performance of A Christmas Carol by veteran local actor Jason Stevens. Stevens—who is returning for his tenth year telling the story—brings 19 characters to life in his solo performance of the Dickens classic tale of a man beset by greed […] Continue Reading |
