Victoria’s Copper Owl uses diversity to thrive as venueFor nearly two years, the Copper Owl has been a go-to music venue for emerging bands performing in Victoria. Since opening their doors in early 2013, the venue has hosted hundreds of performances by artists of all different genres, including folk, metal, electronic, and indie rock. Jzero Schuurman and Renee Crawford took over the venue, […] Continue Reading |
Hey Rosetta! team up with Stars for ambitious tourCanadian indie rock bands Hey Rosetta! and Stars are stopping in Victoria during their upcoming North American tour. With both bands busy promoting new albums, it seemed natural for them to team up. “We both had records that came out at the same time and we were both planning a pretty extensive tour,” says Hey […] Continue Reading |
Victoria hip hop community building from withinOn a clear winter’s day at the end of North Park Street in Victoria, Marco Bermudez stands in a circle of people who are freestyling rap verses. Sharing stories with each other, everyone in the group is in the moment, getting lost to the rhythm of the beat, and letting their feelings be expressed with […] Continue Reading |
Lucia Di Lammermoor tells classic tale of love and tragedyIt’s the classic story of love and hate, and the beautifully tragic opera Lucia Di Lammermoor will soon be wowing Victoria audiences. The opera, based on a book by Sir Walter Scott, is a familiar story of heartbreak and tragedy. “A young woman falls in love with a young man who is the enemy of […] Continue Reading |
Victoria Spoken Word Festival returns for fifth yearSpoken-word poetry doesn’t have to be awkward or unapproachable, especially when you have artistic director of the Victoria Spoken Word Festival, Missie Peters, on the job. Five years ago, Peters wanted to help this discipline grow, change, and continue to be innovative, so she developed this festival that gives spoken-word poets opportunities that have nothing […] Continue Reading |
Island sketching group brings artists togetherThe room is crowded. People mill about looking at the variety of local goods available. But some stand back, taking in the scene. With bound books in arm and hands moving with purpose, they sketch. Island Sketching, a Victoria artist meet-up group, was started in June of 2013 by Brian Hebb and his wife Cheryl. […] Continue Reading |
Know Your Profs: Camosun College Nursing chair Stephen Bishop cherishes student breakthroughsKnow Your Profs is an ongoing series of profiles on the instructors at Camosun College. Every issue we ask a different instructor at Camosun the same 10 questions in an attempt to get to know them a little better. Do you have an instructor that you want to see interviewed in the paper? Maybe you […] Continue Reading |
Drop-in basketball comes to Camosun’s Interurban campusStudents at Interurban will be pleased to hear of a new drop-in sport event that Camosun’s Recreation and Fitness office has added. Drop-in basketball started up in the fall as a student project and could become a permanent part of Camosun’s recreation and fitness agenda. If it’s successful, it will be the first drop-in sports […] Continue Reading |
Recent debate at Camosun brings issues of capitalism and climate change to lightA debate was held on Camosun’s Lansdowne campus on Thursday, February 5 regarding the role of capitalism in climate change. Camosun instructors Becky Mason and Bijan Ahmadi argued that capitalism can resolve climate change; Peter Ove and Larry Hannant, also Camosun instructors, argued that capitalism cannot solve the environmental shift. “I think in general I […] Continue Reading |
Why Victoria mayor Lisa Helps matters to studentsIf you haven’t heard yet, there’s a new mayor in town. Students in particular should heed this development with interest. Victoria’s new mayor, Lisa Helps, is making a concentrated effort to address the questions and concerns of the student body through initiatives and promoting youth involvement. Sworn in on December 4 after defeating previous Victoria […] Continue Reading |
