Camosun Indigenous Education student gifts college library with artThe Lansdowne campus library has received a gift from a Camosun College student as the culmination of her Indigenous Education program. Alisha Parks is just finishing her second year of the program, and she says that her experience of being an Indigenous student with disabilities really shaped her inspiration for Gifts of the Heartberry, an […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Visual Arts students showcase work in Foreward showcaseFirst-year Camosun College Visual Arts students are currently showing their work in the Foreward showcase at Lansdowne campus. Foreward—which has no set end date but will probably run until the end of June—showcases pieces from six different first-year students. Camosun Visual Arts instructor John Boehme says that the critique area in the Young building between […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Innovates creates new position to facilitate greater community integrationCamosun Innovates—Camosun’s applied engineering department—has generated a new position that it hopes will help bolster the college’s automation and mechatronics fields. Imtehaze Heerah is the new Leading Edge Endowment Fund BC Regional Innovation Chair, and he hopes to unite academics with industry in a practical way. “With the pandemic, over the last couple of years, […] Continue Reading |
Just for Laughs Comedy Tour! returns to VictoriaThe Just For Laughs Comedy Tour! is set to return to Victoria for the first time since 2019. This year’s tour—the 19th edition—is called Just for Laughs Comedy Night in Canada; it will feature a lineup consisting of some of Canada’s top comics and is led once again by comedy legend Rick Mercer. This time […] Continue Reading |
Stars on Ice all about family-like bonds for Keegan MessingCanadian men’s figure skating champion Keegan Messing—in town this weekend as part of Stars on Ice—basically grew up on the ice: he started skating when he was three years old. In 1992 he saw Elvis Stojko—who is also at Stars on Ice—skating and it changed his life. “All I wanted was to jump and spin,” […] Continue Reading |
East of Berlin shows hope through horrorI was excited to go see Toronto playwright Hannah Moscovitch’s highly revered East of Berlin, currently playing at Fernwood indie theatre Theatre Inconnu. I was excited because, like many people, I have a curiosity with World War II, a curiosity that dances between sick fascination and total horror. The term “east of Berlin” was actually […] Continue Reading |
The Demolition Gang pay tribute to The Wrecking Crew with special student showThere was a relatively unknown group out of southern California that had credits on hundreds of top 40 hits in the ’60s and ’70s. The unheralded artists were an all-star cast of session musicians known as The Wrecking Crew. By providing services for groups like The Beach Boys, Simon & Garfunkel, and The Monkees, the […] Continue Reading |
I, Claudia successfully tells big story through minimalistic meansI, Claudia examines the life of Claudia, a 12-year-old girl struggling through her parent’s divorce, her dad’s remarriage, a school science project, and, worst of all, puberty. Directed by Treena Stubel, this one-woman show is hitting Victoria for the first time since 2004 and starting off Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre’s 2022 summer season. Although the […] Continue Reading |
Mother Mother continue to use music as medicineVancouver-based indie rockers Mother Mother are no strangers to success, but something unlikely happened during the pandemic. A few songs from Mother Mother’s 2008 album O My Heart began trending on TikTok, amassing millions of views. “I think it made us more humble, more sensitive to our own shortcomings and our own inadequacies as a […] Continue Reading |
Hawksley Workman emerges from pandemic healthier and ready to rockJuno-winning and gold-certified singer/songwriter and, dare we say, Canadian legend Hawksley Workman is set to return to the stage here in Victoria after more than two years away. “I’m looking forward to getting out there,” says Workman. “We loved that last show [in November 2019]. The place was packed. It was one of the best […] Continue Reading |
