Third annual Langford Beer Festival successful despite lack of varietyBack for its third year, the 2024 Langford Beer Festival stormed the Starlight Stadium on Saturday, July 13, showcasing over 80 craft brews, including some ciders and meads, from 30 BC breweries. Local beer enthusiasts gathered under the sweltering sun to sample some of the best beers BC has to offer, and, as usual, yours […] Continue Reading |
Channel Surfing in the Sea of Happiness gets launched at long lastLocal writer and former fashion columnist Guy Babineau launched his debut book of short stories on Wednesday, July 3, just in time for Victoria’s pride season. The book, Channel Surfing in the Sea of Happiness, collects material from Babineau’s life as a young gay man, and builds those experiences into a series of fictional vignettes […] Continue Reading |
Present Laughter a delightfully dramatic farcePresent Laughter is a stage play written by Noël Coward in 1939, following the life and antics of actor Garry Essendine and his closest friends and enemies. Produced by the Langham Court Theatre under director Don Keith, the original script is presented completely faithfully, and the strength of the writing is evident in the immense […] Continue Reading |
The Lehman Trilogy offers behind-the-scenes look at financial crash and so much moreI’ve been fascinated with the backstories of the 2008 financial crash since it happened. I’ve wondered many times about what could possibly have led to such immense chaos. The Lehman Trilogy, currently running at The Belfry Theatre, gives those of us who wonder a closer look into the crash—starting out with an innocent dream of […] Continue Reading |
Camosun College Student Society April election results inThe Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) held its spring student elections from Monday, April 8 to Wednesday, April 10. A total of 1,136 students voted in the elections, which were held online. 674 voted on day one, 120 on day two, and 342 on day three. Because of a mistake where a platform statement was […] Continue Reading |
The Marriage of Figaro exciting and beautiful operaOpera is a tricky thing. People either love it or are seriously frightened of it. I grew up in an arts-appreciative family and had a fair amount of experience with opera from a young age, so I was excited, to say the least, when I heard that The Marriage of Figaro was being performed at […] Continue Reading |
April 1, 2024 exclusive News BriefsCamosun College announces it “won’t even” next time snow falls After facing endless scrutiny over closing mid-day last time there was a snowfall, but knowing it would face an exact even amount of scrutiny if it didn’t open—or stayed open—Camosun College recently announced that it “won’t even” next time there’s a snowfall. When pressed for […] Continue Reading |
Nic’s Flicks: How Star Wars copied DuneOne of the most notable things I experienced while reading Frank Herbert’s Dune saga and watching both of Denis Villeneuve’s newest adaptations of the popular science fiction novel (both are really good and quite worthy of your time, especially the second one) is how much George Lucas stole from Herbert’s work when he created the […] Continue Reading |
Listen and Learn: Dylan Willows Celebration a night of loveTuesday, March 19 was a bittersweet night of love honouring Dylan Willows, formerly of The Zone 91.3 FM, as he faces terminal cancer. This was the second of two sold-out shows that made up the Dylan Willows Celebration, put together to help raise money for Willows and his family. Willows was overwhelmed by the support, […] Continue Reading |
CCAA championships brings disappointing results for ChargersThe Camosun Chargers men’s volleyball team recently hosted, and had a disappointing performance at, the CCAA national championship by only being able to win one game and finish in seventh place. The event was held at PISE from March 7 to 10. The Chargers entered this year as the defending two-time Pacific Western Athletic Association […] Continue Reading |
