We Carry Our Ancestors: Cedar, Baskets and Our Relationships with the Land

We Carry Our Ancestors: Cedar, Baskets and Our Relationships with the Land Legacy Downtown: September 28–December 21 This exhibition weaves together generations of Indigenous women through cedar basketry. For the first time ever, Legacy Art Galleries will exhibit Nuu-chah-nulth and Salish historical baskets from the collection, alongside portraits of theweavers including Alice Paul,

Joanne Thomson at Cedar Hill Arts Centre

Wood and Water: Tranquil Moments at Cedar Hill Arts Centre Main Gallery  October 22 - November 10, 2019. Wood and Water: Tranquil Moments will include guest artists, students from Joanne’s classes. Opening Reception: Saturday Nov 2, 1-5pm with demonstrations.   Preview with photos and story here: http://www.artopenings.ca/joanne-thomson.html

• 3220 Cedar Hill Road. , Victoria BC, British Columbia, V8P 3Y3

Spot On: Peter Flanagan & Roberta Pyx Sutherland 

Spot On: Peter Flanagan & Roberta Pyx Sutherland  October 24–November 17 at Fortune Gallery The circle is a symbol of completion, perfection and the inclusivity of the universe. Ceramic artist Peter Flanagan and painterRoberta Pyx Sutherland explore these meanings through the joyous repetition of the concentric circular form. Flanagan says, “Early Asian ceramic glaze origins inform m

Heather Midori Yamada at the Gage Gallery

Heather Midori Yamada presents “Found"  The “art of becoming” is a central theme in the creative outpourings of Heather Midori Yamada. “Nothing is certain in my art practice,” says the artist, “not knowing and understanding is part of my process and ongoing journey.” If Yamada is unsure about the artwork’s meaning and direction, she will let it sit. Often for decades. Each segment h

• 2031 Oak Bay Avenue, Victoria, V8R 1E5, Victoria BC, V8R 1E5

URBAN REGALIA

Urban Regalia: Contemporary Fashion by Sug-ii-t Lukxs Design Continuing to December 21Legacy Gallery DowntownUrban Regalia is an exhibition that unfolds in two movements. Curated by Carolyn Butler Palmer (Associate Professor, UVic Art History and Visual Studies), the first movement Contemporary Fashion by Sug-ii-t Lukxs Design features Gitxan designer Yolonda Skelton’s work, which mixes the a

Object Biographies: Artists’ Lives through their Archives

Object Biographies: Artists’ Lives through their ArchivesLegacy Maltwood Gallery, UVic campus Continuing to January 12, 2020A printing block. Glaze samples. Pouches of pigments. Why are these items in UVic’s archives, and what can they tell us about the lives, relationships, artworks and practices of the artists who owned them? Object Biographies is a glimpse into the lives of artists through

Paintings From La Belle Province Group Exhibition

Paintings From La Belle Province Group ExhibitionWest End GalleryNovember 2-14 Gallery artists create a show based on the endless inspiration provided by colour, light, and landscape. Whether Quebec or France, that allusive je ne sais quoi is magically captured on canvas by such talented painters as Alain Bédard,Claudette Castonguay, Ariane Dubois, Jean-Gabriel Lambert, Raynald Leclerc, Annab

Kudluajuk Ashoona

Kudluajuk AshoonaNovember 2–15Madrona GalleryMadrona is pleased to announce the first-ever major solo exhibition of works from Kudluajuk Ashoona. Coming from a family of well-known artists, Kudluajuk Ashoona only began to seriously pursue art in 2011, taking inspiration from her daughter, Nicotye Samayualie. Focusing largely on scenes depicting contemporary family life, her works are very narrativ

Colour My World - Meet the Artists Reception

These 3 amigas started doing some simple colour exercises from a book which snowballed into this fun show. Can you imagine living in a world without colour? Deborah Czernecly, Marcela Strasdas and Sharlene Stushnov-Lee could not!! They think colour brings life, joy, passion and emotion in our lives. Come and see how each of them sees and interprets every stop in the colour wheel! Meet-The-Artist

• 103-318 Wale Rd., Victoria, British Columbia, V9B 0J8

Greater Victoria Youth Orchestra

Greater Victoria Youth Orchestra Yariv Aloni, Music Director Expressive, Focused, Adventurous Meet the Greater Victoria Youth Orchestra – 60 expressive, focused young musicians who bring symphonic music to life!  Respected as one of the finest youth orchestras in the country, the GVYO has shared masterworks with thousands of listeners, young and old, in Victoria and beyond. Gui

JOHN CLEESE

JOHN CLEESE WILL RETURN TO VICTORIA FOR AN ENCORE PERFORMANCE OF HIT SHOW  WHY THERE IS NO HOPE   Don’t Miss John Cleese Live on November 4, 2019  Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton St, Victoria, BC V8W 1E5 Ticket informa

Victoria Jazz Society Presents: Colin Linden

“Linden is firing on all cylinders as a songwriter, guitarist, singer and producer of rare talent and integrity.”— Exclaim.ca Colin Linden is a genuine renaissance man of music, taking influences from blues, country rock and roots. 33 years into his recording career, this multiple award-winning singer-songwriter and slide guitarist has worked with Bruce Cockburn, Lucinda Williams, Robert Plant,

• Hermann's Upstairs (751 View St.), Victoria, British Columbia, V8W 1J9

Hills to Shore Artists Show & Sale

The Hills to Shore Artists are delighted to invite you to their first Fall Show and Sale on Nov 8&9 at the Cadboro Bay United Church. For the first time they will all gather under one roof so you can in just one stop enjoy paintings, photography, jewelry, fabric art, sculptures and more.  This is the perfect opportunity to find something special for yourself or your loved ones! Friday Nov 8

• 2625 Arbutus Road, Victoria, British Columbia, V8N 1W4

UVic Voice Ensemble: Dona Nobis Pacem

Join students from the University of Victoria voice studio as they reflect on war and conflict through the music of Schumann, Schubert, Somers, Prokofiev, Debussy, Poulenc and Britten. This Remembrance Day concert will close with a call to the power of music in Vaughan Williams' Serenade to Music. Directed by voice professor Benjamin Butterfield and repetiteur Kinza Tyrrell.    Admission

• Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, MacLaurin Building, B-Wing, University of Victoria, 3800 Finnerty Rd, Victoria, British Columbia, V8P 5C2

Maritime Art Show

Museum To Host Maritime Art Show at Government House     Photograph courtesy of Andrew Tawker [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http:

Book Launch with Marilyn Bowering, Pauline Holdstock & Michael Kenyon

Free to attend. Doors open at 6:30pm. Join us as we celebrate new work from the heart of Victoria’s writing community. Marilyn Bowering’s What Is Long Past Occurs in Full Light draws from childhood memory, literary history, and the natural world in its beautiful meditations, while Pauline Holdstock’s new novel, Here I Am!, tells a difficult story through a six-year-old’s eyes. Finally, Michae

• Munro's Books, 1108 Government Street, Victoria, British Columbia

Remember Sweet Soul

Checo & the Sweet Soul Choir entertains the audience with a concert of finger snapping, hand clapping, hip swaying Motown & Soul music. All to benefit ArtsReach, a fantastic local non-profit. Additionally, The Poppy Fund will be present taking donations and offering poppies to proudly wear whilst you’re, ‘REMEMBERING SWEET SOUL’ and throughout the Remembrance Day Weekend. It’ll be great to

• 1st Metropolitan United Church 932 Balmoral Rd , Victoria , British Columbia, V8T 1A8

This Thirsty Land by Leonard Enns & Mass in G by Franz Schubert

200 Voices, One performance. Join us for a modern tribute to our fragile planet and a journey back in time. Victoria Choral Society performs This Thirsty Land by Leonard Enns and Mass in G by Franz Schubert with Oak Bay High School Choir, under the direction of Brian Wismath and featuring an orchestra of musicians from the Victoria Symphony and soloists: Abby Schuliger (soprano), Casey Edmunds (te

• British Columbia

Colour My World - Demo

These 3 amigas started doing some simple colour exercises from a book which snowballed into this fun show. Can you imagine living in a world without colour? Deborah Czernecly, Marcela Strasdas and Sharlene Stushnov-Lee could not!! They think colour brings life, joy, passion and emotion in our lives. Come and see how each of them sees and interprets every stop in the colour wheel when they share th

• 103-318 Wale Rd., Victoria, British Columbia, V9B 0J8

Illumination of love

Illumination of love: 5th annual Holiday Group show in support of BC Children’s HospitalGallery at Mattick’s FarmNovember–December 31Participating artists include Allison Brodie, Janet Anderson, Jennifer McIntyre, Kim Hollingsworth, Irma Soltonovich, Lisa Hebden, Natasha Miller, Kylee Turunen, Rose Cowles, Vikki Fuller, Brenda Walker, Alanna Sparanese, Sandra Froher, Wendy Oppelt, Bev Robertson, M

An Evening with Bob McDonald

Tickets: $12.50 Available at the Alix Goolden Hall Box Office (900 Johnson St.), online or at Munro's Books Book & Ticket Package: $37.50 Available only at Munro's Books. The beloved host of CBC's Quirks and Quarks is ready to tour the galaxy. Won’t you join him? In An Earthling’s Guide to Outer Space, Bob McDonald zips through Martian caves, storm clouds, and distant nebulae with smart bu

• Alix Goolden Performance Hall, 907 Pandora Ave, Victoria, British Columbia

Bi yuan cheng: Ethereal Visions

Bi yuan cheng: Ethereal VisionsNovember 14-24 The Avenue GalleryBi Yuan Cheng has practiced art from age five and was mentored by one of China’s most prestigious art professors. In 1983, Bi graduated magna cum laude from ZiangXi Art University. Many of his works are on display at the University Art Museum and his sculptures stand in China’s parks and facilities. In 1987, Bi’s distinguished ca

Intermission Film Series: “CITIZEN KANE” Orsen Welles,1941

Citizen Kane is coming to Sooke!  Intermission Film Series is opening the 2019 program with a film requested by the audience:  Orson Welles’s 1941 classic: "CITIZEN KANE" Reviewed and analysed countless times, here are a few examples from over the years since 1941 when it premiered. “This Orson Welles film is generally considered the greatest American film of the sound period

• 6218 Sooke Rd, Sooke, British Columbia, V9Z 0G7

Museum Without a Home in Victoria

Free | Child-friendly event | Nov 14, 2019ABOUT MUSEUM WITHOUT A HOMEReal objects. Real stories. Museum without a Home is an award-winning exhibit, featuring real objects given to refugees – in their new countries – as symbols of friendship and solidarity. There will be a focus on the stories of women and girls, since they face unique challenges when they are forced to flee their homes and rebuild

• Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad Street,, Victoria, British Columbia, V8W 2B2

International Burlesque Festival

Vancouver Island’s First International Burlesque Festival! Isle of Tease Burlesque Festival, held on November 15 and 16, is the first festival of its kind on Vancouver Island. It will be a theatrical extravaganza of storytelling, dancing, singing, and comedy centred around the art form of BURLESQUE!  The festival will host three headliners, Canadian Burlesque Legend, The Lady Divine, Ms

Ground Zero Printmakers

1989-2019 CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF WEST COAST PRINT CULTURE    PrintCraft Show & Sale November 15 &16, 2019 Friday 12pm to 7pm   *   Saturday 1pm to 5pm  

Aspen Santa Fe Ballet 

Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Royal Theatre, November 15 + 16, 2019, 7:30 pm Single tickets for Dance Victoria’s 2019/20 Dance at the Royal Series are on sale now through the Royal Theatre and McPherson Playhouse Box Offices. Act now to get the best seats at the best prices. “Aspen Santa Fe Ballet accompanied by Grammy nominated pianist Joyce Yang on stage; Kidd Pivot’s bold physicality in Revisor

Orquesta Akokán plus Pablo Cardenas

Straight out of Havana… A blazing ensemble of deeply soulful mambo and “a groove as intense as a runaway train.” – NPR Havana’s top musicians join forces with some of the most creative and spirited talents of New York’s Latin music scene to create Orquesta Akokán. This big band collective reinvigorates the sound of Cuban’s golden era mambo with a bold new energy reminiscent of Benny Moré, Pér

• #3 Centennial Square, Victoria, British Columbia, V8W 1P5

Vancouver Island’s First International Burlesque Festival!

Vancouver Island’s First International Burlesque Festival! Isle of Tease Burlesque Festival, held on November 15 and 16, is the first festival of its kind on Vancouver Island. It will be a theatrical extravaganza of storytelling, dancing, singing, and comedy centred around the art form of BURLESQUE!  The festival will host three headliners, Canadian Burlesque Legend, The Lady Divine, Ms

oneTree 2019

oneTree 2019Robert Bateman Foundation Gallery November 16–February 29, 2020This biennial event by the Bateman Foundation and Live Edge Design celebrates the life and legacy of a single tree–this year, a 200-year-old Bigleaf maple from the Chemainus Valley. More than 70 artists will take part in the biggest exhibition to date, creating original works–from furniture to musical instruments, wood

Nicholas Bott

Nicholas BottMadrona Gallery November 16–30This solo exhibition will feature 20 new pieces showcasing Nicholas Bott’s dramatic take on west coast landscape. Bott studied art at UBC and holds a diploma from the Chicago School of Art. Inspired by Vincent Van Gogh and the Canadian Group of Seven, his paintings have evolved continuously into the post-impressionistic style of his current work. Bot

Journalist Robert Fisk

Journalist Robert Fisk FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2019 07:00 PM TO 09:00 PM UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA, VICTORIA DAVID LAM AUDITORIUM MACLAURIN A144 Hosted by CJPME - Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East   CJPME and UVIC Social Justice Studies are pleased to invite you to a lecture in by acclaimed international journalist Robert Fisk.   Get your tickets here: https:

Aspen Santa Fe Ballet

Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Where We Left Off  • Dream Play • Half/Cut/Split Aspen Santa Fe Ballet (ASFB) kicks off the Dance at the Royal Series on November 15 and 16, 2019 with a gorgeous mix of live dance and piano virtuosity with world-renowned pianist Joyce Yang performing live on stage for all the works.  Performances: Fri. Nov. 15 • 730pm & Sat. Nov. 16 • 730p

Galactic Mantis at Canoe Brewpub

9-piece funk/soul/hip hop band Galactic Mantis plays covers and originals at Canoe Brewpub on November 15 at 9:30!  No cover charge!

• Victoria, British Columbia

The Victoria Mendelssohn Choir

The Victoria Mendelssohn Choir Concerts on November 16 and 17 Victoria Mendelssohn Choir directed by Simon Leung presents “A Celebration of Baroque Music – Bach to Vivaldi” with Die Mahler String Quartet.  Tickets are $20 each available from Ivy’s Bookshop, Russell Books in Victoria; Tanner’s Books and S.H.O.A.L Centre in Sidney and at the door. Two Performances only:

WAMPUM

WAMPUM / ᎠᏕᎳ ᏗᏕᎫᏗ PERFORMANCE BY ELISA HARKINS, WITH HANAKO HOSHIMI-CANES AND ZOE POLUCH Art Gallery of Greater Victoria NOVEMBER 16 |  7-8:30PM Image credit: Elisa Harkins, Wampum / ᎠᏕᎳ ᏗᏕᎫᏗ Performance 2019, courtesy of the artist. Photo by Ian Byers-Gamber. Join us for Wa

Taco & Tequila Margarita Fiesta

• 1701 Douglas Street, Victoria, British Columbia, V8W 0C1

Vancouver Men's Chorus: Back by Popular Demand

The Vancouver Men's Chorus, conducted by Willi Zwozdesky, returns to Victoria after a two year absence. Canada’s Premier Gay Men’s Chorus will perform music from their 38 year repertoire as well as highlights from Making Spirits Bright 2019.   In 1981, the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus (the first gay choir), toured the United States and several men from Vancouver drove the three hours s

• First Metropolitan United Church 932 Balmoral Road, Victoria, British Columbia, V8T 1A8

​​​​​​​Victoria Jazz Orchestra Fundraiser

Victoria Jazz Orchestra Fundraiser for the Single Parents’ Resource Centre Get into the giving spirit this November.The Victoria Jazz Orchestraalong with guests Maria Manna and Andrew Homzy will be performing, “ A Christmas Carol,” a special jazz fundraiser for The Single Parents’ Resource Centre, a community non-profit charity in Victoria, BC. The fundraiser takes place Saturday, November 16

Victoria Jazz Society Presents: Larnell Lewis

“Larnell Lewis stretches from uptime jazz to powerful rock-fusion in a very melodical and musical way. A must-have for every serious jazz-rock and fusion fan. — Jazz Rock TV As a Toronto-based musician, composer, producer and educator, Larnell Lewis has raised the bar for drummers in the Canadian music scene. Lewis has become one of the most in-demand drummers in Canada and the USA, gaining glo

• Hermann’s Jazz Club, Victoria, British Columbia, V8W 1J9

Lemelin & Strauss: An Afternoon in Paris

Pianist Stéphane Lemelin and violinist Axel Strauss are guests at the UVic School of Music for An Afternoon in Paris. The duo will perform Lili Boulanger’s Deux Morceaux and Gabriel Fauré’s Violin Sonata No. 1. They will be joined by the Lafayette String Quartet for Ernest Chausson’s Concerto in D Major, Op. 21. Pianist Stéphane Lemelin is well-known to audiences throughout Canada and regular

• Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, MacLaurin Building, B-Wing, University of Victoria, 3800 Finnerty Rd, Victoria, British Columbia, V8P 5C2

Giller Light Bash

Tickets: $100, available now! Join us for Victoria's second annual Giller Light Bash and celebrate the best in Canadian fiction, support Frontier College (the country's oldest national literacy program), and watch the live Giller Prize Awards broadcast from the exquisite Crystal Ballroom at the Empress. Please be advised that this is a seated dinner event (tables of 10).  

• The Crystal Ballroom at the Fairmont Empress Hotel, 721 Government St, Victoria, British Columbia

Carl Petersson: Solo piano

UVic’s Orion Series in Fine Arts presents pianist Carl Petersson. He will perform solo works by Frédéric Chopin, Niccolò Paganini/Franz Liszt, Einar Englund, Sergei Rachmaninov, and Isaac Albéniz.    Born in 1981 in Lund, Sweden, Petersson began playing the piano at age 15. With an international performance career, he has appeared at venues such as Toronto’s Glenn Gould Studio, the Shang

• Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, MacLaurin Building, B-Wing, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, V8T 1B3

Mollie Kaye: Disappointment Guaranteed

Mollie Kaye   MULTI-TALENTED MOLLIE KAYE, who happens to be Focus’ arts editor, is having her solo debut as a songstress, at Hermann’s in November. A former member of the Millies, a fine-tuned, taffeta-clad, a capella trio, which disbanded last spring, Kaye says she “wasn’t sure what sort of singing project I’d do next, but I knew it would involve similar repertoire—golden era jazz stand

Canadian Club of Victoria November Lunch

“Childhood Art from Residential and Day Schools” In 2008, Andrea Walsh, visual anthropologist and one of UVic’s Engaged Scholars, set out on a journey to repatriate residential school artwork.  This journey extended across Canada and led to the creation of an exhibit now featured at the Museum of Vancouver.  At the luncheon, Dr. Walsh will describe her journey. Cost: Members: $30  

• Comfort Inn & Suites, 3020 Blanchard St, Victoria, British Columbia, V8T 5C7

Stories from the Magic Canoe

Book Launch with John Barton, David Eso & Miranda Pearson

Free to attend. Doors open at 6:30pm. New poetry, commentary, and even a manifesto or two will feature in this evening with three heavy-hitting Canadian writers. John Barton, Victoria’s Poet Laureate, gathers his most provocative essays, public lectures, and reviews in We Are Not Avatars, a collection 25 years in the making. Meanwhile, David Eso looks back on the work of Robert Kroetsch in Post-g

• Munro's Books, 1108 Government Street, Victoria, British Columbia

Tyler Shaw

TYLER SHAW Wednesday, November 20 at 7:30pm Tyler Shaw is a platinum-selling artist, producer and actor. The Chinese-Canadian released his hit song “Kiss Goodnight” in 2012, and the melodic track quickly hit platinum sales. In 2014 Tyler earned a JUNO Award nomination for ‘Breakthrough Artist of the Year.’ He then went on to re

Mishmash- From Klimt to Pop Art and beyond

Garth Homer Society presents "Mishmash - from Klimt to Pop Art and beyond", a group exhibition featuring the work of participants of the ArtWorks program. November 21 2019 to January 10 2020. Opening reception November 21, 6:00 - 8:00pm in the Karin Koerner Gallery, 813 Darwin Avenue, Victoria BC. 250-475-2270

• 813 Darwin Avenue, Victoria, British Columbia, V8X 2X7

Canadian College of Performing Arts: Spend the Day

Spend the Day at the Canadian College of Performing Arts November 22nd / 9am to 4:30pm 1701 Elgin Road   Ever thought about being an actor, dancer or singer? How about all three? Join us on November 22nd for a glimpse of what it takes at one of the country's top performing arts training centers!  Open to all high school students (*priority will be given to students in g