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Victoria Hospice 50/50
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Win big while supporting compassionate care at Victoria Hospice! Sales are open until Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 4:00 pm with the draw set for 5:00 pm at Victoria Hospice. We will announce the winner at the event on May 5, 2024, or simply check the raffle website to see if you are the winner! Buy single tickets for $10, a three-pack for $25, 10 for $50 or 50 for $200. The anticipated jac
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Explore Leadership Studies at RRU | Royal Roads University
November 8th, 2022 12:00 PM – November 8th, 2022 1:00 PM At the School of Leadership Studies, we believe that good leadership can transform people and organizations. Our vision is to connect scholarship with practice to change the world, one leader at a time. Our graduate-level programs have been honed over 15 years to continually deliver relevant leadership education that is as much
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The Biodiversity Imperative? Webinar Series
November 24th, 2022 12:00 PM – November 24th, 2022 1:00 PM The latest IPCC report and the 2018 IPBES report offer dire warning for human vitality, never mind the sixth mass extinction we are now entering. Exploring and better understanding the intersectionality of biodiversity, climate change and human health for improving local and regional planning and sustainable development is one
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Expect the Unexpected: Supporting Students During a Global Pandemic
November 29th, 2022 12:00 PM – November 29th, 2022 1:00 PM Join Dr. Robin Mueller and a panel of student service leaders from across Canada to learn about leading responsively during the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically in student service-focused areas of higher education. The panel will explore ways to support students with flexible and adaptable service practices, and some of the lea
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Become a climate action leader
December 7th, 2022 12:00 PM – December 7th, 2022 1:00 PM Our graduate programs in Climate Action Leadership are an invitation to join the international movement working to change the climate story from a tale of disaster to one of transformation — and from activism to organizational and societal leadership. Now more than ever, we are being called to reimagine a future that is better prepared
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Designing Learning: Looking Towards 2023
Learning has taken so many forms over this year – from hybrid, online, blended, hyflex, and in-person – as organizations and institutions being to consider what a “new normal” is for how they design, facilitate, and deliver learning. On December 12th, join Dr. Elizabeth Childs to hear from Mary Burgess, Amber Donahue, Monique Brewer, and Sharon Ambata-Villanueva, who are leaders in corporate
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Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies
December 14th, 2022 12:00 PM – December 14th, 2022 1:00 PM Individuals who are able to see the big picture, make new connections, and work between disciplines and professions are needed as we navigate complex social and environmental issues. The Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies (BAIS) program allows you to combine courses in professional communication, environ
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Designing Organizations for Wellbeing
In today’s post-COVID world, we have learned first-hand about the importance of designing organizations for wellbeing. From understanding the role of executive leadership and values alignment, to adopting full systems approaches that engage and support wellness and psychological safety, many emerging approaches and techniques can support leaders in their efforts to create sustainable, thriving wor
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Christmas in Versailles Online
The night before the night before Christmas in Versailles; Capriccio sings Charpentier Messe de Minuit and traditional carols . Broadcast online from Christ Church Cathedral. Watch from home ! For the Christmas concert (The “Night Before the Night Before” on December 23rd) we take you to the court of Versailles, for a sumptuous collection of traditional carols and Christmas
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Christ Church Cathedral , Victoria, British Columbia, V8V 3G8
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Post-Pandemic Higher Education Enrolment Trends
The first of its kind in Canada, RRU's Graduate Certificate in Strategic Enrolment Management responds to the demand for enrolment expertise in post-secondary institutions in North America. As the COVID-19 pandemic begins to wane and enrolments fluctuate across the higher education sector, this expertise is becoming increasingly important for ensuring enrolment stability. Join us to discuss post
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Pathways to post-pandemic enrolment growth in Higher Education
The first of its kind in Canada, RRU's Graduate Certificate in Strategic Enrolment Management responds to the demand for enrolment expertise in post-secondary institutions in North America. As the COVID-19 pandemic begins to wane and enrolments fluctuate across the higher education sector, this expertise is becoming increasingly important for ensuring enrolment stability. Join us to explor
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Call for Artists
CALL FOR ARTISTS The Integrate Art Society is currently looking for artists based around the greater Victoria region for a new project titled The Ministry of Counting Sheep. In the 2015 Canadian Health Measures Survey, Stats Canada’s found that 25% of Canadians have trouble going to sleep or staying asleep every night. With the stresses of the ongoing pandemic, The Sleep Founda
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Cooking Online with the London Chef | The Fragrant Mushroom
Please join us on Oct 13 from 6:00-7:30pm us for this fun, free live-online culinary class, Cooking Online with the London Chef – The Fragrant Mushroom, an exciting collaboration with the London Chef and the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria’s Symbiosis exhibition, where we will be exploring delectable mushroom cuisine. From the comfort of your home, hear from the Symbiosis co-curators, Jaim
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SafelyFed Canada
The Milk Education Program will focus on emergency preparedness for young families and how marketing impacts infant feeding decisions. In partnership with Safely Fed Canada and the support from the TELUS FUND & Filmblanc, Rowen K. McNiven Infant Feeding Consultants and Friends of SafelyFed Canada are pleased to offer a MILK open to all followed by a workshop for parents on emergency
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Spectrum Community School, Saanich, British Columbia
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The City Talks: Urban Colonialism on the Salish Sea
A distinguished lecture series organized by the University of Victoria’s Committee for Urban Studies; discussing conflicts, pleasures, and politics of city life. Our upcoming speaker, Coll Thrush, will examine the parallel histories of three Salish Sea cities, illustrating how urban and Indigenous histories have been deeply entangled with each other. All presentations will be held vir
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Virtual The City Talks Lecture: Civilizing the (Civic) Museum: Decolonial Work at the Museum of Vancouver
A distinguished lecture series organized by the University of Victoria’s Committee for Urban Studies; discussing conflicts, pleasures, and politics of city life.Our upcoming speaker, Viviane Gosselin, will delve into how valuing and representing diverse knowledge, histories and experiences of the city in the museum space can help build more resilient communities. Come join us on Thursday Feb
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Happening Now
Victoria Hospice 50/50
Win big while supporting compassionate care at Victoria Hospice! Sales are open until Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 4:00 pm with the draw set for 5:00 pm at Victoria Hospice. We will announce the winner at the event on May 5, 2024, or simply check the raffle website to see if you are the winner! Buy single tickets for $10, a three-pack for $25, 10 for $50 or 50 for $200. The anticipated jac
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Land, Sea & Sky
Land, Sea & Sky Dorothy Knowles, Greg Hardy, Nathan Birch and Terry Fenton September 5 - 25, 2019 Winchester Galleries Please join us for our opening reception Saturday, September 7, 2:00 - 4:00 pm. Nathan Birch and Terry Fenton will be in attendance. Brent Jarvis, piano; Ross Mcdonal
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Nicole Sleeth - ALL EYES ON YOU
Nicole Sleeth - ALL EYES ON YOU åfortune gallery is proud to present Nicole Sleeth - ALL EYES ON YOUNicole’s work centers the female figure as an exploration of power, connection, and lived experience.The works in All Eyes On You are, at their core, about giving agency to the female subject. This body of work confronts and challenges societal constructs including this age old pearl: the passi
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Aura Arindam: Paintings
Aura Arindam: Paintings The artist’s acrylic seascape, landscape and skyscape paintings will be displayed and for sale at the Fernwood Inn from September 7 to October 31, 2019: 1302 Gladstone Avenue, Victoria BC www.fernwoodinn.com www.auraart.net
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Doing Things ‘n Stuff: John G. Boehme
Doing Things ‘n Stuff: An accumulation of actions, relics, recent work, and more from John G. Boehme Open Space presents Doing Things ‘n Stuff: An accumulation of actions, relics, recent work, and more from John G. Boehme. Opening on September 13 with a reception on September 20, the month-long exhibition will highlight the international practice of Victoria-based performance artist John G. B
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The Children by Lucy Kirkwood
The Children by Lucy Kirkwood ★ ★ ★ ★ "The Children should be seen for its simple take on powerful questions" Chicago Sun-Times From September 17 to October 13, 2019, the Belfry Theatre will present The Children by British playwright Lucy Kirkwood. Directed by Michael Shamata, The Children stars Nancy Palk (Hazel), Brenda Robins (Rose), and Joseph Ziegler (Robin). Brenda Robi
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Kimberly Kiel: Mark Making
Kimberly Kiel: Mark Making The Avenue Gallery, September 19–29 KimberlyKielexpresses herself through a wide variety of subject matter: landscapes andtreescapes; figure pieces andflorals. She loves the creaminess of oil, the opportunity to blend, the fact that it doesn’t dry too quickly. Looking at her work, it’s obvious that colour is a major source of inspiration. She greatly enjoys pla
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Object Biographies: Artists’ Lives through their Archives
Object Biographies: Artists’ Lives through their Archives Legacy Maltwood Gallery, UVic campus: September 19–January 12, 2020 A printing block. Glaze samples. Pouches of pigments. What can they tell us about the lives, relationships, artworks and practices of the artists who owned them? Bringing together materials from UVic’s Special Collections and University Archives in partnership wit
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Book Launch with Steven Price
Victoria’s Steven Price catapulted to fame with his sprawling novel By Gaslight, which remains one of our bestselling titles. Now, with Lampedusa, he sets his sights even higher, bringing to life a glittering 1950s Sicily through the eyes of Prince Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa, author of The Leopard. In the tradition of Michael Cunningham’s The Hours, Lampedusa explores the nature of art through t
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Munro's Books, 1108 Government Street, Victoria, British Columbia
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Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke all-candidates meeting
Pearson College UWC invites all residents of the Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke federal riding to a candidates’ forum on campus on Wednesday, Sept. 18 – doors open at 7:00 pm, debate/discussion begins at 7:30 pm.Declared candidates from all parties have been invited to the forum prior to the October 21 federal election. Pearson students from across Canada and around the world will take part in this commu
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650 Pearson College Dr., Victoria, British Columbia, V9C 4H7
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AGGV House Tour
How better to spend a Sunday in September than wandering the Fairfield and Oak Bay neighbourhoods to peek into beautiful art-filled houses? This year’s House Tour is, as usual, an important fundraiser for the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. Presented by the gallery and its volunteer Gallery Associates for 66 years, Bev Kallstrom, House Tour 2019 co-chair, says, “Once again, we are fortunate to ha
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Arden Rose: Artwork
Arden Rose: Artwork The work of Arden Rose will be on display in the Langham Court Theatre Lounge during the run of Over the River and Through the Woods, Sept 25-Oct 12. The pieces will be available for viewing and purchase at the reception, pre-show, during intermission or post-show during the show run and during Box Office hours. Artist Statement My paintings celebrate our human s
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Garry Oak Trees & Habitat
Inspirational Explorations: Garry Oak Trees & Habitat Wednesday, September 25, 7 pm Church of Truth Community of Conscious Living, 111 Superior St.
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Echéa String Quartet
All the way from London, England, the award-winning Echéa Quartet performs an exciting program of music by R. Murray Schafer, György Ligeti and Joseph Haydn as part of the UVic School of Music’s Emerging Artists Alumni Series. Expect a surprise at the end of the concert with some local fame! Finalists and prizewinners of the International Anton Rubinstein Chamber Music Competition (2018) and
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Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, MacLaurin Building, B-Wing, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, V8P 5C2
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In Search of Woo: Monkey, Muse, Mystery
In Search of Woo: Monkey, Muse, Mystery The Victoria Historical Society presents a talk, “In Search of Woo: Monkey, Muse, Mystery” by Grant Hayter-Menzies, Thursday, September 26, 2019 at James Bay New Horizons Centre, 234 Menzies Street, Victoria V8V 2G7. Doors open at 7:15 p.m. for refreshments and conversation. A short business meeting beginning at 7:45 will be followed immediately by th
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NRITYA by La Caramelita Flamenco Company
North American Premiere of NRITYA by La Caramelita Flamenco Company One Night Only: September 26, 2019, 8 pm Denford Hall, Glenlyon Norfolk School, The 800 Block of Richmond Ave., Victoria Deborah Dawson-Mourocq (flamenco dancer “La Caramelita”) believes that cross-cultural music and dance can bring people together in unexpected ways and connect them to their ancestral roots. He
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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,
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PoleCraft: Aerial Artistry & Other Spells
PoleCraft: Aerial Artistry & Other Spells A professional aerial and pole show is coming to the Metro Studio Theatre featuring performers from Cirque de Soleil and iconic pole dance studios on September 27 and September 28, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. PoleCraft: Aerial Artistry & Other Spells (“PoleCraft”) is a celebration of aerial artists who defy gravity, leaving audiences captivated, c
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Victoria Baroque: Grand Orchestral Suites
Victoria Baroque with Jeanne Lamon, director & violin The legendary violinist and long-time music director of Toronto’s Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon, leads sixteen members of Victoria Baroque in a selection of grand Overture Suites and ravishing Concerti Grossi celebrating the first-ever public concert series in Paris. Formed in 1725, Le Concert Spirituel brought music – p
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St John the Divine, 1611 Quadra St, Victoria, V8W 2L5
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Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood in conversation with CBC's Shelagh Rogers Friday, September 27 at 8:00 pm University Centre Farquhar Auditorium 3800 Finnerty Rd., University of Victoria Tickets: $45* *Includes a copy of The Testaments to be received at the event Buy in person at the UVic Ticket Centre,
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Climate Emergency: What Can We Do?
Following a successful Green New Deal Town Hall in June, Transition Sooke will be hosting a Community Action Workshop to take action on climate change issues raised at the June meeting. "Sooke region residents are anxious about the impacts of climate disruption on their cherished West Coast environment, on their family's health and on the local economy,"said Susan Clarke, the coordinator of
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Sooke Community Hall, 2037 Shields Road, Sooke, British Columbia
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Wentworth Villa Music Series: Vetta String Quartet
I'D HEARD RUMOURS about a new museum of architectural history on Fort Street, but I’d never been inside it until I investigated Wentworth Villa’s fourth-annual music series, curated by artistic director Sarah Fryer. “The museum is still establishing itself,” she explains. The Villa, which in 1863 was one of the first homes built in the young city, has recently appointed a director to help them dev
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Sandra Froher & Allison Brodie: Two Artists with a CollaborativeSpirit
Sandra Froher & Allison Brodie: Two Artists with a CollaborativeSpirit Gallery at Mattick’ s Farm: September 30–October 27 In this exhibit, Sandra Froher and Allison Brodie will show one piece ofcollaborative art, but the whole show is a collaboration. The artists state that a collaboration is the ultimate test of placing your ego aside; there is no room for hierarchy, just trust and
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