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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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Nov 08-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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Nov 24-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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Nov 29-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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Dec 07-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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Dec 12-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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Dec 14-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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Dec 15-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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Dec 24-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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Feb 21-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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Mar 21-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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Aug 04-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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Oct 14-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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Nov 08-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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Jan 26-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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Mar 05Happening NowVictoria 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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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
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FLUID, a photographic portrait series
FLUID, a photographic portrait series by Blake LittleLegacy Gallery, Downtown GalleryJanuary 11 to April 11 As people who identify as trans, gender fluid, non-binary, Two Spirit, and other gender-diverse identities face complex and challenging societal responses, the act of representing oneself can be a brave act of defiance. FLUID, a new photographic portrait series by LA-based artist Blake
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Salt Spring National Art Prize 2019 winners + local finalists
Salt Spring National Art Prize2019 winners + local finalistsJanuary 11–February 22 at Victoria Arts Council GalleryThe Salt Spring National Art Prize is a biennial competition and exhibition of Canadian visual art, presented by the Salt Spring Arts Council. Its intent is to encourage artists whose practice demonstrates originality, quality, integrity and creativity–resulting in significant work wi
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Jan 12-MODERN BOTANICALS - New paintings by Jessica Ruth Freedman
Be immersed in warmth and color as Victoria based Artist Jessica Ruth Freedman exhibits new paintings from her 'Modern Botanicals' series. Solo exhibition of new paintings January 12, 2020 - February 23, 2020 Northern Quarter Restaurant Venue 1724 Douglas Street Victoria BC Fore more information please visit www.jessicaruthfreedman.com
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1724 Douglas Street, Victoria, British Columbia
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Forever & For Never
Omid Afarinzad, Lauren Brinson, Rande Cook, Mona Hedayati, Jordan Hill, Clare Lannan, Leanne Olson, Liam, O’Sullivan, Dani Proteau, Graham Wiebe Opening Friday, January 17 at 7pm Exhibition tour directed by Rande Cook: Saturday February 1 at 1:30pm. Gallery Hours: Wed to Sat, noon to 5pm Forever & For Never arose out of the possibilities created by the forced proximity and
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Deluge Contemporary Art, 636 Yates Street, Victoria, British Columbia, V8S 2A3
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Art Show & Sale: A Person By Any Other Name
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT THE GOWARD HOUSE SOCIETY 2495 Arbutus Road Victoria BC V8N 1V9 (250) 477-4401 gowardhouse@shaw.ca Art Show and Sale By A PERSON BY ANY OTHER NAME January 24, 2020– March 25, 2020 Viewing hours: Mon. – Fri. 9:30am – 3:30p
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2495 Arbutus Road, Victoria, BC, British Columbia, V8N 1V9
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Kylee Turunen
Kylee TurunenJanuary 27–February 23 at Gallery at Mattick’s FarmKylee is a Canadian artist, currently living in Port Alberni, BC. Growing up with the constant exposure to her artist father, she picked up an appreciation and excitement for creating art. Since completing the Fine Art program at Toronto’s Centennial College in 2009, she has continued to develop her skills as a fine artist, working pr
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Corrinne Wolcoski
Corrinne WolcoskiFebruary 1–15: Madrona GalleryThe new works in this solo exhibition largely focus on Wolcoski’s recent travels up the west coast to Haida Gwaii. This collection further explores the play of light on water and the incredible drama of the sky on the west coast. She is a graduate of the Emily Carr University of Art and Design and is heavily involved in the Vancouver arts community. T
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Michelle Miller & Irma Soltonovich
When the Roads Were Straight: Michelle Miller and Irma Soltonovich Recent Paintings by Michelle Miller and Irma Soltonovich. Two Saskatchewan born artists living on the West Coast. Opening evening Thursday Feb 6, 2020, 6-8 pm Fortune Gallery 537 Fisgard st. Victoria BC Exhibit continues until end of Feb. www.fortunegallery.ca/current-exhibition/
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Focus on Four
Focus on Four New works from four gallery artists, Terry Fenton, Greg Murdock, Brad Pasutti, and Jason Stovall February 6 - 27, 2020, at Winchester Galleries Opening reception: Saturday, February 8, 2:00 - 4:00 pm. Artists will be in attendance. Winchester Galleries is pleased to announce the new group exhibition of four Canadian artists: Terry Fenton, Greg Murdock,
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OUTstages festival
EVENTUALLY, I’d like to see a day where inclusion and respect are simply second nature to us all, and we cease sorting or labelling with prefixes like “gay” or “queer.” For now, though, these self-affixed identifiers seem a required part of an evolutionary process by which previously marginalized artists can claim their rightful place at the table. Hence, Intrepid Theatre is presenting its sixth-a
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Pierre Giroux: New Paintings
Pierre Giroux: New PaintingsFebruary 8–20, West End GalleryGiroux paints ghostly interiors and exteriors filled with gesture and light. Drawing inspiration from houses in his local area of Southern Ontario, as well as grander rooms in Europe, his abandoned spaces evoke memories and nostalgia. Says the artist,“The paintings play upon the fine line between reality and slight surrealism, always drawi
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Indexing: Peter Dorrius
Peter Dorrius at Xchanges Gallery “Indexing” Opening Friday 7th Feb from 7-9pm Artist Talk: Saturday 15th Feb at 2pm Presented with predominantly black and white photography and abstract imagery, viewers are asked to wonder and interpret. Photography is based in the real world: everything within the image is palpable. Selfies, landscapes, portraits, etc. are all tangible represent
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Victoria Film Festival
Victoria Film Festival (February 7 - 16, 2020)The Victoria Film Festival is Vancouver Island’s largest and longest-running film festival currently celebrating 26 years, the Victoria Film Festival screens more than 100 films over 10 days. Creating unique events year-round the Festival is responsible for Feast: Food + Film, Free-B Film Festival, Art of the Cocktail, Movie Under the Maltworks and The
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Comic Potential
Comic Potential Written by Alan Ayckbourn February 13 – 22, 2019 Director Conrad Alexandrowicz Set Designer Leah Anthony Costume Designer Misty Buxton Lighting Designer Harry Zhe Lin Sound Designer Glen Shafer Stage Manager Devon Vecchio Love, robots and daytime TV: A wickedly satire about the art of comedy and the rise of artificial intelligence Considered one of the
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Seedy Saturday
Victoria Seedy Saturday Saturday February 15, 2020, 10:00am - 4:00pm Victoria Seedy Saturday is the official start to the gardening season in Victoria and the number one place to find the LOCAL seeds, plants, tools and information to make 2020 your best growing season yet. Seedy Saturday’s focus is on LOCAL, organic, sustainable gardening and food security. Pres
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Love & Chocolate
Love & Chocolate Join City of Victoria Poet Laureate, John Barton, and other local writers for a delicious afternoon of readings about love and chocolate. Tea and chocolates will be served. Greater Victoria Public Library 735 Broughton Street Victoria, BC V8W 3H2 Links Website Cost Free
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Feb 16-Book Launch with Michael Melgaard & Kyeren Regehr
Born and raised here on Vancouver Island, Michael Melgaard chronicles the struggles of small-town Canadians in his debut collection. The stories in Pallbearing cover topics as timely and universal as gambling addiction, widowhood, and love after grief with spare, unsentimental prose that pierces to the bone. And Victoria poet Kyeren Regehr follows a young mother through a metaphysical journey unli
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Munro's Books, 1108 Government Street, Victoria, British Columbia
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Emilie-Claire Barlow
Emilie-Claire Barlow “Her devastating chops let her zip through the changes like a trumpeter, hitting all the high notes with the clarity and accuracy of Dizzy Gillespie in full, glorious flight… and she can swing like a raging storm.” – Hamilton Spectator Saturday, Febr
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Black History Month: ISSAMBA
Black History Month: ISSAMBA On behalf of the African Arts and Cultural Community Contributor Society (AACCS) Pulchérie Mboussi is pleased to announce the fourth edition of ISSAMBA. ISSAMBA is an interactive musical spectacle that showcases African Roots, Rhythms & Music, and featuring world-renowned African-born artists. Issamba means
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Feb 16-The Contemporary Botanical with Wendy Welch
The Contemporary Botanical (DRWGw239-3) The inspiration for this workshop comes from the fantastical and intricate botanical drawings from the 16th through to the 19th century. The workshop begins by drawing a series of plant studies from observation that will be used later as a source for design development and transformation to create an imaginative watercolour painting. Suitable for begin
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2nd Floor 950 Kings Rd, Victoria, British Columbia, V8T 1W6
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Fern St.Stories: Try a Little Love
Victoria Storytellers' Guild (since 1989) presents: Try a Little Love... Love, Life, Friendship Stories, myth and legends, tales so tall and true Confabulations such as these this eve we bring to you "Long ago and far away..." is a living breathing art Tales of love and longing are told LIVE, straight from the heart. Refreshments served. $5 / $3 At the
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1831 Fern St, Victoria, BC, V8R 4K4
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Canadian Club of Victoria February Lunch
Pearson College: Unique in the World Luncheon with guest speaker Tyrone (Ty) Pile, Interim President & Head of College For a rare international “good news” story to brighten your February, come learn how a small college in Metchosin is making a huge difference to the world. Eighteen United World Colleges around the world share a mission to “make education a force to unite peo
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Comfort Inn & Suites, 3020 Blanchard St, Victoria, British Columbia, V8T 5C7
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Feb 21-SingYourJoy WestShore Start-Up
STARTING February 20, 2020! The Western Communities’ only non-auditioned Young Adult Chorus for people ages 16 to 29. SingYourJoy is a diverse community of young adults – a welcoming place that strives to remove all barriers to belonging and participation. NOW after 9 successful years of sharing music and fun together, we are expanding to serve the Western Communities and YOU are invited to joi
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3024 Jacklin Road, Langford, British Columbia, V9B 3Y9
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A Grammar of Loss: Studies in Erasure
A Grammar of Loss: Studies in Erasure Chantal Gibson Open Space, February 22 - March 28, 2020 This February, Vancouver-based artist-educator Chantal Gibson returns to Open Space with A Grammar of Loss: Studies in Erasure, a show of new and recent work building on her 2019 exhibition, How She Read: Confronting the Romance of Empire. Wielding black ink, black paint, and
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Black History Month: ISSAMBA
Black History Month: ISSAMBA On behalf of the African Arts and Cultural Community Contributor Society (AACCS) Pulchérie Mboussi is pleased to announce the fourth edition of ISSAMBA. ISSAMBA is an interactive musical spectacle that showcases African Roots, Rhythms & Music, and featuring world-renowned African-born artists. Issamba means
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SAMANTHA MARTIN & DELTA SUGAR
SAMANTHA MARTIN & DELTA SUGAR “A powerhouse band and vocals that shake the foundations.” — New Blues News Friday, February 21, 2020 Doors 5:30PM | Show starts 7:30PM Hermann’s Jazz Club 753 View St TIX:$32 advanc
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Feb 22-A Grammar of Loss
From February 21 to March 28, Vancouver-based artist-educator Chantal Gibson returns to Open Space with A Grammar of Loss: Studies in Erasure, a show of new and recent work building on her 2019 exhibition, How She Read: Confronting the Romance of Empire. Turning towards contested objects to edit, redact, and transform them, the exhibition explores the dis/comfort of engaging in this de/colonial mo
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Open Space, 510 Fort Street, 2nd Floor, Victoria, British Columbia, V8W 1E6
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Beethoven and Beyond
Beethoven and Beyond - Rosanna Butterfield (cello) and Jannie Burdeti (piano) - Saturday, February 22, at 7:30 pm Dear Subscriber, We hope you will come to our next performance in the Music At Wentworth Villa concert series, to he
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Renewing Jewish Spirituality
Renewing Jewish Spirituality Rabbi Daniel Siegel presents a talk “Renewing Jewish Spirituality” Sunday, February 23, 4:00 pm at Congregation Emanu-El Synagogue, 1461 Blanshard Street, Victoria V8W 2J3. Admission by donation; light refreshments served. Information: heshi@me.com. There is little doubt that the combination of the European tragedy, the creation of the State of Israel, and
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Feb 24-Viano String Quartet
Formed in 2015 at the Colburn Conservatory of Music in Los Angeles, the Viano String Quartet has already proved itself one of North America's most exciting young groups. Guest artists at the UVic School of Music, they are top prize winners in several international competitions, including the 2019 Banff International String Quartet Competition. The Viano Quartet are now the quartet-in-residence at
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Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, MacLaurin Building, B-Wing, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, V8T 1B3
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Doug & the Slugs
DOUG AND THE SLUGS Wednesday, February 26 • 7:30 PM Doug & the Slugs are unquestionably one of the most distinctive and entertaining Canadian bands of the past 40 years. Their upbeat songs, musicianship & offbeat stage antics have made them a staple of the national music scene for decades. From 1980 – 1991 they released 6 albums (3 certi
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Anything But Peaceful: Victoria and Esquimalt In The Aftermath Of V-J Day
Anything But Peaceful: Victoria and Esquimalt In The Aftermath Of V-J Day The Victoria Historical Society presents “Anything But Peaceful: Victoria and Esquimalt In The Aftermath Of V-J Day” with David Zimmerman on Thursday, February 27, 2020 at James Bay New Horizons, 234 Menzies Street, Victoria V8V 2G7. The Second World War dramatically affected Canadian port cities. The months after
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Gardens As Art
Gardens As Art: Aesthetic Journeys around the World runs Sundays in March Popular Sunday Lecture Series returns to the AGGV The Sunday Art Lecture Series at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria has the theme, Gardens as Art: Aesthetic Journeys around the World and features the approach of professors of art history to four famous gardens located in France, Italy, Egypt and
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