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   Symbiosis

   
   

   April 01, 2023 05:00 PM      October 30, 2023 12:00 AM

   APRIL 1, 2023 - OCTOBER 29, 2023
   Curated by Jaimie Isaac, Chief Curator, and Mel Granley, Guest Curator
   Fascinations with the mushroom form and functions have shaped creative imaginations and scientific ideas for generations. Symbiosis gathers interdisciplinary contemporary artists located in British Columbia, across Canada and internationally who have produced work that explore forest ecologies and musings about mushrooms. The symbiotic relationships between fungia and boreal realms have co-dependent networks that are essential to the health and vitality of ecosystems. These interconnected relationships have inspired artists and researchers to delve into these micro and macro worlds to consider teachings from the land, medicines, and survival. Scientific and artistic curiosities of the natural world offer inquiries and explorations in Symbiosis.
   Image Credit: Rick Leong, Nature Morte (2014), oil. Purchased with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Grants program and the George and Lola Kidd BC Art Acquisitions Fund. AGGV 2015.011.001.

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   Victoria Guitar So…

   
   

   September 30, 2023 02:30 AM

   Victoria Guitar Society is pleased to present the first concert in our 2023-2024 season Virtuoso!
    
   This opening concert features the spectacular Lovro Peretić an award-winning guitarist from Croatia.  He began studying guitar at a young age, graduating from the Zagreb Academy of Music and spending one year on an exchange program at the École Supérieure Musique et Danse Hauts-de-France, Lille and specialising in music performance at the Haute École de Musique de Genève.
   Regarded as one of the leading guitarists of the younger generation, Peretić has won numerous prestigious international guitar competitions, including the Guitar Foundation of America (GFA), EuroStrings Guitar Competition and Changsha International Guitar Competition.
   He will be performing works of Scarletti, Tchaikovsky, Castelneovo-Tedasco and others.
    
   Tickets and information:
   victoriaguitarsociety.ca
   

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   South Island Powwo…

   
   

   September 30, 2023 05:00 PM

   Monday, September 11, 2023 | For Immediate Release
    
   Songhees Nation Invites the Greater Victoria Community to the South Island Powwow
    
   Unceded lək̓ʷəŋən territory, VICTORIA, BC – The Songhees Nation is hosting the second annual South Island Powwow with support from the City of Victoria on September 30, 2023. The Powwow will take place on the homelands of the lək̓ʷəŋən people at Royal Athletic Park. September 30 is a federal statutory holiday to mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day.
   The South Island Powwow honours and recognizes survivors of Indian Residential and Day Schools and their families, the Sixties Scoop and the children who never made it home from these institutions. The Powwow also celebrates Indigenous cultures and resiliency and brings people together in celebration to build bridges amongst all Nations.
   Local First Nations, along with Nations from the Mainland, have been welcomed to participate in the time-honoured Powwow. Last year’s inaugural South Island Powwow attracted 10,000 people during the grand entry, with more people expected to attend this year.
   “The South Island Powwow has rekindled a piece of Songhees history, while providing a safe space for healing, education, and understanding.” Said Chief Ron Sam of the Songhees Nation. 
   “We invite the public to be present, with an open mind and open heart to witness the resiliency of Indigenous Peoples on this important day of National Truth and Reconciliation.”
   The second annual South Island Powwow will feature the traditional grand entry of Nations, with Indigenous song and dance with two host drums, Sage Hills and Blackfish, along with guest speakers, and over 80 vendors including multiple food trucks. Admission to the event is free and everyone is welcome. Gates will open at 10 a.m., with two grand entries; noon and 6 p.m. Colours will retire at midnight. 
   “The City of Victoria is honoured to once again be working in partnership with the Songhees Nation to mark this day and celebrate the strength and resilience of Indigenous Peoples,” said Mayor Marianne Alto. “We welcome Songhees Nation's invitation to the whole community to join the City in supporting the South Island Powwow as a meaningful step in our journeys of reconciliation.”
   For more information, and to sign up for media accreditation for the second annual South Island Powwow visit: songheesnation.ca/south-island-powwow.
   

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