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Indigenous Music Festival looks to raise its profile this weekend

Indigenous Music Festival looks to raise its profile this weekend

The Indigenous Music Festival, which includes an improved artisan market and more food vendors, aims to appeal to people from a variety of cultures.
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Explore: Opera in the Open Air, ArtisTREE Festival, Eats and Beats

Explore: Opera in the Open Air, ArtisTREE Festival, Eats and Beats

Events: Enjoy opera at Open Air, take in Government House gardens and ArtisTREE Festival, party at Eats and Beats
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Annual Art Gallery Paint-In a boon for Vancouver Island artists

Annual Art Gallery Paint-In a boon for Vancouver Island artists

An estimated 40,000 people attended the annual art festival, which had display along 10 blocks of Moss Street.
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The Art Gallery Paint-In prepares for its biggest event yet this weekend

The Art Gallery Paint-In prepares for its biggest event yet this weekend

Art gallery director Nancy Noble, who arrived in Victoria just five weeks before the Paint-In in 2022, was “astounded” by the size of the event.
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Explore: Oak Bay car shows; Japan Fest; Supers Take the Field

Explore: Oak Bay car shows; Japan Fest; Supers Take the Field

Events: Car shows in Oak Bay, Saturday and Sunday; Japan Fest in Broadmead Village on Saturday; Superhero fundraiser at Starlight Stadium on Saturday.
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Critic's picks: Denman writers fest, Folk Festival, The Lee Boys

Critic's picks: Denman writers fest, Folk Festival, The Lee Boys

Arts writer Mike Devlin picks his favourite upcoming events, including the Denman Island Readers and Writers Festival, on July 19 to July 21.
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Book review: Cruising guides point the way to go on local waters

Book review: Cruising guides point the way to go on local waters

Latest edition of Dreamspeaker series covers Victoria and Sooke and as far north as Nanaimo
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Curtain pulls back to reveal Vancouver orchestra's new flutist is still in school

Curtain pulls back to reveal Vancouver orchestra's new flutist is still in school

At 17, Julin Cheung is set to become the orchestra's new assistant principal flute and piccolo player, and its youngest ever member.
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Victoria-raised Nelly Furtado sets the stage for her first new album in seven years

Victoria-raised Nelly Furtado sets the stage for her first new album in seven years

The Mount Doug high grad has released the first track — it's called Corazón — from her new album, 7, scheduled for release on Sept. 20.
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MusicFest celebrates 30 years of community building — and good music

MusicFest celebrates 30 years of community building — and good music

Lucinda Williams, Leo Kottke, Daniel Lanois and The Milk Carton Kids are among the headliners at this weekend's Vancouver Island Music Festival in Courtenay.
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