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Immaculate Machine reunites for Centennial Square show Wednesday

Immaculate Machine reunites for Centennial Square show Wednesday

After more than a decade apart, Immaculate Machine will perform this week at the 11th annual Eventide Music Series in Centennial Square, held each Wednesday through August.
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Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre returns, with three plays and a plan

Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre returns, with three plays and a plan

There’s fresh sense of optimism at Blue Bridge ahead of radio-play performances of Wind in the Willows on Friday and Saturday at UVic’s University Club.
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Film on pioneering transgender singer Jackie Shane opens Friday

Film on pioneering transgender singer Jackie Shane opens Friday

The documentary by writers/directors Michael Mabbott and Lucah Rosenberg-Lee unspools the complicated life of soul singer Jackie Shane, who was born in Nashville but found success in Montreal and Toronto in the 1960s.
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Critic's picks: Free-B Film fest, Rock the Block, Remember [What]

Critic's picks: Free-B Film fest, Rock the Block, Remember [What]

Arts writer Mike Devlin picks his favourite upcoming events, including Free-B Film Fest in Beacon Hill Park on Friday, Aug. 16 and Saturday, Aug. 17.
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Explore: Show 'n' Shine, East West Mural Fest

Explore: Show 'n' Shine, East West Mural Fest

Upcoming events: Ladysmith Show ‘n’ Shine on Friday and Saturday; East West Mural Fest, Aug. 20 to Sept. 1
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It's the art show under a bridge, and no pressure is one of its themes

It's the art show under a bridge, and no pressure is one of its themes

Bay Street Bridge Art Gathering started as an informal get-together of artists
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Dragon boat festival increases Chinese cultural programming

Dragon boat festival increases Chinese cultural programming

Annual event at Inner Harbour offers two days of activity, including traditional Chinese artisans and performers, and free outdoor family movie.
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Phillips Backyard Music Festival wraps with a bang this weekend

Phillips Backyard Music Festival wraps with a bang this weekend

The lineup for the three-day Reverb includes several top-tier standouts making their Victoria debut, including Jungle, Black Pumas and Earl Sweatshirt.
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Nanaimo Blues Festival finds success mixing old and new

Nanaimo Blues Festival finds success mixing old and new

The breadth and variety of blues music is hardly an issue for the Nanaimo Blues Festival — it's precisely what the multi-day event aims to showcase.
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Critic's picks: Nanaimo Fringe, Sooke Music and Art Festival, Under the Bay Street Bridge

Critic's picks: Nanaimo Fringe, Sooke Music and Art Festival, Under the Bay Street Bridge

Arts writer Mike Devlin picks his favourite upcoming events, including the Nanaimo Fringe Festival, on until Aug. 18.
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