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Critic's picks: Nurse Blake; Anchors Away fest; The Choirs YYJ

Critic's picks: Nurse Blake; Anchors Away fest; The Choirs YYJ

Our Arts reporter’s favourite upcoming events in the Greater Victoria area, including Nurse Blake on Tuesday at the Royal Theatre.
Explore: Dragon boat festival, Japanese Cultural Fair, parks programs

Explore: Dragon boat festival, Japanese Cultural Fair, parks programs

A roundup of upcoming events in the Greater Victoria area, including the Vancouver Island Dragon Boat Festival, Japanese Cultural Fair, and CRD Parks programs on butterflies and reptiles.
Writer's process: A dose of reality in every work of fiction

Writer's process: A dose of reality in every work of fiction

Kim Blank, a professor at the University of Victoria, has just published a novel, The Watcher’s Club. The Times Colonist asked Blank to tell us about how the work came to be.
Concerts bring Lafayette String Quartet to final bow after 37 years

Concerts bring Lafayette String Quartet to final bow after 37 years

String ensemble based at UVic set for final performances this weekend. They formed as a quartet in 1986.
Victoria Fringe marks its 37th year with eclectic lineup

Victoria Fringe marks its 37th year with eclectic lineup

The Victoria Fringe, which gets underway Wednesday with the Fringe Preview event at Market Square, runs for 11 days at nine venues. All told, there will be 150 performances by 30 local, national and international artists or companies.
Cumberland Wild: Two days, one unifying vision for the Comox Valley music festival

Cumberland Wild: Two days, one unifying vision for the Comox Valley music festival

The two-day Cumberland Wild music festival has become a key component of summer programming in the area since debuting in Cumberland Village Park five years ago.
Critic's picks: The Function Festival; Grease; Barbie World

Critic's picks: The Function Festival; Grease; Barbie World

Our Arts reporter's favourite upcoming events in the Greater Victoria area, including The Function Festival at Ship Point on Saturday.
Explore: Tour de Victoria, Flavour Trails Fest, CatVideoFest

Explore: Tour de Victoria, Flavour Trails Fest, CatVideoFest

A roundup of upcoming events in the Greater Victoria area, including Ryder Hesjedal's Tour de Victoria, the North Saanich Flavour Trails Festival, and CatVideoFest 2023.
Filmmaker looks at life in Victoria as a person of colour

Filmmaker looks at life in Victoria as a person of colour

Joel H. Brewster wrote and produced the 20-minute short The Victoria I Know as part of Storyhive’s Black Creators Edition.
PHOTOS: Packed house at Phillips Backyard music festival on Friday night

PHOTOS: Packed house at Phillips Backyard music festival on Friday night

The Phillips Backyard festival continues this weekend in Victoria, with Peach Pit headlining Saturday and Fleet Foxes on Sunday.
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