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Sarah Bjorgan is one of five new midwifery students funded this year

RATINGS Rating 5 Outstanding Rating 4 Very Good Rating 3 Good Rating 2 Fair Rating 1 Poor OPENING Arbitrage (Star) Family man and hedge fund magnate Robert Miller (Richard Gere) finds himself in over his head and he tries to maintain a picture-perfec

See some of the country's finest and funniest animated films - for free - in Victoria next Wednesday as the National Film Board of Canada launches its sixth edition of Get Animated! in celebration of International Animation Day.

Seafood, Drink Beer, with live recipe demonstrations, raffles, presentations and more. Friday, 7-10 p.m. at the Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre, Tickets: $40 at the Centre or online at seafood drinkbeer.wordpress.

Claude Tousignant is a senior Canadian artist, based in Montreal.

My wife saw a story in the paper. The headline said, "Dog needed for short film." "I want Ollie the Pug to audition," she said. Ollie is our dog. He's quite portly. His tongue always hangs out one side, making him seem dim.

A. Wilfrid Johns Gallery (MacLaurin Building UVic, 3800 Finnerty Rd.) A Child's View From Gaza - Exhibition, Nov. 6 to Dec. 4. Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (1040 Moss St.

ON STAGE Dangerous Liaisons Where: Metro Studio, corner of Quadra and Johnson streets When: Friday, 7: 30 p.m., Saturday 2 p.m. and 7: 30 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m. Tickets: $24, $20, $15 (at ticketrocket.

Broadmead Care Centre Thank a Veteran Campaign - continuing through Nov. 11 info at: http: //broadmeadcare.com/ Envisioning the World: The First Printed Maps - Royal B.C. Museum continuing through Jan.

Mojo magazine called them "the new gods of Irish music." And the New York Times dubbed Lúnasa the hottest acoustic Irish band on the planet. But it's a sure thing that, on this particular day, those words of praise wouldn't buoy Cillian Vallely.