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Longing for vinyl heyday inspires Victoria art show

Longing for vinyl heyday inspires Victoria art show

EXHIBITION RPM: The Lost Art of LP Covers Where: Deluge Contemporary Art When: Gala opening tomorrow, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Runs Wednesdays through Saturdays until July 7 Admission is free.

Victoria events for aspiring filmmakers

Have you been itching to learn how to write a screenplay? Maybe you already have one you wanted to pitch to a director. Or perhaps you just want to view films and videos by notable media artists, and learn more about their creative process.

King of instruments reigns over Victoria

IN CONCERT What: Summer Organ Series When/where: June 22, 29, July 6, 7: 30 p.m., Christ Church Cathedral Tickets: $15; series $35. In person at Ivy's Bookshop, Munro's Books, Cadboro Bay Book Co., and the cathedral office (930 Burdett Ave.
A tasty Island summer

A tasty Island summer

From wine tours to local-food feasts, there are plenty of reasons to stay close to home
Book aims to help kids escape the cycle of crime

Book aims to help kids escape the cycle of crime

Six teens in a Victoria kiddy-slammer teamed up to write a graphic novel. The project may well be a first in Canada, says the counsellor who oversaw it. The aim was altruistic: to help other young folk deal with the consequences of their crimes.

Pioneer's explorations vital to province's early days

The Pathfinder: A.C. Anderson's Journeys in the West By Nancy Marguerite Anderson Heritage House, 240 pp., $19.95 One of British Columbia's true pioneers, Alexander Caulfield Anderson, is buried at St. Stephen's Anglican Church in Saanichton.
A passion for the Coast

A passion for the Coast

A Saltspring Island couple captures the beauty of the Inner Passage in a book that's a work of art itself

Wheat beers ready if summer ever arrives

I'll never forget my first beer. I was riding a chairlift at the Lake Louise ski resort and a seat companion offered me a can of Carling O'Keefe lager. (My ski mask must have concealed my tender 16 years.

Go Movies

RATINGS Rating 5 Outstanding Rating 4 Very Good Rating 3 Good Rating 2 Fair Rating 1 Poor OPENING Bernie Rating 3 1/2 (Empire Capitol 6) Jack Black gives a delicate and winning performance as Bernie Tiede, a real-life mortician in Carthage, Tex.
Where's the beef? Right here

Where's the beef? Right here

If you want the tastiest hamburgers, you have to make your own patties, but don't worry - it's not that hard