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Canada’s premier cocktail event, including Tasting in the Crystal Gardens; Oct. 4 to 6. Various venues. ArtoftheCocktail.ca

The Royals welcome Portland to the Save-onFoods Memorial Centre, 7:05pm. victoriaroyals.com

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Highway’s play tells the story of a group of women road tripping toward hopes of winning the jackpot. Continues to Oct. 19

critically acclaimed, Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, guitarist is at Save-on Foods Centre. .

The Jane Austen’s classic is at Langham Court Theatre, Oct. 2 to 18. langhamtheatre.ca

All ages stamp show at the Comfort Hotel, Oct. 4 & 5 www.vicstamps.com

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UVIC’S FARQUHAR AUDITORIUM WELCOMES THE COMIC STRIPPERS OCT. 29.

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local boys welcome the Cowichan Capitals to The Q! Centre. victoriagrizzlies.com

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THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE - Tales of Narnia continue at UVic’s Phoenix Theatre to Oct. 9 to 18. finearts.uvic.ca/theatre/

Braves Junior B versus Island rivals at Pearkes Rec Centre, behind Tillicum Mall. saanichbraves.ca

Canada hosts US, Uruguay and Argentina, Westhills Stadium, Oct. 11, 15 & 19. americasrugbychampionship. com

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A Boston Marathon qualifier, the Victoria Marathon celebrates 25 years! runvictoriamarathon.com

poetry slam host 100 poets from across Canada, Oct. 13 to 18. cfsw.ca

lives beyond the legends at the Royal BC Museum, to Nov. 11. royalbcmuseum. bc.ca

Junior B hockey at The Q! Centre every Wednesday. westshorewolves.ca

Opera Victoria presents Wagner’s work Oct. 16, 18, 24 and 26 at the Royal Theatre. www.rmts.bc.ca

Transforming Victoria into a hub of international timebased art, Oct. 17 to Nov. 1. www.antimatter.ca

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Optimism, imagination and spontaneity from these kid-favourites. McPherson Playhouse. rmts.bc.ca

BALLET VICTORIA’S DRACULA - An eerily

beautiful ballet at the McPherson Playhouse. 250-386-6121 or www.rmts. bc.ca

CANADIAN FESTIVAL OF SPOKEN WORD - National

FESTIVAL OF FEAR AT GALEY FARMS – Jump

into the Halloween spirit with spooky activities for all ages, Oct. 16 to 31. galeyfarms.net

GHOSTS OF VICTORIA FESTIVAL - A celebration

of all things spooky in one of Canada’s most haunted cities. Various venues. discoverthepast.com

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The Royals welcome Brandon to the Save-onFoods Memorial Centre, 7:05pm. victoriaroyals.com

Improvisational comedians breathe new life into standard improv games at UVic’s Farquhar Auditorium, 250-721-8480.

and Five By Design present the songs of Bobby Darin, Rosemary Clooney and others. rmts.bc.ca

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Canadian songstress kicks off her Shine On tour at Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre.

Street Theatre, Oct. 22 to 25 at Intrepid Theatre. www.paperstreettheatre.ca

style ball at the Fairmont Empress, a fundraiser for the BC Cancer Foundation. victoriaball.com

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RKO Productions presents the midnight camp classic... on stage. rkoproductions.com

The Canadian music icon performs on the Island Oct. 22 & 23. www.rmts.bc.ca or 250-386-6121.

rock musical based on the controversial 19th century play, at the Belfry Theatre.

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victoria’s ultimate get out guide Hummers in the Mist Sept. 24

events Walking With Dinosaurs to Sept. 21

Based on the award-winning BBC Television series, this spectacular production has delighted more than eight million people worldwide. Saveon-Foods Memorial Centre. saveonfoodsmemorialcentre.com Victoria Harbour Ferry Water Ballet Sept. 21 and 28

The nimble Harbour Ferries, under the expert guidance of their talented skippers, manouevre in the Inner Harbour to The Blue Danube Waltz each Sunday at 10:45am. victoriaharbourferry.com latin American and Spanish Film Week to Sept. 22

The Hispanic Film Society of Victoria presents the fifth annual celebration of Latin American and Spanish film featuring six diverse movies at UVic’s Cinecenta. All films are shown with English subtitles. More information at cinecenta.com Sidney Museum’s Timeless Toys Exhibit To Sept. 30

A collection of old and memorable toys. On display will be Dinky toys, model aircraft, Playmobile, Transformers,

Antimatter Festival – Celebrating 17 years with

Victoria Natural History Society presentation featuring stunning hummingbird video adventures in Alaska with a BBC wildlife crew, 7:30 p.m. in room 159 of UVic’s Fraser building. All welcome.

stellar lineup of screenings, installations and performances, Antimatter festival will transform Victoria into a hub of international time-based art, Oct. 17 to Nov. 1. The 20-plus programs of experimental cinema from more than 20 countries, screenings comprise award-winning short works, thought-provoking feature films and innovative media hybrids, most world or Canadian premieres and all new to Victoria audiences. Nine media installations will also be staged throughout the downtown. Performances by Von Bingen, Comp Zit, Cleopatra and the Nile and Treachery Man open the festival at The Copper Owl on Oct. 17; Ruby Korinto and Elfin Saddle play the closing night, Nov. 1 at Deluge Contemporary Art.

Ghost of the Maritime Tour Sept. 26

You’ve heard the rumours... but are they true? Find out why the Maritime Museum of BC is known as the most haunted building in the most haunted city in Western Canada. With tales of death, violence and mystery, this tour is not for the faint of heart! Ages 12+ mmbc.bc.ca/programs/ for-families/

Need the details? Visit www.antimatter.ca or call 250-385-3327.

approved Lego, Muppets, sci-fi figurines, Schleich animal figures, Tonka, construction vehicles and more. 2423 Beacon Ave., 250-655-6355 sidneymuseum.ca Sip & Savour Salt Spring Sept. 19 to 21

Uniting growers, food producers, chefs, vintners and brewers from Salt Spring Island, Vancouver Island and regional BC in a weekend of culinary magic. Sample local, fresh food and enjoy what local and BC vintners and brewers have to offer.

Early-bird tickets for the Saturday Grazing Experience are $60 until Sept. 20 or until sold out. sipandsavoursaltspring.com Multicultural Food and Health Fair Sept. 20

The third annual food and health fair is a free, family event that promotes multiculturalism in Greater Victoria. Sample food, view demonstrations and enjoy live entertainment. 10am to 3pm at CDI College (950 Kings Rd.). 250-361-9433.

firefighters and friends calendar release Sept. 20

The Peninsula Firefighters invite you to come eat, drink and dance at the Mary Winspear Centre in support of the Balfour’s Friends foundation. It all starts at 7:30pm Sept. 20. Tickets, $25, marywinspear.ca Hawk Watch Sept. 20

All-ages drop-in event 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at East Sooke Regional Park (Becher Bay Rd) Join CRD

Regional Parks and the Victoria Natural History Society for this annual migration event complete with live raptor demonstrations and activities at Aylard Farm. Brewery and the Beast Sept. 21

The third-annual festival of meat takes over Phillips Brewery’s back lot. Expect a classic BBQ, smoked meats, housemade sausages, steaks, ribs, a WHOLE PIG, lamb roast and charcuterie to sample alongside some of Phillips’ favourite brews. The event is sold out. breweryandthebeast.com

Vintage Expo Sept. 26 and 27

Join the biggest vintage fair of the year, with over 70 vendors and exhibitors. The show features vintage fashionable items including: clothing, jewellery, accessories, as well as mid-century housewares, records, decor, steam punk, art, furniture and vintage inspired items. Friday, 4 to 10pm and Sat. 10 to 6pm at Crystal Garden (713 Douglas St.) $7/weekend pass. victoriavintageshow.com Culture Days Sept. 26 to 28

Artist demonstrations, music workshops, free talks and more at various venues. More information at culturedays.ca

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Basset Picnic Sept. 27

Pet blessing, games and raffles, tail painting – a chance for your Basset to wiggle his/her tail (the tip only) on paper for you to take home – photographer and more, 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Beaver Lake. $5 per dog. The Galapagos Marine Environment Sept. 29

Victoria Natural History Society presentation with Michael Jackson, author of Galapagos – A Natural History Guide, 7:30 p.m. in room 159 of UVic’s Fraser Building. All welcome. Ride for Refuge Victoria Oct. 4

Hosted by the Cridge Centre for the Family, riders of all ages unite to raise funds and awareness for up to 12 different charities supporting the exploited, vulnerable and displaced, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., starting and ending at Saanich Community Church, 4566 W Saanich Rd. $25 registration fee (waived if you fundraise). /cridge.org/ride

Get dressed in your tux, evening gown or vintage costume – finished with an exotic mask, of course – and enjoy this Venetianstyle ball and evening of mystery and intrigue at the Fairmont Empress, complete with red carpet arrivals, performances, roaming appetizers, Martini Mashed Potato stations, dancing, auctions and prizes and more! A fundraiser for the BC Cancer Foundation. Tickets and info: victoriaball.com Vancouver Island Bead & Jewellery Show Oct. 4

It’s the ultimate west coast bling fling for jewellery makers, jewellery lovers and everyone in between! Find artisan jewellery, gems, beads, tools, pearls, findings, packaging and display materials, classes and tons of inspiration at the Main Hall, Saanich Fairgrounds (1528 Stelly’s X Rd.). Admission: $10, or $12 for both days; children 12 and younger free. Info and advancetickets: vibjs.ca

Comedy

VICPEX 2014 Stamp Show Oct. 4 & 5

Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Comfort Hotel, Topaz Room, 3020 Blanshard St. vicstamps.com Discover the Yukon Oct. 14

Victoria Natural History Society presentation providing an introduction to the geography and ecology of the Yukon, with special emphasis on its unique habitats and species, 7:30 p.m. in room 159 of UVic’s Fraser building. All welcome.

Russell Peters’ Almost Famous World Tour Sept. 29

After setting attendance records around the world and completing one of the biggest comedy tours ever with his Notorious World Tour in 2012, the popular Canadian comedian returns with all new materials, backed with lightning-fast improv with the audience. selectyourtickets.com The Comic Strippers Oct. 29

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Dance Salsa Caliente showcase and dance party Sept. 19

Join Salsa Caliente for their sixth annual Theatre Showcase. Doors open at 8pm, with a full two-act theatre show featuring Salsa, Cha Cha, Bachata and Merengue performances to follow. Expect a dance party on stage post-show set to DJ Christina at the Metro Studio Theatre (1411 Quadra). All ages welcome. Ballet Victoria’s Dracula Oct. 24 to 26

Enjoy this eerily beautiful ballet – seductive, fascinating and dramatically different. McPherson Playhouse, #3 Centennial Square, 250-386-6121. rmts.bc.ca

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Bastion Square Public Market Thursday to Sunday to Sept. 28

Colourful European-style artisans market featuring original local arts and crafts, entertainment and more. Sundays include farmer’s market. Bastion Square, at the foot of Wharf Street, opposite The Bay Centre and overlooking the Inner Harbour. bastionsquare.ca

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The Canadian flagship national poetry slam competition will host 100 poets from 20 cities across Canada. This year’s theme “More Than Words” showcases the artistic diversity of spoken word poetry through workshops and performances, with a finale at Alix Goolden Hall. cfsw.ca Seventh Annual One Wave Festival Sept. 19 and 20

Pacific Peoples’ Partnership hosts this cultural festival promoting awareness of cultural integrity, language loss, climate change, ocean pollution, food security, Indigenous identity, racism, and long-term effects of colonialism. Saturday features the Pacific Arts and Culture Showcase from 12 to 6 p.m. in Centennial Square. pacificpeoplespartnership.org Art of the Cocktail Oct. 4 to 6

Canada’s premier cocktail event brings out the best in the industry to celebrate – you guessed it – all things cocktail! Highlights include the Earls’ Bar Games competition, Make Your Own Bitters workshop, Grand Tasting in the Crystal Gardens and more. Various venues. For tickets and information: 250-389-0444 or www.ArtoftheCocktail.ca

John Adams will lead several special tours as part of the Ghosts of Victoria Festival. Pumpkinfest at Galey Farms Oct. 11, 12, 18, 19, 25 and 26

Celebrate fall with the family! Entertainment, kids activities, hay rides, U-pick pumpkins, train rides, corn maze, petting farm, haunted house and a new Cow Train; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visit galeyfarms.net for ticket info. Festival of Fear at Galey Farms Oct. 16 to 31

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Country market in the heart of Victoria’s farm community featuring fresh fruits, veggies, locally grown plants, crafts and more. Saanich Fairgrounds, 1528 Stellys X Rd., peninsulacountrymarket.com

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Find a delicious variety of culinary treasures, including local food producers at every level – farmers, butchers, bakers, cheese-makers, preservers, brewers, florists and restaurateurs. Tues to Sat 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Sun to 5 p.m. #6-1701 Douglas St., victoriapublicmarket.com

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VICTORIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FALL HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE RACHMANINOV 3RD WITH FEDOROVA SEPT. 22, Spectacular Spanich

THE BAYSIDE BIG BAND OF VICTORIA CONCERT SEPT. 26

Join this 16-piece traditional band lead by Norbert Ziegler and accompanied by vocalist Darlene Haynes as they perform a musical mix from the 1930s to ‘60s. St. Paul’s United Church, 2410 Malaview Ave. at 5th in Sidney, 6:30 p.m. Admission $12. Refreshments at intermission by donation for Outreach programs. Tickets available at Tanner’s Books, St. Paul’s Office and at the door. Wheelchair accessible and lots of on-site parking. stpaulsunited. info/

Bagpipes with Carlos Núñez, Sept. 26 to 28, and Britten’s War Requiem, Nov. 8 & 9. For full concert calendar, call 250-385-6515 or visit www. victoriasymphony.ca Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton St., 250-386-6121 www.rmts.bc.ca

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Local choir welcomes new members. All voices can sing and all voices are welcome! www. gettinhigherchoir.ca/choir_life THE 1ST ANNUAL VICTORIA GOSPEL MUSIC FESTIVAL SEPTEMBER 19 & 20

The Universal Gospel Choir (Vancouver), Aaron Scoones & The Gospel Crusaders (Victoria), Marvin Matthews Band (Los Angeles) and The Ladies of Gospel (Victoria). Alix Goolden Performance Hall, 907 Pandora St. Tickets: $25 Child/Senior / $28 Adult + service charges from Lyle’s Place, Ditch Records, Christian Book Store. www.hightideconcerts.net, or

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The Grammy-winning country superstar – who has recorded more than 50 Top-10 hits – visits in support of his current release, The Bluegrass Album. Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre, 1925 Blanshard St., 250-220-7777. saveonfoodsmemorialcentre.com NICK LA RIVIERE’S BRAND NEW ORIGINAL BAND SEPT. 27

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2014 Canadian fall tour stops in Victoria, playing Distrikt Nightclub. strathconahotel.com

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VICTORIA CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC: 50TH JUBILEE FACULTY SHOWCASE SEPT. 27

The critically acclaimed, Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, guitarist and entertainer visits Victoria with special guests. Save-onFoods Memorial Centre, 1925 Blanshard St., 250-220-7777. saveonfoodsmemorialcentre.com

Concert featuring conservatory faculty at Alix Goolden Hall (907 Pandora Ave.) For info and tickets, visit vcm.bc.ca/50thanniversary/

ONLY PLANET CABARET OCT. 4 (METCHOSIN COMMUNITY HALL, 4401 WILLIAM HEAD RD.) & OCT. 5 (CADBORO BAY UNITED CHURCH, 2625 ARBUTUS RD.)

A unique collaboration between five Salt Spring Island writers, performers, musicians and activists, featuring singing and songwriting, story-telling, powerful performance poetry and exuberant musical theatre. Jeremy Loveday, two-time defending Victoria Poetry Slam Champion, opens for the cabaret’s fundraiser for Pull Together, a campaign of Sierra Club BC and RAVEN Trust to help pay for First Nations legal challenges to the federal government’s approval of Enbridge’s proposed Northern Gateway pipeline and tankers project. Tickets $15. A PLACE TO LISTEN OCT. 15

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Pacific Opera Victoria presents the first opera in Wagner’s monumental Ring Cycle, setting in motion the conflicts that will ultimately destroy the gods. Set in a world of giants and river nymphs, dwarves and gods that rule from Valhalla, Wagner’s reworked legends create a compelling new myth that feels as old as time – a towering epic told in sumptuous musical language, a profound, richly textured fusion of music and drama. Royal Theatre. Tickets start at: $25; rmts.bc.ca AN EVENING WITH SARAH MCLACHLAN OCT. 18

Victoria’s newest experimental music and listening series begins its third season. aplacetolisten. tumblr.com THE MUTED NOTE OCT. 18,

DAS RHEINGOLD OCTOBER 16, 18, 24 AND 26

The Grammy award-winning Canadian songstress kicks off her coast-to-coast Shine On tour in Victoria! Save-onFoods Memorial Centre, 1925 Blanshard St., 250-220-7777. saveonfoodsmemorialcentre.com GORDON LIGHTFOOT OCT. 22 & 23

Marking five decades of touring, the Canadian music icon plays the Royal Theatre. rmts.bc.ca or 250-386-6121.

LEST WE FORGET OCT. 25

Join the Victoria Symphony at the Bay Street Armoury for this special concert of remembrance, including new work by local composer Tobin Stokes telling the story of J.C. Richardson, the famous Canadian piper who inspired the troops into battle. Tickets start at $20. mts.bc.ca MUSIC OF THE MAD MEN ERA OCT. 30 TO NOV. 1

The Victoria Symphony and the stellar vocal quintet Five By Design present the songs made famous by Bobby Darin, Rosemary Clooney, Wayne Newton, Frank Sinatra and others. Tickets start at $30. rmts. bc.ca

SPORTS WESTERN SPEEDWAY SATURDAYS

Racing action is at Western Speedway every Saturday. More information and tickets at westernspeedway.net IRB AMERICAS RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP OCT. 11, 15 & 19

Canada hosts the USA, Uruguay and Argentina at Westhills Stadium, Langford. Visit www. americasrugbychampionship.com for information and ticket info. GOODLIFE FITNESS VICTORIA MARATHON OCT. 12

A Boston Marathon qualifier, the Victoria Marathon celebrates 25 years in 2014, featuring one of the most beautiful routes on the running circuit. runvictoriamarathon.com

WESTSHORE REBELS OCT. 4

The Rebels footballers continue their fall season with anaway game at the Vancouver Island Raiders’ Caledonia Stadium in nanaimo. Tickets at westshorerebelsfootball.com 2014 BELLYFIT SUMMIT SEPT. 27 & 28

Experience sessions from international presenters on Dance & Fitness, Business & Personal Development, Health & Beauty, and Yoga & Spirit. At the Victoria Conference Centre. $239 for full weekend / single sessions available. No Bellyfit experience required. bellyfit.com/2014summit

JAPANESE CULTURAL FESTIVAL – The Victoria Nikkei Cultural Society presents the 15th annual Japanese Cultural Fair at the Esquimalt Recreation Centre Oct. 25. An opportunity to discover island nation’s foods, arts and cultural traditions, drop by from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to savour delicious sushi, bento boxes and sweet manju desserts, take in ikebana, bonsai and tea ceremony demonstrations, plus martial arts, Taiko, dance performances and much more! Learn more at www.vncs.ca approved

VICTORIA ROYALS SEPT. 26 AND 27

The Royals begin their season with home games against Kamloops. Games at 7:05pm at Save-on-Foods Memorial Arena. victoriaroyals.com

STAGE & SCREEN THE REZ SISTERS TO OCT. 19

A rich, magical journey of redemption by celebrated First Nations writer, Tomson Highway. Meet seven women – all related – who leave their reservation on a road trip to Toronto and the “Biggest Bingo in the World,” each hoping to win the jackpot and change their lives forever. Belfry Theatre, 1291 Gladstone. belfry.bc.ca MOVIE NIGHTS AT THE OAK BAY BEACH HOTEL TUESDAYS, AT 6:15 P.M.

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movie at this community movie house in the hotel’s David Foster Foundation Theatre. oakbaybeachhotel.com or 250598-4556. PRIDE & PREJUDICE OCT. 2 TO 18

Fall in love all over again with Jane Austen’s classic tale of Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy. Langham Court Theatre, 805 Langham Court 250-384-2142. langhamtheatre.ca THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE OCT. 9 TO 18

Journey through the doors of the wardrobe once again and return to the land of Narnia with Peter and Lucy. Now grown up, they revisit the room where once

upon a time, years before, their magical adventures began in this inventive two-person retelling of the beloved C.S. Lewis novel. Phoenix Theatre, University of Victoria, 250-721-7992. finearts. uvic.ca/theatre/phoenix TOOPY AND BINOO OCT. 19

Entertaining the preschool set, the two friends blend optimism, imagination and spontaneity in their quest to find the best game ever! McPherson Playhouse at 1 and 4 p.m. rmts.bc.ca or 250386-6121. SPRING AWAKENING OCT. 21 TO NOV. 2

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Hear the Lions roar Oct. 11. at BC Place. VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

One of the largest film festivals in North American takes place Sept. 25 to Oct. 10. viff.org STEVE HARVEY LIVE

A “laughter-filled evening” is promised at theVancouver Convention Centre Sept. 26. steveharveylive.ca DROPKICK MURPHYS

Celtic punk power at the Commodore Ballroom Sept. 30.

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The boys in blue home opener goes Oct. 11 versus the Edmonton Oilers. canucks. nhl.com

The “forever young” quartet entertain the pre-school set with two Vancouver-area stops on their cross-Canada tour, Oct. 18 at Surrey’s Bell Performing Arts Centre and Oct. 19 at North Vancouver’s Centennial Theatre. thewiggles.com ALYSSA REID AND VIRGINIA TO VEGAS

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Seattle’s El Corazon hosts the singer-songwriter Oct. 5. SLOAN

The Canadian rockers play Seattle’s Tractor Tavern for their Commonweatlh tour Oct. 20. sloanmusic.com The funnymen bring their improv antics to Seattle’s Moore Theatre Oct. 11. stgpresents.org/ moore

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contes t Monday Magazine’s photo contest deadline Oct. 2 The deadline is looming for the annual Monday Magazine Photo Contest, co-hosted this year with the Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria. Victoria’s longest-running photo competition, photos can be entered into one of six categories, with the last four designed to be open to interpretation, and both colour and black and white images, so get creative. Just be sure to note the specific category on the entry form. Colour – General; Black & White – General; Yes for Techno – Computer Manipulation Allowed; Mirrors, Windows and Reflections; The Decisive Moment; Reality & Fiction. Drop entries at the Monday Magazine office, 818 Broughton Ave., first floor, until Oct. 2. A juried event open to amateur photographers only, winners will be revealed at a free public reception at The Bay Centre Oct. 16. All the entries will remain on display through Oct. 28. Watch for the winners in the November issue of Monday Magazine. Find entry guidelines online at www.mondaymag.com/contests or www.cacgv.ca

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this winner of the 2007 Tony Award for Best Musical is a daring mix of rebellion, poignancy and passion as a group of teens wrestle with their emerging

sexuality and their place in the world. Belfry Theatre, 1291 Gladstone Ave., 250-385-6815. belfry.bc.ca THE ADDAMS FAMILY Oct. 31 to Nov. 2

They’re creepy and they’re kooky, mysterious and spooky...everyone’s favourite creepy family comes to the McPherson Playhouse in all new story for this benefit in support of Kaleidoscope Theatre. Tickets start at $25. rmts.bc.ca

Visual Arts

Sidney Fine Arts Show Oct. 17 to 19

Presented by the Community Arts Council of the Saanich Peninsula, this world-class juried art exhibition features close to 400 works, selected from more than 1,200 submissions. Visit from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday and until 5 p.m. Sunday. Mary Winspear Centre, Sidney. 2243 Beacon Ave., 250- 656-0275. marywinspear.ca Hiraki Sawa Sept. 19

The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria officially opens its fall season with works from the Japanese artist during a public reception from 8 to 10pm at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, 1040 Moss.

the adults relax with dinner and a concert. Red Moon Road gets things going Sept. 27 followed by Pint & Dale Oct.17, Groove Kitchen Oct. 24, Louise Rose & Friends Nov. 7, The Crooked Brothers Nov. 28 and the Maureen Washington Quartet Dec. 12. Tickets are $15 at the door or $12 in advance from Ivy’s Bookshop, Oak Bay Recreation reception and online at beaconridgeproductions.com

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What are the societal and economic ramifications of an economy that may no longer be rooted in a physical geography but in an intangible and sleepless network of digital information? The artists in this exhibition use a variety of strategies to interrogate the rapidly transforming definitions of “work.” Hear the artists talk Sept. 20 at 2pm. At Open Space (510 Fort). openspace.ca Blu Smith IN-GALLERY DEMONSTRATION Sept. 20

The local artist will be working on a painting in progress at Oak Bay’s Avenue Gallery. theavenuegallery.com

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RON PARKER – CHANGING LIGHT Oct. 2 to 10

Avenue Gallery hosts an exhibit by painter Ron Parker. Opening Reception with artist in attendance Oct. 2 from 6 to 8 p.m.

Robert ‘Lucky’ Budd “ Echoes of British Columbia” (released October 11) Monday, October 20th

Salish Reflection: Coast Salish art and artists on campus To Jan. 10

Matt Rader

“ What I Want to Tell You Goes Like This” (released September 30) Friday, October 17th

Thomas King

“ The Back of the Turtle” (released September 2) Monday, October 27th

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“ Canadian Spacewalkers” (to be released October 3) Tuesday, November 4th

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“ Boundlesss” (to be released September 6) Thursday, October 22nd

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“ Who We Are” (to be released September 5) Thursday, November 13th

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“ From Classroom to Battleﬁeld” (released November 3) Tuesday, November 18th

JOHN CLEESE

“ So Anyway” (to be released November 4) Saturday, November 15th University of Victoria Farquhar Auditorium Tickets $50.00 available through the UVic Box Ofﬁce, online at tickets.uvic.ca or by phone at 250.721.8480

UVic’s Legacy Downtown exhibit honours Coast Salish artists Chris Paul, Maynard Johnny Jr., and knitters May Sam and the Olsen family (Adam, Joni, and their mother Sylvia), and illustrates the teaching methodology and experience of students and artists. legacy.uvic.ca

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don’t love music festivals. I realize that in this modern day saying that out loud may ostracize me, but it’s true. The music is loud, the weather is hot, and the hipsters in attendance are overwhelmingly frustrating. Maybe I missed the boat. It seems to me that if you aren’t a 20-something in tight jeans drinking meangreen juice out of a mason jar with those weird holes in your ear lobes then maybe music festivals are not for you. Not saying everybody at a music concert is a hipster, far from it in fact, but hipsters are the ones who look at me like a dad at a rave when I walk onto the festival grounds, so they get my wrath today. Also, how can you afford a $200 wrist band but not a $2 stick of deodorant. Maybe you should spend some of that money you saved only cutting the hair on one side of your head to purchase some? Or maybe buy a razor. I’m tired of

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JENNIFER BLYTH Few of the classics have been performed or adapted as often as Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, a testament both to the quality of the original and the beloved position it holds in people’s hearts and minds. Not only has the 1813 novel enjoyed a variety of film, television and stage adaptations, but the literary world has also delivered a wide variety of novels inspired by the original – everything from the quirky Pride and Prejudice and Zombies to P.D. James’ recent homage, Death Comes to Pemberley. Now, local theatre fans are eagerly awaiting Victoria playwright Janet Munsil’s awardw-winning adaptation, playing at Langham Court Theatre Oct. 2 to 18. Munsil, who has penned her own historical plays, was asked to create the adaptation in 2012 for a co-production between a Calgary theatre company and the National Arts Council. With three months to write, “I just read the book over and over and listened to the audio book until I felt I had absorbed the plot. I just started to write from there and let my brain pick out what was important,” Munsil says, noting while the play initially came in at four hours long, judicious editing brought it down to just 2 1/2 hours, including intermission. While Darcy fans may be shocked to hear it, Pride and Prejudice actually “isn’t Pride my favourite and Prejudice, Jane Austen Oct. 2 to 18. story. I have Find details at to say I love 250-384-2142 or Northanger langhamtheatre.ca Abbey,”

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Munsil says with a smile. That said, she obviously holds a warm place for the familiar characters, including smart, independent Elizabeth, her patient, kind older sister Jane, parents Mr. and Mrs. Bennet, and the many other characters populating Regency England. “I wanted my version to highlight the comedy in in the story and in Jane Austen’s writing because I find it’s often seen as dramatic, but they’re in fact (witty) and fun,” Munsil says. “I set out to write as true to Jane’s writing as I could while being understandable.” Certain social conventions that can be easily explained in a novel are more challenging to explain on stage without considerable extra dialogue, for example. While some of the book’s characters and scenes have been eliminated for the sake of brevity, and certain scenes condensed and adapted to advance the story, Austen fans and newcomers alike will find a lot to like in the production, says director Judy Treloar. The large cast of characters of all ages has offered much opportunity for local actors, not to mention choreographer Sylvia Hosie, charged with crafting the early 19th-century dance sequences for the production. “I love young people and how their heads work so we’re having an amazing time,” Treloar says, commending the work of her your stars, including Melissa Taylor as Elizabeth and Montgomery Bjornson as Darcy, who fans will remember from his recent turn in a very different role as The Graduate’s Benjamin Braddock.

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Tuck into your fall reading list JENNIFER BLYTH

Fall’s shorter days and cooler temperatures provide the perfect excuse to cosy up before the fire with a good book. So whether your go-to genre is fiction or non-fiction, literary or easy-reading, we checked in with several local booksellers for thisseason’s mustread picks.

Fiction

From Munro’s Books, Jessica Walker recommends Lee Henderson’s intriguing The Road Narrows As You Go. “All Wendy Ashbubble has ever wanted is to draw comics as well as Charles Schultz’s Peanuts – and to one day see her creations grace the pages of a major daily newspaper. Growing up in Victoria in the 1970s, Wendy dreams of getting out, getting away… and getting recognition for her talent. And there’s another, never-whispered motivation that prompts her to seek her fortune: a deeply buried memory and unshakeable belief that her unknown father is Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States.” Also popular this fall is Julie Paul’s The Pull of the Moon, in which, with her poet’s eye, Paul “gives us 12 short stories that examine what happens in the lives of characters who discover shocking truths about the people they thought they knew best.” From the experts at Russell

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Books comes a recommendation for Janet Rogers’ new poetry collection, Peace in Duress in addition to several new fiction titles from B.C. authors, including Between by Angie Abdou, and The Evolutionist by Avi Sirlin (watch for his book launch with Russell Books in November), says events and marketing co-ordinator Vanessa Herman. Henderson’s work also makes the top 10 fall fiction list at Bolen Books. Other must-reads include The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy by Rachel Joyce, author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry. In this “unique and separate love story alongside that of Harold Fry about Queenie Hennessy, the remarkable friend who inspired Harold’s incredible journey,” discover “the shocking and beautiful truth of Queenie’s life.”

Non-fiction

On the non-fiction shelves, watch for Harbour Publishing’s Echoes of British Columbia by Robert Budd (who has also produced the well-received Cloudwalker with Roy Henry Vickers). Publishing in October, the follow-up to Voices of British Columbia brings to life more captivating tales of our pioneering past. Non-fiction recommendations from Bolen Books include the My 10 Best cookbooks series, featuring famous chefs such as Alain Ducasse, Daniel Boulud, Eric Ripert and Pierre Herme, So Anyway by John Cleese and Canadian Spacewalkers by Bob McDonald. Stop by the store to check out the full list.

Sept. 24 – Russell Books welcomes Lloyd Kahn, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 25 – #ReadWomen2014 with Angie Abdou, Caroline Adderson and Eve Joseph, 7:30 p.m. at Russell Books Sept. 28 – Munro’s Books hosts the launch of local author Julie Paul’s new short story collection, The Pull of the Moon. Free; 7:30 p.m. (doors at 7 p.m.) Oct. 4 – Munro’s hosts the book launch for Lee Henderson’s The Road Narrows as You Go. Free; 7:30 p.m. (doors at 7 p.m.) Oct. 7 – Fall Verse with Ariel Gordon & Alreen Pare, 7:30 p.m. at Russell Books Oct. 8 – Munro’s hosts a book launch and talk by Bee Time author Mark L. Winston. Free; 7:30 p.m. (doors at 7 p.m.) Oct. 14 – Bolen Books welcomes Robert ‘Lucky’ Budd, author of Echoes of British Columbia in the store. Oct. 16 – Language of the Land with Tim Lilburn, Janet Rogers and Robert Budd, 7:30 p.m. at Russell Books Oct. 17 – Bolen Books welcomes Matt Rader, author of What I Want to Tell You Goes Like This, in the store. Oct. 23 – Munro’s Books hosts An Evening with Ann-Marie MacDonald, author of Adult Onset, 7:30 p.m. at Alix Goolden Hall, 907 Pandora Ave. (doors at 7 p.m.) Tickets $10, available at Munro’s or at the door. Oct. 23 – Boundless author Kathleen Winter comes to Bolen Books. Oct. 25 – Book signing with Who We Are author Elizabeth May, (time to be confirmed) at Munro’s Books. Oct. 27 – Thomas King, author of The Back of the Turtle comes to Bolen Books.

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Theatres launch busy season October is traditionally one of the busiest months in theatre for Victoria. Regular music programming returns and local mentors offer classes to unleash your creative spirit as we head into the darker, wetter months of winter. Dramaturge and playwright Charles Tidler has been offering The Playwright’s Workshop (in conjunction with the Belfry Theatre) for over 20 years. This user-friendly, project-oriented 10-week workshop is designed for beginning and emerging playwrights. To nurture your inner playwright, contact cltidler@shaw.ca Joyce Kline’s popular Power Doodling class, Letting the Little Picture Reveal the Big Picture, is at Royal Roads University Oct. 25. See royalroads.ca From large to small, emerging to established, children’s to alternative, student to classical, every theatre in Victoria is presenting work in October. If ever there was a time to purchase a ticket, it’s now. Theatre Inconnu presents Baby with Bathwater, Oct. 2 to 18. Parenthood nightmares as seen from the inimitable pen of the satirical and comedic Christopher Durang. Ride this comedic roller-coaster that explores the ties that bind. TicketRocket.org Langham Court Theatre presents Janet Munsil’s adaptation of the Jane Austen classic Pride and Prejudice, awarded Play of the Year 2012 in Calgary. A period treasure suitable for all ages. Oct. 2 to 18. Langhamtheatre.ca You’ve seen the movie, now experience the heart-warming tale of Southern women, Steel Magnolias, onstage with St Luke’s Players, Oct. 8 to 19. StLukesPlayers.org The Phoenix Theatre always places the Spotlight on Alumni for their October production. Join Kaitlin Williams (BFA ’09) and Mack Gordon (BFA ’08) for their interpretation of C.S.

Lewis’ masterpiece The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Oct. 9 to 18. finearts.uvic.ca/theatre/phoenix/tickets/ For more than 30 years, William Head on Stage (WHoS), with the help of members of the local theatre community (this year—the Prison Arts Collective) has workshopped and produced plays for the public. Time Waits for No One: A Prison Play, Oct. 10 to Nov. 7, is inspired by the novel The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom. Must have tickets in advance. 19+ only. Ticketrocket.org Join students of the Canadian College of Performing Arts Company C for Spring Awakening, by Duncan Sheil and Steven Sater, in collaboration with the Belfry Theatre. Oct. 21 to Nov. 1 ccpacanada.com Paper Street Theatre begins its fourth season with the absurd, dark world of The Extemporium: An Improvised Franz Kafka at Intrepid Theatre Club, Oct. 22 to 25. TicketRocket.org Thea Gill (A Streetcar Named Desire) returns to Victoria to headline Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre’s season opener Gaslight at the Roxy Oct. 23 to Nov. 2. This elegantly structured morality tale is directed by Janet Wright (Brighton Beach Memoirs). Bluebridgetheatre.ca Brand new company RKO (Random Knockout Productions) – a collective of some of Victoria’s finest young artists – presents Rocky Horror Show directed by Britt Small Oct. 23 to Nov. 1. ticketrocket.org Atomic Vaudeville’s Hallowe’en Cabaret Oct. 24 to Nov. 1 and Kaleidoscope’s The Addams Family (Oct. 31 to Nov. 1) round out October’s offerings. Janis La Couvée is a community builder, writer and arts advocate.

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Sarah shines on “I’m a pretty light person and when I’m not, I work hard to work through that.” – Sarah McLachlan

JENNIFER BLYTH There’s a sense of “what you see is what you get” with Canadian songstress Sarah McLachlan, and you know what? That’s a great thing. “I feel like my public persona and private persona are pretty much the same,” she reflected during a recent phone interview from her Vancouver-area home. That personal connection is a big part of what connects McLachlan’s reflective music with her fans. “I write from an emotional point of view and I’m trying to tell a story, if not from personal experience, then from something I’ve witnessed. With this last record, there was plenty of fodder in my own life,” she says with an easy laugh. The album title, Shine On, reflects McLachlan’s positive approach to life’s challenges. “It’s a place of acceptance,” she says. “I’m a pretty light Sarah person and when I’m not, I work hard to work McLachlan’s through that.” Shine On tour Regrouping with comes to Save-onfamily after the recent American leg Foods Memorial Centre of her Shine On tour, Oct. 18 McLachlan kicks off selectyourtickets.com the cross-Canada portion of her tour here in Victoria Oct. 18. From deeply moving songs [18]

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like “Song For My Father,” exploring her relationship In a career rich with successes, from selling 40 milwith her father, who passed away in December of lion albums worldwide to raising millions for charity, 2010, to the edgier “Flesh and Blood” and “Love McLachlan recalls her first of eight Juno Awards, her Beside Me,” produced by Bob Rock (Metallica, Ron first of three Grammys and being named to the Order Sexsmith), there’s a freshness about McLachlan’s of Canada as significant milestones, “none of which I eighth studio album. Largely produced by McLachlan’s ever expected or even sought out; they are wonderful long-time collaborator Pierre Marchand, it’s the first things that just happend.” album for new label Verve after more than 20 years Among such achievements, however, she is trewith Nettwerk/Artista. mendously proud of her non-profit Sarah McLachlan That same philosophy of adaptation has carried School of Music, founded in Vancouver 13 years ago McLachlan through the vast changes in the music to provide free afterschool music education for at-risk industry since her debut in 1988. and underserved kids who otherwise “Music and the music business is would have no access to music provery cyclical (with) huge pendulum gramming. “I write from swings as to what’s popular,”she In deciding to open the school, “I an emotional says. Rather than lamenting the looked at my own life and how much loss of revenue from music sales, music and music education had given to point of view she admires artists like U2 who find me,” she says. “It’s been fantastic. It is and I’m innovative new ways to be successthe most rewarding thing to see these ful while connecting with fans and kids thrive and be part of something; trying to tell a doing what they love. that’s really special.” story.” “You don’t have a choice,” she Students, ranging from Grade 4 to 12 says. “I need to make a living and and from all walks of life come to learn I make a great living (but) it’s a shift. and explore, “leaving their labels at the It’s adapting. That’s one of the most fundamental door.” things in humanity. The result has been nothing short of fantastic with It helps that money was never her fundamental former students going on to study engineering, medimotivation for pursuing a music career. “I love making cine, and yes, even music. music,” she says simply. Sparked by a trip to Asia in her 20s, philanthropy When it does come time to write, McLachlan’s inspi- has been a large part of McLachlan’s adult life, reflectration flows from life and humanity, particularly by ing her gratitude for all she has. people who have struggled and emerged in a positive “I took a trip to Vietnam and Cambodia with World place, she says. Vision and that was a life-altering experience because

I saw first-hand what real poverty looked like,” McLachlan reflects. “I really got the fact that here in my life, how lucky I was, and I have carried that with me ever since.” McLachlan also founded the Lilith Fair music tour showcasing female musicians and through that has raised more than $7 million for local and national charities – not to mention also raising the profile of many female singers and musicians. For her own Shine On tour, making Victoria the first stop made sense geographically, but it’s also familiar. She had visited her parents often after they settled in Oak Bay. (And beau Geoff Courtenall is another native son.) After the solitude of writing and recording, McLachlan welcomes the thrill and rewards of performing live, but at 46, and mom to two young daughters, it also brings its challenges. “Touring is not an easy business (but) it’s amazing; I love it,” she says. Building her schedule around her daughters’ school schedules, the girls accompanied her for about half of her 22-state summer tour. They’ll also join her for a few weeks of the Canadian tour. “I’m still mom,” she says. “It doesn’t matter that I’m on stage ‘til 11 o’clock. They’re a great leveller.” Picking up her daughters from school recently, her daughters had no trouble weighing in on their mom’s choice of footwear. Her youngest told her, “‘Mom, those are rock star shoes and you are so not a rock star,’” she laughs. “They humble me every day.”

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“This is not an average Halloween costume party,” organizers of the Victoria Masquerade Ball note. Too true, that. In fact, what Derek and Julie Sanderson promise is an evening of glitz and glamour, mystery and intrigue at “the castle on the harbour,” the Fairmont Empress Hotel, Oct. 25. North America’s only Venetian-style Ball, the Victoria Masquerade Ball, will provide guests with a red-carpet welcome before ushering in an evening of performances, roaming appetizers and Martini Mashed Potato stations, dancing, auctions and more. Prizes will be awarded for Best Male, Best Female and Best Couple costumes. First noted in Italy during the 15th century, and particularly popular in Venice, masquerade balls were costumed public festivities. Typically elaborate dances for members of the upper classes, masquerade balls became common throughout mainland Europe and Britain in the 17th and 18th centuries. “Julie and I took the ball over four years ago and we’ve just taken it bigger and better each year,” says event chair Derek Sanderson, noting the ball has raised $200,000 for local charities in the last three years. Proceeds from this year’s event will go to the BC Cancer Foundation.

“We don’t have to do this, we want to do this,” says Sanderson, owner of Island IT. “We think it’s fun and different and in North America there isn’t another proper Venetian Ball, so it’s a good fit. There’s just an electric feeling about the event.” With photographers snapping their arrival, guests will enjoy a glass of champagne as they browse silent auction items and enjoy a variety of music and dance performances before dancing to the Midnights and a live auction at 9:30 p.m. Adding to the spectacle, masquerade-appropriate dress is required, including a mask, Venetian ball apparel or evening wear – tuxedo or suit for men and ball gown or dress for ladies. However, Julie Sanderson notes, while some guests create stunning masks each year, it’s not a requirement; a simple store-bought mask is all that’s needed. “There’s so many different levels of entertainment, a terrific band and auction – it’s just a great time for a great cause.” The Victoria For details Masquerade Ball, and ticket information, Fairmont Empress visit victoriaHotel Oct. 25. ball.com See victoriaball.com

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Artistic Season Welcome to Victoria’s

From dramatic operas to symphony pops, campy musicals to modern dance, there’s lots to like about this season’s arts scene. Here Jennifer Blyth has a look at what’s coming up on a stage near you.

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A blockbuster season Pacific Opera Victoria presents Wagner’s Das Rheingold Oct. 16, 18, 24 and 26. PHOTO COURTESY PACIFIC OPERA VICTORIA

The stage is set for dynamic theatre Victoria’s Belfry Theatre sets the 2014-15 Theatre season off to a grand start with its production of Tomson Highway’s The Rez Sisters, continuing to to Oct. 19. In collaboration with Company C at the Canadian College of Performing Arts, The Belfry continues its fall line-up with the award-winning musical Spring Awakening, by Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater, Oct. 21 to Nov. 2, followed by Venus in Fur, by David Ives, Nov. 11 to Dec. 13. Following the holiday break, the Belfry returns with Daniel MacIvor’s The Best Brothers, performed as a double bill with How to Disappear Completely Jan. 27 to March 1, before the annual SPARK Festival returns March 10 to 22. The Belfry rounds out this season’s lineup with Christopher Durang’s Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, April 14 to May 17. Victoria’s Paper Street Theatre offers something a little different this Halloween

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From dramatic opera to irreverent operettas, Victoria’s musical blockbusters get started with Pacific Opera Victoria’s presentation of Wagner’s Das Rheingold, staged only once before by a Canadian opera company. On stage Oct. 16, 18, 24 and 26, the first opera in Wagner’s monumental Ring Cycle sets in motion the epic conflicts that will ultimately destroy the gods. POV next presents Lucia Di Lammermoor, based on Sir Walter Scott’s novel The Bride of Lammermoor with music by Gaetano Donizetti. With performances Feb. 12, 14, 18, 20 and 22, this is the iconic bel canto opera, with its brilliant melodies, tempestuous passions, and murderous deeds – not to mention the most celebrated mad scene in all of opera. Puccini’s Madama Butterfly takes the stage April 9, 11, 15, 17 and 19, telling the story of an American officer who marries and abandons a young geisha, but does not foresee the formidable strength of her love and sense of honour. Puccini’s lush score and soaring melodies have made Madama Butterfly one of the

most popular operas of all time. For a not-to-be-missed treat Nov. 22 and 23, Pacific Opera Victoria and the Victoria Symphony join forces to present a classic musical, Lerner and Loewe’s Camelot, the magical tale of the court of King Arthur and the forbidden love of Sir Lancelot and Queen Guinevere. The Victoria Operatic Society has an exciting season planned, beginning with a twist on the seasonal treat A Christmas Story: The Musical, a “hilarious account of Ralphie’s desperate quest to ensure that this most perfect of gifts ends up under his tree this Christmas.” Catch the holiday spirit at the McPherson Playhouse Dec. 5 to 14. Come spring, the VOS visits the tumultuous times of early 19th centruy France with beloved Les Miserables, May 1 to 10. “The story of Jean Valjean, a French peasant, and his quest for redemption after serving 19 years in jail for having stolen a loaf of bread. Valjean breaks his parole and starts his life anew after a kindly bishop inspires him with a tremendous act of mercy. Regardless, he is relentlessly tracked

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Stage Continued from page 21 season with The Extemporium: A Kafka-esque Improv Experience, Oct. 22 to 25 at Intrepid Theatre: a disturbing set of improvised tales inspired by the works of Franz Kafka. New on Victoria’s theatre scene, RKO Productions presents Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show, Oct. 23 to Nov. 1 at Metro Studio Theatre. Theatre Inconnu wraps up its current season this fall, with Christopher Durang’s Baby with Bathwater next up Oct. 2 to 18, “an irresistible outing with an absurd genius of a writer.” The Dec. 4 to 20 Canadian premiere of Alice, a musical by Tom Waits, is Inconnu’s final show of 2014, a musical inspired by Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. UVic’s Phoenix Theatre heads back to Narnia with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Oct. 9 to 18, before tackling Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream Nov. 6 to 22. Phoenix greets 2015 with Judith Thompson’s Lion in the Streets Feb.12 to 21 and from March 12 to 21, Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus. Kaleidoscope Theatre launches its fall season this month with a new take on a family favourite, The Addams Family: A New Musical Comedy at the McPherson Playhouse Oct. 31 to Nov. 2. The company takes the arts to Uptown Dec. 6 to 14 with Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret Garden, adapted and directed by Roderick Glanville. Alice in Wonderland, featuring the Kaleidoscope Young Company, is at the Atrium Feb. 14 and 15. Other Kaleidoscope highlights include CAMP X, based on the novel by Eric Walters, May 23 to 31 at Fort Rodd Hill & Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Sites, and the third annual Family Theatre Festival, four family-friendly shows by Victoria’s most dynamic theatre companies.

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Langham Court Theatre launches The folks at Blue Bridge its stellar season with local playRepertory Theatre present wright Janet Munsil’s adaptation “Gold Standard Classics and of Jane Austen’s beloved Pride and Solid Gold Classics” for their Prejudice, Oct. 2 to 18. The compa2014-15 season. ny continues with The Small Room Patrick Hamilton’s Gaslight At The Top Of The Stairs, a drama is an elegantly structured by Carole Fréchette, Nov. 20 to Dec. morality tale showing the con6 and the North American premiere sequences of what happens of People, a drama by Alan Bennett when a woman chooses the Jan. 15 to 31. wrong man, Oct. 23 to Nov. 2, Spring at Langham Court brings before the company sets Alice Rupert Holmes’ The Mystery of vs. Wonderland Nov. 27 to Edwin Drood March 5 to 21, August: Dec. 14, described as “Lewis Osage County, April 23 to May 9 Carroll meets Lady Gaga in (a) and Humble Boy June 11 to 27. psychedelic update of Alice’s Following the Canadian College Adventures in Wonderland. of Performing Arts’ collaboration Under a tree and under their with the Belfry Theatre for Spring bowler caps, two clown like Awakening, the company brings Jane men, Vladimir and Estragon Austen’s Sense and Sensibility to life wait for the arrival of the mysDec. 3 to 7 and the TD Festival of terious Godot in Blue Bridge’s New Works, featuring original works production of Samuel Beckett’s and direction by the college’s Year II Waiting for Godot, March 5 to students, Dec. 10 to 13. 15, before the company tackles The new year brings Six one of Shakespeare’s darkest Characters in Search of an Author, UVic’s Phoenix Theatre presents The and most powerful tragedies, Jan. 29 to Feb. 1, Cities & Girls, Feb. Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Oct. Macbeth, May 7 to 24. 19 to 21, “a riotous post-dramat9 to 18. Blue Bridge wraps up its current ic music theatre event,” and much season July 9 to 26 with Pal Joey, Rodgers and Hart’s more. Check online for a full schedule. most famous musical, set in 1930s Chicago. In Saanich, St. Luke’s Players open their season with Over the Malahat, Chemainus Theatre rounds out Robert Harling’s Steel Magnolias, Oct. 8 to 19. Dec. its 2014 season with Over the Rainbow and Through 20 to Jan. 2 brings Snow White and the Magnificient the Woods, Oct. 3 to Nov. 8, followed by the seasonal Seven Dwarfs, a panto by Damian Trasler, David Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Carol, Lovesy and Steve Clark, followed by Victoria’s House, Nov. 21 to Dec. 22. March 11 to 22 and Barely Heirs May 20 to 31.

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Dynamic dance graces stage Ballet Victoria ventures into the darkness with the world premiere of Dracula, Oct. 24 to 26 at the McPherson Playhouse. Be prepared to be seduced by this eerily beautiful new ballet. Things lighten up for the holidays with The Gift performed with the Victoria Symphony & Joey Pietraroia, Dec. 27 to 29 at the Royal Theatre. An original, magical Christmas story set to the music of The Nutcracker, Young Pandora befriends a host of new characters including some inspired by Frozen. The fusion of classical music with modern pop musical interludes will have your toes tapping and your hands clapping. “Bigger, better and back by popular demand,” Amadeus - Dances with Wolfgang rocks the Royal March 10 and 11 as the music of Mozart and of Queen’s Freddie Mercury meet in this incredible balletic journey to stardom. Finally, Ballet Victoria closes the current season May 29 and 30 with Annie’s Rodeo and Other Works, fea-

turing three world premieres and a live orchestra. Dance Victoria returns to the Royal Theatre for 2014-15 season with another exceptional line-up, beginning Nov. 14 and 15 with Britain’s cutting-edge contemporary all-male dance troupe, Balletboyz, presenting Serpent, with choreography by Liam Scarlett, and Fallen, from Russel Maliphant. Coming up Jan. 29 and 30 is a mixed repertoire from San Francisco’s contemporary ODC Dance, known worldwide for its athleticism, passion and intellectual depth. The award-winning company presents Triangulating Euclid with choreography by Brenda Way, KT Nelson and Kate Wheare, and Waving Not Drowning (A Guide to Elegance), from Brenda Way. The holiday magic returns with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s Nutcracker Dec. 5 to 7. Performing at the Royal Theatre with the Victoria Symphony, this treasured holiday classic, danced to Tchaikovsky’s timeless score by one of Canada’s most beloved ballet com-

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panies, takes audiences on a wondrous adventure with Clara, her Nutcracker Prince, and the Sugar Plum Fairy. This heart-warming ballet is full of surprises, and features endearing Canadian scenes such as a snowy pond hockey game and a battle on Parliament Hill. Spring brings Compagnie Käfig and Käfig Brasil, March 13 and14 at the Royal Theatre. Dancers from the favelas of Rio de Janeiro fuse hip-hop with capoeira, samba and acrobatics in a unique rhythmic and muscular dance packed with surprising imagery, tight unison and virtuosic movement. Closing out the season, Ballet West’s

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t’s a season of celebrations for Victoria’s music community. The Victoria Philharmonic Choir, directed by Peter Butterfield, celebrates its 10th Anniversary Celebration Season beginning with a Music for St. Cecilia’s Day workshop, Nov. 22 at Oak Bay’s St. Mary’s Church. The holiday season brings the always popular Singalong Handel’s Messiah Dec. 14 in the Shawnigan Lake School Chapel, then on Dec. 17 the choir joins the Civic Orchestra of Victoria’s 16th annual full orchestra Messiah at Alix Goolden Hall. Come Dec. 22, the choir’s Family Christmas Carol Sing-along Concert comes to St. Mary’s Church. Easter brings Bach St. John Passion to the First Metropolitan United Church April 4, followed by a special presentation of Verdi’s Requiem May 24 at the University of Victoria’s Farquhar Auditorium. The Linden Singers’ anniversary season opens with Wassail! Dec. 7 at First Metropolitan United Church, a chance to rejoice with heart and soul and voice with Holst’s Christmas Day, Ohrwall’s Gaudete and familiar Christmas music, followed by a traditional Wassail after the concert. Love is Come Again celebrates International Women’s Day March 8 at Lutheran Church of the Cross with an eclectic selection of choral music written by women composers, including the premiere of a commissioned piece by Georgina Craig. The group concludes its season welcoming the

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Emily Carr String Quartet for With Strings Attached May 31 at St. Aidan’s United Church, including a debut performance of Gloria, a newly commissioned work for strings and choir by Jeff Enns, Ubi Caritas by Ola Gjeilo and other works. The Victoria Conservatory of Music’s year-long 50th anniversary celebration continues through May 2015 with programming to appeal to music lovers from any genre. Jubilee Faculty Concert I Sept. 27 features renowned soprano Ingrid Attrot, violist Michael van der Sloot, and pianist Robert

Holliston and others performing expressive instrumental works and poetic art songs of Robert Schumann. A Jubilee Tribute Concert Nov. 1 welcomes alumni violinist Nikki Chooi, pianist Miranda Wong Wilkins, and soprano Sarah Vardy with a program of unforgettable classics to amazing modern works, while Jubilee Faculty Concert II Jan. 24 highlights music for dance featuring acclaimed artists of the VCM Faculty joined by dancers of Ballet Victoria for an unforgettable evening. The Jubilee Grand Finale May 30 celebrates past and future, including the world premier of a new piano quintet, commissioned from composer Stephen Brown, and a popular/contemporary music showcase featuring fiddler/jazz artist Daniel Lapp and friends. The DieMahler Ensemble, led by Maestro Pablo Diemecke, opens its fall concert series with with heart-moving Latin music Sept. 20, followed by performances Oct. 18, Nov. 15 and Dec. 13. at Oak Bay’s St. Mary the Virgin church, 1701 Elgin Rd. Young musicians of the Greater Victoria Youth

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FALL ARTS PREVIEW Orchestra open their 29th season at the UVic’s Farquhar Auditorium Nov. 23 with Beethoven’s Coriolan Overture, op. 62, Bizet’s L’Arlésienne Suites, Enescu’s Romanian Rhapsody No. 2 and Smetana’s Má Vlast: Vltava (The Moldau).Come spring, the orchestra’s March 1 concert presents Suppé’s Light Cavalry Overture, Vaughn Williams’ English Folk Song Suite and Elgar’s Enigma Variations. The season concludes April 26 with a program including Brahms’ Hungarian

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Dances. The Victoria Civic Orchestra presents a varied season opening with the Sounds of Europe Nov. 8 at the Victoria High School Auditorium, including Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, Verdi’s La Forza del Destino and Dvorák’s Symphony No. 7 and concluding with Symphonic Masterworks, March 14 in the Alix Goolden Performance Hall with a program including Schubert – Rosamunde Overture (Die Zauberharfe), D.644,

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Elgar’s Sea Pictures Op. 37 and Franck’s Symphony in d minor. To celebrate its 30th anniversary, the Early Music Society of the Islands presents some of the biggest stars in the field of early music, with musicians from England, France, Germany, Italy, and across North America performing in Victoria, many of them for the first time. The theme of the season is “Great Composers,” with programs devoted to works by Bach, Dowland, Handel,

Monteverdi, Mozart, and Vivaldi. The season is anchored by two special events, Bach’s Christmas Oratorio Dec. 20, and Handel’s oratorio Theodora Feb. 15. Visit the society online for the full concert line-up. Victoria’s contemporary music scene just as vibrant. Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre welcomes such superstars as Brad Paisley, Oct. 2, Sarah McLachlan Oct. 18, and John Fogerty Nov. 29.

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olk legend Gordon Lightfoot kicks off the second leg of his 2014 Canadian tour with two dates on the Island, Oct. 21 at Nanaimo’s Port Theatre and Oct. 23 at Victoria’s Royal Theatre. The tour is a culmination of five decades of touring for Lightfoot, throughout a career that has seen 15 Juno Awards, five Grammy nominations, one rapidly spread death rumour and Top 10 classics such as If You Could Read My Mind, Sundown and The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. We caught up with Lightfoot while he prepared for the tour from his home in Toronto. Natalie North: Tell me a little about this latest tour? Gordon Lightfoot: Well, we will not miss any of the standards. Around that, we will build a show of really choice things, other work that has appeared on albums, really popular songs – that maybe never got to the Top 10, but were well-known album material. NN: Are you still songwriting? GL: Yeah, I can do a little bit, but I don’t have any thoughts of doing another album. My album obligations were all under contract. I was under contract for 33 years. When those contracts were honoured, I decided to back off.

NN: When you were first experiencing your rise in the ‘60s and ‘70s, getting See recognized while hugely popular Gordon Lightfoot artists (Elvis, Bob at Nanaimo’s Dylan, Barbara Streisand, Johnny Port Theatre Oct. 21 Cash) are covering your work, and at the Royal what did you find

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most exciting or fulfilling at the time? GL: It was thrilling with Ian & Sylvia. They were very important artists during the folk revival and they were connected to a management company in New York City...They knew Peter, Paul and Mary and passed a couple of tunes off to them. Peter, Paul and Mary had hits with a couple of my songs thanks to Ian & Sylvia. At that point, I was offered a management contract and that was an exciting time, because it became work...Over the next five years, I wrote five albums under that contract. I didn’t have any hit singles, but lots and lots of cover recordings. I’ve gotta tell you, I never heard one I didn’t like. I would just be honoured when people would ask me. I was just happy it was happening and I had a very young family at the time. It was a pretty exciting time for us. NN: Do you remember any kind of long-term career hopes, or did you stay focused on each project as it came? GL: I was looking way down the road, through all the time, to when I’d be sitting here talking to you this evening. I’m 75 years of age. When I was 30 years old and just starting to climb up the totem pole I was thinking: ‘What the heck am I going to do? Will I still be able to do this when I’m 75?’ That was my goal. How long can it last? Is there going to be a pitfall? I produced material: 20 original albums when all was said and done. The goal was always: how long can I do this? NN: How hard is it for you now, closer to the end of a long career, to look back on your life through those albums? Does ageing bother you at all? GL: We want to keep the quality up. How well can we do this? I ask that every time we go out on stage. I ask myself, how well can I do this tonight? If I’ve prepared and I’ve got all my instruments tuned and

I’m ready to go on stage, and I know what I want to sing before I go out there, I think I do a pretty good job. NN: Is there anything really left for you to improve on, any musical challenges you’d like to start working on? GL: I certainly have no intentions of stopping. It would have to be some kind of a health issue. I was right out for two years. I couldn’t perform. Getting back from that, I said I’m just going to keep going now... All the musicians (13 in his entourage), none of us are getting any younger. We’ve gotta be careful, stay prepared. We improve more, become more into it. It’s a privilege just to be there. It really is at this point in time for me, so I just do the best job I possibly could each time I walk out there. NN: Would you encourage young musicians to join the industry today? GL: It’s a crapshoot. I’m sorry to say, there really isn’t any better way to describe it. You never can be sure...Right away though, I’d say if you can write songs, you’re ahead of the pack. Like Neil Young says, ‘Look inside yourself.’ NN: Did you ever feel like you shared too much? GL: Well, there’s none that’s all that controversial, really. Boy meets girl. It is what it is. I write a whole lot of other kinds of songs as well: travel or whatever, but it boils down that love songs are always present. NN: Are you happy? GL: Yeah, I am. I really like to stay busy. That keeps me happy. I’m glad I can stay busy. For show details or to purchase tickets, visit rmts. bc.ca, or porttheatre.com. *This interview has been edited for length.

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With each black dorsal that cuts through the glassy Sealions cry out with Chewbaccian strangeness surface, our first mate Jen Dickson rattles off a name atop Race Rocks. We sit, take photos. The iPhone is pulled from the depths of my bag and mindless vide- and a fact. Orcas from J-Pod are out in full force: Oreo, Double Stuf and Cookie, each has its photoography skills sharp enough to shoot the Blair Witch prequel are engaged. The power and presence of the graph and family information logged since research began in the area in 1976. last creatures we are to encounter Dickson, who studied biology and on our three-hour whale chase is too environmental studies, is as enthusiasauthentic to measure against the idea “We’re going tic as they come and shows no limit to of another. We drift through icy blue to spend the her depth of interest in the Cetaceans. water, darkened in places by flowing next three hours The lesson winds its way from the streams of kelp and turn home. history of resident and transient poplooking for ACT 2: In which we return ulations halting their breeding some massive marine to the ocean in search of 700,000 years ago, to our shameful mammals. And magic past killing and capturing the mamAbout three dozen people stand in mals to now watching the annual it’ll be great.” a queue in front of Prince of Whales return of the famed J-pod matriarch HQ. Each holds a laminated boarding Granny, a 102-year-old great-greatpass and the hope of crossing paths with a baleen grandmother. beauty in our waters. Lucky for them, P-’Dub offers While there is no lack of interest from passengers one of the finest guarantees in the world of guaranatop the Ocean Magic, clearly, the main attraction tees: the “Whale Sightings Guarantee.” remains on the sea. As each group of killer whales Should you board their boats between April and rises above the waterline, the group of spectators October, and not see a whale, you are cordially invit- becomes transfixed and while most of us fall silent, ed to return, free of charge, on board the Ocean a small child squeals with delight. Throughout the Magic – a larger vessel, complete with snack bar – as evening, groups of two to seven whales will swim up many times as necessary until the day you die, or beside us, shoot mist from their blowholes or spyhop until you spot a whale, whichever comes first. Buy a to our enchantment. hot chocolate while you’re at it, too. Is this oceanic opera any more magical than our The afternoon ride out to the San Juans is calm, ocean adventure to a pack of sunbathing sealions, quasi-eventful. We pass an eagle, a tall ship and the whose barks will leave you stunned and strange in the aftermath of a burning boat. And yes, almost immebest way possible? Not for me, but for anyone quesdiately upon arrival in Haro Strait off San Juan Island, tioning the Whale Sightings Guartantee, let me tell we see whales. Non-stop whales. A festival of fins. you, it’s honoured. mondaymag.com MONDAY MAGAZINE OCTOBER 2014

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UP THE CREEK DEVON GALL I knew I was in trouble when the coach had to help me put my life jacket on properly. I’m pretty sure he took it easy on me after that. At first glance, I had serious doubts that my hockey-player physique would get close to fitting into the narrow, two-seat canoes at the Fairway Gorge Paddling Centre. But trying to follow coach Corey Teramura’s example – smoothly sliding himself from the dock onto the boat, he makes it look oh-soeasy – I dump myself into the seat, somehow managing not to dump myself into the water in the process. Outrigger paddling is more challenging and straining on the muscles than I anticipated. Not only must you stay in sync with your fellow paddlers, but you need to mind the mechanics as well. A life-long outrigger paddler and coach – their team has won every competition entered this season and is off this month to Hawaii’s 41-mile Molokai Hoe Canoe Race – Teramura started our session with a brief history lesson. Outriggers played an important role in many different civilizations from West Coast First Nations, to the South Pacific people of Hawaii, Tahiti and Fiji, who used the hand-carved boats for war, fishing and travelling between islands. Locally, about 500 Victorians paddle outriggers, designed to surf ocean waves, rather than calm inland waters.

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While dragonDiscover more boating is typically a spring about outrigger and summer canoeing sport, outriggers paddle at year-round, fgpaddle.com with several hundred dragonboaters paddling outrigger through fall and winter. Having never before put paddle to water, I was surprised one efficient swipe of the water comprised five distinct components, but I quickly learn you must master some semblance of all five if you want the canoe to move easily and swiftly. I also learn about the “Mana,” in Hawaiian culture, the spirit, energy and respect that goes into the sport, including the people around you, your equipment, and theose who pour their heart and soul into creating the amazing work of art that is a canoe and paddle. Picking up the canoe – much lighter than I anticipated – we set it gently onto the water and Teramura shows me how he slides smoothly from the dock into the canoe. My turn now. I’m not the biggest fan of water, or rather of taking an unexpected swim, but I’m game for a challenge. Awkwardly plopping both cheeks onto the seat, we set off. I try to match Teramura’s rhythm and remember the parts of each stroke. After nine strokes, I hear him say “hup,” signalling the “ho” to come on the tenth – it’s time to switch hands and alternate our paddling side. After several laps around a protected area of the Gorge inlet, we decide it’s time for a sprint. My shoulders and arms are quickly exhausted, and I barely, if at all, keep up. Realizing I’m completely gassed, we finish with a few leisurly laps around the docks, Teramura sharing more about this sport he loves. Gliding easily through the water and toward the dock, I can see why.

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with because she is also a mom and wife among other roles. Because she is also an artist, she’s learned to release life’s stuff creatively. “Everything disappears. (When I paint) I’m free of bunk and junk and it’s just wonderful.” She says even the bugs and the pain disappear. “I’m oblivious. It’s hypnotic. It’s like meditation.” It’s an intangible process that produces tangible beauty. During our conversation, the cameraman captures Mary Ann growing a dynamic garden on canvas. “We are exposed to so much negativity in the world,” she says, “I think it’s really important to focus on beauty. As we leave, I thank Mary Ann for reminding us to really see what surrounds us. And before the cameraman can say ‘I told you so’, I thank him, too. Adam Sawatsky is co-host of CTV News Vancouver Island at Five. On weekends, he hosts ‘Eye on the Arts’ on CFAX 1070.

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For anyone yet to try Jam Cafe for breakfast or lunch since its launch in 2012, a step inside may conjure feelings of a warm southern carnival that once stopped through town and somehow coalesced with the kind of West Coast Canadiana expected in our little hipster city. Time-worn curiosities adorn whitewashed walls: a pair of boxing gloves suspended by their laces and framed, a set of antlers, a classroom map of Canada. In red letters, the word EAT, painted over a blackboard of daily features is a reminder that we’re here to devour more than the décor. It’s a few minutes after 8 a.m. and Marina Restaurant executive chef Jeff Keenliside already sits sipping coffee to some indie tunes. Jam is a favourite haunt for the former Vancouver Island Chef of the Year. “It’s fun, casual, creative, good portions and good value,” he says. Fortunately for me and my admittedly tiresome no-meat-no-wheat restrictions, this is a list I can appreciate without ordering a matching plate. Keenliside asks for something that could have been born in the mind of Willy Wonka, if it weren’t from Jam chefs Sean Bodie and Buddy Wolfe, under the guidance of co-owner Jim Walmsley. (And yes, Walmsley is also the man behind the

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similarly-styled Union Pacific Coffee with tomatillo salsa over a stack of corn torwife, Candy.) tillas layered between black beans and Keenliside orders The Three Pigs, a jalapeno sour cream. Standard options corndog-inspired take on breakfast, with include a hefty portion of thick-cut corn three maple sausages dipped in pancake bread and smoked chorizo sausage, but batter and deep fried, served with syrup. even without the full experience, there’s Relax, calorie-counters, it’s accompanied more than enough to satisfy a healthy by fresh-cut fruit salad. Nothing unexappetite. pected in the salad, Keenliside says, but We finish our meals and Keenliside it plays a key role here. The makes his way to an entirely acidity cuts the richness and different pocket of the city, the fattiness of the pork in Oak Bay, where he is amidst a “Food on a the pancakes. “If they had fall menu change at the helm stick? decided to serve this with of a kitchen of 25, including It just looks like four apprentices. And while hash browns, it wouldn’t a good time. have worked,” he says. “It the chef has spent much of his would have been way too time at the Marina, he’s also heavy.” been behind his own project Plus, food on a stick? It just looks like as owner-operator of Fernwood’s (nowa good time. closed) Lucy’s in the Square.“It doesn’t Keenliside calls out another notable have to be a five-star fancy place,” he menu item under the sweet and savoury says. “Chefs have a lot of respect for theme: pulled pork pancakes. Those where the food is coming from (and that dreamers back in the kitchen have also has) an effect on the final product.” thrown a few curve balls in the opposite It’s that close connection to the food direction with the Cracker Jack (banana and casual style that makes this cafe his and Nutella between brioche French jam. toast) and red velvet pancakes. Jam Cafe, 542 Herald St., serves allI opt for an altered version of the day breakfast, and lunch from 8 a.m. to Huevos Rancheros, basted eggs and 3 p.m. daily.

Showcasing some of the best international wines, the Victoria Wine Festival, Sept. 26, is at the Parkside Hotel and Spa (810 Humboldt St.) from 3:30 to 9:30 p.m. Admission: $65 At Art of the Cocktail, Oct. 4 to 6, Canada’s premier cocktail event brings out the best in the industry to celebrate – you guessed it – all things cocktail! Highlights include the Earls’ Bar Games competition,

Make Your Own Bitters workshop, Grand Tasting at the Crystal Garden and more. For tickets and details: 250-389-0444 or www.ArtoftheCocktail.ca Head over the Malahat for the Savour Cowichan Festival, Sept. 26 to Oct. 5. Find more than 40 events throughout the Valley, from tastings to bike rides. For details visit www.savourcowichan.com

It’s a new world as Happy Hour descends upon Victoria. I hold Seattle as mecca for great drinks and eats in the late afternoon. This time out I thought I would start with several chains. Cactus Club offers a beer or choice of two overly sweet cocktails for $4. No food deals. At Romeo’s (I went there for a family-friendly affair), food deals were terrific, and drink prices reduced on a selection of beer, wine and cocktails. I think I’ll need to be on Happy Hour watch for the next few columns. And while having absolutely nothing to do with the new liquor laws, new spots are popping onto the drinks scene...Drake Eatery has Pacific Northwest beers but alas, no cocktails. The Duke Saloon proclaims beer, bourbon and country bands. Bodega should also be open by the time this column hits the page. At Lacey-Lou Tapas Lounge, along with cocktails you’ll find live music, improv and spoken word. Might this be a scene in the making? The Churchill has a cocktail list created by local bartender, rep and entrepreneur Ryan Malcolm but it too leans more to beer with lots on tap. Come on cocktail people – I worry we’re losing ground with all the overpriced cocktails and too-precious drinks. Final note: Ryan Malcolm and frère will add ginger ale to their spectacular New Theatre tonic so it might be time to bring back your dad’s favourite – rye & ginger – hmmm, p’raps not. And coincidentally, Phillips Brewery, maker of a delicious ginger ale, will add tonic to their repertoire. Oh Victorians, such expansion monkeys.

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Hollywood had a very silly summer season indeed, and as more thoughtful fare heads this way for fall, start your brain revving via two documentaries screening at Cinecenta. First up is what has been described as “a parental coming of age story,” one set at the controversial Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert. Taking My Parents to Burning Man was made by Vancouver’s Bryant Boesen, a 22-year-old film student (and part-time DJ), who impishly decides to pry his parents out of their humdrum office jobs and immerse them in the alternate (un)reality of a week-long anarcho-utopianist love-in that combines drugged-out debauchery with unbridled creativity, lots of caring and sharing, and a mantra of “radical self-expression.” It’s nearly impossible to describe the event itself,

which is like a steampunk circus as imagined by Terry Gilliam – especially at night, when the lights are psychedelic and 60,000 participants (no spectators allowed!) become Dionysian ravers. But the documentary sticks close to the director and his family – who find their brains getting delightfully rewired by weird events and marvelous people, everyone inspired by Burning Man’s unique Day-Glo spirituality. Lots of transformative fun! Stars Bryant H. Boesen and his brave parents Directed by Joel Ashton McCarthy and Bryant H. Boesen Rating: ***

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And we travel from Burning Man to a man with a burning desire to mock the conservative political certitudes of the day... while happily shocking his fellow Americans. The endlessly provocative Gore Vidal, who died two years ago at age 87, was a writer and public intellectual whose novels and essays bristled with unsettling ideas and acidic, epigrammatic wit. But notwithstanding his rarefied intellect and patrician manner, the man literally born at West Point defected from the ruling class to become a fierce champion of liberalism; he spent his life critiquing an America corrupted by power and increasingly besotted with war and empire. The arc of that life is well captured in Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia, an informative and balanced crash course in a man whose profound cultural impact emanated from Hollywood and TV scripts as much as his numerous historical novels whose subject was America itself. There is much archival footage of Vidal – an eager celebrity who once quipped that he never missed an opportunity to have sex or appear on TV – including snippets from his legendary feuds with William F. Buckley and Norman Mailer. Supplemented with inter-

views featuring everyone from Christopher Hitchens to David Mamet, Amnesia is an unsentimental tribute to a fearless and intellectually dazzling provocateur.

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Whiplash There’s Oscar buzz surrounding the titanic battle of wills between an ambitious student jazz drummer and the brutal conductor (J.K. Simmons) at a prestigious New York music conservatory. This one created a sensation at Sundance.

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FOR HER Bernstein and Gold, www.bernsteinandgold.com • Joe Cape: Body Bag, Jude Clothing, $175 • Sweater: Charlotte Eskildsen $355 • Jeans: Paige, Hoxton highrise skinny $269

here’s nothing more satisfying than the crisp smell of freshly fallen leaves combined with the golden sunlight reflecting off the vibrant fall colours. When I see the first leaf changing colour, I sigh with contentment knowing that my favourite season is upon us. This visual metamorphosis inspires me to break out my fall wardrobe. October just happens to be one of my favourite months because you can finally start layering your fall essentials. There are many predominant trends this fall but not all of them are a necessity in your wardrobe, especially if you’re looking to invest in timeless pieces. Just when you think the days of Mad Men are over, the 1960s remain a staple in both men’s and women’s fashion. For menswear ‘60s stovepipe slacks are a major trend right now. Think slim-fitting and cropped around the ankle with heavy layering on top. The oversized trend is also here to stay this fall with chunky sweaters and larger-than-life coats. Fair Isle, Aztec and western-inspired prints are everywhere from sweaters to handbags. Tartan plaid returns for fall 2014 in its traditional form and reinvented in modern ways with bright colours and unique motifs. Mixing patterns and textures is a huge trend right now as you can see with the tartan Joe Cape by Jude Clothing combined with the black and white Charlotte Eskildsen sweater from Bernstein and Gold. This drapped cape is current with the oversized trend, especially when paired with the Paige highrise skinny jeans, also available at Bernstein and Gold. Slim-fitting dark denim is considered a fall staple for menswear like these Denham Jeans from Citizen Clothing. Try pairing with a chambray-inspired button-up like this blue Culturata Roma shirt layered with this cozy navy Culturata waffle knit cardigan, also from Citizen Clothing.

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Laura Mitbrodt is a Victoria-based fashion blogger (laurajaneatelier.com), stylist and artist. She studied fashion design and marketing at George Brown College in Toronto, and at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Vancouver. Along with Laura’s educational background in fashion, she also holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Emily Carr University of Art and Design. Laura has completed several fashion design internships in Los Angeles and Vancouver.

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Denham Jeans: RAZOR $198 Tie: Culturata Roma $75 Shirt: Culturata Roma $175 Sweater: Culturata waffle knit cardigan $345 • Bag: Filson, $320

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In June, I shared my limited advice on marriage. After that column, my cousin suggested I write a column on how to know if the one you love is “the one.” It’s a tall order because it’s hard to put into words. When I was 20-something and looking for love, I asked my mother that question, she said, “You’ll just know.” I have to admit I didn’t think that was very useful. As it turns out though, she was right. I did know. I heard a groom say the same thing in his wedding speech last month. He just knew. So, my first bit of advice is to trust your instinct. But my gut feeling that this was it didn’t stop me from trying to come up with something a bit more concrete to convince me that I could trust that feeling. So let me share some wisdom my cousin passed on from her mother. She advised, “See how he treats his mother. If he treats her well he’ll do the same for you.” My cousin knew she had found

the right guy when he sent his mother on a cruise for her birthday! That might be a bit extreme, but it makes sense that a man that treats his mother with love and respect has a healthy relationship with women. Finally, learn from past relationships. Every relationship teaches us something, even if it’s just finding out what we don’t want. It sounds a bit obvious, but you need to know who you are before you’re really ready to know what you need and want in someone else. For me, it was how I felt about me when we were together that sealed the deal. He brought out the best in me. I was my best self when we were together. I’m so glad that he felt he felt the same. I was “the one, he just knew it!” Jo-Ann Roberts is an award-winning, veteran journalist who is host of CBC Radio’s All Points West, 3 to 6pm weekday afternoons, 90.5 fm.

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Your stars for October 2014 line is you want to enjoy yourself! Explore playful activities with children. Take a vacation. Flirtations, love affairs, romance and fun dating will increase. Life is easier if your pleasures are affordable. “I’ll take two!”

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Georgia Nicols This is the only time all year when This is the only time of the year when the Sun is opposite your sign, the Sun at the bottom of your chart, which means you will need more sleep. Why? which makes you focus on your personal life, The Sun is your source of energy and if it is especially your family and where you live. opposite your sign, it is as far away from you as You will feel more comfortable at home and in it gets all year. Respect this need for more rest. familiar surroundings. You might enjoy solitude, In addition, this oppositional Sun will give you a meditation, discussions with family members better understanding about your relationships about the bad old days, and anything that takes with partners and close friends. It’s true that you down memory lane. It can be a time of conflict is more likely, but even conflict can help self-evaluation, and almost certainly, a time you examine your way of communicating. Work when discussions with parents or the memory with others. This is not a time to go it alone. of parents will be significant.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

This month you want to get better organized. Make lists and think how to de-clutter your home and tidy where you work. Since you’re on this kick, get the right tools to do a great job! Buy labels, shelving, file folders, cleaning equipment, paint or whatever you need to make the most of this one-month influence. “Make hay while the Sun shines!” Naturally, this efficiency kick makes you want to boost your health as well. Plan to eat better, lose weight, get more exercise – the whole nine yards!

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

Lucky you! Fun and pleasure are on the menu because the Sun will be in your Fifth House. You have lots of energy to get out and have fun. Do what pleases you whether it’s sports, movies, parties, the arts, musical performances or expressing your creative talents. The bottom

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

This month the Sun ushers in a time of busy activity for Leos. Your schedule will be jam-packed with short trips, errands, visits with others, discussions with siblings and relatives and a bustling daily pace. (Gasp!) Mars guarantees playful, flirtatious fun-loving times. And Venus will help you boost your earnings plus shop for treasures for yourself and loved ones. (“I’ve got my big girl panties on and I’m goin’ to town!”)

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Your focus is now on money and possessions but at a deeper level, you’re thinking about your life values. Are these values in the right priority? You don’t want to be at the end of your life thinking, “I blew it!” Your values determine your decisions, and your decisions create your future. So it’s important to know which values are worthwhile. This month, think about these

things, plus moneymaking ideas and how to deal with the stuff you own. In every sense of the word, you want to get the most bang for your buck!

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Happy Birthday! The Sun has returned to your sign for the first time in a year giving you a chance to recharge your batteries. You will feel energized, enthusiastic and proactive! Naturally, you will project yourself more forcefully on the world around you and attract favourable circumstances and people to you. All of this means you are in the driver’s seat – so why not make the most of it? Use your energy to finish things you’ve been meaning to do. (Look good when you go out because you are sure to meet ex-partners and old friends.)

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

This month you want to hide in the wings. You want the safety of a comfortable, private place where you can view the world going by so that you can assess things. Venus will guarantee that you are still schmoozing with friends and Jupiter will put your name “out there.” Nevertheless, act on your desire to withdraw from the busyness of life. Use this time to strategize and plan what you want your new year (birthday to birthday) to be all about. “Got a plan, Stan?”

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) This month focus on friends, groups, clubs and associations. Enjoy schmoozing with others. Friendships will be important. Examine your friends to see if you want them in your life. It’s important that you can be who you truly are with others. This is also the time to give thought to your goals and future objectives. It will benefit you to share your dreams for the future with others because their feedback will help you. Meanwhile, romance with someone older or in

a position of authority might begin.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Now the Sun is acting like a spotlight on you, making others notice you, especially bosses, parents, teachers and VIPs. And this light is flattering! Since you look good to others, they will ask you to take on increased responsibilities. Just say yes. Have no worries because you will shine in their eyes! Travel for pleasure is also another option this month. Someone will help you by giving you the money, assistance or opportunity to explore more of your world. Again - just say yes!

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Suddenly, you are keen to learn more and discover things -- foreign countries, higher education, travel, and anything that allows you to expand your world. Explore opportunities in publishing, the media, medicine and the law. Talk to people from other backgrounds and different cultures. These things will enrich and enhance your world. And yes, people will give you gifts and money and do favours for you. Your intellect will be stimulated and you will have a grander view of life.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

Now you feel passionately about everything! (One obvious area will be sex.) All your relationships will be intense. In fact, you will feel intensely about shared property, inheritances, insurance matters and anything you share with someone else. Someone might challenge your values? Nevertheless, relations with partners will be smooth because Venus is opposite your sign; and Mars at the top of your chart arouses your ambition and makes you want to go for the brass ring!

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