Events Calendar

Exploring Eden, Jean Maddison exhibition

Victoria: Beautiful large scale digital works explores potential interruptions to an unborn life through DNA research and experimentation cross referenced to external environments in the natural world.
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Royal BC Museum, War Brides: One-Way Passage

Victoria: Meet war brides who, in the name of love, left behind everything they’d ever known to join their servicemen husbands overseas.
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Vancouver Island International Children's Festival - Victoria

Victoria: McPherson Playhouse & Centennial Square host international professional performers featuring circus arts, theatre, performance art, music and dance in this premier cultural event for Island families.
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Victoria

Victoria: Vancouver Island International Children’s Festival celebrates Family Day with a 90-minute Revue-style show with Les Parfait Inconnus, Human Jazz, Mayhem Poets, and Mr. Fish.
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Fort Rodd Hill Historic Military Encampment

Victoria: More than 30 military re-enactors will camp out on the grounds of Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site and demonstrate uniforms, vehicles and equipment representing BC's military history from the 1850s to the 1950s.
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The West End Gallery presents: The Art of Glen Semple

Victoria: Calgary Photo-Realist painter, Glen Semple brings attention to the bits of fun lost and found in every day life.
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Exploring Eden, Jean Maddison exhibition

Victoria: Beautiful large scale digital works explores potential interruptions to an unborn life through DNA research and experimentation cross referenced to external environments in the natural world.
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Green Goddess Event Minerva Foundation Fundraiser & Silent Auction

Victoria: “A Tribute to the Divas” Patsy Cline, Janis Joplin & The Judds...this will be an evening of great food, networking, live music and invigorating conversations with friends new and old!
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Uno Festival - Canada's Singular Theatre Event

Victoria: Intrepid Theatre's 12th annual Uno Festival features fantastic small-scale professional shows from across the country, and amazing performers you don't want to miss. Various Venues.
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Kaleidoscope Theatre's production of Animal Farm

Victoria: Join us for the world premiere of renowned writer Ian Ferguson's stage adaptation of Orwell's timeless political allegory. The animals of Manor Farm drive out their master & try to run it themselves..
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1st Annual BC Cancer Foundation Concert & Gala

Victoria: Premier Concert & Gala Benefiting the BC Cancer Foundation Presented by April Dorey Featuring Performances by Award Winning Canadian Country Singer Jessie Farrell with opening act Kimber Cleveland
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Lunch and Day Seminar with Dr. Mary Martin

Victoria: Dr Mary Martin explains why she has given up prescribing the "birth control pill" for any reason. She explains how the natural alternative, Billings Ovulation Method changed her clinical practice.
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Shakespeare and Love

Victoria: A Musical Play based on the Bard's prose featuring soprano, Martina Haakenstad, Shakespearian actor, Cameron Culham and pianist, Robert Holliston. Two shows only.
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Defending our Backyard

Victoria: Join us for a celebration of Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands produced Foods, Beverages and People who work to defend our back yard!
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Girls Night Out: Victoria

Victoria: Combine three of Canada’s funniest female comics - Debra DiGiovanni, Laurie Elliott and Kristeen von Hagen – one hot night of laughs and numerous Canadian cities and you get a mother of a Girls Night Out!
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TAJ MAHAL TRIO with BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA

Victoria: Two time Grammy winner and delta blues legend Taj Mahal will share the stage with a legendary soul gospel group in an unforgettable night of soulful blues.
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Fired Up! Contemporary Works in Clay

Victoria: Fired Up! Contemporary Works in Clay, is an exceptional show and sale of Ceramics held annually the last weekend in May in Metchosin, BC.
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Dance Unlimited

Victoria: Come and enjoy this year-end recital by students of Dance Unlimited!
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Shakespeare and Love

Victoria: A Musical Play based on the Bard's prose featuring soprano, Martina Haakenstad, Shakespearian actor, Cameron Culham and pianist, Robert Holliston. Two shows only.
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Victoria Dance Connection

Victoria: Check out this year-end recital by students of The Victoria Dance Connection-- promoting and producing dancers that are versatile open-minded and have a solid technical and artistic sensibility.
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Donation Day at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria

Victoria: Mark your calendar to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to see all the permanent and temporary exhibitions on display.
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Magic Flute

Victoria: St. Michaels University School will perform Mozart's popular opera, The Magic Flute. This condensed version will be sung entirely by children in English, accompanied by pit orchestra. Don't miss it!
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Dansko Studios Recital

Victoria: We strive to inspire our students and nourish their creativity. Check out their work!
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JumpCuts: A Festival for Young Filmmakers

Victoria: Celebrating the originality and diversity of young voices, this exciting and always popular programme is sure to delight, move and amaze you. This is an opportunity to witness the talent and enrich the creativity of young people ages 7-15.
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46th Annual Oak Bay Tea Party

Victoria: The annual Oak Bay Tea Party has two reasons to exist: a fun time for the community and helping service organizations raise funds. 2008 marks the 46th year running!
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Artists at the Chalet Winery

Saanich: We’ll have 5 artists for you this year at the Chalet Estate Winery for the annual CACSP sponsored Studio Tour!
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St. Lukes Players "And Then There Were None"

Victoria: Come and enjoy the final production in St. Luke's Players 60th season - a wonderful mystery by Agatha Christie. In this well loved play, a nursery rhyme tells how each of the ten meet their death - until there none!
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Sea Wolf

Victoria: Sea Wolf is singer-guitarist Alex Brown Church, and a whole bunch of his pals playing violins, cellos, and all kinds of percussion.
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South Vancouver Island Potters Guild Show

Victoria: Come and check out a variety of clay works from hand building, wheel thrown clay to sculpture.
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Father's Day BBQ

Victoria: Father's Day BBQ at Jack's Place
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6th Annual Victoria Fibre Fest and Knit-Out

Victoria: In affiliation with Quadra Island's FUN KNITS, this year's Knit-Out and Market at Saxe Point promises to be the BEST EVER! There will be lots of action... demos, displays, a fashion parade, charity knitting, spinners and weavers and knitters, oh my!
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Mary Barry

Victoria: An evening with Mary Barry unfolds like a story: there's a beginning, a middle, and just when you think you've figured out the plot, a surprise twist. It finishes with all the loose ends tied up.
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Ryan Shaw

Victoria: Ryan Shaw is a man with a mission. This 26-year-old singer/songwriter from Decatur, Georgia is out to revive the passion and soul of the Golden Age of Rhythm & Blues for a new generation.
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Vancouver Islands 6th Annual Afro-Caribbean Carnival

Victoria: This sixth annual free cultural event features music, food and fashions from a variety of African and Caribbean countries. Carnival Day consists of live performances, a marketplace with clothes, jewellery, art, and crafts and various food vendors representing numerous regions.
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Davidson/Murley/Braid Quintet

Victoria: DMBQ represents world class improvisation with lyrical grace, contemporary harmony and rhythmic vitality.
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LYNDA RAINO DANCE

Victoria: From Hip hop to Ballet to Flamenco Funk, there is a dance for everyone. Enjoy this year end concert by the students of LYNDA RAINO DANCE, Victoria's only dance centre just for adults.
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St. Jean Baptiste Celebration!

Victoria: Celebrate St. Jean Baptiste Day and the first day of summer with Victoria's Francophone Community! An event for the whole family. Concerts, games, cotton candy and more! See you there, rain or shine!
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RYANDAN

Victoria: No sibling singing team in memory has brought more excitement to the scene than RyanDan—the performing handle for 27-year-old identical twin vocalists Ryan and Dan Kowarsky.
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Dave Brubeck Quartet

Victoria: Dave Brubeck is one of the most well-known jazz pianists of all time, and at 88 years he is a living legend. For over 60 years, this jazz giant has thrilled legions of devoted fans while improvising in unique rhythms and time signatures.
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Jesse Cook

Victoria: Jesse Cook has recorded six critically acclaimed studio albums and traveled the world exploring musical traditions that he has blended into his style of rumba flamenco.
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Victoria Tall Ships Festival

Victoria: Imagine Victoria's Inner Harbour filled with international sailing ships, add nightly cannon battles, a Pirates School, local artisans and cultural displays and you have the 2008 Tall Ships Festival.
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Andy Bey and Monty Alexander Trio

Victoria: Bey is arguably the best male vocalist working in jazz today and Jamaican-born New Yorker Monty Alexander is one of the most distinctive and exhilarating pianists in jazz.
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Matthew Good

Victoria: Well known for both his career as the frontman for Matthew Good Band, and his solo career, Matthew Good is back after coming through personal strife ending in his latest album Hospital Music.
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Saturday Series

Victoria: From the World to BC is a chance for you and your family to visit with community groups who have come to the RBCM to share their culture and stories with you, our visitor.
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Gorge Canada Day Picnic

Saanich: Come out and celebrate Canada Day! Pancake breakfast, parade, stage entertainment, classic cars, kids’ activities, street hockey, Strawberry Tea, market, & more.
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North American Lily Society Conference and Show

Sidney: Members of the Victoria Lily Society cordially invite you and your guest to enjoy a "Seaside Scentsation" at the 61st annual Show and Conference of the North American Lily Society.
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KID ROCK

Victoria: ‘Rock ‘N Roll Jesus’ is Kid Rock’s most honest, eclectic and soulful record to date. It’s his State of the Union, a deeply personal statement…”
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Sunfest: Gorge on Art!

Saanich: Walk the spectacular Gorge Waterway and enjoy musical entertainment, visit with our over 45 artists displaying and selling their arts and crafts, food purchase kiosks, and much, more.
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The International GOT GHOSTS Conference

Victoria: You will not want to miss this chance to investigate the most haunted city in Canada. Join some of the most well-known paranormal investigators in North America at this ghostly gathering.
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2008 National Historica Fair

Victoria: The National Fair is hosted each July by a different community in Canada. During the one-day public exhibition, students proudly share their outstanding history projects with the general public and with each other.
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JAMES TAYLOR and his Band of Legends

Victoria: A memorable evening of music from the latest album One Man Band, a collection of cover songs inspired by such notable recording artists as Chuck Berry, Big Mama Thornton, Junior Walker, among others, along with performances of Taylor’s greatest hits.
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Judas Priest with special guests Testament

Victoria: Since 1974, Judas Priest has become one of the influential and successful heavy metal bands of all time.
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Saturday Series

Victoria: From the World to BC is a chance for you and your family to visit with community groups who have come to the RBCM to share their culture and stories with you, our visitor.
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Stinking Fish Studio Tour

Victoria: A self-guided tour of artist studios featuring the fine art designs of many disciplines, including painting, printmaking, woodturning, sculpture, ceramics, furniture, photography and jewelry.
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Free B Film Festival

Victoria: Every Friday and Saturday in August the Victoria Film Festival goes beyond the summer blockbuster to bring YOU another great line-up of B-movies from the "Family-Friendly" to the "Funky and Fun".
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Fire Bells and Fanfare Parade and Sunset Ceremony

Victoria: Celebrate the 150th anniversary of the establishment of organized fire protection at Fort Victoria!
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Royal BC Museum, Free Spirit: Stories of You, Me and BC

Victoria: Free Spirit: Stories of You, Me and BC is a major feature exhibition at the Royal BC Museum in Victoria, celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the establishment of British Columbia as a Crown Colony.
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The Arts at Glendale

Saanich:

The Arts at Glendale- our annual fundraiser. Over 80 artists & artisans will be set up throughout our beautiful gardens. Entertainment & refreshments all day, free parking on Beaver Rd.

Royal BC Museum, Free Spirit: Stories of You, Me and BC

Victoria: Free Spirit: Stories of You, Me and BC is a major feature exhibition at the Royal BC Museum in Victoria, celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the establishment of British Columbia as a Crown Colony.
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Free B Film Festival

Victoria: Every Friday and Saturday in August the Victoria Film Festival goes beyond the summer blockbuster to bring YOU another great line-up of B-movies from the "Family-Friendly" to the "Funky and Fun".
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