COMEDY: The Late Night Show with Nash Park
Where: The Vic Theatre, 808 Douglas St.
When: Friday, June 3, 8 p.m. (doors at 7)
Tickets: $20 from
Why: Victoria comedian Nash Park is staging a tribute to/take-off on late night talk shows of yore Friday at The Vic Theatre, with a host of local talents on-board as guests. Comedians Dylan Williams and Emily Woods, improviser Alex Forman, and musical duo Candy Whip are key components of The Late Night Show with Nash Park, which will also offer a mixture of stand-up, sketch comedy, and improvisation. The show will also feature everything from a monologue to pre-taped parody commercials, giving it a live variety show sheen modelled after late night classics hosted by Johnny Carson and Conan O’Brien.
MUSIC: Shad with TRP.P
Where: Capital Ballroom, 858 Yates St.
When: Wednesday, June 8, 9 p.m.
Tickets: $32.71 from
Why: Shad’s lengthy tour of North America winds down next week, but not before the Juno Award winner (born: Shadrach Kabango) stops by the Capital Ballroom for his first show since 2019. The acclaimed Toronto rapper is touring in support of his fifth album, TAO, which arrived in 2021 when promotional tours were null and void. He will be worth the wait. Fans of literate hip-hop and acrobatic alphabetics will want to attend, as Shad rhymes as well as he writes; few performers in Canada can match this dual threat on stage or in the studio.
ART: Life’s Work: A Visual Memoir
Where: The Victoria Arts Council Gallery, 1800 Store St.
When: Friday through July 17
Admission: Free
Why: Superlatives to accurately describe the breadth of B.A. Lampman’s upcoming exhibition are in short supply, which is very good problem to have. The Victoria artist, who graduated with distinction from the art program at Concordia University, covers a five-year period during which she cared for her terminally-ill mother, whose Lewy Body Dementia included symptoms ranging from vivid hallucinations to movement disorders. Lampman created the visual memoir with the flair of a serial comic strip but the raw truth of a graphic novel, all from a purpose-built backyard studio. The results are harrowing at times, but never less than awe inspiring.
