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Brent Hodge didn’t need an elevator pitch with a TV executive in order to secure financing and distribution for his latest documentary, Pharma Bro. This is the type of film that sells itself.

Nanaimo bluesman David Gogo went from a relatively busy September to an outta-site October, one that will see him play 11 shows in 16 days.

JP Saxe waited years for his debut album to arrive, which it eventually did — squarely in the middle of a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic.

Victoria Book Prize winners were announced Sunday during a Victoria Festival of Authors gala, with writers Briony Penn and Leslie Gentile each receiving $5,000 for their efforts.

Greater Victoria takes centre stage tonight as Maid — a locally-shot 10-episode series with considerable star power behind it — comes to Netflix after nine months of shooting on 91Ô­´´ Island.

The life of groundbreaking photographer Hannah Maynard, who lived in Victoria from 1862 until her death in 1918, has been the subject of dramatic interpretation over the years, including a hit play from Victoria playwright Janet Munsil.

MUSIC What: Vox Rea Where: Charlie White Theatre at the Mary Winspear Centre, Sidney When: Tuesday, Oct. 5, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $18.90 from https://tickets.marywinspear.

A comedy tour by Spencer (Spenny) Rice featuring music, video clips, and audience interaction qualifies as a must-see event, given the car-crash possibilities that have come to be associated with the Kingston, Ont. comedian.

Winners of the 2021 B.C. and Yukon Book Prizes were announced Saturday, with Victoria authors Robert Amos and Sara Cassidy emerging triumphant during the online gala. A jury for the 37th annual event selected five finalists in each prize category.

You have to give author and humourist David Sedaris credit for trying to make it to Victoria, even if he’s been unsuccessful in several attempts. The New York Times best-selling author’s appearance at the Royal Theatre on Nov.