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Will We Rock You? Schools' musical-theatre productions navigate pandemic uncertainties

Will We Rock You? Schools' musical-theatre productions navigate pandemic uncertainties

ON STAGE What: We Will Rock You Where: Facebook Live When: March 3-6, 7 p.m. nightly Tickets: $20.99 (per household) from claremont.sd63.bc.
Nudge, Nudge: How to stave off boredom during the pandemic

Nudge, Nudge: How to stave off boredom during the pandemic

At this point you鈥檙e no doubt thinking, 鈥淗ey, is this stupid COVID 19 pandemic going to last forever?鈥 The good news is 鈥 no! One day you鈥檒l get that vaccine. I promise.
Critic's picks: Eric Harper, Music by the Sea, and comedy

Critic's picks: Eric Harper, Music by the Sea, and comedy

MUSIC What: Eric Harper Where: porttheatre.com When: Friday, Feb. 19, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $12 from tickets.porttheatre.com or 250-754-8550 Why: Like other musicians, Victoria鈥檚 Eric Harper has been forced to pivot during the pandemic.
UVic anthropologists talk Neanderthal research on Nature of Things

UVic anthropologists talk Neanderthal research on Nature of Things

ON SCREEN What : The Real Neanderthal Where : CBC鈥檚 The Nature of Things (also streaming at gem.cbc.ca ) When : Friday Feb. 19, 9 p.m.
Powell River painter wins $10,000 Tanabe prize for B.C. artists

Powell River painter wins $10,000 Tanabe prize for B.C. artists

An annual art prize honouring 91原创 Island painter Takao Tanabe has been awarded to Powell River鈥檚 Colleen Heslin.
Moosemeat & Marmalade season opener takes sparring co-hosts up north to Site C territory

Moosemeat & Marmalade season opener takes sparring co-hosts up north to Site C territory

ON SCREEN What: Moosemeat & Marmalade Where: Aboriginal Peoples Television Network When: Thursday Feb. 11, 8 p.m.
Critic's Picks: Beer tastings via Zoom and a pair of art exhibitions

Critic's Picks: Beer tastings via Zoom and a pair of art exhibitions

FOOD What: Virtual Craft Beer & Bites Tasting Where: Zoom When: Saturday Feb. 13, 7 p.m. Tickets: $80 (includes food & beverages) from offtheeatentracktours.
Open Space exhibition examines reconnecting with heritage

Open Space exhibition examines reconnecting with heritage

MULTI-MEDIA What: The Earth is My Elder Where: Open Space Gallery, 510 Fort St. When: Through May 29 Admission: Free Information: openspace.
Victoria offers youth songwriting workshop with Kathryn Calder

Victoria offers youth songwriting workshop with Kathryn Calder

Group workshops and one-on-one sessions with singer-songwriter Kathryn Calder are available for select musicians between the ages of 14 and 24, thanks to a City of Victoria initiative.
Backstage: The day I got a postcard from Tony Bennett

Backstage: The day I got a postcard from Tony Bennett

I鈥檝e kept only three souvenirs in 30 years of writing about the arts in Victoria. One is a cassette tape of an interview with singer Ray Charles. One is a postcard from humorist David Sedaris, taped to my fridge.