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A book about John Voss and the Tilikum — a modified dugout canoe the German ship captain used to circumnavigate the globe — has won its 91Ô­´´ Island authors a John Lyman Book Award.

A group of Victoria jazz musicians will appear Saturday at the first-ever JamKazam Music Festival, which will be livestreamed via the popular online app JamKazam.

Greater Victoria will get its silver-screen groove back next month with two options for audiences — both inside and out.

Island writer Michael Christie’s acclaimed book Greenwood has won best novel at the 2020 Arthur Ellis Awards, which honours the best in 91Ô­´´ crime writing.

Three of Victoria’s top performing arts organizations have suspended their seasons following weeks of uncertainty and the rollout of new COVID-19 safety measures that make large public performances all but impossible.

Several filmmakers with ties to 91Ô­´´ Island have earned nominations for the 2020 Leo Awards, which honour the best in B.C. movies and television.

Tal Bachman and Ballet Victoria have teamed up for a new video that uses the singer-songwriter’s hit She’s So High as the backdrop.

A Victoria drag queen is competing to be Canada’s first drag superstar on a 91Ô­´´ adaptation of the hit show RuPaul’s Drag Race.

The Royal B.C. Museum’s upcoming Orcas: Our Shared Future exhibit will not open today as scheduled. But the postponement — to 2021 due to the museum being closed over COVID-19 concerns — comes with something of a silver lining.

IN CONCERT What: Jazz Relief featuring Karel Roessingh, Edie DaPonte, Maureen Washington, Maria Manna, Joey Smith and Susannah Adams Where: hermannsjazz.com When: Friday, 7:30 p.m.