Victoria News, February 22, 2013

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VICTORIA NEWS - Friday, February 22, 2013

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ARTS LISTINGS

A cast of characters will perform during this year’s Victoria Spoken Word Festival, which runs Feb. 27 to March 3. New this year is In the Future, an evening with two full-length spoken word shows. Go to victoria spokenword festival.com for information. Brian Vanwyk photo

IN BRIEF

Students actors perform Grapes of Wrath The Canadian College of Performing Arts Year II actors present The Grapes of Wrath, a

moving ode to endurance and hope. The show is at the CCPA Performance Hall, 1701 Elgin Rd., on Friday Feb. 22 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday Feb. 23 at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $22/adults, $20/seniors and $15/students and are on sale at the McPherson box office, 250-386-6121.

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Jazz up your Sunday Melinda Whitaker is The Jazz at the thrilled to be a part of Gallery series is the Jazz at the Gallery produced by Universal series at the Victoria Art Jazz Advocates and Gallery on Sunday. Mentors, a local not-forPerforming songs profit society dedicated from her recent release, to supporting the Lucky-So-And-So!, Victoria jazz scene. Whitaker will be joined The setting of the by Brent Jarvis (piano), Gallery’s Spencer John Hyde (bass) mansion is a warm and and Hans Verhoeven intimate atmosphere Melinda Whitaker (drums). that inspires incredible Whitaker is immensely performances. proud of the album. Whitaker performs in “With Lucky So-And-So! I have the Victoria Art Gallery series Jazz finally recorded an album where I at the Gallery Feb. 24 at 2 p.m. 1040 live. A no-holds-barred jazz album Moss St Tickets are $30, $25 Art with some of the top musicians in Gallery and U-Jam members. the country. I’m home,” she said. llavin@vicnews.com

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