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I've noticed that the more variety in foods and flavours that I expose my children to the more likely they are to be open to different foods. Once I get into a rut and start serving the same food to my kids the more resistant become to trying something new. This is particularly important for one of my children who is more sensitive and finds change more difficult.

Talk With Your Children About Food Mealtimes are a great time to converse about food and nutrition. Talking about eating a rainbow encourages children to eat a variety of vegetables. Talking about what foods contain fat, protein and carbohydrates and how these nutrients help us feel our best, help children understand their plate better and helps with trouble shooting at meal times. “If you don't like the chicken that I made, where will your protein come from for this meal?”

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Sometimes my kids want food that is more plain then what I would like. One way that I offer alternatives without preparing two separate meals is by setting aside some of the ingredients in my meals so that my children have the option of the dish that I've prepared or the component parts eaten separately. I try to ensure that at least some elements of the meal are things they really like.

In conclusion, feeding kids is not easy and my kids are no different then yours. They are constantly changing, what worked one day doesn't work the next. There are some days that I am right there with you, tearing my hair out! These are some of the ways that we have managed to get good nutrition into our kids with the hopes that they will grow up to be healthy diverse eaters, stronger for the good food they have eaten.

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Stars shine at JazzFest Kyle Wells At least two Victoria Jazzfest headliners will be here to tell you there is light at the end of the tunnel.

When asked about his reaction to the modern political climate, Ziggy Marley explains that from his point of view, what’s happening now is what’s always been happening.

“It’s kind of highlighted more, but we’ve always had issues with leadership in this human society,” Marley said. “Those who are put in a position of power seem not to have the ability or the will to really make this world a better place for the majority of humanity.”

But the beloved reggae musician, and son of Bob Marley, doesn’t let it get him down. On the contrary, Marley is as ready as ever to spread his vision of love and humanity through his music, as he’ll be doing when he hits the Royal Theatre stage June 25.

“They would love for us to get demoralized … that’s a part of the program, get us in that state of mind where we become stagnant and like ‘shit, I give up, there’s nothing we can do,’” Marley said. “We always bring the balance, we always bring the truth and the positivity so the people realize, don’t give up. That is our job, our mission, our purpose.”

For Mavis Staples, the beloved soul singer, it’s the people themselves who keep her energized to record and perform.

“The people keep me inspired,” Staples said, via email. “They make me feel so good first and foremost by coming out. To see them smiling, crying, and cheering, that keeps me going me and reminds me to keep on.” Staples has been performing since childhood, most notably with her family band, The Staple Singers, who had two Number 1 singles in

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the 1970s with “I’ll Take You There” and “Let’s Do it Again.”

A recent career resurgence came from a fruitful collaboration with Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy and a popular documentary chronicling Staples’ life and career, titled Mavis!. Now she’s set to play the Royal Theatre on June 23.

“I’m excited to share some newer material from our 2016 release Livin’

On A High Note … along with some Staple Singers we’ve been doing for years,” Staples said. “We’ll also certainly add in some songs we did with Jeff Tweedy from You Are Not Alone, as well as One True Vine. We’re planning on having a good, fun time with y’all.” The Victoria International Jazzfest runs from June 23 to July 2.

Visit jazzvictoria.ca for information and tickets.

Cari Burdett plays free show in Centennial Square Genevieve Nickel Local musician and opera trained Cari Burdett, will be performing a free show at Victoria’s upcoming International Jazz Festival in Centennial Square on June 26 from noon to 1:15 p.m.

Burdett and her quartet plan to play some sensual tunes for their single performance in the ten-day Jazz Festival.

As a crowd pleaser for the festival, Burdett wanted to move away from her usual moody music, such as songs featured in her most recent album Magnolia, and wanted to offer something more playful. One of the songs to look out for is her interpretation of 1940’s “Mon coeur est un violon” by Lucienne Boyer in which Burdett’s voice flirts with the violinist.

She admits her music, which is best described as dramatic cabaret, is not strictly Jazz. Rather, it is “a collection of languages, stories and memories,” Burdett said. She attributes this element of her style to her wide experience with travel.

Her songs belong to Pop, World, Folk, Opera and Jazz all at once. These different elements may seem eclectic but draws from her various musical developments. A new and recent musical endeavor that Burdett has been

Cari Burdett June 26 Centennial Square 1:15 p.m.

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working on is song writing.

Being a long time performer of other people’s music, Burdett will perform some of her own songs for the very first time at the festival. Burdett likes a bit of crunchiness to her tunes and said audiences can expect tension from the songs in her performance. To see more visit her website at cariburdett.com. mondaymag.com MONDAY MAGAZINE JUNE 2017

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From local favourites to established icons, the culturally and musically diverse lineup of the 34th TD Victoria International JazzFest features more than 350 musicians in 80 performances on nine stages from June 23 to July 2.

The outdoor stage at Centennial Square showcases many of Victoria’s top local jazz bands, and with 24 “free to the public” performances over nine afternoons, a beverage garden, food trucks, and the JazzFest Weekend Market, this all-ages venue is a great place to discover what JazzFest is all about. Check out the Victoria Jazz

Orchestra on June 30 for a unique performance from an ever-rotating cast of Victoria’s finest jazz musicians. Gifted Victoria vocalist Susannah Adams promises to enchant the Centennial Square crowd on July 2. Local flavour can also be found in the evening ticketed performances when west coast gypsy jazz virtuosos Quinn Bachand’s Brishen kick off their cross-country album launch tour at the Dave Dunnet Theatre on June 24. Opening for Brishen will be the Cowichan Valley’s own Blue Moon Marquee.

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es feature many great local bands, the Ticketed Evening Performances feature more than 30 internationally renowned acts.

Two artists whose careers have taken off thanks to being mentored by the late Prince are the funky bass-master Nik West, who rocks Centennial Square the evening of June 24, and the Kandace Springs Trio, a skilled jazz pianist blessed with a gorgeous voice, in a twin bill with the Cyrus Chestnut Trio on June 26 at the McPherson Playhouse.

Another top pick for the festival is the Grammy-winning Jacob Collier’s mul-

timedia, multi-instrumental spectacle at the McPherson Playhouse on June 28. Jazz purists will want to catch the Tierney Sutton Band playing “The Sting Variations” at the Dave Dunnet Theatre, also on June 28. David Bowie’s Grammy-winning “Blackstar” band, the Donny McCaslin Group plays June 25 at the Dave Dunnet Theatre and the hotly anticipated Victoria-debut of the “pop music in a time machine” dance-happy viral sensation that is Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox play the Royal Theatre on June 29.

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Victoria Arts Council presents Closely Watched Trains followed by a talk with Olga Pressitch, Assit Prof at UVic

Juan De Fuca Recreation Centre. Local artisans, produce and music.

The Jazz Room Kelby MacNayrGVHA is a brilliant and versatile drummer who is ubiquitous on the local jazz scene.

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Alix Goolden Hall, 7:30 p.m. Vox Humana presents choral repertoire spanning over 500 years. Tickets $20 - $25.

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Ditching four wheels reimagines downtown Kyle Wells This Father’s Day, over nine blocks of Douglas Street, downtown Victoria will become a pedestrian paradise, complete with impromptu parks, live music, a large variety of food and drinks for sale and all sorts of informational popups to peruse.

The third annual Car Free YYJ, organized by the Downtown Victoria Business Association (DVBA), hits the streets June 18 to reinvent the downtown core and potentially change the way you think about the area.

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The 5,000 square foot pop-up park will also be back, providing a grassy area to lounge amidst the surrounding concrete and steel.

“So it’s not just a market, it’s more of an experience as you go down the street,” said Piears.

“For us that’s a lot more interesting way to engage with people.”

Food trucks, local bakeries and other food merchants will be offering a wide variety of local tasty treats for visitors to indulge in. The First Peoples’ Festival will also be back for the event, providing live entertain-

ment, along with Indigenous food and crafts, from the park area in Centennial Square.

With only two events behind them, DVBA Executive Director Kerri Milton said they already hear about how much people look forward to it and how much they appreciate its impact on the area.

“They love that Douglas Street is actually closed. It’s such a great thoroughfare, it’s exciting to see it turned into a festival,” Milton said.

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CCPA tackles racy production Alumni of the Canadian College of Performing Arts are tackling an extremely unorthodox hit Broadway production, never before seen in Victoria. With extremely racy themes, this Triple Crown (Best Musical, Best Original Score, and Best Original Book) Tony Award-Winning production takes childhood characters to a place audiences never thought they would go; including full puppet nudity.

Part flesh, part felt and packed with heart, AVENUE Q is a laugh-out-loud musical that tells the timeless story of a bright-eyed college grad named Princeton.

When he arrives in the city with big dreams and a tiny bank account, he has to move into a shabby apartment all the way out on AVENUE Q.

“Simply put, Avenue Q will be one heck of a great time for Victorian audiences,” says R.J. Peters, the show’s Director. “It’s such a fun showcase for the incredible talents that CCPA has to offer.”

Due to adult language and situations, like puppet nudity, Avenue Q is not suitable for all audiences.

Performances will be at the CCPA Performance Hall on June 1, 2, 3, 8, 9 and 10 at 8 p.m. and 2 p.m. on June 11. Tickets are available by calling 250-595-9970 or by going to www. ccpacanada.com. The project is a component of the Community Outreach Program of the Canadian Heritage Arts Society.

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String fest returns with zing The popular summer-intensive chamber music festival, Quartet Fest West (QFW) is back. From June 8 to 18, the University of Victoria’s quartet-in-residence, the Lafayette String Quartet (LSQ), will host artists from around the globe in this anticipated festival of concerts, workshops and lessons.

This year’s participants will be travelling from across western Canada, Poland, and China. Special guest ensemble, Mexico’s Quarteto Chroma, will be assisting the LSQ throughout the festival and will present a concert on June 13.

Founded in 2015, the young string quartet has been winning top prizes in chamber music competitions and performing in festivals across Mexico.

QFW also welcomes the Erlendis Guitar Quartet all the way from Poland. Winner of many international competitions, Erlendis has quickly established itself as one of the most

promising guitar quartets in Europe.

Don’t miss their concert on June 9 featuring music by Witold Lutosławski, Maurice Ravel, Antoine de Lhoyer and others. Their unique and brilliant sound offers all the intensity of a string quartet but with the intimacy of the guitar.

Of course, the festival would not be complete without a performance by the LSQ. To cap off their 30th anniversary season, their dear friend and powerhouse violist, Yariv Aloni joins the LSQ on June 15 in Brahms’ epic Quintet Op. 111. Also on the program is Haydn’s sunny Quartet Op. 77, No. 2 as well as sounds from the Australian outback with Peter Sculthorpe’s Quartet No. 8.

The festival culminates in a concert on June 18 featuring chamber groups made up of Quartet Fest participants.

The program will feature works by Beethoven, Glazunov, Dvorak and others.

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o commemorate Canada’s 150th birthday, Spirit of 150 Victoria presented by Coast Capital Savings presents 11 days of 100 plus free performances on two stages from June 21 to July 1 at Victoria’s Inner Harbour. Downtown Victoria will be the place to be to enjoy family-friendly activities, multicultural performances and local food vendors leading up to July 1 culminating with spectacular fireworks.

Harbour Stage at Ship Point will play host to dynamic, multicultural events and activities. The all ages venue will also feature local food vendors and craft beer and cider services, which will switch to a craft soda station on July 1.

Tegan and Sara will headline the July 30th show on the Legislative Lawns closing the show for Delhi 2 Dublin, the Esquimalt Singers and Dancers, Carmanah.

The Arkells will help celebrate Canada Day, as they headline the festival's final performances with The Funk Hunters, En Karma, Lekwungen Dancers, De Temps Antan, Stella Swanson and the Rosie Joyfuls, Dirty Mountain, Valdy and the Children's Choir.

La Celebration de la Francophonie will take place on June 24 and Canadian Multiculturalism Day on June 27, with a range of cultural and musical-themed days in between and leading up to the long weekend.

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EVENTS:

FAMILY: BONDS AND BELONGINGS

June 2- Oct. 31 The feature exhibition Family: Bonds and Belonging opens at the Royal BC Museum. This exhibition addresses the missing voices in our history, breaking away from a singular colonial narrative, integrating multiple perspectives and communities. It breaks down the concept of family and investigates the many fascinating forms it takes in British Columbia.

BOOK LAUNCH: C.J. PAXTON

June 3 Market at the Hudson Local author C.J. Paxton gives Jane Austen fans a new coming of age story to pore over this summer. 7 p.m., free.

ROLLER DERBY

June 3 Archie Browning Arena The Rotten Apples, will take on the Stone Cold Stellas from the North Island. Following the game, Squamish’s Sea-to-Sky Sirens are visiting to play the Belles of the Brawl at 7:30pm.

VICTORIA COMIC BOOK EXPO

June 11 Comfort Inn and Conference Center. Come and experience the wide and varied universe of comic books. With lots of exhibitors showing their books, there will be 1000s of examples from all eras.

June 15 The Robert Bateman Centre welcomes you to attend the Robert Bateman Centre’s Volunteer open house event.

Learn about their volunteer opportunities .

FERN FESTIVAL

June 16 Fernwood Square (1240 Gladstone Ave) VICTORIA ABORIGINAL CULTURAL FESTIVAL

June 16-18 Royal BC Museum patio BOWLS, BURGERS AND BEERS AN INTRODUCTION TO LAWN SUMMER NIGHT YYJ

June 16, 6 p.m.

Victoria Lawn Bowling Club, This event is open to everyone - LSN teams, friends, family, co-workers, past participants everyone. If you’re playing on a team this year, this is your chance to learn to bowl or brush up on your skills before July.

MOVIE UNDER THE MALTWORKS - THIS IS SPINAL TAP

June 17, 9:40 p.m.

Phillips Backyard (2010 Government Street) MUSIC:

MICHAEL KAESHAMMER

June 1, 7:30 p.m.

Mary Winspear Centre Michael Kaeshammer is a

charismatic piano superstar and performer who is looking more and more like his generation’s Harry Connick Jr. Tickets $52.50.

UP, UP AND AWAY - COMIC BOOK SUPERHEROES AND OUR CULTURE

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June 1 - June 27 Sidney Museum Special Exhibit Exhibit featuring superhero comic books, action figures, and artwork from 1938-1979.

Exhibits will include special displays of Superman, Batman, Wolverine, Wonder Woman and Famous Villains.

FUNK AND SOUL FRIDAYS

June 2, 9:30 p.m.

Canoe Brewpub The New Souls are a six-piece soul/R&B band. All of them lovers of soul music, a union was created to express soul music in a way that feels soulful to them, a way to incorporate broader musical influences into a genre that is based on feeling the music, and more specifically, the groove.

VICTORIA FIDDLE SOCIETY COMMUNITY DANCE

June 2, 6 p.m.

Wheeley Hall (Rainbow Kitchen) Do-si-do, swing your partner, and sashay home - but, before we get to the dancing we’ll eat and then jam. Tickets $5 at the door.

GROOVE KITCHEN’S SUMMER ‘BEACH’ PARTY

June 3 Hermann's Jazz Club Get a step up on the good ol’ summertime joining Victoria’s funk-soul-latin band for its Summer Beach Barty. Beach balls, palm trees and plenty of razor-sharp funk and soul.

FIDDLERS ACROSS THE ROCKIES DAVE DUNNET COMMUNITY THEATRE, 7:30 P.M.

June 3

Coastline in concert with The Calgary Fiddlers and Juno Award Winning artist Ivonne Hernandez. Tickets $20/ $25 at the door.

ISRAELI WORLD-JAZZ DUO NOAM VAZANA WITH GUEST ITAMAR EREZ

June 8, 8pm Hermann's Jazz Club For over 10 years Israeli-born, Amsterdam-based Noam Vazana has brought a breath of fresh air into the Jazz and World landscapes. Her daring choices, incorporating vocals, piano and trombone simultaneously in her live show are taking her cross-over to a deeper level. Noam is often compared to the most powerful women that came before her, including

TAKE UP THE CHALLENGE The UrbaCity Challenge!

Liz Wright, Nina Simone and Tori Amos, Together with Itamar Erez's virtuoso guitar, Noam's infectious ballads bring together Sephardic and Middle Eastern music with Jazz, Flamenco and Mediterranean rhythms.

CANADA GOES POP!

June 9 St. Aidan's United Church “Canada Goes POP!” – Starlight Pops, Victoria’s fabulous pops choir directed by Sue Doman, wraps up its ninth season with a celebration of popular hits to salute our nation’s 150th birthday. Tickets $20 KALBANTE AFRICAN ACROBATS WITH GUESTS THE VICTORIA PERCUSSION ORCHESTRA

June 10

McPherson Playhouse, 7:30 p.m.

KALABANTE is an eleven-member troupe from Guinea, West Africa featuring drumming, music, dance... and jaw-dropping acrobatics. Their name means "the Young Rogues" and these high energy performers will blow you away with near superhuman acts of agility and strength, all set to the rhythm of the tropics. Tickets $34.

WESTERN AND GYPSY SWING NIGHT: PETUNIA AND THE VIPERS, CABARET VOLTAIRE.

June 10 White Eagle Polish Hall, 8 p.m.

The Victoria Django Society presents two five piece swing bands at one of Victoria's best live music venues. Petunia & The Vipers thrive on the chal-

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OUTSTAGES MAY 26 - 8 P.M.

OUTstages, a decidedly queer theatre festival, returns for the third year, June 20-24, kicking off the Pride season in Victoria.

This five day festival is bringing some of the most exciting shows and queer artists from across Canada to Victoria, plus new work from BC playwrights and a Cabaret of local & festival performers.

It’s personal, it’s political, it’s sexy, and it’s fierce.

Movie Monday welcomes all film lovers. Admission is by donation and the eclectic mix of films often include extended discussions with filmmakers and guests. Showings begin at 6:30 p.m. every Monday at the 100 seat Eric Martin Theatre in the 1900 block of Fort St. Details on our site www. moviemonday.ca

JUNE 5 LA LA LAND 6:30 P.M.

LA LA LAND tells the story of Mia [Emma Stone], an aspiring actress, and Sebastian [Ryan Gosling], a dedicated jazz musician, who are struggling to make ends meet in a city known for crushing hopes and breaking hearts. Nominated for 14 Oscars.128min 2016 Pg

JUNE 12 THE MUSIC OF STRANGERS 6:30 P.M.

The Music of Strangers tells the extraordinary story of The Silk Road Ensemble, an international musical collective created by legendary cellist Yo-Yo Ma. The Sound of Silk follows this group of diverse instrumentalists, vocalists, composers, arrangers, visual artists and storytellers as they explore the power of music. 96min 2016 G

JUNE 19 A CHANGE OF MIND, 6:30 p.m.

This documentary from Victoria’s Hilary Pryor of May Street Productions, explores the pervasiveness of the injuries and the effect TBIs have on society. While it looks at the big picture, the film illuminates the subject with brave and touching stories. 54min 2016 Pg

JUNE 26 WEIRDOS 6:30 p.m.

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Nova Scotia. 1976. The weekend of the American Bicentennial.

When 15-year-old Kit decides that living with his father is too repressive, he hits the road to move in with his mother. Accompanied by his girlfriend Alice, Kit will explore his very core - his sexuality, his sense of place and self - in an attempt to find a place to call home. Another gem from director Bruce McDonald and screenwriter Daniel MacIvor with Molly Parker (starring in “Marion Bridge” and “Trigger” both with this filmmaking team, in a very different role), Dylan Authors and the charming Julia Sarah Stone who you may remember from “When Dolly Parton Was My Mother”. In beautiful black and white. 84min 2016 Pg Trailer:

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approved lenge of adding Latin rhythms to a country blues tune, or gypsy flavouring to a rockabilly standard. Cabaret Voltaire is composed of Oliver Swain, Adam Dobres, Richard Moody, Reuben Wier and Paul Dowd, five of Victoria's top swing players in one red hot quintet.

Tickets $20 at Lyle's Place.

DEVA PREMAL & MITEN WITH MANOSE

McPherson Playhouse June 11 at 7:30pm These powerful gatherings offer a joyful path to centering in these turbulent times, creating moments of what Deva describes as “ecstatic silence.” Accompanied by Nepalese bansuri maestro Manose, with Canadian Joby Baker on bass and Danish percussionist Rishi, their unique, spiritually inspired evenings of mantra, song, and chant are treasured by audiences around the planet.

Tickets starting at: $44.75 ANNIHILATOR

June 13, Distrikt 8 p.m.

Legendary and one of Canada’s most influential plus highest selling metal bands doing their first Canadian Tour in more 20 years (since 1993) in support of their catalog plus most recent album. Tickets $30.

VICTORIA BLUES SOCIETY PRESENTS: BEN RICE, KAREN LOVELY AND LISA MANN

June 16, 8 p.m.

V Lounge A not to be missed show featuring multiple award winning blues stars from Portland Oregon. Tickets $16/ $20 at the door.

MIKE LOVE

June 17 With Burnt and Yellowsky at the Victoria Ska and Reggae Festival Sugar Nightclub Tickets $17.50 - $22 MAVIS STAPLES ROYAL THEATRE

June 23 at 7:30pm Mavis Staples is a Grammy

winning alchemist of American music, having continuously crossed genre lines like no musician since Ray Charles. Now in her seventh decade, the legendary Staples released her latest album Livin on a High Note in early 2016, and was recently recognized as a Kennedy Center Honoree.

Tickets starting at: $61.50 DONNY MCCASLIN GROUP

June 25 Dave Dunnet Community Theatre Primarily a jazz artist with contemporary flair, McCaslin has recently moved from an acoustic to an electric sound, and in the process displayed a real potential for pop crossover – albeit with great chops and churning energy. Tickets $35.

AN EVENING WITH ZIGGY MARLEY

Royal Theatre June 25 at 7:30pm Throughout the course of his three-decade career, Ziggy Marley has built a music legacy worthy of his legendary family name. With 16 albums, eight Grammy Awards, and an Emmy to his credit, the humanitarian, singer, songwriter, and producer continually progresses at every turn.

Tickets starting at: $73.50 RYAN ADAMS

Kandace Springs is a 27-yearold Nashville-based singer-pianist who combines old-soul jazz sophistication with a tasteful touch of R&B and pop.

Tickets starting at: $45.

SAMMY MILLER AND THE CONGREGATION

June 26 Distrikt One of the liveliest party-starting bands in New York, Grammy-nominated drummer/ vocalist Sammy Miller and his hard-swinging sextet are on a mission to bring “joyful jazz” to the masses. Tickets $25.

TOMMY EMMANUEL PLUS JACK BROADBENT

Royal Theatre June 27 at 7:30pm An accomplished fingerstyle player, Emmanuel’s immense talents carry him to the far corners of the globe—he plays an average of 300 shows a year—but he never plays the same show twice.

A talented singer/songwriter from rural England who has ascended from humble beginnings as a busker, Jack Broadbent wows international audiences with his unique blend of virtuosic acoustic and slide guitar, and poignant folk and blues inspired vocals.

Tickets starting at: $47.00 AN EVENING WITH JACOB COLLIER

June 25, Alix Goolden Hall With decades of acclaimed work to his credit, and accolades Prisoner—Ryan Adams’ first album of all new original material since 2014’s Ryan Adams—is primed to add new superlatives to the C.V. of Jacksonville, NC’s most celebrated multiple-Grammy-nominee-and-zero-winner.

SOLD OUT.

McPherson Playhouse June 28 at 7:30pm Collier has built a groundbreaking solo live-performance vehicle that allows him to bring his “mind blowing” multi-instrumental, multi-visual format of music making to the stage in a way that has never been seen or heard before.

Tickets starting at: $45.00

CYRUS CHESTNUT TRIO & KANDACE SPRINGS TRIO

SMU JUNIOR SCHOOL PRESENTS: BEAUTY & THE BEAST JR

McPherson Playhouse June 26 at 7:30pm Fans of straight-ahead, blues, and gospel-tinged jazz will want to check out standout pianist Cyrus Chestnut. His sound on the piano is soulful, rich, confident, and in many ways classic.

STAGE

McPherson Playhouse June 1 & 2 at 7pm Beauty and the Beast JR is an adaptation of the award winning movie and Broadway musical that was created with young performers in mind.

Tickets are: $21.00

AVENUE Q

June 1-3 Canadian College of Performing Arts This laugh-out-loud musical tells the timeless story of a bright-eyed college grad named Princeton. When he arrives in the city with big dreams and a tiny bank account, he has to move into a shabby apartment all the way out on AVENUE Q. PROOF

June 7 - 24 Delving into the caring, sacrificing and often hilarious nature of family relationships, this engaging drama explores the depths of love and the mystery of brilliance. Tickets $22.

PETER PAN, THE BRITISH MUSICAL

June 24 Mary Winspear Centre This award winning production from London's West End

by Piers Chater Robinson should not be missed. It is the timeless tale based on the stories of J. M. Barrie. Tickets $15.

PROTRUDERS, THE MIFFED NEIGHBOURS, SHARKY, EMOCHANEL

June 27 Intrepid Theatre $10 or pay what you can at the door.

SCOTT BRADLEE’S POSTMODERN JUKEBOX

Royal Theatre June 29 at 7:30pm Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox is a genre-busting group known for reworking pop music into vintage genres, particularly jazz and swing.

Featuring a rotating cast of at least a dozen musicians, the group includes four to five first-rate vocalists, a tap dancer, a full band, and occasional unexpected guests.

Tickets starting at: $73.50 VICTORIA'S SHAKESPEARE

BY THE SEA

Fisherman's Wharf Park, 30 Erie Street, Victoria BC June 29 - August 20, 2017 Tickets: General $29 Green*

$25. On-line VictoriaTicket.ca Cash ONLY at the door King Lear Thursdays 7PM Saturdays 2PM & 7PM The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) Fridays 7PM Sundays 2PM & 7PM ART:

WIPE OUT: SHAWN SHEPHERD STUDIO SALE

June 1 Polychrome Fine Art, 7 p.m.

Painting, prints, drawings, sculpture, ceramics Polychrome Fine Arts 100th Show.

POLISHED! 2.0 MICHELLE WINKEL, KATE CARSON

June 1-22 Venetian plaster artists Michelle Winkel and Kate Carson are back with a new body of work as well as a hands-on workshop.

Community Arts Council, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.

ANTEBODY

An exhibition by Connie Michele Morey, Sarah Cowan and Diana Buri Weymar.

June 9 Xchanges Gallery Antebody engages the anteact of placing the body at the forefront, both by working with bodily gestural processes of felting, embroidery and paper cutting, and by conceptually exploring the questions of what it means to negotiate the body - materialities which are not entirely ours to control, our anti-bodies, bodies which tire without us willing them so, become ill, are colonized by the other, inhabit others and are mutated.

This exhibition examines Emily Carr’s work through the dual lenses of the artist’s increasing interest in environmental issues and the status of ancient forests of the region in present times.

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SHANTERO PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS: LUNCH AT ALLEN’S

McPherson Playhouse June 16 at 7:30pm Lunch at Allen’s is a musical powerhouse comprised of four remarkable Canadian talents: Murray McLauchlan, Cindy Church, Marc Jordan and Ian Thomas.

Tickets are: $47.50

PICTURING GIANTS: THE CHANGING LANDSCAPES OF EMILY CARR

June 10 – Sept 4 Art Gallery of Greater Victoria's

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wn. d age, hometo 1 Full name an sity are you 2 What univer what year? attending and eball team 3 Favourite bas l time? and player of al g r favourite thin 4 What is you so far? about Victoria ’t 5 If you weren playing baseball what career would you choose?

Meet Your NEW 2017

2017 1 Kevin Thomas Collard 2 University of San Diego and I’m going into my Junior year (3rd year) 3 Favorite baseball team is the Blue Jays and Josh Donaldson 4 My favorite part of Victoria is the fans. Hands down the most exciting and energetic place to play because of the strong fan support.

5. If I wasn’t playing baseball I would most likely do something related to business because that is what I’m studying in San Diego.

1 Tanner Rempel 2 Colorado Mesa University 3 Toronto Blue Jays and fav player is Josh Donaldson 4 Atmosphere and scenery by the Harbour 5 Personal trainer

HarbourCat Mascot 1 Full name and hometown Harvey T. HarbourCat 2 Best part about being the mascot for the HarbourCats?

I love spending time with thousands of my best friends every night during HarbourCats season.

During the off-season, I spend my time out and about exploring our great city and spending time in the community. From time to time, I've been known to stop in at local sporting events during the winter months to visit my mascot friends!

3 Favourite mascot and why?

I can't answer this question without starting with my best friends, Seamore the Seal and Marty the Marmot. Seamore has become a mentor of mine, sharing his experiences with me from his time with the beloved Victoria Seals. Marty and I have a complicated relationship. We are very different people; he's a winter person and I'm a summer person, but we can always come together for our common love for our great community of Victoria! As far as professional sports goes; I'm a fan of Lou Seal with the San Francisco Giants, and of course, the San Diego Chicken is the gold standard.

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1 Riley Guntrip, 21, Camrose Alberta 2 University of British Columbia, in year 3 entering year 4 3 Toronto Blue Jays, Russell Martin 4 My favorite thing about Victoria is the support that the city gives the Harbourcats, and the atmosphere around the ball park.

5 If my career isn’t baseball, the career I would choose would be a Sports Medicine Physician

1 Andrew Vaughn, 19, Santa Rosa, CA 2 Cal Berkeley, freshman 3 Dustin Pedroia 4 I’m looking forward to visiting Canada for the first time. I hear Victoria has great fishing!

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VICTORIA SKA & REGGAE FESTIVAL XVIII WELCOMES THE WORLD JUNE 14 – 18, 2017 SHIP POINT INNER HARBOUR & OTHER VENUES THROUGHOUT VICTORIA!

First thing’s first: WHAT IS SKA?

VICTORIA SKA & REGGAE FEST XVIII INCORPORATES SKA & REGGAE

SKA is not an abbreviation or accronymn. Ska is a musical style that was born in the early 1960s in Jamaica. It is a fusion of Jamaican mento (calypso) with heavy influences from American Jazz and Cuban musical styles. It has a similar beat pattern to reggae but has a much faster tempo. SKA IS THE GRANDFATHER OF REGGAE MUSIC. IT CAME BEFORE REGGAE. Bob Marley and the Wailers played a lot of the songs you hear on popular albums such as Legend in a ska style before they were played in a reggae style. The latter became popular on Island Records and Tuff Gong in the late 1960s to 1970s.

VICTORIA’S 18TH ANNUAL SKA & REGGAE FESTIVAL SHIP POINT

OVERVIEW

We are thrilled once again to offer 5 straight days of free and ticketed afternoon and evening programming at Ship Point Inner Harbour our marquee venue. Ship Point Inner Harbour is one of most beautiful venues in Canada to catch world class music, visual arts and international cuisine. All festival presentations at Ship Point are all ages and fully licensed which means you can have a beverage anywhere on site with a 19+ wristband. We are grateful to Red Truck Beer and Rekorderlig Cider for their generous support.

Kids 10 and under are free of charge and there will be a kids zone with games, colouring sheets and more!

Enjoy visual arts in our Rocksteady Collective Arts Area featuring regional artists Taste the selection of our various vendors including Incedent Risotto (Italian), The Reef (Jamaican), Far East Food Service (Japanese), Unique Grill (Canadian) and Mini Donuts

& THE MUSIC IT HELPED CREATE AND INFLUENCE IT. Victoria’s 18th Annual Ska &

Reggae Festival will reveal an incredibly diverse lineup, one that incorporates a vast array of genres beyond the two genres that make up our name. This diversity reflects the incredible global-wide influence that early Jamaican ska and reggae music has had on the majority of modern music. As American jazz and soul music found its way south into the Jamaican soundsystems, locals began blending it with the sounds of the island’s native calypso music, birthing the seeds that would grow into ska and then the worldwide phenomenon of reggae music.

Understanding the roots of ska and its influence on the creation of other genres that came after it such as rocksteady, reggae, dub, dancehall, jungle, hiphop and more, will help everyone better understand the festival and the Victoria BC Ska Society which has produced it for the past 18 years.

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Fri. June 16th

Thurs. June 15th

For over half a century, life time Grammy Achievement Winner and Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Booker T. Jones has been leaving his mark on American music, through his own work and collaborations with some of world’s most revered names such asThe Roots, Jim James and Gary Clark Jr, to name just a few. His song “Green Onions” has been a popular staple for years and is the only instrumental song included on Rolling Stone Magazine’s “500 Greatest Songs of All Time.” After his unforgettable performance at Alix Goolden in February 2016 we thought it was only fitting to bring this legend back, this time on our signature stage, in front of the majesty of the Inner Harbour sunset.

Tarrus Riley is now one of the world’s greatest reggae acts headlining festivals all over Europe, the Caribbean and North America. Aka “Mr. Singy Singy” Tarrus is known for hits such as She’s Royal, Superman, and his most recent single Don’t Come Back.

Perro Bravo

The Skints

Representing that sunny ska hotbed of Long Beach, California are Skunk Records trio Perro Bravo. Perro Bravo are veterans of the Cali ska/reggae scene. Frontman Miguel Happoldt is an original member of Sublime. He’s responsible for the lead vocals on the band’s cover of “Scarlet Begonias,” and remained a producer for the band until its end – to his founding of the Long Beach Dub All-Stars.

Easy Star Records UK ska/reggae sensations The Skints will be making their Western Canadian debut at Ship Point. Interestingly enough this band also has a local connection as they toured with Current Swell on Current Swell’s European tour a few years ago. UK’s Clash Magazine called them “the torchbearers for modern British reggae,” and the genre couldn’t have better ambassadors. The Skints combine so many facets of the reggae family tree – dub, ska, two-tone, punk, dancehall, hip-hop – the band creates an entirely unique, wildly unpredictable style.

With dynamic male/female harmonies and grimy rapid-fire dancehall raps, the Skints paint vivid sonic portraits of hard city life in London over top of sunny dub reggae with way more heavy bottom end than they have any right to use.

Sat. June 17th

Sat. June 17th

Roots Roundup

Jah9

Originally formed in 1985 in a small apartment in East Vancouver, Roots Roundup became widely known through the late 80’s and early 90’s as one of Canada’s hardest working, hardest touring and hardest rockin’ worldbeat dance bands. Roots Roundup have given unforgetable experiences over the past three decades to thousands of music lovers throughout BC – especially on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands. It’s a dream come true to finally have them on Victoria’s Ska & Reggae Fest!

Jamaica’s Jah9 makes her Ska & Reggae Fest debut headlining our International Kickoff Free outdoor show on the first day of the festival. Deeply mystical, Jah9 has emerged from a chrysalis of poetry, dub and spirit to become a powerful femiNINE energy within a universal grassroots movement of consciousness. Inspired by the open spaces in the instrumental dub of 1970’s Jamaican roots music, Jah9 sings with a voice that belies the dimensions of her physical body, from a soul much older than its current vessel; “reminiscent of that darkly operatic wailer for truth & justice, Nina Simone.” Her philosophy–profoundly spiritual, and her style–Jazz on Dub.

Sun. June 18th

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Combo passes and single tickets available on TICKETWEB.CA or at Lyle’s Place, Jupiter, Tourist Info Center on Wharf St., Vinyl Envy, Area 51 (Duncan) & Fascinating Rhythm (Nanaimo)

VICTORIA SKA & REGGAE FEST XVIII CLUB SERIES With over 40 bands from 8 countries,

our marquee stage at Ship Point just isn’t enough to contain all the musical madness! We are proud to present a world-class roster of artists performing at a variety of Victoria’s finest live venues, almost every night of the 18th Annual Victoria Ska & Reggae Festival. (Please note: All Club Series performances are included in your Full Festival or Jupiter VIP Pass.)

Entangados Friday, June 16 @ Lucky Bar

After closing out last year’s Festival with an unforgettable performance in front of thousands at Ship Point, Argentinian ska brigade Entangados return and this time they take on the crowd at Victoria’s legendary Lucky Bar. The clown-clad musical pranksters combine top-notch musicianship with seemingly boundless energy to create a uniquely fun and welcoming dance party wherever they go.

Victoria punk rockers No Liars and Montreal’s otherworldly electronic dub trio The OM Sound will both be joining Entangados for a journey that’s going to touch countless corners of the musical globe.

Mike Love

Saturday, June 17 @ Sugar Nightclub

Skampida

Wednesday, June 14 @ Distrikt Nightclub

This year we welcome back longtime festival friends Skampida! These rowdy troubadours of ska used to come around Victoria so often that many thought they were a local band, but they hail from far south in Colombia. Their frenetic energy has propelled them around the globe, attacking audiences with an all-out assault of fun and after too many years away, they return to get our Ska & Reggae massive moving. With local favourites SweetLeaf and The Party on High Street, this is going to be a celebration of a exciting, familiar faces.

One of modern reggae’s brightest stars, the one and only Mike Love makes his Victoria debut! In these troubled, frantic times, Love’s music is a salve for humanity. His lively, acoustic-based reggae tackles societal ills and general love for all living things. Love’s deep respect for humanity and the planet – buoyed by incredible guitar work and an overwhelmingly emotive voice – has made him a favourite of reggae fans around the globe. With California reggae warriors BURNT and Yellowsky - powerful Plains Cree reggae MC, this is going to be a powerful night of music that can’t be missed.

La Banda Skalavera Saturday, June 17 @ Victoria Event Centre

Victoria Ska & Reggae Festival is proud to present the Canadian debut of Los Angeles’ foremost authority of high-energy ska music, La Banda Skalavera! This all-Latino outfit laces their frenetic brand of ska with punk, meringue, salsa and traditional folk music to create a wholly unique sound to rattle your ears and move your butt. Teaming up with La Banda Skalavera for this skapunk party are longtime Vancouver ska-bearers and longtime Ska & Reggae Fest family Los Furios.

The Boom Booms

Thursday, June 15 @ Distrikt Nightclub

Maybe the smoothest, sultriest night of the Festival, Vancouver’s indie-soul sensations The Boom Booms are making the trip across the Strait for an incredibly soulful night of music. The septet’s brand of soul is overflowing with warmth and grooves that give them a sound unlike anything else Vancouver has produced in a very long time. Joining the Festival veterans for this very special West Coast party are Victoria’s reggae stalwarts Caleb Hart & The Royal Youths and Nanaimo soul-funk outfit Boomshack.

The Black Seeds Friday, June 16 @ Sugar Nightclub

New Zealand reggae icons The Black Seeds are proof that the beating heart of reggae lies with the people, from whichever nation or part of the world they call home.

After one of last years highlight performances at Ship Point, The Black Seeds are returning, armed with their new album Better Days, to get Sugar Nightclub rocking – a rare chance to see the dub reggae stars up-close-and-personal! Along with The Black Seeds on this fine night are Vancouver songstress Tonye and Jon Middleton, one half of Victoria’s roots sensations Jon & Roy.

TIVE LECTIVE COLLEC YCOL EADY KSTEAD ROC ROCKST ION IBITION EXHIBIT ARTSSEXH AART EDIA LTIMEDI MU MULTIM The Rocksteady Collective Exhibition returns, bigger and stronger than ever!

This year we welcome our largest roster of visual artists to date, including Francis Dick, noted aboriginal artist and member of the Kwakwaka’wakw Nation, who will be providing unique pieces for the public to see throughout the Festival. While visual art is central to the Rocksteady Collective, over the years of existence, it has grown to not just present some of the finest visual art from around our community, but also music, dance and culinary arts.

Culinary arts will once again be created and presented by local chef Eric Holden, based on international inspiration from the Festival’s musical lineup. Come down to the Exhibition on Fri. June 16 from 5-7pm to sample the culinary delights during the Rocksteady launch party before everything gets underway with two nights of music, dancing and artistic love.

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THURSDAY JUNE 15 4:00 - 10:00

FRIDAY JUNE 16 SATURDAY JUNE 17 4:00 - 10:00 2:00 - 10:00

SUNDAY JUNE 18 2:00 - 9:00 FREE

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• MAD CADDIES • THE SKINTS • PERRO BRAVO • ILLVIS FRESHLY • BLACKWOOD KINGS • DJ ALL GOOD

VENUE SERIES VICTORIA SKA & REGGAE FEST SCHEDULE – CLUB WEDNESDAY JUNE 14 DISTRIKT NIGHTCLUB 9:00 - 2:00 AM • SKAMPIDA • SWEETLEAF • PARTY ON HIGH STREET

THURSDAY JUNE 15 DISTRIKT NIGHTCLUB 9:00 - 2:00 AM • THE BOOM BOOMS • CALEB HEART & THE ROYAL YOUTHS • BOOMSHACK

FRIDAY JUNE 16 SUGAR NIGHTCLUB 9:30 2:00 AM

FRIDAY JUNE 16 LUCKY BAR 9:30 2:00 AM

SATURDAY JUNE 17 SUGAR NIGHTCLUB Rocksteady Collective- 9:30 - 2:00 AM • ENTANGADOS Multimedia Arts Exhib.

• THE BLACK SEEDS • NO LIARS • THE OM • TONYE • JON MIDDLETON SOUND • REBEL SELECTOR

FRIDAY JUNE 16 ODD FELLOWS HALL 9:00 - 1:00 AM 9:00 - 1:00AM • RAILTOWN SOUND SYSTEM • EVERYBODY LEFT • OSTWELVE

• MIKE LOVE • BURNT • YELLOWSKY

SATURDAY JUNE 17 VICTORIA EVENTS CENTRE 9:30 - 1:00 AM • LA BANDA SKALAVERA • LOS FURIOS

SATURDAY JUNE 17 ODD FELLOWS HALL 9:30 - 1:00 AM Rocksteady CollectiveMultimedia Arts Exhib.

9:00 - 1:00AM • DOWN NORTH • DOCKSIDE GREEN • AMETHYST DANCE TROUPE • BENNY THE JETT

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Love conquers all Rick leans into the engine of his 1980 bright red pick-up truck, inhales deeply and laughs. “That grease and oil — one of those things that gets into your whole psyche!” He’s wearing the same patch-covered leather vest he wore as a biker. He used to ride motorcycles all year round – all over North America – through the worst of winter and summer. “One time in Saskatchewan we were getting hit with grasshoppers so big they could pick you up and carry you away.” It was a passion he shared with his wife Jan. “Not only was it life, it was really total peace.” He speaks in the past tense because it ‘was’ all that until the day those deer ran in front of them on a Montana highway. Until the crash. “I looked around (for my wife) and I went and grabbed her and she was dead in my arms.” The next thing Rick remembers is waking up days later in the hospital confused by who he saw in the mirror. “I wondered who the guy was! Who is this white haired guy?” He says the accident caused his dark grey hair and beard to turn suddenly snow white. The once tough looking biker was now Santa Claus.

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“How to do all of life again”. It was not easy for either of them. But whenever it all seemed too overwhelming — they’d inevitably see a child point in their direction, and whisper “Hey! There’s Santa.” Not wanting to disappoint, Rick would become Santa. It inspired him to start sewing a Santa suit and volunteering. “Life is too short to be miserable and unhappy”.

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City of Victoria's Youth Poet Laureate's In the beginning There was nothing Not even a whisper of growth or fairness In the beginning It was silent without the silence It hung without the hanging in the nothing without the nothingness And from that there became and continued to become And from the becoming Came the being And we were and continued to be And nobody saw the glimpse of nothing that we emerged from Like lost sailors on a new moon PHOTO COURTESY OF THE Like fleeced travellers with a black lamb CITY OF VICTORIA In all of everything that was As everything as it could be Considering the absurdity of it all We came, and opened soap shops And huddled in concert halls and played backgammon with our grandmothers We ate, and ate and ate And moved into each others houses and mouths We crawled on all fours, then stood, then faced death in someone else’s eyes A dog, a mirror, a friend And for the first time in our little lives We saw the nothing lacking the comfort of nothingness Open its lungs and suck in the something, Which we had wrapped our fingers around And introduced to our mothers and sat up with for hours, Down its immense throat And close its lips as if it hadn’t happened As if we had imagined the whole thing The only proof lies in our minds And the skin that was built to sustain Therefor it must have been sustaining something Before it slipped up and lost it One mix up and it suddenly wasn’t

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Hedwig Robinson is not content to let her rock star ex-boyfriend Tommy Gnosis have all the success. She shares the stories of her life - ranging from escaping communist Eastern Germany, to her boxed sex-change that gave birth to the Angry Inch, to just who really wrote all those Tommy Gnosis songs that have been so popular. At times touching, this is a Bowie-esque glam-rock extrav-

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"I think we bring a different kind of attitude to the productions we do" said Paul Shortt, marketing and development coordinator. "We have a reputation in town from the cabaret shows we do at the Victoria Events Centre. (Hedwig is) the same type energy so it transfers well."

Artistic Producer Britt Small, actors Griffin Leonard Lea as Hedwig, and Jana Morrison as Yitzhak will bring the two person show to life.

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Friday, June 23, 9PM Paparazzi Nightclub, 642 Johnson Street 19+ Only | $6 Entry

It’s all about the judges, the contestants, the prizes, and titles of Mr. and Miss Paparazzi…

Open to all genders. Let’s cheer them on! *partial proceeds to Victoria Pride Society* DRAG BINGO SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 8PM

Paparazzi Nightclub, 642 Johnson Street 19+ Only | Entry by donation to the Victoria Pride Society ELECTRA SOCKET and guest host ALEASHA NACOLLAR host the prePride BINGO FUN. Plus the hilarious ZANE OAK will be in house opening the night up with some hilarious comedy! Win some INCREDIBLE prizes. *a Victoria Pride Society Fundraiser* MR./MISS GAY VANCOUVER ISLAND PAGEANT SUNDAY, JUNE 25, 9PM

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Join host Gouda Gabor, celebrity judges and talented contestants as the Queens, Kings & Things of Victoria vie for big prizes and the titles of Mr. and Miss Gay Vancouver

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Hit the dance floor with DJ RonnyB & catch the Canada 150 DRAGathon on the spotlight stage starting at 10:30pm with salutes to such great Can-Con artists as Shania, Bieber, Celine, Drake, and many more! *a Victoria Pride Society Fundraiser* TD PRESENTS

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Courtesy of Orca Spirit Adventures Coast Harbourside Marina Sunday, July 2, 6:45PM - 10PM

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KARAOKE IDOL FINALE MONDAY, JULY 3, 10PM

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Karaoke Idol takes place every Monday from June 5th to the 26th with the Finals on July 3rd. Five weeks of competition, weekly prizes, as well as 1st, 2nd & 3rd place CASH PRIZES for the Finale, with the 1st Place Winner to sing onstage in the Pride Beer Garden!

HOUSE OF GABOR PRESENTS BEACH PARTY

Thursday July 6, 10PM - 2AM Sugar Nightclub, 858 Yates Street 19+ Only | $10 Entry Gouda Gabor and her Children of the Cheese are back with the 4rd annual Beach Party with DJ Nims, a big stage show celebrating the kings, queens & things of Victoria, and a celebrity guest headliner

to be announced. Grab your bikinis, board shorts and tanks and stay tuned to channel-Gouda @ www.facebook.com/ houseofgabor *a Victoria Pride Society Fundraiser* WICKED WENCH PRIDE PARTY FRIDAY JULY 7, 8PM - CLOSE

Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad Street 19+ Only | $10 Entry Wicked Wench wants to help you get primed for PRIDE by stoking your fires with a hot night of dancing in the heart of the City. Invite all of your friends and come downtown to revel in the heat of the summer and celebrate Victoria Pride 2017!

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Carlotta Gurl brings her hit show from the Junction YVR to Victoria in a sizzling Pride edition! Guests Mina Mercury, Persi Flage & a YYJ bevy of brazen beauties will hit the stage at 10:30pm followed by dancing with DJ RonnyB!

A DRAGtacular evening with dancing with DJ RonnyB plus 2 big floor shows, Classy @10PM & Sassy @ midnight, featuring flashback performances of the best numbers of the year from the legendary Gouda Gabor and her guests Mr. and Miss Gay Vancouver Island, the queen of the East Side YVR Isolde N. Baron and the hip-hoppin’ moves of Peach Cobblah.

Friday July 7, 9PM - 2AM

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Sunday, July 9

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Outside the festival season, however, there are a number of theatre companies and artists working hard to ensure that “under-represented” voices are front and centre. Here’s a small sampling.

Vino Buono Productions, who identifies as a queer company, was formed in 2016 with a mandate to produce exclusively contemporary works, focusing on emerging and under-represented creators. For artistic director Kat Taddei under-represented is an umbrella term with no strict definition; the company welcomes submissions by people who identify as under-represented—this could be queer, non-binary, gender-fluid, feminist, persons of colour, indigenous. The final show of their inaugural season is Project Mercury by Keiko Hart, June 7-10, with an all-female cast playing animal, male and female characters and switching from night to night—cast members will learn two roles. Vinobuonoproductions.com Monica Ogden does not claim to speak for all marginalized voices, but brings her perspective as a Filipina cis woman with disabilities to her new work LUB DUB with Tony Adams. Together they seek to disrupt the normalization of whiteness in theatre and examine their implication in each other’s lives. They noticed this work was not being done, so decided to do it themselves. LUB DUB heads to the Ottawa Fringe this summer. Ogden points out that audiences

who want to see marginalized populations represented in local theatre have a responsibility. Her personal rule is “not to attend theatre put on by only white folks”. Facebook.com/NickelPumpernickel Intersections can get “messy” as John Aitken, creator of The Gift, points out. Aitken identifies as First Nations, with a mixed ancestry of Coast Salish, Haida and Scottish, and Two-Spirit. The Gift, which is being presented as part of the Victoria Fringe Festival, is a physical theatre piece incorporating singing and drumming, that explores how Aitken came to find his voice at the age of 17. Past presentations of The Gift have included a talking circle—allowing conversation between audience members and performers, as a means to further the conversation between indigenous and non-indigenous communities. He’s currently devising a solo show, Mixed-Up, that focuses on his mixed ancestry. Truthandhealing.com It was only recently that Eddi Wilson (aka Eddi Licious) began to see themself as expressing an under-represented voice. As a performer in drag cabarets and cultural community centres, they say that what feels mainstream to them might still be considered quite eccentric in the bigger picture. For Wilson, performing is a way to have a bit of fun, particularly with their Métis heritage and Two Spirit identity. Their message is simple: sharing and celebrating our differences strengthens our ability to transcend them. Victoria has a thriving alternative arts scene and Wilson encourages people to consider seeking entertainment outside the bigger theatre venues—at places like the Victoria Events Centre, Paparazzi Nightclub and “practically everywhere during Pride Week in the summer.”

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We decided to maximize our time on Gabriola, which is known as the Isle of the Arts, by catching one of the first ferries Saturday morning. There are more than 60 studios on the small Island, which is home to the sixth highest concentration of working artists in Canada.

“Gabriola Island is hopping with arts events year-round,” explains Alina Cerminara of the Gabriola Arts Council, which organizes many events including the Gabriola Theatre Festival in August and the Isle of the Arts Festival in April.

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violin-makers to sex education in India. I always enjoy spotting new filmmakers who are worth keeping an eye on and Ali Weinstein is at the top of my list this year. Her first feature film on the growing subculture of mermaids is playful but offers something more when it takes a closer look at the women and men who take to mermaiding.

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On August long weekend Sunfest attracts thousands of Country music fans from all over the island, the province and now boasts an international fan base. Sunfest is more than just a concert, it’s a vacation destination. Thousands of people will be attending the biggest Sunfest yet during the hottest weekend of the Summer!

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DOWNTOWN VICTORIA BUSKERS FESTIVAL JULY 11 – 16 Victoria Downtown Victoria Buskers Festival is a free, six-day, family-friendly festival. Victoria becomes a hub of busking talent with performers coming from far and wide—with a good dose of some home-grown local talent thrown in! Main marquee areas include Ship Point located in the picturesque Inner Harbour, a local music marquee with the best views in town, and

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Two well-made but very different space trips are currently launching out of a multiplex near you, so make a choice and buckle up! In the most desolate reaches of the cosmos, sci-horror veteran Ridley Scott illustrates how lethal reptilian beasties aren’t all that’s to be afraid of in Alien: Covenant; the mood is much lighter and more colourful when TV-to-bigscreen director James Gunn reprises the comedic action in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. Although worlds apart in tone, both films are smoothly directed and very aware of the franchise audiences they were made for.

Covenant is a follow-up to 2012’s Prometheus, and features a colony ship with 2,000 passengers transiting the galaxy in search of a fresh planetary start. A search vessel investigates what initially seems a veritable paradise. Soon, of course, it turns out to be a particularly deadly corner of the universe. The crew is mostly played by unknowns, which puts a lot of emphasis on the performances by the superb Michael Fassbender. I use the plural because his is a double role: as well as reprising David, the android from Prometheus, he also plays Walter, a newer android model assigned to the good ship Covenant. Their interactions allow the story to delve deeply into the origins and meaning of life, and results in some highly disturbing ideas and images. Sure, much of this is familiar terrain to Alien aficionados, but it is a deliciously dark and dangerous ride for those who like their action

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And then there are the improbable hijinks of Guardians, which once again features that wildly mismatched crew of thieves and rogues who zoom from galaxy to galaxy trying to be bad but mostly ending up being on the right side of things. Even though Kurt Russell and Sylvester Stallone are effective as guest stars, it’s the likes of Peter Quill, Gamora, Drax, and Rocket that the audience has come for. As with the original, there is lots of droll trash talking that is laugh-outloud funny, extravagantly colourful sets, and a spoofy knowingness about space-opera clichés. The plot doesn’t really matter, and underneath the characters’ crassness and gruff interactions there is a surprising spirit of tenderness. The “we are family” theme is played in the key of mawkish, but the characters are weird enough to get away with it. Vol. 2 isn’t an advance on the surprisingly successful debut film from 2014, but there’s likely enough here to sustain at least one more Guardians (mis)adventure.

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Becoming Visible “Dance is about becoming visible” offers Lindsay Delaronde, Victoria’s first Indigenous Artist in Residence. Her first exposure to dance was as a 5-year-old when her grandmother Norma took her to the longhouse to experience traditional Iroquois dance in Kahnawake Mohawk Territory. Lindsay was asked to sit and watch, to experience. Much observation led to participation in a cultural performance group where she came to understand that cultural dance provided “a sense of belonging, a continuation of our story” and the importance of dance in underlining relationships, specifically “the relationship to all living things, the creation story, our origin.” A visitor on the west coast, Lindsay’s interest in dance was reignited when she dropped into Raino Dance and subsequently successfully applied for a scholarship to study.

The past year has been an exploration of Hiphop, Funk and, most recently, Contemporary. Lindsay shares how formal dance training is “the opportunity to confront myself in the mirror and engage in self-acceptance”, as well as experience “the power of the body and its ability to deliver messages”. This renewed interest, explains Lindsay, is directly in line with “an artistic trajectory that moved from 2D to 3D then into the body” whereby “I am becoming the artwork.” Amoung many other engaged body collaborations, Lindsay and 13 other indigenous and non-indigenous women are

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working collectively to engage in a social art practice to make women’s voices heard, through reclaiming space & the body. The co-created piece, called A CHoRd, endeavours to enact a new accord reflecting the potential for a rallying point between cultures, politics, ages, and her stories. Storytelling, movement, breathe and each body’s own unique vocabulary contribute to inspire a movement piece to be shared on the legislature steps June 25th.

It is the collective’s hope that the presentation, the fruits of the process these women have bravely committed to, suspends “the intellectual, analytical need to understand, to know” and instead invites the audience to feel and experience the flesh and bone of their brief but intense exploration of the idea of reconciliation both personally and collectively across a small yet diverse circle of women.

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I and my two dining partners elected to eat off the menu rather than from the buffet.

Our friend with Indian experience, with the sage advise of our waitress, selected our courses. We started with Onion Naan and Chicken Pakoras as appetizers. I’ve had Naan before, but not like this. This was charred and had a soft and almost creamy texture. It is traditionally used for picking up other foods, but it is delicious all by itself. Our wait-

ress claimed that the Naan is unusually good because the restaurant has one of the only traditional Naan ovens in the city. It is a clay cylinder with a wood fire at its base.

The naan is cooked while it sticks to the interior sides of the cylinder.

The Pakoras were like tandoori dusted chicken nuggets served with a pair of dipping sauces: one herbal, and one sweet. We then shared the almost mandatory Butter Chicken, an order of Mattar Paneer (peas and cheese), Lamb Roganjosh (like a lamb stew, served with Garlic Naan) and Seafood Biryani, which is local prawns in basmati rice seasoned with mace, mint, and other herbs.

One of our group had never before found the courage to enter an Indian restaurant, and he was particularly concerned to avoid curry and spice. No problem.

We ordered our food at

one on the spice scale, and to temper even that low heat, we ordered a mango chutney with mint and tamarind and a dish of Raita (Similar to Tzatziki: cucumber and carrots in yogurt) Personally, I could have handled much more heat, but the flavours were complex and crystal clear.

Each dish was a new flavour sensation and the different flavours within each dish were discernible one from the other. Nothing muddy and monotonous here. We finished our meal with Gulaab Jaamun, a sweet ball of cake served in a honey syrup. It was sickly sweet and decadent. Though each of the dishes were small, they were all quite rich. We stuffed ourselves and still took away enough for one leftover lunch.

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The fourth annual Feast Food and Film, taking place at the Vic Theatre from June 15-17, features food-focused films paired with tasty treats and bevvies, along with supplementary talks and demonstrations.

“It’s one thing to watch a movie, but I think to actually have some atmospheric elements to add into it increases the pleasure of going to the movies,” Kay said. “You get a little extra and it makes it a special night out.”

The series kicks off with Ella Brennan: Commanding the Table, a documentary focused on the titular 91-yearold New Orleans chef who revolutionized creole cuisine through the groundbreaking restaurant Commander’s Palace. To supplement the film, Floyd’s Diner will be serving up New Orleans-style breakfast hors d’oeuvres, along with mimosas.

Kay said she’s particularly looking forward to a screening of SEED: The Untold Story, an American documentary about seed diversity and the effects on centuries-old grain by modern agricultural practices. Paired with SEED will be a talk from Robin Roberts and Natalie Chambers, co-authors of Saving Farmland, and also local seedy salad, grainy bread and hemp vodka cocktails.

“It’s going to be lots of fun because of the speakers, and they’re talking about Vancouver Island in particular,” Kay said.

“And a film like that, I know it’s a popular topic right now, seeds and

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Californian wine and hors d’oeuvres, along with a demonstration from Toque Catering chef and owner Nicholas Waters, will be paired with the documentary Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent, which looks at one of the key players in creating the new American cuisine and also the phenomenon of the celebrity chef.

Setbacks and redemption are at the heart of Deconstructing Dani Garcia, a documentary capturing the journey of a chef with two Michelin Stars who is forced to reinvent himself after his restaurant closes.

This screening will feature a sherry tasting, along with some classic Spanish tapas, and for entertainment, a flamenco performance from guitarist Gareth Owen and dancer Denise Yeo, from Alma de Espana Flamenco Dance Company.

Chinese dance, food and booze will be served up for the screening of Cook up a Storm, a comedy about a culinary competition where rival chefs come together to take on a common foe. This event will feature the only Canadiandistilled baijiu, a Chinese spirit, made in Canada by Dragon Mist Distillery.

To finish off Feast, Phillips Brewery will be opening up its backyard for an outdoor screening of the 1980s mockumentary classic This is Spinal Tap. Coast Lunchbox will be on hand with themed food, the Phillips beer will be flowing and ticketholders will enjoy a special green goo surprise.

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This is a hop-forward event, and this year, some of the already confirmed breweries include nearly all the Victoria breweries, and will also include a few newcomers like Beach Fire Brewing from Campbell River, Faculty Brewing from the mainland, Mount Arrowsmith in Parksville, Sooke Oceanside, Riot from Chemainus, and more.

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June 14, at 6:30 PM, Vessel Liquor has Thirsty Writer Joe Wiebe leading his monthly educational trip through beer, and this month he has eight hoppy beers lined up to taste for those who attend. Tickets are $20, and are available at Vessel Liquor, or through a link on their website, but don’t wait too long, as the class only accommodates 14 people.

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Come stroll amidst outdoor stalls of fresh produce and locally created gift items.

Meet our diverse group of vendors that range from local farmers and food producers to crafters, makers, bakers and talented food artisans. Explore aisles filled with gourmet preserves, delicious sweet treats, pottery, wood carved pieces, bath and body care, jewelry, toys, clothing, home décor and so much more.

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Because of your ruler Mars, you will be super forthright and to the point. You will say what you mean and mean what you say!

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) You are the financial wizard of the zodiac; and this month, your focus will be on money, cash flow and earnings.

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Without any extra effort, you will attract important people and favourable situations to you. You can take advantage of these because you will be pumped with energy! Get more physical exercise to blow off some of this pent-up steam.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) Once a year, the Sun is “hiding” in your chart, which is why your energy will be more subdued this month. Expect to work behind the scenes or alone more than usual. Take time to plan and strategize.

This is happening because it feels like the natural thing for you to do. And it is. Because next month, the Sun will enter your sign and you will suddenly step out centre stage in all your glory! Therefore, before this happens, this is your chance to plan your new year ahead.

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Your stars for June 2017 you feel content in your world. No matter how many problems you have, you have more reasons to feel grateful. The placement of your ruler Venus at this time will ensure smooth relations with partners and close friends. Yes, things are cozy and smoochie-boochies! This month is exciting because you want to expand your experience of the world.

You want to learn more. You want to meet exciting people.

That’s why this window of time is perfect to travel or to sign up for a course. Lucky you!

VIRGO SCORPIO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) OCT. 23-NOV. 21) This month, the Sun is at For Scorpios, June is pasthe top of your chart, which sionate and intense! Sex will is the only time all year this be the stuff of steamy diaries occurs. The symbology of this is that the Sun is shining – but who has time to write?

Admittedly, you will also be down on you like a spotlight and this spotlight is flattering! focused on issues related to inheritances, taxes, debt This means that in the real and shared property. Many world, inexplicably, bosses, parents and VIPs admire you will be in dispute about some of these issues. Fortunately, even though you don’t do anything special. (Go figure.) everything to do with your job and your employment Obviously, this is the time to make your pitch and advance scene is hunky-dory. It’s easy to get praise and some will your agenda. Ask for what get a raise. Now is the time you want! to line your ducks up in a LIBRA row because in a matter of (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) months, lucky Jupiter will enThis is a wonderfully supter your sign for the first time portive time for you. Lucky since 2006 bringing fabulous Jupiter continues to help opportunities.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) June is one of the most popular months for Leo. Enjoy time with friends. Make new friends. Attend meetings or join clubs and associations.

Some of you will be competitive in sports or a group situation. You want to travel for pleasure and meet people from other cultures and different countries. Meanwhile, your enthusiasm will attract people to you. Please note: This month is the perfect time to make long range future goals.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) This month, the Sun will be in a sign that is 180° opposite your sign. This happens only once a year; and because the Sun represents your energy, it means you will need more rest and more sleep during this time. Respect your need for more rest. This polarized position of the Sun also makes you focus more on your closest partnerships.

Because Mars is opposite your sign as well, it’s easy to be annoyed with others, which means you have to be patient.

CAPRICORN DEC. 22-JAN. 19) Use this month to get better organized. You want to be effective, efficient and productive in all your activities.

Basically, you want to make your efforts count – you want the most bang for your buck. Admittedly, because you have high standards for yourself now, you will be on someone else’s case directing their efforts and urging them to work harder as well.

(You might want to lighten up on the little people.)

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) Yay! June is all about a fun vacation. All kinds of exciting activities will be tops on

horoscope your menu. Enjoy sports events, playful activities with children, romantic getaways, flirtations, fun socializing with friends as well as exploring opportunities to express your creative talents. Actually, it will be easy for you to do this because fair Venus promotes your schmoozing skills with others. It also promotes writing, sales, marketing, acting and teaching because your words are like gold!

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) For a while now, your focus has been on home and family.

However, in June, this focus will much stronger because you will be forced to deal with increased chaos and activity at home. This could be due to residential moves, visiting guests or renovations and do-it-yourself projects.

Fortunately, this is the year when you easily get financial support and physical and practical assistance from others so that you can make the changes you want at home. www.georgianicols.com

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