The sixth annual festival of food & wine, Taste Victoria starts July 24, kicking off 4 days of great local flavours. The Festival gets underway this Thursday with Taste the Difference, an evening tasting of more than 30 local wines & food prepared by Vancouver Island’s top chefs. Taste is a festival with a conscience, working…
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Rock The Shores 2014 rocks Victoria this July
The 2014 edition of Rock The Shores promises to indeed rock the West shores of Greater Victoria this July 11-13. The now three day festival, takes over the fields at the Juan de Fuca Recreation Centre which will be filled with revellers ready to rock to a mix of old and new acts. The line-up…
Pink Days In Bloom at The Fairmont Empress
This Sunday, June 8th, The Fairmont Empress goes pink as part of a Coast to Coast fundraiser. Originating in Newfoundland & Labrador, Pink Days In Bloom is a one day only fundraising event for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation- BC / Yukon. The famed Fairmont Empress Afternoon Tea is turning pink for the afternoon and…
Miss Quincy & The Showdown take the show on the road
Miss Quincy and the Showdown, the all-girl rock band from BC is setting off on tour in support of their upcoming release, Roadside Recovery with the province. The album was recorded and produced by fellow Vancouver musician and composer Matt Rogers (The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer), whose production chops meshed perfectly with the soulful blues…
BC Book Prizes announce 2014 Shortlists
The 30th Annual BC Book Prizes recently announced their shortlists in each of the seven book categories. Established in 1985, the BC Book Prizes celebrate the achievements of British Columbia’s writers and publishers. Selected by the non-profit Book Prize society the finalists along with the recipient of the Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence are…
Martini Madness II at Yaletown Brewing Co
Tomorrow night, Thursday March 6th, Yaletown Brewing Company hosts the second Martini Madness in support of the BC Hospitality Foundation (BCHF). So come down after work and enjoy some great mixed martinis and support a great cause. From 8pm – 11pm, 3 bartenders will be pouring different martinis for just $10, you can vote for your favourite and enter…
Yaletown Brewing Co – Martini Madness
Tomorrow night, Thursday February 6th, come down to Yaletown Brewing Company and enjoy some after work libations and support a great cause. From 8pm – 11pm, 3 bartenders will be pouring different martinis for just $10, you can vote for your favourite and enter to win a $100 gift card from Mark James Group of…