This weekend, Westhills Stadium in Langford, BC will play host to some of the top rugby talent in the Americas as 4 top team kick off the IRB Americas Rugby Championship. Canada and USA represent North American and Uruguay and Argentina represent South America in the round-robin play over the next week. The match schedule…
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Picks of the Week – July 23, 2014
Late July and summer events are in full swing, and many Vancouver Pride events are kicking off throughout the week. My Picks of the Week include, Tasting Plates, Queer Arts Festival, Taste Victoria, Vancouver Fetish Weekend, Phillips Backyard Weekender, Vancouver Pride Run & Picnic, Whitecaps, Shorefest and Celebration of Light. Eating: Tonight, kick off your…
Taste Victoria Festival of Food & Wine
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…
Phillips Backyard Weekender 2014
Atomique Productions and Phillips Brewery have once again teamed up for the Phillips Backyard Weekender, three great days of music. While the loading dock and parking lot of a brewery doesn’t seem like the first place one would think of for a concert venue but the Phillips Brewery backlot in Victoria it is a great…
Picks of the Week – July 9, 2014
It’s nearly the middle of July, the peak of summer is upon us. My Picks of the Week include food, music, festivals, theatre and more. Richmond: Get out and explore the dining options around Richmond with Tasting Plates – Central Richmond edition tonight. Game Show: The Price is Right Live continues through this weekend at…
Winemaker’s Dinner at The Fairmont Empress
This Friday, July 11th, The Fairmont Empress Hotel in Victoria will welcome renowned artist Robert Bateman and Summerhill Pyramid Winery for a 5-course winemaker’s dinner. Benefitting the Robert Bateman Centre’s education program the dinner will offer guests the first opportunity to sample Summerhill’s new organic 2010 vintage “Grasslands” red wines. The collection of three 100% organic…
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…