Journey back to a time when civilization grew along the Nile, pyramids rose above the desert and the people believed gods walked among us, with Egypt: The Time of Pharaohs at the Royal British Columbia Museum. Running until December 31, the impressive exhibition, now open with more than 300 original artifacts, some up to 4,500 years…
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The Phillips Backyard Weekender announces 2018 line-up
While we’re still in the grips of winter, The Phillips Backyard Weekender has come along to make us think of summer with the release of the 2018 festival line-up. For three days in July, The Phillips Brewery backlot transforms into Victoria’s biggest backyard brewery party. Great music, great beer, and a great audience make the Weekender…
Getaway for Christmas at The Empress
Many of the Christmas traditions we know and love were established in Victorian England, and that Christmas charm lives on in the city of Victoria. Central to Victoria’s Yuletide spirit is the famed Fairmont Empress. The grand Castle on the Coast is making spirits bright with Christmas at the Empress, the first festive season following its…
Oak Bay Beach Hotel – a home away from home
For 90 years, the Oak Bay Beach Hotel has stood overlooking the waters off the Victoria suburb. The current luxurious property is the third hotel to occupy the position after the original was destroyed by fire and the replica closed in its old age. Since reopening in 2012, the new Oak Bay Beach Hotel was…
Missing from City Opera Vancouver Honours the Missing
Opening this Friday, City Opera Vancouver with Pacific Opera Victoria presents the world premiere of Missing, a profoundly moving and pivotal opera ripped from the headlines. Focusing on the national crisis of missing and murdered, Missing is written by distinguished Canadian Métis playwright Marie Clements, with a gripping score by JUNO Award-winning composer Brian Current. The work confronts the tragedy…
The Phillips Backyard Weekender 2017 line-up
This week, Atomique Productions announced the line-up for the 2017 Phillips Backyard Weekender. While many other festivals are being cancelled or suffering from bad PR, Phillips Backyard Weekender returns for it’s 5th year, on July 7 – 9, 2017 at the Phillips Brewery Backyard in Victoria. In it’s short history, the Weekender has become a…
Friday Find: ABEEGO – beeswax food wrap
Today’s Friday Find, Abeego the original beeswax food wrap, is as useful as it is unique. Victoria creator, Toni Desrosiers has created a way to preserve your food that’s as natural as can be without leaving it in the peel. Abeego is a reusable, all-natural, breathable food wrap that’d designed to pick where the peel leaves…