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Do not miss the biggest agricultural fair on the southern tip of Vancouver Island. This event provides lots of fun for the whole family. From farm animal judging, equestrian events, ploughing match, arts and crafts competitions, produce vendors to the ever poplular Midway, you will be entertained from morning until dark.
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September 4th - September 5th 2010
Open: 8:00am - 9:00pm
Admission: Adults $9.00, Seniors and Youth(7-13yrs) $5.00, Children 6 and under FREE.
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Sep 04, 2010 - Sep 05, 2010
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Sep 06, 2010
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Guys and Dolls - A Musical Fable of Broadway, music and lyrics by Frank Loesser, book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, based on a story and characters by Damon Runyon.
Ten Tonys, seven Laurence Olivier and six Drama Desk Awards make this show an undeniable hit! Enjoy Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat, Luck Be A Lady and Take Back Your Mink along with the unforgettable Sky Masterson, Sarah Brown and Miss Adelaide - it's a show that has been described as the perfect musical comedy. Gangsters,...
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Jun 17, 2010 - Sep 11, 2010
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Every Thursday and Friday, from June to September, the Island Chefs Collaborative run a farmers market selling wonderful fresh local produce in Bastion Square. Proceeds of the market support local farms.
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Jun 04, 2010 - Sep 24, 2010
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The Stage in the Park, commonly known as the 'Cameron Bandshell', is an outdoor performance venue located off of Arbutus Way and Bridge Way in the heart of Victoria's renowned Beacon Hill Park. Although the Bandshell is closed for the winter months, it comes alive with activity from May to September.
The Bandshell hosts a variety of FREE events and concerts on its stage including 'Concerts in the Park Series', dance, theatre, band and choral performances, as well as youth community events....
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Jun 12, 2010 - Sep 20, 2010
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Although Emily Carr described herself as an isolated little old woman on the edge of nowhere her work has an appeal that is universal in its expressive messages. With this exhibition, the AGGV will become the premiere destination on Vancouver Island to visit and learn about Emily Carr through her paintings.
On the Edge of Nowhere will include an historical survey of Carr's artistic career, featuring pieces in all the media and styles she explored and perfected. It will also focus on Carr's...
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$2.00 to $12.00
(Regular Gallery admission applies. )
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Jun 30, 2010 - Dec 31, 2011
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The Remarkable Emily Carr by Susan Shillingford and adapted for the stage from the writings of Emily Carr. This production is aimed at audience members aged 10 years and up.
The great Canadian painter searches for her unique point of view from Victoria to London - a poetic, historic and thought provoking work.
Please call the Box Office for further details and to purchase your tickets.
Box Office: 1-800-565-7738 or 250-246-9820
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$15.00
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Aug 25, 2010 - Sep 18, 2010
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Throughout the summer Centennial Square comes alive with special events and regular daytime music programming.
Lunchtime concerts take place from Noon to 1:00pm every Monday to Friday, so grab your bagged lunch, head over to the Square and enjoy a variety of live music, from jazz to blues, folk and much, much more.
For further details please call the Summer in the Square hotline at 250-361-0388 or visit www.victoria.ca and click on What's New.
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Jul 05, 2010 - Sep 03, 2010
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Excepting Mondays you can visit a public market any day of the week in the Victoria region. These wonderful markets supply a range of items, direct from the grower or artisan - from fresh fruit, vegetables and meat, to artwork, handicrafts, jewellery and much, much more. Some even have live entertainment. Each market is as unique as the products it features, which just adds to the appeal of shopping in this personal way.
***Please note that, while all markets run throughout the summer, their...
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May 28, 2010 - Oct 30, 2010
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Drop in chess - all Summer long at Willows Beach in Oak Bay. Saturday mornings from 10am to 12pm. Blitz, Bughouse and more!
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Jun 12, 2010
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Jun 19, 2010
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Jun 26, 2010
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Aug 28, 2010
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Sep 04, 2010
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Drop in Chess all Summer long. Join us at CRD Square, Fisgard and Government Streets every Sunday afternoon from 1pm to 4pm.
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Jun 13, 2010
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Jun 27, 2010
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Jul 25, 2010
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Sep 05, 2010
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Over 11 days the Fringe transforms Victoria into a vibrant international arts hub, with over 400 performances by alternative theatre companies from around Canada and the world.
The Fringe is Vancouver Island's biggest theatre event and this year features 61 different theatre, comedy, drama, spoken word, dance and music shows at 17 venues across town (four more than in 2009).
The Festival includes family friendly 100% free events such as FringeKids Fest in Market Square (August 28) and the...
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Aug 26, 2010 - Sep 05, 2010
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Royal BC Museum: Behind the Scenes is a multi-year project that includes an original exhibition, special events program, interactive website and tours to the museum collections areas. Designed to give visitors an insider's look at the museum's 124-year-history of scientific research, part one of Behind the Scenes runs June 25, 2010 to fall 2011 and showcases the work of the natural history department.
The 929-square-metre (10,000-square-foot) exhibition features thousands of natural history...
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(Entrance to this exhibit is included with general admission to the museum.)
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Jul 07, 2010 - Oct 30, 2011
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Since its last exhibition on samurai in 2003, the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria has received by donation four significant samurai suits of armour, helmets and a number of other samurai related paraphernalia. This exhibition will showcase these newly acquired works of art, a major new sword and a painting attributed to the greatest samurai general of all, Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1536-98).
The samurai of old Japan were among the world's greatest and most courageous warriors and were also some of...
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Aug 06, 2010 - Nov 14, 2010
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Join the ranks of those very fortunate international audiences as Victoria's Royal Theatre welcomes The Band of HM Royal Marines Portsmouth, a military band of international acclaim and historical renown, direct from the UK for an afternoon music spectacular!
The Band of HM Royal Marines Portsmouth has been providing musical amazement for nearly 300 years and has a history richly steeped in the greatest of musical expertise and military honour. In fact, they have long held the highest...
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$37.00 to $42.00
($3.00 discount for military personnel, seniors (65+) and children under 12.)
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Sep 05, 2010
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The Island Star Party is an amature astronomy group that is arranging a weekend of
FAMILY CAMPING UNDER THE STARS
. Informative Talks and Lectures
. Nature Trails (guided walk tours)
. Door Prizes and Draws, Telescopes and More
. Kids Crafts and Activities
. Dozens of telescopes to look through
. Qualified First Aid Attendants
. On-site Food Vendor
. Tour the Universe
. Telescope Walk, Astronomy 101
For all detailed information please visit the website.
. Telescopes and...
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$20.00 to $30.00
(weekend Rates. $20.00 Individual $30.00 for family (2 Adults, 3 children up to 17yrs of age)
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Sep 03, 2010 - Sep 05, 2010
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The Travelodge presents Victoria's Killer Dinner Theatre - Murder on the Oriental Rug!
Move over -- or roll over-- Agatha Christie! Victoria's Killer Dinner Theatre is about to unveil a mystery dinner show that spoofs old-fashioned whodunits, the medical profession, 'female problems', and theater folks!
When half the cast of 'Murder on the Oriental Rug' bails out, the remaining performers are stuck playing all the roles. During the first act, you'll meet a Shakespearean actor with a drinking...
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Jul 16, 2010 - Sep 04, 2010
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One of Victoria's longest running and most successful festivals, the Victoria Classic Boat Festival has been thoroughly restructured for 2010.
For the 33rd year, Victoria's Inner Harbour will host up to 100 beautifully restored classic sail and power boats from the Pacific Coast and from as far away as New Zealand to be judged by a highly respected panel of maritime experts.
New festival activities have been developed to bring more people down to the Inner Harbour. Free public viewing of the...
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Sep 03, 2010 - Sep 05, 2010
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Did you know that 60% of the population of Fort Victoria was French-speaking? The arrival of a wave of American miners during the gold rush of 1858 changed all that. This summer, until September 5th, the Association historique francophone de Victoria, in collaboration with the Society of Friends of St. Ann's Academy, invites you to follow a free historical guided tour in order to discover the heart of Victoria's Francophone past.
These tours are offered in English as well as in French and take...
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Jul 20, 2010 - Sep 05, 2010
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Max and Ruby: Bunny Party is a brand new live show by Koba Entertainment, the producers behind other memorable theatrical productions including The Backyardigans: Sea Deep in Adventure and Doodlebops: Together Forever Tour. Conceived and directed by award-winner, Patti Caplette, this 90-minute event is the creative collaboration of a dynamic team of artists including Norman Foote (music and lyrics), Beth Kates (scenic design) and Anne Armit (costume design).
Max and Ruby originated as an...
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Sep 07, 2010
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Sep 07, 2010
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Celebrate the end of summer by rockin' and groovin' to live Rand B, Blues and more at the 16th Annual Vancouver Island Blues Bash!
The 16th annual Vancouver Island Blues Bash also presents three afternoons of free admission performances from noon - 5:15pm on Saturday, Sept. 4, Sunday, Sept. 5 and Monday, Sept. 6.
Some of Vancouver Island's best Blues and RandB bands are featured:
*Sept.4 - McKinley Wolf Preston McCool - Lazy Mike and the Rockin' Recliners - Auntie Kate and The Uncles of...
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$0.00 to $28.00
(Free Performances from 12-5:15 daily. )
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Sep 04, 2010 - Sep 06, 2010
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The Victoria Junior Chess Society presents Outdoor Chess every Saturday and Sunday throughout the summer.
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Saturdays untiil September 4 at Willows Beach, Oak Bay from 10:00am -12:00pm. Blitz, bughouse and more.
Sundays until September 11 at CRD Square (Corner of Fisgard and Government Streets) from 12:00pm - 4:00pm.
The Victoria Junior Chess Society is volunteer-led organization registered under the B.C. Societies Act as a non-profit society (established 2000). It promotes chess in...
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Aug 05, 2010 - Sep 11, 2010
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Join us for a fresh mix of family-friendly programs daily at the Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre in Sidney. Shark feedings, creature features, First Nations creation stories, aquarist talks, and children's story times. Something for everyone! Daily schedule posted in the Centre's lobby.
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$12.00
(Adults $12.00
Youth (6-17) $6.00
5 and under FREE)
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Aug 06, 2010 - Sep 06, 2010
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Graphic Radicals is a themed presentation of the work of World War 3 Illustrated, a New York artist collective, from the 1980s to the present day. The art confronts issues such as anti-war protests, squatting in New York, the tragedies of 9-11, racism, prisons and anarchism through a variety of mediums including: posters, graphic illustrations, paintings, banners and other media.
Preview the exhibit and add your comments to the mix - http://graphicradicals.blogspot.com/
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Aug 13, 2010 - Oct 31, 2010
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What do microscopes, scalpels, paintbrushes, dental picks, a sewing machine, and an antique printing press have in common? They have been used to restore the Dining Room of The Land Conservancy of British Columbia's Ross Bay Villa. Many years of work by TLC volunteers will culminate this Labour Day weekend with the official unveiling of the meticulous restoration of this room.
Thousands of volunteer hours have transformed a once badly deteriorated space back into an elegant 1860s Dining Room...
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(Free Admission; $7.00 Tour, $7.00 Cream Tea.)
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Sep 06, 2010
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Each year Spinnakers will partner up with one of our brewery friends for these dinners. To kick things off in 2010, The Pike Brewing Co. will be our guest!
These dinners are an amazing six courses - three will be paired with Spinnakers' beer and three paired with beer from The Pike Brewing Co.
The reception starts at 5:00pm with a pint of Our Emily Summer Ale and home made chocolate truffles. Dinner begins promptly at 5:30pm.
Tickets can be purchased at Spinnakers from the front desk at...
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Sep 09, 2010
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The world is a colourful place for Lorraine Thorarinson Betts. From her studio in Metchosin, BC she approaches her art with an open palette. In unique works of oil on paper or classical methods of intaglio there is always a sense of story and a celebration of colour in her abstract art.
Please note that an Opening Reception will take place on September 2 from 7:00 to 9:00pm.
For further details please cvall 250-590-8095.
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(Opening reception Thursday September 2, 7-9 pm)
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Aug 30, 2010 - Oct 09, 2010
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Join CRD Regional Parks guest naturalist Michael Dunn to explore hidden treasures on the way to the summit of Mt. Parks on Mayne Island. Bring a snack and water and wear sturdy shoes. The views are the best in the Gulf Islands. Meet at the Kim Road access.
For more details please call 250-478-3344, email crdparks@crd.bc.ca or visit www.crd.bc.ca/parks.
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Sep 05, 2010
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Alegria! Alegria! Alegria! It's Spanish for Joy! Joy! Joy!
The show's main theme is about the abuse of power and the subsequent struggle for freedom.
For more information or to buy tickets please call 250-220-7777 or visit www.selectyourtickets.com
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Sep 08, 2010 - Sep 12, 2010
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Come one! Come all! Victoria's Got Talent is a city-wide, all-ages talent show and fundraiser. If you sing, dance, juggle, perform magic, or do any other entertaining thing, we want you!
Victoria's Got Talent is a talent show for South Island individuals and groups and entertainers of any age are welcome to audition.
Please call in advance to schedule an audition time: 250-478-0329.
All proceeds go to support: Four Seasons Musical Theatre; Little Goddess Enterprises
and The Isabelle Reader...
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Sep 03, 2010 - Sep 04, 2010
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