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music<br />
February 5–14<br />
VICTORIA FILM FESTIVAL<br />
Various venues<br />
Beginning with an opening gala, over 150 local,<br />
Canadian and international films will be screened over<br />
10 days. Special programs include Canadian Wave, French<br />
Canadian Wave, Indigenous and Asian and<br />
World Perspective. Also in the schedule are special<br />
events, including “in conversation” sessions with industry<br />
heavyweights, Sips ‘n’ Cinema, and family events.<br />
ConVerge returns to VFF for one day with over 30<br />
pop up cinemas screening films in unexpected locations<br />
from the City Hall clock tower to a dog house to<br />
a limousine. ConVerge starts with a street party on Friday,<br />
Feb 12 on Broad St, 4:30-7pm with music from local<br />
band Bucan Bucan. (Free; all ages).<br />
VFF films will be screened at the Vic Theatre, the<br />
Odeon, Parkside Hotel and Spa, and Star Cinema<br />
in Sidney. $2 membership required. Tickets, schedule<br />
and info: www.victoriafilmfestival.com.<br />
February 10<br />
AWARENESS FILM NIGHT: INHABIT<br />
Edward Milne Comm School, Sooke<br />
Permaculture evening, with the film Inhabit and<br />
panel discussion with three Sooke permaculture<br />
maestros. 7-9pm, 6218 Sooke Rd. By donation.<br />
www.awarenessfilmnight.ca.<br />
4-7 February, 2016<br />
Discover German baroque<br />
music before Bach<br />
Dorothee Mields<br />
Soprano<br />
Ben Butterfield Tenor<br />
Sumner Thompson<br />
Baritone<br />
Marc Destrubé,<br />
Artistic Director, violin<br />
Pacific Baroque<br />
Festival Ensemble<br />
Victoria Children’s<br />
Choir<br />
Alix Goolden<br />
Performance<br />
Hall<br />
907 Pandora Ave<br />
Christ Church<br />
Cathedral<br />
Quadra Street at<br />
Rockland<br />
Program details<br />
and tickets:<br />
pacbaroque.com<br />
February 26<br />
FILM SCREENING AND FEAST<br />
Open Space<br />
Since May 2015, Indigenous youth and artist mentors<br />
have been active in exploring different aspects of art<br />
practice. Participants are creating short films, finalizing<br />
a publication project and developing media installations.<br />
A public screening and community feast will<br />
showcase their projects and celebrate the program.<br />
5pm, 510 Fort St. By donation. 250-383-8833,<br />
www.openspace.ca.<br />
FESTIVAL SPONSOR PRESENTED IN<br />
PARTNERSHIP WITH<br />
THE GALLERY<br />
AT MATTICK’S FARM<br />
February 26<br />
FILM SCREENING<br />
Café Simpatico<br />
Western Canada premier of Life Is Waiting: Referendum<br />
and Resistance in Western Sahara, a documentary<br />
on Western Sahara and refugee camps in Algeria.<br />
Discussion to follow. 7:30pm, 1923 Fernwood Rd. By<br />
donation. Info: bbcf@bbcf.ca.<br />
Mondays in February<br />
MOVIE MONDAYS<br />
Eric Martin Pavilion<br />
Feb 1: What Happened Miss Simone? followed by<br />
guest Erin Michalak, PhD, Network Lead Associate<br />
Professor, Mood Disorders Centre, Dept of Psychiatry,<br />
UBC; Feb 8: Monsoon; Feb 15: Prairie Sunset author<br />
presentation and short films. Screenings at 6:30pm,<br />
Fort St by Lee Ave. By donation. www.moviemonday.ca.<br />
Throughout February<br />
MOVIE SCREENINGS<br />
Vic Theatre<br />
Including Spotlight Feb 1-4 and Victoria Film Festival<br />
screenings Feb 5-14. Most screenings at 4, 7 or<br />
9pm, 808 Douglas St. Listings at www.thevic.ca.<br />
Awakening the Dreamer, Changing the Dream<br />
with Gertie Jocksch, SC DMin<br />
4 Tuesdays, February 9 - March 1, 10am - 12pm<br />
$75 or $20 drop in<br />
Friends Meeting House, 1831 Fern Street<br />
Cosmic Story, Earth Story, Sacred Story<br />
with Gertie Jocksch, SC DMin<br />
& Margaret Walters, BA<br />
Saturday, February 20, 10am - 4pm<br />
$95 + applicable taxes<br />
Best to register by February 6, at RRU Continuing<br />
Studies, www.royalroads.ca/continuing-studies<br />
Please do not let cost deter you from<br />
attending—ask us about our scholarships.<br />
See website for more winter programs.<br />
earthliteracies@gmail.com<br />
250-220-4601 • www.earthliteracies.org<br />
Louise Monfette<br />
February 2 - 28<br />
Opening Reception Sat. Feb. 6, 1-3pm<br />
Artist in attendance<br />
109-5325 Cordova Bay Road • 250-658-8333<br />
www.thegalleryatmatticksfarm.com<br />
Open 10am - 5:30pm every day<br />
“Palm Desert Lines # 4” 24 x 18 inches, acrylic<br />
www.focusonline.ca • February 2016<br />
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