It's a week later and I'm still processing Social Media Camp 2011, #SMCV11, held at the Victoria Conference Centre on June 3rd and 4th. Exhilarating, sharing, connecting, community, fun, generosity, gratitude - these are a few of the words that come to mind when trying to explain my experiences for outsiders. When we live in the "social media bubble" we forget, at times, that there are people who do not know what a blog is, let alone social … [Read more...]
Empire Avenue – a beginning
May 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
{EAV_BLOG_VER:59a4d5dbb3352ed3} Empire Avenue is an Edmonton based company that uses social gaming to measure your influence across the social web. You can connect your existing accounts on Twitter, Flickr, YouTube, Facebook (profile and page) and even your blog (the latter needing to be verified). Some people choose to use Empire Avenue passively, much like Klout, PeerIndex or even Twitalyzer, but there is an aspect of Empire Avenue that … [Read more...]
The Arrival of the Queen (bee) at the Fairmont Empress
May 26, 2011 By 1 Comment
What a treat to be present for the arrival of the Queen (bee) at the Fairmont Empress! Recently named Executive Chef Kamal Silva was instrumental in introducing honeybees to the Fairmont Vancouver Airport hotel, and decided to repeat the experience in his new home, Victoria BC. John Gibeau of the Honeybee Centre in Surrey provided over 400,000 Carniolan bees, in 10 hives, which have been installed in the Sunken Garden at the Empress. Over … [Read more...]
Chelsea Tucker “M” Award Winner – Favourite Performer 2011
May 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Chelsea Tucker first caught my eye on Twitter talking about her rehearsals. I then found out she was rehearsing not one, but two shows - the first " Broadway: Decades in Revue" for the Victoria Operatic Society (VOS) running til May 15th at the McPherson Playhouse, and the other "Little Women - the musical" by BlackBox Productions set for The Ridge Playhouse (at Claremont Highschool) June 9-12th. In addition Chelsea holds down a full time … [Read more...]
Powerhouse Performance Co. Presents: EDGES in Edmonton
May 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I had the opportunity of attending the opening production by Powerhouse Performance Co. in Victoria earlier this year. One of the co-founders, Sarah Horsman, is now in Edmonton. Join Powerhouse Performance Company for a short run of the hit musical EDGES: A Song Cycle by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. EDGES was written in 2005 while Pasek and Paul were undergraduate students in musical theatre at the University of Michigan. This song … [Read more...]
Kindred Spirits: Elektra Women’s Choir & Shelagh Rogers
May 5, 2011 By 1 Comment
I'm happy to promote a rare Victoria concert by Vancouver's Elektra Women's Choir, "Kindred Spirits", Saturday May 14th at Christ Church Cathedral. Kindred Spirits brings together Shelagh Rogers, an icon of Canadian broadcasting, and Vancouver’s renowned Elektra Women’s Choir (Morna Edmundson, Artistic Director) in an exploration of friendship, love, and what it means to be Canadian. Incorporating Shelagh’s personal reminiscences, … [Read more...]
