The fine folks from Victoria BC's Theatre SKAM are once again, prior to the next federal election, hosting, "Wrecking Ball" Monday April 25th 8pm at the Victoria Event Centre. Join them for an evening that promises to entertain, and engage! Laugh, think, vote. On Monday May 2nd Canadians will vote in their third Federal Election in five years after the Harper Government became the first in the history of the Commonwealth to be held … [Read more...]
Win tickets to Bobs and Lolo May 1st Victoria BC
April 19, 2011 By 6 Comments
Thanks to Bobs and Lolo, and their publicist, Kim Plumley of Publicity Mavens, Nanaimo BC, I have two tickets to their concert May 1st to give away. Simply RT this blog post or comment below to be entered. I will draw a winner Thursday April 28th at 10am using random.org. Are you familiar with Bobs and Lolo's music? What is your favourite song? "Bobs & LoLo are dedicated to connecting kids to the natural world with music, movement … [Read more...]
Quadra Village Day 2011
April 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Who doesn't love a free, family-friendly, all-ages celebration? Especially when food is involved. You'll find all that and more at the 9th annual Quadra Village Day, Saturday May 7th from 9:30 am to 1pm. I've been actively involved on the planning committee since shortly after moving to the Hillside-Quadra neighbourhood in 2006. It's wonderful to see people pulling together - businesses, not-for-profits, citizens (young and old), community … [Read more...]
Win Tickets to “Influence” by Intrepid Theatre
February 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Readers of this blog (and my Twitter feed) will know that I am a regular volunteer and patron of Intrepid Theatre. I'm excited about the upcoming performances (March 4-13, 2011) of the play "Influence" written by Intrepid's artistic director, Janet Munsil, and produced to co-incide with the company's 25th anniversary. And, thanks to the generosity of Intrepid, one of my readers (and a guest) will have the opportunity to attend too! (See … [Read more...]
#ReadUp Tweetup for Family Literacy Day
January 30, 2011 By 1 Comment
A huge thank you to Drew and Kate of Tall Tales Books for hosting the #Read Up Tweetup for Family Literacy Day in their store on Saturday January 29th. What is Family Literacy Day? Here's information from the ABC Life Literacy Canada website: "Family Literacy Day is a national awareness initiative created by ABC Life Literacy Canada in 1999 and held annually on January 27. This special day promotes the importance of reading and … [Read more...]
“Past Stewards of the Land” Mary Lake Jan 23 2011
January 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
It was an honour to be invited to an historic ceremony at Mary Lake, Sunday January 23rd, honouring "Past Stewards of the Land". It was the first time that hereditary chiefs from the five local tribes came together for an event that was not political. Respected Tsartlip elder Tom Sampson spoke. The Yellow Wolf Drummers and Singers offered 3 songs: a prayer, a song to honour the past stewards of the land, and a song to honour elders and … [Read more...]
Powerhouse Performance Company Presents: EDGES
January 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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 cycle is about coming of age, growth and sef-discovery.Its most famous song, "Be My Friend", has come to be commonly known as the "Facebook song". Powerhouse Performance Co. is co- … [Read more...]
Social Media Year in Review – October 2010 Victoria BC
December 31, 2010 By Leave a Comment
In time for Social Media Camp October 3rd, the Victoriatweetup meetup group launched as a means to promote tweetups that need more concrete numbers for venues. Paul Holmes and Chris Burdge pulled out all the stops for Social Media Camp, with over 450 people in attendance from all over the Pacific Northwest. I was honoured to be included as a speaker " Community Building – Transitioning Online to Offline" along with Don Power and Brenda … [Read more...]
