It's no secret that a good deal of my news concerning special events comes from social media via Twitter and Facebook. So, when Dixon Tam tweeted me about Five Hole For Food, I was only more than happy to help promote this fundraiser/foodraiser for the Mustard Seed Food Bank. I've known Dixon virtually for several years now; Five Hole For Food is his volunteer commitment. It will be an added bonus to meet him in person. What is Five Hole … [Read more...]
Sips and Seafood Contest
July 4, 2011 By 28 Comments
Aura Restaurant and the Inn at Laurel Point have provided me with 2 tickets to Sips and Seafood, Friday July 22nd 6:30-9:30pm (part of Taste Victoria) as a Twitter/blog contest. Feast on local, sustainable seafood (prepared by Executive Chef Takashi Ito and his culinary team and supplied by Finest at Sea) and taste an array of BC wines, beer, spirits and tea while wandering through the hand-tended Japanese garden at the Inn at Laurel … [Read more...]
International Free Hugs Day 2011 Victoria BC
July 3, 2011 By 3 Comments
Saturday July 2nd 2011 marked the 2nd time we celebrated International Free Hugs Day in Victoria BC. Our inaugural event in 2010 came about after Alex Yates @Lunacee tweeted about the day and before you knew it, we had crowd sourced a small group of people willing to meet at the Visitors' Information Centre for a few hours of hugging. International Free Hugs Day was the inspiration of Juan Mann (a pseudonym) an Australian, in 2004. The hugs … [Read more...]
Crawlture Jam July 6th 2011, Victoria BC
July 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
On Wednesday July 6th at 5pm if you happen to cross the intersection of Mackenzie Avenue and the Transcanada Highway, and notice a group of people crawling across the intersections, you will have witnessed one of the region's "culture jams". The organizers are five students from Royal Roads Professional Communication program, and the event is part of their final project. From start to finish it will have taken four weeks, and will include a … [Read more...]
Canada Day Living Flag 2011, Victoria BC
July 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I LOVE Canada Day, and up until quite recently, you would most likely find me involved in the organizing of a community Block Party complete with entertainment, kids activities and BBQ. That all changed when I moved from Esquimalt to Victoria BC a few years back. Now the entire downtown is "my" neighbourhood. The Canada Day celebrations organized by the Downtown Victoria Business Association (DVBA) include activities for families, music and a … [Read more...]
Darth Fiddler and His New Violin
June 28, 2011 By 2 Comments
Darth Fiddler is back performing on the Inner Harbour and looks forward to the Victoria International Buskers Festival. We stopped by to visit with him briefly and listen to his music, performed on the violin donated by Larsen Music. For more information on the attack on Darth Fiddler June 11th, see here: … [Read more...]
You’re probably not expecting to drown today!
June 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
In the summer of 2010 Preventable, the community against preventable injuries, ran a contest about water safety, titled “You’re Probably Not Expecting to Drown Today”. Here is my original blog post in response. photo credit: Scarleth White on Flickr A child of the wet and wild west coast of Vancouver Island, I am well acquainted with death by drowing. Every year I knew people who died in boat accidents, or at the beach or lake. Sad but … [Read more...]
Darth Fiddler and his violin – can we help?
June 14, 2011 By 20 Comments
2pm June 14th, please read below for an update It started as a mention on Twitter: (#yyj is Twitter shorthand for Victoria BC). And before you knew it, everyone was weighing in. Within minutes, we had the official news from the Victoria Police Department via their website. And while the site does not specifically name "Darth Fiddler" as the victim of this assault, nor mention that his means of livelihood - his violin - was damaged, it … [Read more...]
A Summer of Theatre in Victoria BC
June 13, 2011 By 2 Comments
There is an incredible amount of theatre in the summer in Victoria BC. So much so, it will require masterful planning and attention to detail to avoid missing shows. Currently playing in June: At Theatre Inconnu until June 18th - Bear Me Stiffly Up and One Man Hamlet by Ellen Arcand and Clayton Jevne. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of this Victoria based alternative theatre, they are remounting Clayton's pièce de resistance, One Man Hamlet, … [Read more...]
I LOVE Esquimalt – Buccaneer Days and more!
June 13, 2011 By 10 Comments
I LOVE Esquimalt! Where else can can adults dress up as pirates for the annual Buccaneer Days, and parade around yelling "Arrr matey"! Our family lived in Esquimalt for over 20 years. It was a wonderful place to raise children, with easy access to schools, the recreation centre, library, shopping, parks and beaches. A highlight of our year was always the annual Buccaneer Days - from the early morning "wakey wakey" call shouted through … [Read more...]
