Jerry Bryant celebration concert with the Island Big Band
Lance Gooderham
Ian Gibson
David Harris
Doug Cunliffe
Ira Hoffecker presents Transitions at Fortune Gallery
Local historian Glenn Parfitt was determined to create a website chronicling the early days of rock ’n’ roll in Victoria — despite the challenges involved in tracking down material.
Jerry Bryant, a blues musician who had a knack for opening doors into the world of music for generations of local students, has died at age 98. The singer and jazz pianist, who was born in Kansas City on April Fool’s Day in 1923, died Aug. 19.
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Royal City Music Project co-founder Glenn Parfitt wants valuable cultural material preserved
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After three years and completing the paintings, she realized: “ I was documenting my grief over the current unfolding environmental disaster.
Lucky Bar owner Dylan Pitcher was on the phone from inside his Yates Street nightclub Tuesday, chatting while he rapidly ticked the final items off his “maybe one day” list of renovations.
Replace baseboards? Check. Install new oak tabletops? Check
Homeland is an historic journey that reveals the artists’ pre-war lifestyle in Syria, the beginning of unrest, and finally, the trauma of dislocation. These artworks reflect on personal and cultural identity through the lens of memory and migrations.
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