What's That?” Ask A Nat!
Saturday, June 22 | 10am-1pm
Island View Beach Regional Park (Central Saanich)
Drop-in Event | All ages
Come with your curiosity to explore low tide and all the marine critters it reveals. Borrow our dip nets and ask CRD Regional Parks' naturalists to identify your treasures. Meet at the picnic shelter on Homathko Road, off Island View Road.
Witty's Hike at Low Tide
Sunday, June 23 | 10am-2pm
Witty's Lagoon Regional Park (Metchosin)
Guided Adult Hike | 18 years+
Join a CRD Regional Parks' naturalist and explore a complete circuit of Witty's Lagoon. You'll learn fascinating local history, explore tidal pools, and discover spring wildflowers. Bring a snack or lunch, and water. Wear sturdy hiking shoes and bring beach shoes or sandals. Meet at the Witty’s Lagoon Nature Centre off Metchosin Road.
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Outdoor CRD Activities this weekend #yyjevents
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Community Event,
Education,
Parks
Family Caregivers' Network Society 5th Annual Golf Tournament @caringbc #yyjevents #golf
5th Annual Charity Golf Tournament
Friday, September 13, 2013
New Location: Cordova Bay Golf Course www.cordovabaygolf.com
Why an annual charity golf tournament?
The Family Caregivers’ Network Society is a resource center for ordinary people who go to extraordinary lengths to provide care for a family member or friend when they need it. The Society offers education, support and information to help keep family caregivers healthy in their caring roles. It provides a voice for family caregivers in the health care system, and works toward a future where caregivers are valued, recognized and supported as partners in care.
•Over 80% of the care at home is by family caregivers
•70% are trying to balance caring and working
•Many quit their jobs or work fewer hours when care is needed
•The health system does NOT take care of all our needs
•Exhaustion, stress, worry, anger, guilt, loss and love all go together
•Support, education and information lessen the negative impact of caring.
The Golf Tournament is the Society’s one key event to raise money each year. It allows us to extend our reach to over 40,000 families in the CRD and many more in BC. In the first four years we’ve netted over $74,150!
Gather a Foursome – Join Us for Dinner
Gather a foursome and enjoy a day of fun complete with a shotgun start, skill prizes, an amazing Silent Auction – get your Christmas shopping done early – and a deluxe buffet dinner! Don’t have a team? Not to worry! We will find you a team that matches your skill level.
Don’t play golf? Please join us after the tournament for a Deluxe Dinner Buffet in Bill Mattick’s Restaurant at Cordova Bay Golf Course.
Please complete the appropriate form below:
Golfer Registration Form
Dinner Only Registration Form
Proudly supported by
Social Media Sponsor for 2013
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Charity,
Community Event,
family,
Fundraiser,
Golf,
Sports
Kiss w/Shinedown July 5 - We've got two tickets for sale #yyjmusic #kissarmy
(Update: June 18 2:20PM) A note from the fearless man in command: "I've got a pair of tickets for this show up for sale. On the Floor: Section B2 Row 22 Seats 1 and 2. If you're interested, drop me a note at: admin@playinvictoria.net" ~Brad Edwards
Here's the details on the show:
KISS (w/Shinedown) will play July 5 in Victoria at the Save On Foods Memorial Centre.
January 2013 marked four decades since Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, then members of a band called Wicked Lester, joined up with drummer Peter Criss and guitarist Ace Frehley to form KISS. Forty years later, having racked up 28 U.S. gold albums along with 40 million U.S. and 100 million in world sales, Simmons and Stanley, with longtime members guitarist Tommy Thayer and drummer Eric Singer, return stronger than ever.
Full details on the KISS Army and new tour dates, which include Vancouver, Kelowna, Edmonton, Calgary, Saskatoon and Regina can be found at:
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Concerts,
Live Music
Pacific Tattoo July 13-14 Tix available now #yyjevents #yyjmusic @pacifictattoo
Pacific TattooJuly 13th/14th 2013
Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
More pageantry than a coronation!
Pacific Tattoo, Western Canada's Musical Extravaganza and the only military music tattoo on the West Coast of North America, is coming to Victoria July 13/14, 2013!
Featuring a new program of amazing pageantry, music and dance, international bands from Australia and the Netherlands, as well as Police and Fire Service members and massed pipes and drums.
More bands than the British Invasion!
Pacific Tattoo 2013 features:
▪ The Australian Federal Police Pipes and Drums
▪ The Royal Netherlands Army Band “Johan Willem Friso”
▪ The Winnipeg Police Pipe Band
▪ The Delta Police Pipe Band
▪ National Band of the Naval Reserve
▪ The Greater Victoria Police Pipe Band
▪ The Naden Band of the Royal Canadian Navy
▪ The Pacific Tattoo Dance Team
▪ The Victoria Fire Department
▪ Canadian Tenor, Ken Lavigne
▪ Heritage Productions
▪ “E” Division Royal Canadian Mounted Police Ceremonial Troop
▪ STAGES Dance Company
▪ BC Ambulance Service Members and Victoria Police Department Members
…and more! Visit www.pacifictattoo.ca for more details!
Two world-class performances only. Don’t miss it! Buy your tickets today!
Tickets on sale now!www.selectyourtickets.com
Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
More pageantry than a coronation!
Pacific Tattoo, Western Canada's Musical Extravaganza and the only military music tattoo on the West Coast of North America, is coming to Victoria July 13/14, 2013!
Featuring a new program of amazing pageantry, music and dance, international bands from Australia and the Netherlands, as well as Police and Fire Service members and massed pipes and drums.
More bands than the British Invasion!
Pacific Tattoo 2013 features:
▪ The Australian Federal Police Pipes and Drums
▪ The Royal Netherlands Army Band “Johan Willem Friso”
▪ The Winnipeg Police Pipe Band
▪ The Delta Police Pipe Band
▪ National Band of the Naval Reserve
▪ The Greater Victoria Police Pipe Band
▪ The Naden Band of the Royal Canadian Navy
▪ The Pacific Tattoo Dance Team
▪ The Victoria Fire Department
▪ Canadian Tenor, Ken Lavigne
▪ Heritage Productions
▪ “E” Division Royal Canadian Mounted Police Ceremonial Troop
▪ STAGES Dance Company
▪ BC Ambulance Service Members and Victoria Police Department Members
…and more! Visit www.pacifictattoo.ca for more details!
Two world-class performances only. Don’t miss it! Buy your tickets today!
Tickets on sale now!www.selectyourtickets.com
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community events,
Concerts,
Live Music
Jack Johnson Vancouver October 14 2013 #yvrmusic #yyjmusic @jackjohnson
Jack Johnson
From Here To Now To You Tour 2013
Orpheum Theatre - Vancouver
Monday October 14, 2013 6:30 PM
Tickets on sale Wednesday June 26 via Ticketmaster
Visit Jack Johnson on line for more details on the tour and the new album.
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Concert Announcements,
Live Music
.@TEDxVictoria seeks applicants to make inspired talks #yyjevents #yyj #tedx
TEDxVictoria seeks applicants to make inspired talks
VICTORIA, BC – June 17, 2013 TEDxVictoria is officially sending out the call for potential speakers to do talks at the third-annual TEDxVictoria, taking place from 10AM-6PM on Saturday, November 16 at the McPherson Playhouse.
Applications to do talks at TEDxVictoria 2013: Emergence will be open Monday, June 17 until Friday, June 28.
Our mandate at TEDxVictoria is to celebrate and cultivate the creativity of the human mind: ideas –how they shape our daily lives, how they affect those around us and the world at large, and what they can do to inform and inspire the masses.
TEDxVictoria is created for (and by) Victoria and the surrounding region; we strive for inclusion and connection by gathering and collaborating with leaders, thinkers, inventors, innovators, young minds, and wise hearts from around Vancouver Island in order to offer them one day of engaging talks,
inspiring performances, and emergent connections.
If you or somebody you know is interested in participating in TEDxVictoria 2013: Emergence, volunteer applications and sponsorship information is available on our website—you can also connect to us via Facebook (facebook.com/tedxvictoria) and Twitter (@TEDxVictoria).
A community is exactly as strong and resilient as the people that make it. Please join us in making an event of brilliant ideas that will set the stage for emergent actions.
TEDxVictoria 2013: Emergence
Where: McPherson Playhouse (3 Centennial Square)
When: 10AM–6PM on Saturday, November 16, 2013
Tickets: $75 tickets, on sale starting Saturday, September 1, 2013
Pre-sale Tickets: Available through the TEDxVictoria eNewsletter list – signup on website
Website: www.tedxvictoria.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/tedxvictoria
Twitter: @TEDxVictoria
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Business,
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convention,
Education,
Trade Show
Victoria Downtown Public Market Society-TOMORROW 11-3P #yyjevents @VicPubMark
Breaking News
Take an afternoon break with a tasty goodie from Vin Coco, Victoria's sweet specialist (Heather), she makes a killer tiramisu! Or, are donuts more your speed? You have to try Doughboys Donuts, hand crafted donuts done right using local ingredients. Have you ever tried a Merridale Cider cinnamon bun or apple pie... deliciously dreamy! This is your chance to listen to your sweet tooth and pay a visit to our delectable and sugary vendors this Wednesday from 11-3 on the back carriage way of the Hudson building.
Vendors in attendance
Salt Spring Island Cheese, Infuse Tea, Boughneath Farm, 2GF Kitchen, Vin Coco, Sun Trio Farm, Olive the Senses, Saanich Organics, Local Motive, Hungry Rooster, Haliburton Farm, Ren Hen Gourmet Co-operative, Fudge in a Round, Doughboys Donuts, Cottlestone Apiary, Merridale Cider, Il Forno di Claudio & El Guapo Chorizo Grill.
WHO: VDPMS (Victoria Downtown Public Market Society)
What: Victoria Downtown Farmers’ Market
When: Every Wednesday | 11am-3 pm
Why: What could be better than local food?
See more samples of our tasty work by clicking this link.
Take an afternoon break with a tasty goodie from Vin Coco, Victoria's sweet specialist (Heather), she makes a killer tiramisu! Or, are donuts more your speed? You have to try Doughboys Donuts, hand crafted donuts done right using local ingredients. Have you ever tried a Merridale Cider cinnamon bun or apple pie... deliciously dreamy! This is your chance to listen to your sweet tooth and pay a visit to our delectable and sugary vendors this Wednesday from 11-3 on the back carriage way of the Hudson building.
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| Treats from Vin Coco Photo: Brad Edwards |
Vendors in attendance
Salt Spring Island Cheese, Infuse Tea, Boughneath Farm, 2GF Kitchen, Vin Coco, Sun Trio Farm, Olive the Senses, Saanich Organics, Local Motive, Hungry Rooster, Haliburton Farm, Ren Hen Gourmet Co-operative, Fudge in a Round, Doughboys Donuts, Cottlestone Apiary, Merridale Cider, Il Forno di Claudio & El Guapo Chorizo Grill.
WHO: VDPMS (Victoria Downtown Public Market Society)
What: Victoria Downtown Farmers’ Market
When: Every Wednesday | 11am-3 pm
Why: What could be better than local food?
MAIL TWITTER PHOTOS FOURSQUARE FACEBOOK
Need Product photography for your business? Showcase what you do best and set yourself apart from your competitors. Photography you can taste. Contact Brad Edwards admin@playinvictoria.net
See more samples of our tasty work by clicking this link.
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Community Event,
Farmers Market,
Food
Bruce Cockburn to play Butchart Gardens August 14th @ButchartGardens #yyjmusic
Bruce Cockburn - Aug. 14th 7:30 - 9:0
Butchart Gardens
One of Canada's most
cherished songwriters and performers will be on stage at The Gardens for
one night only. This event is included at no extra charge with a
regular priced ticket. Stroll the gardens, enjoy a meal, then enjoy the
performance.
If you'd like Guaranteed Admission tickets for this special event you may purchase them by clicking on "more". Festival seating. Outdoor location with a rain or shine policy. When
our parking lot is filled we close our admission gate, but still
welcome those coming by public transit, shuttle buses and taxis. 7:30 pm - 9 pm, August 14 Advanced tickets can be purchased at: http://www.quantixtickets1.com/php-bin/quantix.php?fn=062
.@GappyRanks - @Kyprios12 - @TankGyal - Bobby Hustle June 18 #yyjmusic @Victoriaskafest @Club9ONE9 @Dynasty_Bobby
Gappy Ranks -- one of the most promising dancehall artists in the UK,
Kyprios, Tank Gyal and Bobby Hustle from Seattle.
When: Wednesday, June18th
Where: Club 9ONE9 in Victoria.
Tix: $12.00,
Ticketweb.ca, Ditch Records, Lyles Place,
The Reef, Starthcona Hotel
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Concerts,
Live Music
VicFest 2013 June 21 & 22 Line-up @Vic_Fest @towersandtrees @Carmanahband @VinceVaccaro #yyjmusic @thezonedotfm
The incredible line for the 2013 Vic Fest has been announced. Some of the artists announced include:
- Jon and Roy
- Carmanah
- The Roper Show
- Vince Vaccaro
- Wil
- The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer
- Anami Vice
- Langdon Auger
- The Archers
- Steph MacPherson
- June Fiasco
- Towers and Trees
- Electric Timber Company
- and more The Complete list available here
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The day will be filled with culture, entertainment and samplings of select Breweries and Wineries from Vancouver Island.
As the sun goes down, a full service beer garden will open and the main stage will explode with the absolute best live music the Island has to offer.
The 3rd annual V.I.C. Fest promises to be an amazing celebration of everything awesome from right here on Vancouver Island!
Tickets available: http://www.vicfest.ca/#tickets
Official Home Page: http://www.vicfest.ca/
Play In Victoria was out last year and captured some amazing images. You can view those here by following this link to our music gallery
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| Vince Vaccaro - Vic Fest 2012 Photo: Brad Edwards |
FernFest: June 21 & 22 Let's party! @fernwoodnrg #yyjevents
FernFest is coming: Get ready to celebrate!
Victoria B.C. - FernFest is a music and arts festival & neighbourhood celebration that begun in 1995. Fernwood NRG has been organizing this event for almost 2 decades with the help of local businesses and many volunteers. FernFest is inspired by the incredible people and neighbourhood of Fernwood.
All of Victoria is invited to come to Fernwood Square and celebrate everything Fernwood on Friday, June 21 & Saturday, June 22—the summer solstice. The weekend is filled with an eclectic line-up of music that you might not know but are guaranteed to love. FernFest always showcases the talent that is alive in our local music scene. Best of all, the event is free to attend.
This year, the stage will be hosted by Benji Duke, of the Fort Street CafĂ© & Friday Night Quiz, with over 15 up-and-coming acts including: Microbongo Sound System, BoneHoof, The New Groovement, The Woodsmen, The Sweet Endings and David P. Smith’s Golden Country Clan. The best seats in town are from the refreshment tent stocked with Phillips Brewery’s tastiest beers.
On Saturday, June 22, wake up and catch the Pancake Breakfast cooked up by the great folks of the Fernwood Inn. Explore the treasures of over 30 artisans & makers, drop in for some laughter yoga or a capoeira demonstration on the Field of Dreams, play and make art in the Kids’ Zone. Don’t miss the Kidical Mass Bike Parade / Fernwood Art Stroll / Button-Making / Silent Auction / Heritage Walking Tours / Carnival Games / Bouncy Castle and so much more. FernFest is filled with new surprises this year!
FernFest always leaves you with a sense of wonder and shared celebration. The goal is to bring people together in the spirit of fun and shared experiences. Thank you to all the local businesses, silent auction donors, musicians, artists and volunteers who come together every year to make this event possible! There is no better place to be on the longest days of the year.
Facebook –facebook.com/fernwoodnrg
Twitter –twitter.com/fernwoodnrg
Volunteer Opportunity for June 18th from @VolVicBC #yyj #volunteering
Queen Alexandra Centre for Children’s Health needs volunteers to refresh painting of pavement paw prints that provide direction on the site, Saturday July 20.
Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-386-2269.
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