Event Review: Flatland
A review of the two-day hi-concept extravaganza thrown by Nanaimo's own techno wunderkinder Top Men on June 26 and 27 at The Harbour City...
On transitions, xylophones, and wrong notes
A chat with the man behind Ah, Venice. In a room with a skylight. “Xylophone isn't really a good background noise” Photo Denisa Kraus You...
"Incredibly alive": Bonnie Catterson and Kismet Theatre Academy
When a serious illness took Bonnie Catterson from her life as an actress in Vancouver back home to Nanaimo, she never intended to stay....
Public Art in Nanaimo: We can do better
Art Opinion When I was asked, for my entry in The Hub City Project, what I'd like to see more of in Nanaimo, blank walls came to mind. As...
Event Review: The Hub City Cinema Showcase
On Saturday, April 25, The Malaspina Theatre offered a peek into the local film production. Except for a few visitors who were flapping...
15 Shorts at Hub City Cinema Showcase
Nanaimo's filmmaker and film enthusiast community seems to be gaining an interesting momentum. Not even three months after the 10th...
Show Review: Roberts Hall @ Railway Club
It was by pleasant surprise that I saw Roberts Hall play the Railway Club on April 4th. They were admittedly not who I had come to see,...
Event Review: St. Paddy "Street Party"
Saint Patrick's Day offers a time for the celebration of Irish culture and heritage, if one neglects the horrifying history of the...
In Bloom with Duncan Symonds
One day, he watched a band play in his backyard as a kid. Another time, he secretly played around with his younger brother guitar. In...
In the Flow Zone with Karina Strong
The Ring Mistress on stilts (Photo courtesy of Vesta Entertainment) If you attend a festival on Vancouver Island this summer and see a...
