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[Rob Randall]

An exhibition of my paintings will open today at Polychrome Fine Arts from noon till six. They're at 1113 Fort St., just a few doors east of Cook St. next to Kilshaw's auctions.



I'll be there most of the day so come by and say hi and see some odd and interesting art. The show runs until June 16.

[D.L.]

Great! See you there.

[G-Man]

Anyone planning on going to this?

http://www.offthegridart.ca/

Looks pretty cool!

[Rob Randall]

^This will be the biggest art event of the year. Hipper than the Paint-In. 6 till 10 tomorrow night at all the galleries. Be sure to check it out. I'll be at Polychrome on Fort near Cook if you want to drop by.

[G-Man]

^ We dropped by but alas no Rob...

Very cool event however!

[Nparker]

I encourage everyone to go see "Ride the Cyclone" before it ends its run here on July 17. Think "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" meets "Corner Gas" meets "GLEE" (kinda-sorta). Produced by Victoria's own Atomic Vaudeville productions, IMHO, it's a show worthy of Broadway (perhaps with a wee bit of tweaking here & there). The young cast is very talented, the tunes are memorable, and the small stage is imaginatively used. You'll have a great time guaranteed.

Ride the Cyclone (July 5 - 17, 2011)

It's a comedy, a tragedy, and a musical ride as a teenage chamber choir
from Uranium, Saskatchewan die in a roller coaster accident at a traveling
fair. Karnack, a mechanized fortune-telling machine, feels responsible for
the young choir's demise, and gives the teens a chance to express themselves
to the world after death. Ride the Cyclone is their final recital, where they
celebrate their individuality while coming to terms with their untimely demise.

Tickets 250-385-6815 or https://tickets.belfry.bc.ca/

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[Rob Randall]

Thirty-Five Thousand Forty is the physical culmination of Mike Andrew McLean’s project to shoot ninety-six photographs a day for three hundred and sixty-five consecutive days. McLean’s year of photos, now printed as 4”x6” snapshots, will tile the interior of Open Space, forming a sprawling record of the artist’s life from June 2010 to June 2011.

Yes, over 35,000 photos on display in one room. You have to see it to believe it.

Open Space, 510 Fort Street, 2nd floor

Noon-5:00pm
Tuesday - Saturday

Free admission

[Rob Randall]

Not really an art exhibit but if you're downtown today, drop by Island Blue at Fort and Quadra and check out their 100th anniversary exhibit today only. There's lots of historic photos and vintage maps for you history buffs, including some of the original Davenport maps. Come quick, it closes at 4 pm. today.

[gumgum]

Moss St. Paint-In tomorrow.

If you've been living under a rock and you haven't attended, you really should. It's a spectacular event!

[Rob Randall]

Right now at Open Space, a celebration of a unique artist. All are welcome.

ARTIST: Anna Banana
EVENT: Anna Banana: 45 Years of Fooling Around with A. Banana
PLACES: Open Space, 510 Fort Street, 2nd floor
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, 1040 Moss Street

PROGRAMMING AT OPEN SPACE:

RESIDENCY:Saturday, September 19- Saturday, October 24, 2015
OPENING: Saturday, September 19, 2015 at 4:00pm
EXHIBITION: Saturday, September 19- Saturday, October 24, 2015
ARTIST'S TALK: Saturday, September 26, 2015 at 2:00pm
CLOSING EVENT: Saturday, October 24, 2015 at 4:00pm

[Jill]

Surely that top photo was taken down at the harbour, near the Tourism office, and not in Bastion Square.

[Bingo]

Surely that top photo was taken down at the harbour, near the Tourism office, and not in Bastion Square.

I agree, you can see the causeway wall at upper right, and the building at the left is the old Black Ball terminal that is now Milestones on the lower levels.