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This weekend I attended the Island edition of the Vancouver Reptile Expo at Beban Park, which featured a diverse mix of cold-blooded creatures on display and for sale, from ball pythons to tarantulas, geckos, scorpions and ants.
I chatted with a few of the vendors to find out how people get into breeding reptiles, what one might need to know before bringing an ant colony into their house (sorry mom), and whether it’s true that pythons can be cuddly (it’s not going to strangle me while I’m sleeping?) |
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A Madagascar giant day gecko at the recent Vancouver Reptile Expo at Beban Park. Photo by Alexander Robbins |
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A MESSAGE FROM CRIMSON COAST DANCE SOCIETY
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Body Talk Hip Hop Pow Wow Culminating Performance |
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Experience the touching beauty and power of teens’ voices!
Teens spent the week prior drawing on their young lives and wild imaginations to create a performance with Powwow dancer and contemporary dance artist Jessica Sparvier-Wells (McMann)/Wild Mint Arts.
Don't miss the powerful culminating performance on Sunday, March 24th, 6:00 PM at the Malaspina Theatre (VIU) |
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Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) and Vancouver Island University’s Department of Philosophy co-host a Philosophy Café on Thursday, March 28 from 6 to 7 p.m. at the library’s Harbourfront Branch on Commercial Street. Intended to be a space for the friendly discussion of ideas, this event’s theme looks at the origins of the biophilic city — which is defined as cities that contain abundant nature and strive to protect it. The discussion will look at examples of where the concept has been applied, how it relates to the Nanaimo Re-imagined City Plan, and will pose questions around whether Nanaimo already contains biophilic city elements, and what more can be done to enhance these. Photo by VIRL |
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🎶 Friday, March 22, 7 p.m: Got Pop? Concerts presents Jon And Roy with special guests at The Queen's. Jon Middleton and Roy Vizer’s indie folk rock is self-described as a genre “that evokes freewheeling summer days, winding stretches of road [and] the pull of the journey.” Tickets are $35 in advance, $40 at the door.
🥁 Friday, March 22, 9 p.m: The Longhand Trio plays a night of jazz, improv, experimental and psychedelic music at The Vault Café, featuring Tony Wilson on guitar, Russell Sholberg on bass and Kenton Loewen on drums. $10 cover, at the door.
🎤 Friday, March 22, 9:30 p.m: SueMack — a duo comprised of musicians Mackenzie Brown and Suzanne van Assum — perform at The Nanaimo Bar with a variety of covers and originals, and the odd awkward joke.
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📚 Thursday, March 21, 2:30 to 4 p.m: Join faculty of Vancouver Island University’s Department of Creative Writing and Journalism for their spring faculty reading with selections from their recent work. Free and all are welcome, at the Nanaimo campus in building 200, room 203.
🎞️ Friday, March 22 and Saturday, March 23, 7 p.m: The Vancouver Island Short Film Festival is back with a two-night, jam-packed schedule of short film selections from all over the world, including a 17-film matinee youth showcase at 1 p.m. on March 23. Check out the festival trailer here, and for tickets and more information visit visff.com.
💃 Sunday, March 24, 6 p.m: Check out the final performance of the Body Talk HiP HoP PoW WoW Spring Break Workshop for teens, presented by Crimson Coast Dance. The performance is at Malaspina Theatre on the Vancouver Island University campus and tickets are $25 for adults and $10 for youth.
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Friday, Mar 22, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m: Vancouver Island University Library hosts an hour-long “language in the library” class of introductory hul'q'umi'num' language and story. Anyone interested in listening, learning and speaking hul'q'umi'num' can register, located at the Nanaimo Campus in building 305, Madrona room 332.
Sunday, March 24, 1 to 4 p.m: Drop into the Nanaimo Art Gallery’s Art Lab Sundays. This week participants will use collage to create a portrait reflecting on their interests and identity. Drop-in fees are free for members and $5 for non-members. Event is all ages but children must be accompanied by an adult.
Sunday, March 24, 12 to 1:30 p.m: Lace up your skates for the Lion’s Club final free skate at Frank Crane Arena, which has been running all winter and is sponsored by a variety of local businesses.
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