Royal Scot Hotel & Suites
Date: January 24th @ 5:00pm
Location: Victoria Conference Centre at 720 Douglas St.
Websites: https://www.ticketrocket.co/event/details/109908/dine-around-stay-in-town-gala
This annual Gala will feature tasty bites from 60 local restaurants, wine and beer from VQA Wineries and BC’s finest craft breweries, lively entertainment and lots of socializing and fun!
Date: January 17th @ 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Location: Little Jumbo at 506 Fort St.
Websites: https://www.facebook.com/events/1962271857403097/
Join Forty Creek Ambassador Chris Thompson as he delves into the separate grain whiskys that make the Canadian style unique and how they play together.
Date: January 12th to March 31st
Location: Maritime Museum of British Columbia at 634 Humboldt St.
Websites: http://mmbc.bc.ca/exhibits/thelostfleet/
This winter exhibit features the fishing vessels of Japanese-Canadians seized after the attack on Pearl Harbour. Nearly 1,200 Japese-Canadian owned fishing boats were confiscated by Canadian officials on the British Columbia coast and sold off to non-Japanese fisherman, which had longstanding affects seen even to this day.
Date: January 11th until February 16th
Location: Victoria Art Council at 1800 Store St.
Websites: https://vicartscouncil.ca/2018/08/31/coming-soon-to-1800-store-street/
“An interdisciplinary artist who specializes in sculpture, installation and carving. He is Nuu-Chah-Hulth from the Tla-O-Qui-Aht First Nations on his father’s side, and Norwegian and English on his mother’s side. Hjalmer speaks of three dialects of his work – contemporary, traditional and community-based.”
Date: January 16th @ 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Location: MokSana Yoga Centre at 613 Pandora Ave
Websites: http://moksanayoga.com/workshop-list/?fbclid=IwAR01yHEhBwRi94AjjWiqLc-NaihLRCF75P-rm9CV8atZOP3CLYOM53UPVqc&mobile=false&options%5Bids%5D=685&options%5Bsite_id%5D=37362
Led by Jeff Sorensen a 200+hr trained yoga instructor who has studied classical pranayama, contemporary breathing techniques, and currently training in cold water therapy and transformational breathwork for peak performance. Learn the basics of breathing techniques to improve your breathing for your life.
Date: January 16th @ 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location: Royal BC Museum at 675 Belleville St.
Websites: https://royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/visit/events/calendar/event/106612/live-lunch-exploring-deep
Part of a series of monthly talks the theme of this talk is BC Seamounts.
“Seamounts-underwater mountains that rise more than 1,000 metres (3,280 feet) from the seafloor – are offshore biodiversity hotspots.”
As little about these areas Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the Haida Nation, Oceana Canada and Ocean Networks Canada embarked on an expedition to explore the seamounts near the island of Haida Gwaii. Discover that they found and the role the Royal BC Museum plays in safeguarding these specimens.
Date: January 14th @ 8:00pm to 11:00pm
Location: The Mint at 1414B Douglas St.
Websites: https://www.facebook.com/events/1089262437922339/?event_time_id=1089262467922336
Showcase your talent or support your favourite acts every Monday night at the Mint. Registration begins at 7:30pm with the showcase beginning at 8:00pm. Pete and Mo will set the scene with some great music to flow through the night.
Date: January 13th @ 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Location: Robert Bateman Centre at 470 Belleville St.
Websites: https://batemancentre.org/events/
Enjoy an engaging workshop with poems, visual art and a chance to write your own poems in ekphrastic tradition. Your guide will be Victoria’s Poet Yvonne Blomer for an engaging afternoon.
Date: January 5th – 30th various dates from 12:00pm to 12:30pm
Location: Victoria Public Market at 1701 Douglas St. #6
Websites: https://victoriapublicmarket.com/event/free-cooking-demonstrations-january/
Enjoy Cooking Demonstrations brought to you by Mike Haddow from GoodLife Fitness. Learn new and healthy recipes to start the year off right and all free to attend.
See the website for the full list of recipes covered.
Date: January 11th @ 7:00pm until 11:00pm
Location: Victoria Event Centre at 1415 Broad St.
Websites: https://www.facebook.com/events/278526059677589/
Enjoy this live competitive painting competition. Each painter gets 20 minutes to work while patrons move around the easel closely watching the creative process. At the end of each round the audience votes democratically for their favourite painting and bids in silent auction to take home the pieces.