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JUST ANNOUNCED

• Victoria has a new new festival for your tastebuds! Head to Picklefest on 8/15 at Phillips Brewery for all things pickled and fermented alongside drinks and live music.

• Bob Log III rolls into the Capital Ballroom this May bringing his helmet-wearing, phone-receiver-mic chaos. Are you ready for this one-man band spectacle?

• Metal lovers listen up. Wacken Metal Battle turns up the volume at Lucky Bar on 3/20 with Gate Theory, Butcher, Empalement and Electric Druids. See who wins the round!

• Ready to party like the Irish? Check out our list of St. Patrick’s Day celebrations of Victoria!

• Plus fresh announcements from Deep Cover, Skanking, Olly Watt, Foster Motel, Dead Churches, April Wine and more!

FREE EVENTS AROUND VICTORIA

We are firm believers that the best things in life are free! Live music, art galleries, markets, flower counts, St. Patrick’s Day festivals, workshops and more. Get out there and have some fun, all while keeping your bank account happy.

• TUMBLING DICE - Thursday @ Irish Times

• THE REBELS NORTH - Friday @ Irish Times

• GAGE GALLERY OPEN HOUSE - Saturday @ Gage Gallery Second Floor

• THRIFTY FOODS ST. PATRICK’S DAY FESTIVAL - Sunday @ Government Street

• SPRING CRAFT FAIR & GARAGE SALE - Sunday @ Royal Canadian Legion #91

THIS WEEKEND

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• Nicky MacKenzie’s single Grown, written at 18 and revisited in her 20s, blends youthful honesty with new maturity.

• Grimy rock sounds with pop sensibility, Clare Twiddy’s Chaos Chemistry captures the thrill and fallout of a toxic relationship.

• Let loose and dancing with the one you love. as you listen to Jesse Roper’s Sweet Little Caroline.

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