Happy Friday, Victoria!
It’s a big night for arts and culture in the city. From the kickoff of the Victoria Film Festival to live jazz, theatre, and bold new performances, this evening is packed with things to do.
Without further ado, here are 5 things to do in and around Victoria this Friday, January 6th:
Victoria Film Festival
Don’t miss the first day of the Victoria Film Festival!
100 Sunset
An intimate and dramatic mystery set in Toronto’s Parkdale neighbourhood, Kyirong’s film is a powerful debut that follows a young, introverted thief who spies on her Tibetan community.
This movie is playing at Capitol 6 at 6 p.m. Grab your tickets here!
Blood Lines
Beatrice, a Two-Spirit person, spends her days working at the local corner store in her tight-knit Métis community, trading stories and laughs with her best friend Jaz.
When Chani, a newcomer searching for her biological family, arrives in town, Beatrice is instantly drawn to her and becomes determined to help in any way she can.
This movie is playing at Capitol 6 at 8:30 p.m. Get your tickets here!
Nirvana the Band the Show the Movie
A musical duo goes to any lengths to book a gig at a revered Toronto venue in this hilarious feature mockumentary based off of the cult comedy web series.
This movie is playing at the Vic Theatre at 9:15 p.m. Grab your tickets here!
All screenings at the Vic Theatre are 19+!
The Victoria Film Festival runs from February 6th to 15th.
- Where: Various locations
- When: Friday, February 6th – varies showtimes
Book Club at Indigo Mayfair – “Atmosphere” by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Come to Indigo Mayfair to participate in a special book club featuring “Atmosphere” by Taylor Jenkins Reid!
It’s the perfect place to meet other book lovers and share your thoughts on this Reader Choice #1 book.
Reserve your spot for $5 here—every reserved attendee receives a $5 Indigo gift card!
- Where: Indigo Mayfair, 3147 Douglas Street
- When: Friday, February 6th – 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Footprints | the Ryan Oliver Quartet presents the music of Wayne Shorter
Join Juno-nominated saxophonist Ryan Oliver and his quartet as they perform the songbook of one of the 20th century’s great musical minds, Wayne Shorter.
Shorter’s book of compositions presents beautiful melodies, surprising harmonic twists and some of the most soulful jazz compositions ever written.
Tickets are $30—get yours here!
- Where: Hermann’s Jazz Club, 753 View Street
- When: Friday, February 6th – 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Maanomaa, My Brother at the Belfry Theatre
A simple and theatrical performance of two “brothers” confronting the chasm between them.
Childhood friends Kwame and Will reunite in Ghana for the funeral of a loved one, and discover how much has changed since they separated 25 years earlier.
Telling their story in a beautiful combination of dialogue and movement, the play is both fiercely personal and curiously abstract.
Tickets are available on a sliding scale—book your spot here!
- Where: Belfry Theatre, 1291 Gladstone Avenue
- When: Friday, February 6th – 8 p.m.
Scratch Night: A New Performance Testing Ground
A night of brand-new experiments by local queer performers, hosted by Louie Lang Norman at Intrepid Theatre!
Scratch Nights—staples in UK performance scenes—allow audience members to be embedded into how artists develop new works.
Each performer is given 15 minutes of stage time with just two requirements: a performance and a discussion with the audience.
Grab your tickets for $10 here!
- Where: Intrepid Theatre, 1609 Blanshard Street
- When: Friday, February 6th – 9:30 p.m.
