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SUMMARY:آبِ رواں Aab-e-Ravaan: Language Like Water
DESCRIPTION:May 2 to August 1\, 2026 \nLegacy Downtown | 630 Yates St.\nLekwungen Territory \nآبِ رواں Aab-e-Ravaan: Language Like Water explores the artistic practice of Farheen Haq\, an interdisciplinary artist born into an immigrant family with roots in Bihar\, India\, and Karachi\, Pakistan\, she now lives and works on lək̓ʷəŋən territory (Victoria\, BC). Through her work\, Haq returns to her parents’ experience and ancestral lands\, drawing on the Urdu poetry of Mirza Ghalib (1797–1869) as a source of connection\, memory\, and reflection. \nIn this exhibition\, Haq looks to water as a guide in relationship building and to understand the flows of migration; as well as tracing the fluidity of language through poetry. Her work moves like a ghazal\, where every droplet carries the meaning of reconnection. In آبِ رواں Aab-e-Ravaan\, Urdu becomes a living current\, flowing and shaping relationships. Like water\, it holds memory and connects seemingly distant lands and waters to the Salish Sea\, offering a space where identity remains in motion\, always shifting and creating new meanings. \nCurated by Anahita Ranjbar. \nThe opening celebration will take place on May 2\, 2026\, from 2:00 to 4:00 pm. \n  \nImage: Farheen Haq\, Aankh Band ke Dekho (Close Your Eyes and See)\, 2022. Video still\, courtesy of the artist. \nThis exhibition is made possible through funding from:
URL:https://events.downtownvictoria.ca/event/%d8%a2%d8%a8%d9%90-%d8%b1%d9%88%d8%a7%da%ba-aab-e-ravaan-language-like-water/
LOCATION:Legacy Art Gallery\, 630 Yates Street\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, V8W 1K9\, Canada
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SUMMARY:The Strange Hour: A 19+ Brunch Variety Show
DESCRIPTION:Brunch + show + strange – The Strange Hour\, Victoria’s only 19 plus brunch variety show has got you covered. We have an amazing lineup for this Sunday\, July 26th. \nTICKETS: https://skam.ca/the-strange-hour/ \nDex Neily – Poet and performer who has represented Victoria nationally and internationally at seven spoken word festivals. @diydex \nTich the Poet – poet\, actor\, teacher\, counsellor\, dog-mom\, and queer AF – @tich.thepoet \nBethany Couture – Victoria-based sustainable horticulturist\, permaculture practitioner\, and educator. @garden.alchemist \nGrayson Walker – fringe musician/ theatrical hobbyist/ ne’er-do-well \n  \nAlong with amazing performances\, we got brunch for you\, with onigiri rice balls from Good Filling Sankaku @goodfilling_sankaku \, savory and sweet baked goods as well as drinks from Driftwood Brewery @driftwoodbrewery . consume all of these yummy treats\, along with a bevy\, pre-show in The Strange Shack\, while playing one of our many rotating board games.  \nAdditionally\, check out our eco-learning and waste reduction skills corner\, The Strange Station. Curated by The Sustainable Fox\, our guest this show is Ba.Rz 86\, who represents MBPStudios\, bringing Barrio Conscious Spiritualism to the Strange Station. Grounded in Conscious Endurance Humanism and indigenous Meshikan heritage. \nPLUS VENDORS  \nWitch Hazel Dice – @witchhazeldice \nWhen: Sunday\, July 26th \nTime: Preshow Market / Strange Station / Strange Shack hangs @ 10 AM\, show 11AM – 1PM (slight intermission) \nWhere: SKAM Satellite Studio (849 Fort Street) \nCost: 25 regular\, 35 pay it forward\, 15 accessible \nNo one will be turned away (unless we’re at capacity). Wheelchair accessible. On the Lands and Waterways of The Songhees and Esquimalt Peoples.
URL:https://events.downtownvictoria.ca/event/the-strange-hour-a-19-brunch-variety-show/
LOCATION:SKAM Satellite Studio\, 849 Fort Street\, Victoria\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Comedy,Community Event,Cultural Event,Educational,Food & Drink,Live Performance,Music,Sustainability,Theatre
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