Lamp Post Mid-Week Medley Mar 22
Ice cream! Easter! Burlesque! It's all happening in Victoria this weekend.
This Week’s Medley:
Extra Events
Daycation Destination
Sporty Spotlight
Ongoing Occasions
Featured Food
Extra Events
3 Band Show - Silverware / New Owner / Actual Human People
Thursday, March 21st | 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM | Hermanns
19+
Tickets: $15 at the door
Niloo / Hope City Waters / shark bite spite
Friday, March 22nd | 7:30 PM | Vinyl Envy
Indie dream pop (with Persian flavour!), soul folk-rock,
Support 40 years of offbeat radio with this event put on through the CFUV 101.9 FM annual funding drive!
Doors at 7:30 | Show at 8:00 PM
Admission by donation ($5 minimum, $15 recommended)
The Cheesecake Burlesque Revue: Peel Your Petals at The Roxy Theatre
Saturday, March 23rd | Doors at 7:30, Show at 8:00 PM | Roxy Theatre
Watch the Cheesecakes blend singing, dancing, comedy and burlesque, with special guest star, ATREVIDA LOVE!
$35 advance, $40 at the door. Purchase tickets here.
For more information or any questions, please reach out to info@cheesecakeburlesque.com
Rob Pue - Live Album Taping
Saturday, March 23rd | 8:00 PM | Hecklers Bar & Grill
Fan of standup comedy? You won’t want to miss this one!
Rob Pue is a black belt comedy maestro as a previous winner of the San Francisco Comedy Competition and a host of his own special on the Comedy Network.
Tickets: $22, find them here.
Tom Lang Band
Saturday, March 23rd | 7:30 PM | Duncan Showroom
Guitarist & songwriter
$20-$25
Tending Mason Bees & Leafcutter Bees
Saturday, March 23rd | 1:00 - 3:00 PM | Compost Education Centre
Join a workshop with an experienced environmental consultant on how native pollinators can help your garden, and how you can provide habitat and food for these friendly fellas in your own backyard!
The workshop is in person, rain or shine, so dress weather appropriate for the outdoors
Tickets are $30 and can be found here
Pysanky Making Workshop
Saturday, March 23rd | 1:00 - 5:00 PM | Christ Church Cathedral
Learn how to make a traditional Ukrainian Pysanky (the symbol-filled and colourful eggs!) to celebrate incoming Easter
Tickets to the workshop (including supplies) are $50 and can be found here.
Proceeds towards the Canada-Ukraine Foundation.
The Great Salish Heist Film
Sunday, March 24th | 2:00 | Cowichan Performing Arts Centre
The first Indigenous Heist film ever produced!
An Indigenous archaeologist rallies a team to heist stolen burial site artifacts from the local museum
Tickets are $16 and can be found here
Live Music
Sunday, March 24th
▶️ Unkle Whiskey & the Salty Nutz | 8:00 PM | Big Bad John’s | Free!
Cheap beer & good times, all free! Just stroll into Big Bad John’s and enjoy!
▶️ The Prowl - Cover Band | Soul/Pop/Rock/Funk | 9:00 PM | The Irish Times | Free!
Roll up to the Irish Times - no tickets required
▶️ La Nef-Sea Songs & Shanties | Shanties/Maritime | 2:30 PM | The Royal Theatre | $29
Buy your tickets here
▶️ Open Mic | Anything & Everything | 6:00 - 8:00 PM | Eric Martin Pavillion Theatre | Free!
Runs every Sunday!
▶️ Ange Hehr Band | Piano & Guitar | 10:00 PM | Darcy’s Pub Downtown | Free!
▶️ Victoria Folk Music Society - Nathan Tinkham | Folk | 7:30 - 10:00 PM | Norway House | $8 (cash only!)
No online tickets - just roll up with cash and enjoy a folk-y time!
Daycation Destination
Astronomy Open House
The UVic telescope is open every Wednesday night for visitors to pop in and catch a sight of the cosmos! This isn’t your average backyard telescope, either. You’ll be able to channel your inner Neil deGrasse Tyson and spot the moon, stars, and distant planets through UVic’s massive telescope - all for free!
The open house is available to all residents and visitors, with time for Q&A and discussions on the latest astronomy ‘buzz’ (did you know the James Webb telescope just found out our understanding of the fundamentals of the universe may be completely wrong?! Be sure to ask about it!).
So whether you’re looking for a unique date idea or just want to see how a proper astronomy lab works, head on down to UVic and take advantage of this awesome, free, and very unique activity before they close shop for the summer (the last day is April 3rd!)
Meet Magda!
Sweet. Playful. Spunky & fun. Happy to settle down for a big snuggle. And so. dang. cute. What more could you ask for?
Magda is still a kitten and has lots of energy - she can be a little shy at first, but she’ll warm up fast and will take all the attention you can give her after that! Now she just needs to find her forever home to share all the love she has to give.
Visit Cats Cradle Animal Rescue to find more information on Magda and see if adoption would be a good fit for you!
Sporty Spotlight
Saturday Road Run
Saturday, March 23rd | 10:00 AM
Meet outside Carsa Gym - UVic Campus
5, 10, and 15km distances
All paces welcome!
Gravel Climbing Extravaganza
Saturday, March 23rd | 9:30 AM
Meet outside Carsa Gym - Uvic Campus
50km ride on a gravel trail, ~800m elevation
Acro Date Night
Saturday, March 23rd | 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Kwench Work & Culture Club
Grab a friend, family member, or anyone you feel comfortable touching and join for a night of partner stretching, acro yoga, and Thai massage!
Tickets are $108 and cover both partners. Reserve your spot here.
Red Tape Bouldering Competition
Sunday, March 26th | Time based on age categories
Good music, good vibes, good prizes, and 40+ new problems!
Carsa Gym - Open style competition
Register here.
Schedule:
* Youth (all categories): 9:00-11:00AM
* Adult advanced: 11:30AM-1:30PM
* Adult beginner, intermediate & open: 2:00-4:00PM
Easter Scavenger Hunt
Sunday, March 24th | 2:30 PM
UVic Climbing Club x Whitewater Club
Meet at the Petch fountain on UVic campus (in front of the library!). Fun challenges and potential prizes to win!
Sign up for the scavenger hunt here (you can request to be paired with friends or fly solo)
With temperatures on the rise, cool down with some locally made ice cream (+ local ingredients!) at 49 Below! With ice cream cakes, floats, shakes, and about a million+ flavours to choose from, it’s hard to find a better spot to welcome in the spring season.
You can find them at 2575 Cadboro Bay Road in the Willows Plaza or in a local eatery like the Drake Eatery, Ghost Ramen, the University Club, and more.
Looking for an extra special offering? On Saturday, March 23rd, 49 Below and The Doughnut Vault are combining forces to for a delicious collaboration. Pop down to 49 Below at 12:00 PM to take advantage - be sure to roll up early before they sell out!
Ongoing Occasions
Comedy Night at Fernwood Inn
Join Fernwood Inn for comedy night! Shows sell out every week, so be sure to grab yours nice and early and enjoy some of the best of Victoria’s comedy scene!
Grab some tickets for the Fernwood Comedy Night here.
McCrae’s
Living up and around Gordon Head and looking for an evening spot? It’s going to be McCrae’s, especially on these days…
Tuesday’s
$3.75 Tacos
Wednesday’s
Trivia Night
Thursday’s
ALL DAY HAPPY HOUR
UVIC Polar Dippers
Every Friday at 3:00 PM and Sunday at 11:00 AM
Saturday Locations for March
15 - Willow’s Beach
22 - Arbutus Cove
29 - Telegraph Cove
Sunday Locations for March
Shoot the Polar Dippers a follow on Instagram for the Sunday locations!