Brent Hirose brings “The Sucker Punch” to Nanaimo, new shows to Vancouver, continues living and learning on the fringe circuit
A new technology allows you go to back in time… for five seconds. Just long enough to take back a misplaced word or action. Brent Hirose’s hit five star one man show examines how this technology affects the lives of four people and their chance to live without regrets.
The play was performed at the 2014 Nanaimo Fringe Festival.
Quiet debut of theatre gem part of the fringe experience as Nanaimo writer-director William Anderson introduces an exploration of life and relationships in “When the Stars are Right”
Ellen, a successful novelist, is content with her world, until the intrusion of a new neighbor forces her to confront her fears and unexpectedly changes everything she thought she knew about herself and her world. Will she accept it? Or will she turn away from herself?
The play is being performed at the 2014 Nanaimo Fringe Festival, at the Nanaimo Museum venue.
Dynamic workshop on the psychology, theory and practical realities of self-defense for women will be hosted by Robert Biernacki and Cathal Walsh on August 24, 2014
On February 25, 2013, Statistics Canada released an updated version of the document Measuring Violence against Women: Statistical Trends [opens to PDF], which was commissioned by Federal-Provincial-Territorial Ministers responsible for the Status of Women.
Research shows that certain types of news coverage can produce emotional responses associated with stress and that the biggest effect comes from traumatic events covered in a sensational way*
A recent survey of more than 2,500 Americans has found that about 1 in 4 said they had experienced a “great deal” of stress in the previous month. And these stressed-out people said one of the biggest contributors to their day-to-day stress was watching, reading or listening to the news.
We enthusiastically invite you to participate in the upcoming Annual Mid-Island Charity Golf Tournament, hosted by Colliers International and the Nanaimo Clippers this Friday August 15, 2014. We are excited to announce that CBC hockey commentator Kelly Hrudey will be our special guest in addition to other hockey celebrities.
The 4th annual Nanaimo Fringe Festival will run August 14th – 24th, 2014 and 8 companies will perform for live audiences that might love, hate, be transfixed or even startled…it’s perfect for developing, emerging and experimenting artists
Nanaimo’s annual Fringe Festival is about to begin, and it offers 48 plays in 8 days—plus free shows every night. The plays are selected by lottery, including 4 local companies as well as some national and international touring artists, as part of the thriving Canadian Fringe circuit that brings a wave of innovative artists west each summer. Your price of admission goes straight to the artists.
