"Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro

Never Let Me Go

~ Kazuo Ishiguro

Unexpectedly, I found myself reading this book. No idea what to expect, but I did know the author was a prize winning novelist.

It took me forever to finish, as I found it slow, very slow, yet I still continued on, much to the credit of the author's writing.

Detailed thoughts, feelings from these young people kept me trying my best to finish, to find out what it was about.

I suspected it was a science fiction, futurist story, and I was correct.

Congratulations to the author, it was very well conceived and expressively written.

Still, it wasn't one I'd want to re-read!

Shane Koyczan

Shane Koyczan

December 3, 2017

Sid Williams Theatre, Courtenay BC

Fabulous!

Such an articulate man, very sensitive to the World around him. He recited stories, poems, on love, desire, friendship, families along with a vast amount of personal history.

His book is open!

CV International Dance Gala

CV International Dance Gala

Nov 28, 2017  Sid Williams Theatre,  Courtenay BC

Dancers; Mexico, Russian Ballet, and BellyFusion plus other local schools of dance.

Enjoyed this mix of ballet, temple belly dance, modern expressive jazz styles

Motus O Dance Theatre

Motus O Dance Theatre

~ Sid Williams Courtenay BC

on a snowy day, this was a charming, refreshing, funny, impressive, masterful, physical work.

Communicating to students

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The Blood of Emmett Till

The Blood of Emmett Till

~ Timothy B. Tyson

the events leading up to his murder in Mississippi, the characters involved in this and other brutal murders, are shocking to say the least.

Shame on America. 

Dunkirk, the movie

Dunkirk

Summer 2017

Story of the evacuation of Allied forces from the beaches of Dunkirk in WWII.

Gripping from beginning to end.

Great.

Ballet Victoria's Dracula

Ballet Victoria's Dracula

Incredible!

seen Oct 20, 2017

yes, at the Sid Williams Theatre, Courtenay BC

Zodiac Trio

Zodiac Trio

seen Oct 19, 2017

Sid Williams Theatre




Fabulous!!

Atomic Blonde

Atomic Blonde

Fabulous!

at the Rialto in Courtenay, Summer of '17

Baby Driver

 

Baby Driver, at the Rialto Theatre in Courtenay

Yahoo! this was great!!!

seen sometime the Summer of '17

Catch Me If You Can ...

Catch Me If You Can

CYMC Musical Theatre at the Sid Williams seen on July 22, 2017

very entertaining, based on the true life story of Frank Abagnale.

Nanaimo Concert Band - Spring Concert

Nanaimo Concert Band

~ the Spring Concert April 23, 2017 at the Port Theatre in Nanaimo

This was a lot of fun.

They played some marches, Star Trek theme, a Nfld love song from one of the members of the flute section.

An award to a member who had 70+ years of service to the band!

Can't believe it, that's incredible today.

The audience was much appreciative, and it was a wonderful and inexpensive way to pass a Sunday afternoon

Goitse

Goitse, a Celtic Band

~ March 15, 2017 at the Sid Williams in Courtenay

This was without a doubt, one of the best shows I've seen.

Fabulous musicians, voices and storytelling

The Drawer Boy

The Drawer Boy
~ Fri April 7, 2017 at the Sid Williams Theatre in Courtenay

Live theatre, nothing like it!

here's a snippet

This was a treat, 3 strong actors portraying life in 1972 in middle Ontario farming country.

Funny and sad, altogether an enjoyable evening

Ballet Victoria

Ballet Victoria
~ in Courtenay March 31, 2017
Chance to see the ballet company based in Victoria at the Sid Williams (where else?)

What a fabulous event, seats were filled with local dance students, as well as old fogies like myself.

Reminded me of the days when daughter Julie danced her way through high school and beyond.

Polegato and Kortgaard

 

Polegato and Kortgaard
~ Wed March 29, 2017  "Just One of Those Things"

Baritone Brett Polegato accompanied by pianist Robert Kortgaard performed an exquisite concert this night at the Sid Williams

Broadway tunes spanning the decades from early 1900s to the present, this was stunning.

The audience was transported spellbound  by the voice, the range, the presentation of the night.

Perfect evening

AbbaMania!!

AbbaMania, the BeeGees, and others!
~ yes, others included Cher, Lady Gaga, Paul McCartney
~ March 14, 2017

This was at the Sid in Courtenay, just a fun no thinking night out to hear some good tunes.

The Cher lookalike was dressed in the leather tights Cher garb. Geez...
Lady Gaga was a surprise, she sang a song I'd not known, so eh??
PAul was very good, and sang my fav PMc song Maybe I'm Amazed, plus Live and let Die, so I was impressed
The BeeGees were good, always enjoyed their tunes
Abba was OK, never got into them when they were big, but then I was "outta da loop" most o da time anyway.

All in all it was a good night out, a glass of wine always helps too!

Jimi: All Is by My Side

~ NetFlix biopic of Jimi Hendrix early years in London

 1966 - 1967 before the Monterey Festival

I enjoyed it, thought Andre Benjamin was awesome on guitar

Didn't know if it was factually accurate, but wtf, it was entertaining

Too bad his estate didn't give permission for the film maker to use Jimi's original music.
Only old blues standards, and covers of other hits

Wikipedia

Deadpool - the movie

Deadpool

funny as anything I've seen recently

this was a surprise as I knew nothing of the comic hero or the Marvel heroes

~ Netflix

Lion Bear Fox

Lion Bear Fox - musical trio

appeared at the Sid William Theatre, Courtenay BC

excellent show, emotion, energetic, crowd was into it

good glass of wine at intermission too!

The Lonely

The Lonely ... 
~ tribute to Roy Orbison
~ at the Sid Williams in Courtenay
This was a lot of fun, a Friday night in Courtenay.
The band was superb, and the singer really had the voice down pat

Check them out if they show up in your area.

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Eddie The Eagle - movie

Eddie the Eagle

~ as seen on NetFlix, the story of a young man's ambition, desire and determination to reach the Olympic Games in Calgary AB 1988 to represent his homeland of England.


What an inspiration he is, despite so many obstacles along the way, least of which was his athletic ability, Eddie manages to draw fans from around the world.

Really a good watch! Trailer 

What ever happened to Eddie? 

Edmonton Alberta

Edmonton Alberta
~ a visit to Liz's son Chris, wife Jaime, and other sites

This was also a trip using the new airline, New Leaf Travel - Flair Airline, flying from Abbotsford BC to Edmonton AB.
Cost was approximately $100 each way, a real deal!


The West Edmonton Mall (WEM)

I know it's been around awhile, but I'd not been so I had to make a visit.
It was quite the place, everything was there;
hockey rink
water park
amusement park
water sea animal show
mini golf putting greens
Theme streets; Bourbon, Parisian

and of course the stores.

It was enormous, and the place was busy with after Christmas shoppers.

I loved the cold, the crispness of the snow.
The trek we took to the North Saskatchewan River was huge.
Tiring yes, but worth it.
Now anyway, at the time, I wasn't so sure!