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SUMMARY:Spring Oak Bay Cocktails & Conversations
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy a cocktail or mocktail as you mingle with artists working in a variety of artistic disciplines.  Explore the ideas that shape their artwork\, learn about their inspiration in an intimate\, welcoming setting.  This gathering invites you to deepen your understanding of the artistic process through dialogue with Oak Bay’s local creators. \nSpring Oak Bay Cocktails & Conversations\nDate: Friday April 10\, 2026 (6:00 to 8:00 p.m.)\nLocation: Monterey Recreations Centre  \nOpen to the public. Free to attend. \n\nThis event is part of the Oak Bay Arts Weekend. \nImmerse yourself in a vibrant celebration of creativity. Meet the artists behind the work as you enjoy a cocktail on Friday evening. Experience the captivating exhibition on Saturday with a showcase spanning ceramics\, acrylics\, oils\, printmaking\, weaving\, photography\, and watercolour. On Saturday and Sunday afternoon\, take a tour of the arts studios. The Arts Weekend a rare chance to connect personally with local creators\, discover new favourites\, and see the artistic process up close.
URL:https://www.oakbay.ca/event/spring-oak-bay-cocktails-conversations/
LOCATION:Monterey Recreation Centre\, 1442 Monterey Avenue\, Victoria\, BC\, Oak Bay\, British Columbia\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Parks, Recreation & Culture Events
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SUMMARY:The Clover Point Drifters
DESCRIPTION:The Clover Point Drifters are a bluegrass band with a repertoire that consists primarily of traditional bluegrass songs\, with a sprinkling of country\, folk\, blues and pop melodies served up in the bluegrass style. Their songs feature close heartfelt duet and trio harmonies\, backed by strong banjo\, dobro and mandolin accompaniment. The band has been performing for over 16 years\, but the members each have a decades-long love affair with bluegrass music \nABOUT THE BAND: \nMike Kraft (banjo\, harmony vocals) is one of Victoria’s secrets that don’t involve underwear. Besides being one fine banjo player\, he also plays guitar in a variety of country\, rockabilly and blues bands. Basically\, any band that wants a real musician tries to snag him. Mike endured painful back surgery in 2003\, but now that his aura has been properly aligned\, he has re-established his rapport with the universe\, and he shares with us his humour and stock picks. He is a former member of The Chance Brothers. \nLarry Stevens (resophonic guitar\, lead vocals) has a gift for singing the country song\, good times and bad\, love and loss\, the past and even further past. For many years\, he lived in Vancouver and played the dobro with several bands\, including the New Nash Ramblers who were the BC Country Music Association Bluegrass Band of the Year. In 1999\, he drifted over to Victoria\, where his rich warm voice has become a welcoming and familiar sound. \nGeorge Robinson (bass\, lead vocals) has the longest pedigree in the band\, having played bluegrass bass since 1977. By good luck and happenstance that year\, he managed to obtain ownership of Duke Neilson’s bass (Duke played for many years with Don Messer and the Islanders\, a Canadian musical institution if ever there was one). Being thus equipped\, George spent the next 3 years on the road with the New Silver Tone Rangers\, with only 2 weeks off. Talk about cutting your teeth. Thanks to the unforgiving march of time\, he has now been playing this bass longer than Duke did. Other former bands include Every Day Street Band\, Cedar Hill and Back At The Ranch. \nDan Parker (mandolin\, lead vocals) drifted west from Ontario following a successful attempt to attain a higher education. He is one of those annoying people who\, if given some new musical instrument\, will spend almost no time at all making it sound like they have played it for years. And then he’ll show you the tune he has just written for it. If that isn’t enough\, he also built his own guitar. Dan’s spirited and inventive solos complement the plodding efficacy of the old farts. \nAlan Law (guitar\, lead & harmony vocals) does most of the arranging and supplies the beverages for rehearsals. That makes him the band leader. He is strictly a rhythm guitarist (“I do not play any notes”)\, but his drive\, passion and stamina are second to none. In a band of baritones\, he enjoys the role of tenor singer\, and he loves singing harmony more than almost anything you can imagine. Previous combos include playing with George in Back At The Ranch and with Mike in The Chance Brothers. \nTickets are available through Beacon Ridge Productions. \nhttps://cloverpointdrifters.com
URL:https://www.oakbay.ca/event/the-clover-point-drifters-2/
LOCATION:Oak Bay Recreation Centre\, Sports View Lounge\, 1975 Bee Street\, Oak Bay\, British Columbia\, Canada
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