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John, Amanda, Melanie and Sarah review Pacific Opera Victoria (0:46), Dance Victoria (4:44), Puente Theatre (7:33),the Belfry (9:28), Langham Court (13:25) and the Camosun College and UVic visual art grad shows (On the Cusp and Good Grief!) 16:27. They also discuss the news that Vancouver Island School of Art needs to find a new home (18:21) and speak with the arts community about the proposal to create an arts hub in the old Courthouse in Bastion Square (19:41), including interviews with Ian Case (director of ceremonies and events and Farquahar Auditorium at UVic and longtime professional artist), Matthew Payne (artistic producer, Theatre Skam) and Mercedes Bátiz-Benét (artistic director, Puente Theatre). Plus a look ahead (30:33) to Theatre Inconnu, Uno, Paper Street's Improv Festival, Get Out Cabaret, and some '90s nostalgia.