Come and visit Victoria!

(October 2022)

Remember the good old days, when you could enjoy an evening of live music in an intimate venue?

If you’re feeling nostalgic, take yourself to Hermann’s Jazz Club on View Street in downtown Victoria.

Reminding of the old coffee houses and jazz clubs, Hermann’s has been around in Victoria for 41 years and is the lovechild of Hermann Nieweler, who passed away in 2015.

After his family remained dedicated to their father’s legacy, the non-profit Arts On View Society took over as from 2019. They continue to operate Hermann’s as a community spirited venue with the support of the venue’s generous patrons.

Put on your black turtleneck sweater, your black jeans, a beret, dust off the birkenstocks and listen to some great live music! Have something to eat, a drink and dance while listening to the classics and contemporary music at Herman’s Jaz Club!

Enjoy spring weather in Victoria BC on The Hands of Time public art walking tour in downtown Victoria!

(April 2023)

The Hands of Time consists of 12 bronze sculptures that depict life-size hands engaged in activities symbolic of Victoria’s past. The three-dimensional hands vary in culture, age and gender, and quietly convey eras and stories of Victoria.

The artist, Crystal Przybille, created each unique piece depicting hands carving a canoe paddle, holding a railway spike, performing with a fan, carrying blankets, and our favourite, holding a mirror which you will find imbedded into the stone wall on the lower causeway below Government Street, on Inner Harbour walkway. Each piece is cast in bronze finished with dark patina!

The 12 bronze sculptures are located around Victoria’s Inner Harbour, with one art piece at City Hall, The Hudson building, along the Songhees Walkway, and another at the top of Beacon Hill at Beacon Hill Park. The artworks can be found on buildings, lamp standards, rocks in landscaped areas, and on bedrock.

Come and explore The Hands of Time in Victoria and enjoy this fabulous public art walking tour!