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Sisters of the Ice: The True Story of how St. Roch and North Star of Herschel Island Protected Canadian Arctic Sovereignty by R. Bruce Macdonald; Lost Moose, 160 pages, $19.95 St.

Victoria-bred filmmaker Sean Horlor has Donald Trump to thank (or is it blame?) for his recent success at the largest documentary film festival in North America.

Listening. Together. Where: musiconmain.ca When: Friday through May 18 Tickets: Free Why: Victoria鈥檚 Chloe Kim is among the featured performers at the Listening. Together.

Many great Canadian-team rowers have come out of Elk Lake, including numerous Olympic medallists. Two-time Olympian Douglas Vandor was never the starriest among national teamers during his 13 years training in Victoria.

After years of anticipation and never-ending requests from diehard fans, the madcap cast recording of the Victoria-born song-and-dance spectacle Ride the Cyclone is coming to streaming platforms worldwide May 7.

SPEAKER SERIES What: 25th Anniversary Changemakers Speakers Series: Esi Edugyan Where: Facebook When: May 6, 4 p.m.

ON STAGE What: The (Post) Mistress Where: belfry.bc.ca When: May 11-16 Tickets: $25 from 250-385-6815 or tickets.belfry.bc.ca Artists trudging forward in the Canadian arts community often lament their lack of downtime, and for good reason.

Three authors from Vancouver Island have been named as finalists for the Governor General鈥檚 Literary Awards, celebrating the 70 best books published in sa国际传媒 last year.

Amazon sa国际传媒 and The Walrus have named Nanaimo鈥檚 Rama Altaleb and Victoria鈥檚 Stella Braun as finalists for the fourth annual Youth Short Story prize, which will be presented May 27.

Mike Demers fronted a variety of musical projects during his 33 years in Victoria, including a tribute to Roy Orbison that will stand as a career highlight for the singer-songwriter.