As part of celebrating , Victoria B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ· catches up with Sierra Lundy, of Ocie Elliott Music and a freelance artist.
VN: Which Victoria community do you live/work in?
SL: James Bay area, but I play music all over the country and in Europe.
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VN: Any community organizations youB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™re involved with youB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™d like to highlight?
SL: Dance Temple, 5 Rhythms Dance, Island Musicians Association - Canadian Federation of Musicians.
VN: If you werenB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™t in your current career, what would you be doing?
SL: IB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™d be in some strange outfit dancing on Broadway, or IB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™d become a surgeon (a different kind of performing artist!).
VN: What have you learned as you mature that youB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™d like to share with a B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·˜younger youB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™?
SL: Your dream doesnB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™t have to wait until all other options are exhausted, and that good is better than perfect.
VN: The one thing youB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™d never be without and why?
SL: Love for and from my family. The less sappy answer is a pen and pocket book for drawings and lyrics that come when IB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™m least expecting them to (often in bars).
VN: The one thing youB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™d like to do better?
SL: Be as comfortable with people in person as I am on stage with an audience full of strangers. Being yourself is often easier from a distance.
VN: Your guilty pleasure?
SL: Fat Tug and at least half the drink menu at The Drake Eatery.
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