C10 THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2015 timescolonist.com | TIMES COLONIST GO CALENDAR T U E S DAY F R I DAY MAY 22 DANCE Social Argentine Tango: Drop-in lesson at 8 p.m. followed by Tango Pacifico Milonga, 9 p.m. at Café Casablanca, 2524 Bridge St. Cost: $10. tangopacifico.com; 250-389-0222. Scottish Folk Dancing every Friday and Tuesday, 7-9 p.m. at the Centre, 1229 Clarke Rd., Brentwood Bay. janet.mitchell@shaw.ca Tonight: Ceilidh Dance, 7-10 p.m. Cost: $5/$10 per family. A fundraising event. Victoria Ballroom Dance Society (VBDS) Ballroom Dance at Les Passmore Centre, 286 Hampton Rd., 7-9:30 p.m. First two sessions free. Tango/Jive workshop $5. vbds.org; 250-721-5483. Swing City dance with Cha Cha workshop by John de Pfyffer, 8-9 p.m., dance 9 p.m.-midnight at Edelweiss Hall, 108 Niagara St. Cost: $10/$12. Tel. 250-920-7556. Saanich International Folk Dancers at St. Matthias Church, 600 Richmond Ave., 7-10 p.m. with lessons at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome, no partners needed. Please wear soft-soled shoes. Cost: $5. Tel. 250-477-4213. MUSIC Folk, Roots, Blues The Riverside at Bard & Banker, 1022 Government St. 9 p.m. Tel. 250-953-9993. James Kasper’s Mighty Speck Records Fundraiser at Merlin’s Sun Home Theatre, 1983 Fairfield Rd., 7 p.m. Tickets: $10 all ages. Tel. 250-598-7488. Jazz Chris Millington Trio at the Bengal Lounge, Fairmont Empress hotel, 8 p.m. Tel. 250-384-8111. Shanna Dance Duo at Vista 18, 740 Burdett Ave., 8-11 p.m. vista18.com Jon Miller Quartet CD release, Three Days in Winter at Hermann’s Jazz Club, 753 View St., 8 p.m. Cost: $15. Tel. 250-388-9166; hermannsjazz.com Pop and Rock T.G.I. Fridays at Carlton Club Cabaret, 900 Carlton Tce., Esquimalt, 8 p.m. Tel. 250-361-3666. Mosaic at Swans Pub, 506 Pandora Ave., 10 p.m. Tel. 250-361-3310. Thomas and Kristina at Pacific Lounge, Hotel Grand Pacific, Friday Night Jam at Langford Legion, 761 Station Ave., 7 p.m. Free; rcl91.ca World Brisas Del Palmar Band, Cuban, presented by Club Latino Concert Series at the Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad St., 8:30 p.m.1 a.m. Cost: $15. Tel. 250-213-9366. OUTDOORS Walk, Run, Hikes Discover the Past Walking Tours. No reservations. Tel. 250-384-6698, discoverthepast.com Ghostly Walks. Meet at Visitor Info Centre, Government at Wharf Street every night at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Cost: $15. THEATRE Barely Heirs performed by St. Luke’s Players today through May 31, Wednesday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. with matinée at 2 p.m., Saturday and Sunday at St. Luke’s Hall, 3821 Cedar Hill Cross Rd. stlukesplayers.org or 250-884-5484. Cock, a comedy by Mike Bartlett at Theatre Inconnu, 1923 Fernwood Rd., tonight and Saturday at 8 p.m. with matinée at 2 p.m. Saturday. Tickets: $10/$14. ticketrocket.org. Divine Stella Devine presented by Stelly’s Secondary Acting Class at Stelly’s Secondary School, 1627 Stelly’s Cross Rd., tonight at 7 p.m. Cost: $8/$5. UNO Fest, tonight through Sunday at the Metro Studio, 1411 Quadra St. and Intrepid Theatre Club, 2-1609 Blanshard. Tickets: at Intrepid Theatre Club or 250-590-6291.Full schedule at intrepidtheatre.com FUN FOR KIDS Elinor Florence, book signing, Saturday, 10 a.m.3 p.m. at Coles, Westshore Town Centre, 2945 Jacklin Rd. dundurn.com/books Family Weekend Fun at IMAX®. Every Saturday and Sunday to June 7, 9:30-11 a.m. view A Turtle’s Tale 3D and Watermelon Magic! imaxvictoria.com/movie/ family-fun DANCE MUSIC AUTHOR Performance Boston Dance Collective at the Royal Theatre, 1 and 7 p.m. Tickets: $25/$20/$15 at rmts.bc.ca or 250-386-6121. Victoria Academy of Ballet performance at McPherson Playhouse, 6 p.m. Tickets: $25 at rmts.bc.ca or 250-386-6121. Social Dance to the music of Ron King at Royal Canadian Legion, 411 Gorge Rd. E., 8:30 p.m. Tel. 250-384-5213. Nothin’ But Swing at Burnside Gorge Community Association Ballroom, 3130 Jutland Rd., 7:30-11:55 p.m. Swing dance basics lesson, 7:308:30 p.m.; social dancing starts 8:30 p.m. Cost: $5$14; swingvictoria.net/ category/nothin-but-swing Come Dancing Ballroom Dance, music by Roman Yue at Cadboro Bay United Church, 2625 Arbutus Rd., 8-10:30 p.m. Cost: $12.50 door. Tel: 250-592-1602. Island Singles Dance II at Da Vinci Centre, 195 Bay St., 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Music by Touch of Class. Tel. 250-383-8041. The Timebenders: Shake, Rattle and Roll Dance Party at Mary Winspear Centre, Sidney, 8 p.m. Tickets: $25 at marywinspear.ca or 250-656-0275. MAY 26 463 Belleville St., 8-11 p.m. Tel. 250-386-0450. Tom Party at Canoe Brewpub, 450 Swift St., 9:30 p.m. canoebrewpub.com Live music every Friday at the Oaks Restaurant and Tea Room, 2250 Oak Bay Ave., 7-9 p.m. Tel. 250-590-3155. One2many at Tally Ho Sports Bar and Grill, 3020 Douglas St., 9 p.m. tallyhosportsbar.com Frazey Ford plus Luca Fogale at Sugar Nightclub, 858 Yates St., 8 p.m. Cost: $20 advance at Lyle’s Place, Ditch Records or atomiqueproductions.com S AT U R DAY MAY 23 ■ Welcome to the Calendar listings. Theatre, dance, live music, nightspots and other performances appear in day-by-day listings, with family activities and ongoing exhibitions under “Attractions.” To list an event, send details at least one week prior to publication. Post your event at www.timescolonist.com/events and click “Add your event.” Classical Music Inside Out: Mozart with The Emily Carr String Quartet and Maestro Tim Vernon at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, 1040 Moss St., 10 a.m.-noon. Tickets: $30/$25. emilycarr stringquartet.com The Newcombe Singers presents our Faure and Fauna Spring Concert with guest soloists, Nancy Washeim and Stephen Barradell at St. Mary’s Church, 1701 Elgin Rd., 7:30 p .m. Tickets: $15. newcombesingers.com The Choir, in concert with guests Pharis and Jason Romero at Alix Goolden Hall, 907 Pandora Ave., 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $18 door/$15 advance at brownpapertickets.com or Larsen School of Music. Victoria Baroque Players present Summer Baroque at Church of St. John the Divine, 1611 Quadra St., 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $27/$24/$5. victoria-baroque.com Encore! Women’s Choir perform at Christian Reformed Church, Duncan, 7:30 p.m. encorewomenschoir.com New Sounds: Victoria Composers Collective presents works for voice plus Canadian and contemporary new music at Open Space, 510 Fort St., 7-10 p.m. Cost: $10. openspace.ca AUTHOR Sydney Cannings book reading and signing of British Columbia: A Natural History at Bolen Books, Hillside Centre, 7 p.m. bolen.bc.ca, 250-595-4232. Peter A. Robson book launch and readings, Raincoast Chronicles 23: Harbour Publishing 40th Anniversary Edition at Russell Books, 734 Fort St., 7:30 p.m. russellbooks.com or 250-361-4447. DANCE UNO Fest continues at the Metro Studio, 1411 Quadra St. and Intrepid Theatre Club, 2-1609 Blanshard St. See Friday Theatre. LINO CIPRESSO Country/Bluegrass Country Music Jam: Tom Gough and Yesterdays Wine every Saturday at Esquimalt Legion, 622 Admirals Rd., 2-6 p.m. Cost: $5. Tel. 250-385-0213. Folk, Roots, Blues Coastline’s second annual fundraising concert by youth fiddle ensembles at Fairfield United Church, 1303 Fairfield Rd., 7 p.m. Tickets: $20/$15. coastlinefiddle.com The Riverside at the Bard & Banker Pub, 1022 Government St., 9 p.m. Tel. 250-953-9993; vicpubco.ca Saturday Blues Jam at the Cambie, 856 Esquimalt Rd., 3-7 p.m. See facebook.com Stephen Brown & the BBs at Ocean Island Backpackers Inn, 791 Pandora Ave., 8-11 p.m. Tel. 250-385-1784. Brad Prevedoros at Sea Glass Waterfront Grill, 2320 Harbour Rd., 6-9 p.m. seaglasswaterfrontgrill.ca Dave Harris (the one man band) at Christie’s Pub, 1739 Fort St., 7:30-10:30 p.m. christiespub.com Jazz Lust Life Jazz Band at the Bengal Lounge, Fairmont Empress hotel, 8 p.m. Tel. 250-384-8111. Shanna Dance Duo at Vista 18, 740 Burdett Ave., 8-11 p.m. vista18.com Nick La Riviere: Trombone Mayhem at Hermann’s Jazz Club, 753 View St., 8 p.m. Tickets: $20/$15. Tel. 250-388-9166; hermannsjazz.com Brent Jarvis Jazz at Pacific Lounge - Hotel Grand Pacific, 463 Belleville St., 8-11 p.m. Tel. 250-386-0450. Pop and Rock Pulse Radio at Swans Pub, 506 Pandora Ave., 10 p.m. Tel. 250-361-3310. Saturday Slam at Carlton Club Cabaret, 900 Carlton Tce., Esquimalt, 8 p.m. Brightside at Canoe Brewpub, 450 Swift St., 9:30 p.m.; canoebrewpub.com Saturday Night DJ at Langford Legion, 761 Station Ave., 8 p.m. Free; rcl91.ca OUTDOORS CRD Parks programs. Tel. 250-478-3344 or crd.bc.ca/parks Sandy Shore Explore. A guided walk for all ages at Witty’s Lagoon Regional Park. Be prepared for wet feet as you explore the creatures between the tides. Meet at main beach. Park in lot off Metchosin Road and follow trail, 12:30-2 p.m. Family Fun Day at Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary, 3873 Swan Lake Rd., 11 a.m.-noon. Celebrate 40th anniversary with music, entertainment, photo booth and more. Pre-register at 250-479-0211. swanlake.bc.ca Walks and Runs Discover the Past Walking Tours. See Friday for details. Chinatown Walks: Meet outside Starbucks, corner of Government and Fisgard streets 10:30 a.m. Cost: $15/$13. Outdoor Club of Victoria: Swiftsure hike OR Mount Braden trails. See ocv.ca for details. Discovery Walk: Oak Bay Village Tour with John Adams. Meet in front of Oak Bay Municipal Hall, 2167 Oak Bay Ave., 2 p.m. Cost: $15/$13. No reservation needed. discoverthepast.com Family Fun Walk at Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary, 3873 Swan Lake Rd., 11 a.m.-noon. A guided walk around Swan Lake, free but must register at 250-479-0211. swanlake.bc.ca Garden City Wanderers hosts a five/10 kilometre walk (rated 2B). Meet at Copley Park, Parkridge at Vanalman, Saanich. Registration 9:30 a.m., walk 10 a.m. Tel. 778-426-0379. Gorge Historical Tour with Dennis Minaker, 2-4 p.m. Meet at Gorge Waterway Park, 355 Gorge Rd. West. Free. THEATRE Barely Heirs. Performance at 2 and 7:30 p.m. See Friday for details. Cock, a comedy. Final performance at 2 and 8 p.m. See Friday for details. Comedy Prom Night with host Kirsten Van Ritzen featuring grads of her comedy class at Ramada Lounge, 123 Gorge Rd., 7 p.m. Cost: $5 at eventbrite. broadtheatrics.com Country/Bluegrass Country Squall at Swans Pub, 506 Pandora Ave. 8:30 p.m. Tel. 250-361-3310. Bluegrass Mass at St. Philip Church, 2928 Eastdowne Rd., 4 p.m. Free/donation followed by meal at 5 p.m. stphilipvictoria.ca or 250-592-6823. Folk, Roots and Blues Andrews and Lawrence, 40th-anniversary concert presented by Victoria Folk Music Society, after Open Stage, 7:30 p.m. at Norway House, 1110 Hillside. Cost: $5. victoriafolkmusic.ca Electric Timber Co. at the Bard & Banker Pub, 1022 Government St., 8:30 p.m. Tel. 250-953-9993; vicpubco.ca Brad Prevedoros at Mayflower Caffe, 990 Blanshard St., 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. mayflowercaffe.com Jon Miller Quartet at Crofton Hotel Pub, 1534 Joan Ave., Crofton, 2-5 p.m. Cost: $10. croftonhotel.ca or 250-324-2245. Jazz Swing into Spring with Sidney Concert Band at the Charlie White Theatre, Sidney, 2 p.m. Tickets: $15 at marywinspear.ca; 250-656-0275. Kristina Helene at the Bengal Lounge, Fairmont Empress hotel, 7:30-10:30 p.m. Tel. 250-384-8111. CanUs Jazz Band at Hermann’s Jazz Club, 753 View St., 4-7 p.m. Tickets: $12. Tel. 250-388-9166; hermannsjazz.com Art of the Trio: Tony Genge at Hermann’s Jazz Club, 753 View St., 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $18/$15. Tel. 250-388-9166; hermannsjazz.com OUTDOORS CRD Parks programs. Tel. 250-478-3344 or crd.bc.ca/parks The Best Nest. A guided walk for seven years and under at Francis/King Regional Park. Discover MAY 24 DANCE People Meeting People dance at Monterey Recreation Centre, 1442 Monterey Ave., 7-10 p.m. Music by MC2. Tel. 250-896-9000. MUSIC Classical Victoria Philharmonic Choir ends its 10th Anniversary Celebration Season with Giuseppe Verdi’s dramatic and moving Requiem at UVic, University Centre Farquhar Auditorium, 2:30 p.m. Tickets: $45.50/$35 at vpchoir.ca Ekoos Vocal Ensemble spring concert, If Music be the Food of Love ... at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 1962 Murray Rd., Sooke, 2 p.m. Tickets: $12 door. Lift Up Your Voice presented by Island Soul Choir and Vancouver’s Rhythm’n’Roots at the Port Theatre, 125 Front St., Nanaimo, 2:30 p.m. Tickets: $22.50 at porththeatre.com or 250-754-8550. Flashes of Brilliance with pianist, Alejandro Ochoa, presented by Chemainus Classical Concerts at St. Michael’s Church, Chemainus, 2 p.m. Tickets: $20 door/$15 advance. chemainus classicalconcerts.ca St. Christopher Singers sing Choral Evensong every Sunday at Christ Church Cathedral, Quadra at Rockland, 4:305:30 p.m. christchurch cathedral.bc.ca THEATRE Barely Heirs. Performance at 2 p.m. See Friday for details. Derwin Blanshard’s Extremely Classy Sunday Evening Programme with guests NDP MLAs Nicholas Simons and Lana Popham, singing comedian Shirley Gnome and musical guest Slim Milkie at Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad St., 8-10 p.m. Cost: $20/$18 overdressed. derwinblanshard.com FILM Feast Food and Film festival at the Oak Bay Beach Hotel, every Tuesday in May with feature food- M O N DAY MAY 25 Victoria Children’s Literature Roundtable: Illustrator Dean Griffiths at the Saanich Centennial Library, 7:30 p.m. Members free; $5 drop-in; $4 student. DANCE Lessons Latin dance classes with Salsa Moderne, 8:30-9:45 p.m. today and Wednesday. Tel. 250-891-2310 or latinvictoria.ca FILM Movie Monday: The Wisdom to Survive: Climate Change, Capitalism and Community with guests Gerti Jocksch and Margaret Walters at Eric Martin Theatre, 2328 Trent St. (use Fort Street entrance), 6:30 p.m. parking on Lee Avenue (one-hour zone). Tel. 250-595-3542 or moviemonday.ca MUSIC Folk, Roots, Blues Ange Hehr at the Bard & Banker Pub, 1022 Government St., 9 p.m. Tel. 250-953-9993; vicpubco.ca Jazz Flying Saucers at Swans Pub, 506 Pandora Ave. 9 p.m.-midnight. Tel. 250-361-3310. Community Big Band led by trombonist Nick La Riviere at Hermann’s Jazz Club, 753 View St., 7:30 p.m. Tel. 250-388-9166; hermannsjazz.com Reynolds School Band annual year end concert at UVic, University Centre Farquhar Auditorium, 7 p.m. Cost: $10. Tel. 250-721-8480. OUTDOORS Walks and Runs WalkSmartVictoria: Ladies walking group meets Monday through Thursday, 8:50 a.m., choose your days. Meet at Royal Oak Shopping Centre. Details 250-479-4087 or walk smartvictoria@shaw.ca MUSIC Folk, Roots, Blues Aidan Miller at the Bard & Banker Pub, 1022 Government St, 9 p.m. Tel. 250-953-9993; vicpubco.ca Jazz Capital City Syncopators at Swans Pub, 506 Pandora Ave. 9 p.m.-midnight. Tel. 250-361-3310. Victoria Jazz Orchestra featuring Mike Allen at Hermann’s Jazz Club, 753 View St., 7:30 p.m. Cost: $30/$20. Tel. 250-388-9166; hermannsjazz.com Vaughn Stokes at Catalano Restaurant and Bar, 619 Courtney St., 7:30-9:30 p.m. Tel. 250-480-1824. Pop and Rock Ryan Adams with Wardell at the Royal Theatre, 8 p.m. Tickets: $51.50 and up at rmts.bc.ca or 250-386-6121. OUTDOORS Garden City Wanderers Meet at Running Room, Broadmead Shopping Centre, 777 Royal Oak Drive. Registration 5:45 p.m., walk 6 p.m. Tel. 250-477-4472. Walks and Runs Outdoor Club of Victoria: Tuesday hike. See ocv.ca for details. W E D N E S DAY MAY 27 DANCE Lessons VBDS Ballroom Dance Practice at Cedar Hill Recreation Centre, 3220 Cedar Hill Rd., 7:4510 p.m. Singles and couples welcome. First two sessions free. vbds.org; 250-721-5483. Argentine Tango Class and Practica. Lesson from 7:30-8:30 p.m. followed by practica from 8:30-9 p.m. at Café Casablanca, 2524 Bridge St. Cost:$10. jkam88@hotmail.com or 250-881-0829. FUN FOR KIDS Afternoon Exploration: Gold Rush with the Maritime Museum held at the Royal B.C. Museum, 675 Belleville St., 4-5 p.m. every Wednesday and Thursday to May 28. Cost: $5. Chaperone and advance registration required. royalbcmuseum. bc.ca/events MUSIC Classical Galiano Ensemble 15th Anniversary Performance at UVic, Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, 8-10 p.m. Tickets: $33/$30. galiano.ca Folk, Roots, Blues Hart and Stone at the Bard & Banker Pub, 1022 Government St., 9 p.m. Tel. 250-953-9993; vicpubco.ca Aidan Miller at Swans Pub, 506 Pandora Ave. 9 p.m.-midnight. Tel. 250-361-3310. Paul Gellman presents Cycles: A Journey in Four Acts at Phoenix Auditorium, Gabriola Island, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $25 door/$20 advance at uluperformingarts.ca Jazz Foja at Catalano Restaurant and Bar, 619 Courtney St., 7:30-9:30 p.m. Tel. 250-480-1824. U-Jam amateur vocal jam night at Hermann’s Jazz Club, 753 View St., 8 p.m. Cost: $5/$10. Tel. 250-388-9166; hermannsjazz.com THEATRE Barely Heirs. Performance at 7:30 p.m. See Friday for details. T H U R S DAY MAY 28 MUSIC AUTHOR S U N DAY nests and look for homes of hummingbirds, robins and more. Meet at Nature Centre, 1-2:30 p.m. Old Cemetery Society: Thou Gaudy Gold tour with Tom Pound coincides with RBCM Gold Rush exhibit at Ross Bay Cemetery. Meet in front of Oregano’s, Fairfield Plaza, 1516 Fairfield Rd., 2 p.m. Cost: $5. oldcem.bc.ca Walks and Runs Weekly Bird Walk (for everyone). Every Sunday and Wednesday, 9-10:30 a.m. Meet at the Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary parking lot, 3873 Swan Lake Rd. Tel. 250-479-0211. Outdoor Club of Victoria: Hike Ten Mile Point Area OR Trails above Sooke Potholes. See ocv.ca for details. Discovery Walk: Oak Bay village Tour with John Adams at 10:30 a.m.noon. See Saturday for details. Victoria Spring Sprint in support of the National Movement to End Brain Tumours with 2.5 or five kilometre walk/fun-run at UVic, 3800 Finnerty Rd., Registration at 8:30 a.m. springsprint.ca Walk for Muscular Dystrophy at Willows Beach, registration at noon, walk at 1 p.m. muscle.akaraisin.com Kool Oak Bay Half Marathon (7 and 8 a.m.) 10.73 kilometre and relay (8 a.m.) and kids one kilometre challenge (10:30 a.m.) Start and finish at Oak Bay Avenue and Hampshire Road. Details oakbayhalf.com Social Argentine Tango: Tango Pacifico Practica and Milonga, 9 p.m. at Café Casablanca, 2524 Bridge St. Cost: $10. Tel. 250-389-0222; tangopacifico.com Dance to the music of Ron King at Royal Canadian Legion, 411 Gorge Rd. E., 8:30 p.m. Tel. 250-384-5213. Scottish Folk Dancing every Tuesday, 10-11:30 a.m. at 1229 Clarke Rd., next to Brentwood library. First visit free; $3 thereafter. Wear soft-soled shoes. janet.mitchell@shaw.ca themed movies at Oak Bay Beach Hotel, 6:15 p.m. Cost: $24. Tonight: Fruit Hunters. Folk, Roots, Blues Bill Johnson at Swans Pub, 506 Pandora Ave., 9 p.m. Tel. 250-361-3310. The Riverside at the Bard & Banker Pub, 1022 Government St., 8 p.m. Tel. 250-953-9993; vicpubco.ca Jazz Tom Vickery Jam Session at Hermann’s Jazz Club, 753 View St., 8 p.m. Cost: $4/$5. Tel. 250-388-9166; hermannsjazz.com Friends of Music Society free community concert series at Eric Martin Theatre, 2328 Trent St. (use Fort Street entrance), 7 p.m. Tel. 250-592-5114. Today: The Eclectics. Pop and Rock Throwback Thursday at Carlton Club Cabaret, 900 Carlton Tce., Esquimalt, 8 p.m. Tel. 250-361-3666. Broken Strings at Canoe Brewpub, 450 Swift St., 9:30 p.m. canoebrewpub.com Victor Wells at Ross Bay Pub, 1516 Fairfield Rd., 6-9 p.m. rossbaypub.ca McCombe and Watson at Sidney Pier Hotel and Spa, 9805 Seaport Pl., Sidney, 6-9 p.m. Tel. 250-655-9700. Dave Hart, Auliya at Live at Longwood Brew Pub, 5775 Turner Rd., Nanaimo, 8 p.m. World Sixth Mariachi Festival featuring Mariachis from Mexico, U.S.A. and Canada at Alix Goolden Hall, 907 Pandora Ave., 7 p.m. Tickets: $30/$20 door or 778-433-8348. mariachifestival.ca OUTDOORS Walks and Runs Outdoor Club of Victoria: Two-hour hike on trails in Mount Douglas Park. See ocv.ca for details. Garden City Wanderers Meet at Pearkes Recreation Centre, 3100 Tillicum Rd. Registration 5:45 p.m., walk 6 p.m. Tel. 778-426-0379. THEATRE Barely Heirs. Performance at 7:30 p.m. See Friday for details. The Real Thing presented by Shawnigan Players at Duncan Showroom, 133 Station St. (upstairs), Duncan, tonight through May 30, 7:30-10 p.m. Tickets: $18 door/$15 advance at Ten Old Books, Duncan or Mason’s Store, Shawnigan Lake.laura.lois.faulkner @gmail.com TIMES COLONIST | timescolonist.com THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2015 C11 GO CALENDAR EVENTS West Coast Amusements Midway at Mary Winspear Centre, Sidney, Friday at 3-11 p.m.; Saturday at noon-11 p.m. and Sunday at noon-7 p.m. marywinspear.ca BioBlitz 2015. Friday starts a fun 30-hour event in which teams of volunteer scientists, families, students, teachers, and other community members work together to find and identify as many different plants, animals, microbes, fungi, and other organisms as possible at Fort Rodd Hill and Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Sites. Register: eventbrite.ca/e/ parks-canada-bioblitz-2015 VIDFA Dog Show, Friday through Sunday at Saanich Fair Grounds, 1528 Stelly’s Cross Rd., from 8:30 a.m. daily. Free. Details vidfa.ca Victoria AfriCa Fest, Friday thorough Sunday with African market, food, playground, cultural exhibits and drumming workshops at Vic West Community Centre. Details at vaccsociety.com Tillicum Centre Antique and Collectible Show Friday thorough May 30, mall hours. Selkirk Waterfront Festival, Saturday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Waterfront Crescent, Selkirk Green Park with Giant swing ride, fun inflatable, duck pond, food, market and more. burnsidegorge.ca Celebration of Afghan Spring, fundraising event by Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan with music, poetry crafts and food at St. Barnabas Anglican Church, 1525 Begbie St., Saturday, 7 p.m. Cost: $30 under 12 years free. Tickets at Ivy’s Books, Munro’s Books and Dig This Broadmead. CW4WAfgahn.ca Royal B.C. Museum, 675 Belleville St. royalbcmuseum.bc.ca Saturday: Night at the Museum: Gold. Camp out by the river’s edge, hoping to strike it rich. Cost:$80. Sunday: Gold Nuggets and Silver Salts: The photographic legacy of Frederick Dally, 2 p.m. Cost: $5. Swiftusure International Yacht Race, Saturday through Monday. Saturday: Pancake Breakfast, 8 a.m. at Clover Point to watch the start of the race at 9 a.m. View the finishing yachts at the breakwater, Ogden Point, Finish Line on Sunday and Monday. Details at swiftsure.org LDFotoCon Event: Consumer Photography Show, Saturday, 10 a.m.5 p.m. at London Drugs, Harris Green Village. Learn the ins and outs of digital cameras with Nikon, Sony and Fuji representatives. londondrugs.com Summer Star Parties at the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, 5071 West Saanich Rd., every Saturday in May, 7:30-11 p.m. Music, tours, presentations and “Constellation Walks”. Free but space limited. victoria.rasc.ca Goldstream Station Market opens for the season at Veterans Memorial Park, Goldstream Avenue and Trans-Canada Highway, Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. goldstreamstationmarket.ca Victoria Model Railway Show, Sunday, 10 a.m.4 p.m. at Juan de Fuca Recreation Centre, 1767 Island Hwy. with operating model railroads, Lego and Brio layouts. Cost: $7/$14 family. Tel. 250-595-4070. Traditional Ukrainian Dress, Song and Tea, Sunday 2-3:30 p.m. at Ukrainian Cultural Centre, 3277 Douglas St., with Luna Ukrainian Ensemble fashion show, song and tea. Cost: $20. Esquimalt Bike Fest, Sunday, 1-4 p.m. at Archie Browning Sports Centre, Lyall Street entrance. Bikes, gear swap, bubbles, music, food, and exhibitor booths for all ages. Free admission. goo.gl/NXAA3o Afternoon Delight, fundraising auction, for Broken Promises Rescue, Sunday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at Olympic View Golf Course, 643 Latoria Rd. Cost: $25. brokenpromiserescue.com Best in Show: Dog Show for Mutts, Sunday, from 11:30 a.m. at Delta Victoria Ocean Pointe Resort and Spa. Cost: $20. Details: Facebook.com/ DeltaVictoriaOPR Grand Opening of Alberni Inlet Trail Stage Two: 7.5-kilometre trail from China Creek to Franklin River opening on Sunday, 10 a.m. at China Creek Park, 10 kilometres out of Port Alberni on road to Bamfield. AlberniClayoquot Regional District 250-720-2712. Soiree for MSF at Butchart Gardens, Sunday, 6-10 p.m. Cost: $85. Black tie. Details at fhfevent.org Cirque Du Soleil: Varekai at Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre Wednesday, Thursday 7:30 p.m.; May 29 and 30, 4 and 7:30 p.m. and May 31 at 1:30 and 5 p.m. Tickets: $105/$80/$60/ $45 at selectyourtickets.com or 250-220-7777. Feast Food and Film Festival, Thursday to May 31 at the Vic Theatre, 808 Douglas St. (unless noted) Details and tickets victoriafilmfestival.com Thursday: We Will Barlo You Over: Documentary Barolo Boys with Barolo wine tastings and cheese board, 5:30 p.m. Cost: $34. May 29, Friday: Big Night: Screening of The Dinner with salumi and wine, 6 p.m. Cost: $24. May 30, Saturday: Dolce Vita: Screening of Rewind with Italian dolce, 1 p.m. Cost: $24. Champers: Screening of A Year in Champagne with three champagne samples and nibbles, 7 p.m. Cost: $49. Go Peru! Outdoor screening of Finding Gaston at De Vine Vineyard, with Peruvian cuisine, 8 p.m. dinner, film 9:15 p.m. Cost: $28. May 31, Sunday: Brunch of Dreams: Screening of The Dream (El Somni) with Mimosa brunch 11 a.m. and film 12:15 p.m. at Oak Bay Beach Hotel. Cost: $59. Red Meat and a Bottle of Gin: Screening of Steak (R)evolution at The Vic Theatre, with steak and gin martini lunch, 1 p.m., film 2 p.m. Cost: $39. A Taste of Sidney: Screening of Trattoria with Grand Tasting, at Charlie White Theatre, Sidney, 5-7 p.m., film 7:15 p.m. Cost: $40. Bike to Work Week, Monday to Saturday throughout Greater Victoria. Register at biketoworkvictoria.ca GALLERIES Art Atelier 546 (546 Yates St.) Victoria: Past, Present and Future, Fine art photography show, to May 22. Think with Your Eyes: Three Abstract Artists, June 2-July 15. Opening May 30, 7-10 p.m. Cost: $2. 250-382-1922. Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (1040 Moss St.) Drop-in tours, Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. Closed Mondays. First Tuesday of month by donation. Emily Carr and the Younger Generation, Aug. 28. In Another Place, And Here, to May 31. Kabuki: Japan’s Dynamic Theatre in Prints, to June 15. Collecting Contemporary: Opposing Chairs, to May 31. Free Play is an entirely hands-on exhibition, to Aug. 3. Buddhist Arts of Asia, May 22-Aug. 30. Tour, May 27, 2-3 p.m. 250-384-4171. The Avenue Gallery (2184 Oak Bay Ave.) Kimberly Kiel, Hisao Matsui and Crystal Heath, to May 30. 250-598-2184. Coast Collective Gallery (3221 Heatherbell Rd.) Inspired by MISSA: Celebrating the Magic, to May 31. coastcollective.ca Community Arts Council of Greater VIctoria Galleries. cacgv.ca Arts Central at Cedar Hill: Main Gallery: Me, Myself and I, May 21-June 3. Opening May 23, 2-4 p.m. Greater Victoria Public Libraries: Central Library:Gillian Redwood, to June 19. Saanich Centennial: Diana Sharp,to July 8. Bruce Hutchison: Patricia Tennant, to July 3. Abkhazi Tea House: Marilyn Roebuck, Marie Pierre Schliewinsky and Deirdre Kelly, to July 10. Office of MLA Carol James, 1084 Fort St., Deirdre Kelly, to Aug. 1. Victoria International Airport: Brenda Binni, Jillian Player and Anne Bowen, to Aug. 1. Community Arts Centre at Tulista Park (9589 Fifth St., Sidney) Shapes and Shadows: Donna Jean, Diane Lair and Sheila Mather, to May 29. 250-656-7400. Eclectic (2170 Oak Bay Ave.) John Taylor: Just needs time to grow, a painting by Kimberly Kiel, is among paintings on display by Kiel, Hisao Matsui and Crystal Heath during the Floral Interpretations exhibit at Avenue Gallery, 2184 Oak Bay Ave. SUBMITTED Retrospective, to June 6. 250-590-8095. Gage Gallery (2031 Oak Bay Ave.) Lyndia Terre: “I went into the large space” exhibit, to May 30. gagegallery.ca Goward House Society (2495 Arbutus Rd.) Goward House Artists show and sale, to June 23. 250-477-4401. Legacy Maltwood (UVic, Mearns Centre, McPherson Library) Karl Spreitz: Self Propelled, to July 26. legacy.uvic.ca Legacy Art Gallery (Downtown 630 Yates St.) Making a Scene: Victoria’s Artists in the 1960s, a showcase of 26 local artist, to June 27. In Session - Two: Bridge Over Troubled Water, Yoko Takashima and Ruby Arnold, to May 30. legacy.uvic.ca Martin Batchelor Gallery (712 Cormorant St.) Kay Lovett: Impermanence, to June 4. 250-385-7919. Open Space (510 Fort St.) France Trepanier: Aboriginal Artist in Residence, to Aug. 30. Indigenous Emerging Artist Program, to Nov. 30. Spaceraiser exhibit by Ministry of Casual Living, to May 30. openspace.ca Polychrome Fine Arts (977-A Fort St.) J. McLaughlin: Golden Supermatic, to May 28. 250-382-2787; polychomefinearts.com The Slide Room Gallery (Vancouver Island School of Art, 2549 Quadra St.) Three in a Room: Graduation Exhibition from VISA Independent Studio Program, to June 1. 250-380-3500. West End Gallery (1203 Broad St.) Alain Bedard exhibit, to May 28. 250-388-0009. Winchester Galleries: winchestergalleriesltd.com (Winchester Modern 758 Humboldt St.) Lawren P. Harris: Precision, to May 30. 250-386-2773. (2260 Oak Bay Ave.) Jean McEwen: The Acrylic Edge, to May 30. 250-595-2777. at Muse Winery, 11195 Chalet Rd., to May 31. musewinery.ca EXHIBITS Jane Francis and Jo-Ann Richards exhibit Between Alternatives at the Baumann Centre, 925 Balmoral Road, May 27 noon-5 p.m. 250-592-1814. Summer 2015 Exhibit at The Gallery, Brentwood Bay Resort & Spa, 849 Verdier Ave., to Oct. 2. brentwoodbyresort.com Linda Skalenda: Empress Hotel resident artist, to September. lindaskalenda.com Janet Etter exhibit, Helijet Heliport, Ogden Point, 79 Dallas Rd., to June 1. janetetter.com Rob Vickery exhibit at Hillside Coffee and Tea, 103-1633 Hillside Ave., to May 30. 250-383-7914. May Artists at the Muse Winery: Shelby Assenheimer, Anne Bowen and Dennis Shields ATTRACTIONS Historic Craigdarroch Castle. 1050 Joan Cres., daily 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. to June 14. 250-592-5323. Fairmont Empress Tours: The Grand Ol’ Lady, is 107 years old. Tours by guides in period costume tell the history and gossip of the Fairmont Empress Hotel. Tours daily, at 10 a.m. to October. Cost: $13 at Dining Reservations. Tel. 250-384-8111. Fort Rodd Hill and Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Sites. 603 Fort Rodd Hill Rd. Daily 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. 250-478-5849. pc.gc.ca/fortroddhill Point Ellice House National Historic Site: 2616 Pleasant St. Thursday through Monday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tours of historic house museum and gardens; tearoom features lunch and afternoon tea by reservation. Tea is also served on request, on the lawns. Tel. 250-380-6506 or ellicehouse@gmail.com Saanich Historical Artifacts Society. Heritage Acres, 7321 Lochside Dr., 9 a.m.noon daily. 250-652-5522. St. Ann’s Academy, 835 Humboldt St. Historic chapel and interior, 1-4 p.m. Thursday to Sunday. May 15-Sept. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily. 250-953-8828. friendsofstannsacademy.com Museums Ashton Armoury Museum. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 9 a.m.-noon, 724 Vanalman Ave. 250-363-8346 or ashtonarmymuseum.ca British Columbia Aviation Museum. Daily 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 1910 Norseman Rd., Sidney. 250-655-3300 or bcam.net CFB Esquimalt Naval and Military Museum. Naden (off Admirals Road). 10 a.m.3:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. 250-363-4312 or navalandmilitarymuseum.org Canadian Scottish (Princess Mary’s) Museum. Tuesdays 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Donation. Wheelchair accessible. Bay Street Armoury, 715 Bay St. Parking on Field Street. 250-363-8753. Nanaimo Museum.100 Museum Way, Nanaimo, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday to Saturday. Women’s Fashions from 1940s and 1950s, to Aug. 23. nanaimomuseum.ca Ross Bay Villa House Museum. 1490 Fairfield Rd. Tours every Saturday, 2 p.m. Cost: $5. rossbayvilla.org Royal British Columbia Museum. 675 Belleville St. Daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Archives 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon.-Fri and 1-5 p.m. Saturday. Our Living Languages: First Peoples’ Caroline Darling exhibit at Bean Around the world Coffee House, 533 Fisgard St., to May 31. darlingpaperandgoods@gmail.com Linda Helms, Clare Carver and Sandra Greenway exhibit at Imagine That!, 251 Craig St., Duncan, to May 31. imaginethatartisans.com 2015 Central Island Artisan Studio Tour presented by Comox Valley Arts, May 23 and 24. View 55 studios with over 70 artists from Parksville to Oyster River, daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Map and guide at comoxvalleyarts.com AUDITIONS AND SUBMISSIONS Fisgard Lighthouse, a national historic site, is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. BRUCE STOTESBURY, TIMES COLONIST Voices in B.C. to June 2017. Commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the First World War film: Answering the Call. Gold Rush! El Dorado in B.C., to Oct. 31. 250-356-7226 or royalbcmuseum.bc.ca Saanich Pioneer Society, Log Cabin Museum and Archives. 7910 Polo Park Crescent, open Saturday noon-3 p.m. saanichpioneersociety.org Sidney Historical Museum. Daily 10 a.m.4 p.m., 2423 Beacon Ave., Sidney. A Licence to Print Money exhibit of historical Canadian banknotes, to June 30. 250-655-6355. sidneymuseum.ca Sooke Region Museum. Daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 2070 Phillips Rd., Sooke. 250-642-6351 or sookeregionmuseum.com Victoria Police Museum. Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 850 Caledonia Ave. 250-995-7654. Family Beacon Hill Children Farm, Beacon Hill Park, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily and the goat stampedes are at 10:10 a.m.and 4:10 p.m. beaconhillchildrensfarm.ca The Bug Zoo, 631 Courtney St., Daily 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 250-384-BUGS or bugzoo.bc.ca. Food Truck Festival, daily, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. at Royal B.C. Museum, 675 Belleville St., back courtyard to October. royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/foodtrucks/ Hillside Mall OceanWall, Hillside Centre, daily mall hours. View the world below the water around Vancouver Island on a large screen at the Food Court. hillsidecentre.com Imax Victoria located inside the Royal B.C. Museum, 675 Belleville St. Shows hourly from 10 a.m. until early evening. 250-480-4887. imaxvictoria.com Miniature World, 649 Humboldt St. Daily to September. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. 250-385-9731. miniatureworld.com Robert Bateman Centre, 470 Belleville St., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. 250-940-3630. Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre, 9811 Seaport Pl. in Sidney Pier Building, Sidney; 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily. 250-665-7511. oceandiscovery.ca Victoria Butterfly Gardens, 1461 Benvenuto Ave., Brentwood Bay. Daily 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 250-652-3822 or 1-877-722-0272. butterflygardens.com Gardens Abkhazi Garden, 1964 Fairfield Rd. Garden open daily, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. The Teahouse, Wednesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. to October. 250-598-8096 or conservancy.bc.ca/abkhazi Butchart Gardens. Daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. to June 14. 250-652-5256 or butchartgardens.com. Finnerty Gardens at the University of Victoria. Free and open year-round dawn to dusk. Entrance near Interfaith Chapel, parking lot 6. 250-721-7014; uvic.ca/finnerty/ Gardens at HCP. Daily 9-5 p.m., 505 Quayle Rd. 250-479-6162. Government House Gardens. Dawn to dusk, 1401 Rockland Ave. Free. Tours at 250-356-5139. Hatley Park Gardens. 10 a.m. to dusk. 250-391-2666 or hatleypark.ca Parks Goldstream Provincial Park. Open 9 a.m.4:30 p.m. 250-478-9414. Hatley Park National Historic Site. 2005 Sooke Rd.,10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. 250-391-2666. hatleypark.ca Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary. Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., weekends noon-4 p.m. swanlake.bc.ca Goldstream Lodge # 161 at 679 Goldstream Ave. 250-478-7971. Moss Street Market, every Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sir James Douglas School. mossstreetmarket.com Sidney Street Market, every Thursday to August 27, 5-8:30 p.m., Beacon Avenue, Sidney. sidneystreetmarket.com Sooke Country Market, Saturdays through October, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Otter Point Road. sookecountrymarket.com Call For Canadian Artist Submission: The Salt Spring National Art Prize for Canadian artists 19 years in 2D and 3D opportunities to compete. Deadline May 31. Details saltspringartprize.ca Langham Court Theatre: Auditions for Stepping Out, May 23 and 24 at 1 p.m., Langham Court Theatre, 805 Langham Court. Details: langhamtheatre.ca Victoria Operatic Society: Auditions June 18-20 for for Fall show Meet Me in St. Louis.See vos.bc.ca/auditions Call to Artists: Sidney Fine Art Show. Accepting submissions for the juried October 2015 show. Details at sidneyfineartshow.ca Call to Artist: The Gallery at Brentwood Bay Resort & Spa is seeking artists who celebrate the formal element of texture for the art show “Tactile” opening October 2015. Deadline: Sept. 18. For details,go to brentwoodbayresort.com. Call for Entries: 2016 Victoria Film Festival, deadline Sept. 25. The $20 early bird rate to July 9; regular $40 submission ends Aug. 7. The late submissions deadline is Sept. 11. Full details victoriafilmfestival.com Victoria Summer Choir: Singers in all voice ranges invited, June 9-Aug. 20 rehearsals for performance in August. Cost: $65. Details 250-590-6335 cchay@live.ca Bema Productions (theatre wing of Congregation Emanu-El Synagogue): Auditions for The Grandkid require actress that reads 2025 years old plus actor 40-55 years for The Best Meal You Ever Ate. Details: zeldadean@shaw.ca or call 250-881-2094. Deadline May 31. SUBMISSIONS To get your event publicized in Attractions, Galleries and Exhibits or Auditions, send details by the Friday prior to publication. Include date, time address, price and phone number. Email: listings@timescolonist.com Mail: Send material to Go Listings, Times Colonist, Box 300, Victoria, V8W 2N4. Telephone inquiries: 250-380-5340. All submissions are considered, but publication is not guaranteed. MARKETS All Fun Swap and Shop, Sundays, 7 a.m.1 p.m. to September at the track, Western Speedway, 2207 Millstream Rd. Cost: $2 to by/$15 to sell. 250-474-4546; allfun.bc.ca Bastion Square Public Market, Thursday through Saturday, 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m., to Sept. 26. Fernwood Market, Fridays to Sept. 25, 4-8 p.m. Victoria High School Plaza, Fernwood Road at Vining Street. Goldstream Station Market, Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. to Oct. 17 at Veterans Memorial Park, corner of Goldstream Avenue and Trans-Canada Highway. goldstreamstationmarket.ca Indoor / Outdoor Goldstream Flea Market, Saturdays 10 a.m.-3 p.m. to Oct. 24, at James Bay Market, every Saturday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Menzie and Superior Streets. jamesbaymarket.com Metchosin Farmers’ Market, Sundays, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. to Oct. 25, Happy Valley Road, behind firehall. Tofino Public Market, Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Tofino’s Village Green. tofinomarket.com Sunday Market at Bastion Square, Sundays to Sept. 27, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Victoria Flea Market, Sunday, every 10 a.m.4 p.m. to Sept. 27, Market Square’s courtyard, 560 Johnson St. marketsquare.ca
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