TIMES COLONIST | timescolonist.com THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2015 D11 GO CALENDAR T U E S DAY APRIL 21 Tel. 250-595-3542 or moviemonday.ca AUTHOR MUSIC Comox Valley local authors: Aula Wild celebrates the cougar, Richard Beamish explains the life and diversity (both ecologically and industrially) that springs from the Strait of Georgia, and John Ford shares how to recognize some of the marine mammals at Courtenay Public Library, 300 Sixth St., Courtenay, 6:30 p.m. books.bc.ca Folk, Roots, Blues Hart and Stone at the Bard & Banker Pub, 1022 Government St. Tel. 250-953-9993; vicpubco.ca Jazz Capital City Syncopators at Swans Pub, 506 Pandora Ave. 9 p.m.-midnight. Tel. 250-361-3310. Live Jazz every Tuesday and Wednesday at Catalano Restaurant and Bar, 619 Courtney St., 7:309:30 p.m. facebook.com DANCE 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 MC2 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. [email protected] FILM Movie Monday Special Screening: Finding Normal at Our Place, 1919 Pandora Ave., 7 p.m. Free. 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. Outdoor Club of Victoria: Tuesday hike. See ocv.ca for details. THEATRE Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike. Performance at 8 p.m. See Friday for details. Improv Classes: An introduction four-week course with Dave Morris at Paper Street Studio, 1109 Fort St., 7-9 p.m. paperstreettheatre.ca Smokey Joe’s Cafe. Performance at 7:30 p.m. See Friday for details. W E D N E S DAY APRIL 22 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. Tel. 250-721-5483 or vbds.org 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. [email protected] or 250-881-0829. MUSIC Classical Noon Hour Organ R.H. Thomson is performing in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike at the Belfry Theatre. See story on page D7. DARREN STONE,TIMES COLONIST hermannsjazz.com Jazz Alive: Peter Dent at First Metropolitan United Church, 932 Balmoral Ave., 7-8 p.m. Donation; firstmetvictoria.com Pop and Rock On The Dock with Eastbound Train, Robin Mills, The Distributors at The Dinghy Dock Pub, 8 Pirates Lane, Nanaimo, 7 p.m. Tickets; $20 advance includes return ferry and show at ticketzone.com THEATRE August: Osage County: A tragicomedy presented by Langham Court Theatre, tonight through May 2, Tuesday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. with matinée T H U R S DAY APRIL 23 Concert with Nicholas Fairbank joined by VCM Faculty members Paul Beauchesne (tuba) and Scott MacIness (trombone at Alix Goolden Performance Hall, entrance at 900 Johnson St., noon-1 p.m. Donation. vcm.bc.ca Folk, Roots, Blues Tom Hooper at the Bard & Banker Pub, 1022 Government St., 8 p.m. Tel. 250-953-9993; vicpubco.ca Aidan Miller at Swans Pub, 506 Pandora Ave. 9 p.m.-midnight. Tel. 250-361-3310. Jazz U Jam Jammin’ at Hermann’s Jazz Club, 753 View St., 8 p.m. Tel. 250-388-9166; May 2 and 9 at 1:30 p.m. Tickets: $21/$19. langhamtheatre.ca or 250-384-2142. Tonight: Preview two for $20. The Pajama Game at Spectrum Theatre, 957 Burnside Rd. West, today, Thursday and April 25 at 7 p.m. and matinée April 25 at 2 p.m. Tickets: $13.50/$11.50 at Belmont School office, 250-478-5501. prometheusplayers.com Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike. Performance at 1 and 8 p.m. See Friday for details. Smokey Joe’s Café. Performance at 7:30 p.m. See Friday for details. AUTHOR Trish Cull, Raoul Fernandes and Patrick Friesen book launch at 734 Fort St., 7:30-9 p.m. russellbooks.com or 250-361-4447. Open Word: Readings and Ideas with Brenda Miller at The Legacy Gallery, 630 Yates St., 7:30 p.m. Donation. FILM Behind Closed Doors: Children Who Witness Domestic Violence screening and panel discussion at UVic, Cinecenta, 2-3:30 p.m. Free. transitionhouse.net Heaven on Earth: An award winning feature film by Canadian director and writer Deepa Mehta. The film tells the story of a young woman who travels from India to Canada to marry, and who becomes trapped with an abusive husband. Screening at UVic, Cinecenta, 7-10 p.m. Donation. transitionhouse.net MUSIC Country/Bluegrass 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 Haywires. 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 Trio and Jazz Jam at Hermann’s Jazz Club, 753 View St., 8 p.m. Cost: $8/$5. Tel. 250-388-9166; hermannsjazz.com Pop and Rock Throwback Thursday at Carlton Club Cabaret, 900 Carlton Tce., Esquimalt, 8 p.m. Tel. 250-361-3666. The Decanters at Ross Bay Pub, 1516 Fairfield Rd., 6-9 p.m. rossbaypub.ca Tom Watson and the Honeycrooners at Sidney Pier Hotel and Spa, 9805 Seaport Place, Sidney, 6-9 p.m. Tel. 250-655-9700. Broken Strings at Canoe Brewpub, 450 Swift St., 9:30 p.m. canoebrewpub.com The Lonely: Roy Orbison Tribute at Mary Winspear Centre, Sidney, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $39.15. marywinspear.ca or 250-656-0275. 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 Harbour Towers, 345 Quebec St. Registration 5:45 p.m., walk 6 p.m. Tel. 250-386-1279. THEATRE August: Osage County: A tragicomedy. Performance at 7:30 p.m. See Wednesday for details. Tonight: Opening Night. The Pajama Game. See Wednesday for details. Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike. Performance at 8 p.m. See Friday for details. Tonight: TalkBack following performance. The Shriners Variety Show at the McPherson Playhouse, 7 p.m. Tickets: $20 at rmts.bc.ca or 250-386-6121. A Night of Stand-up Comedy with Leland Klassen and guest Tim Kerfoot at The Queen’s, 34 Victoria Cres., Nanaimo, 7 p.m. Tickets: $$20 door/$15 advance at ticketsone.com Ravenscroft presented by Ladysmith Little Theatre, 4985 Christie Rd., Ladysmith, Thursday to Saturday 8-10 p.m. and Sunday 2-4 p.m. to May 10. Cost: $20. ladysmiththeatre.com Smokey Joe’s Café. Performance at 7:30 p.m. See Friday for details. EVENTS Victoria Spring Home Show, Friday 1-9 p.m., Saturday 9:30 a.m.5:30 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Westshore Parks and Rec, 1767 Island Hwy. Free. homeshowtime.com Our Timeless Treasures, A Decade of Quilting at Eagle Ridge Community Centre, 1089 Langford Parkway, Friday 10 a.m.7 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Cost: $6. Vancouver Island Rock and Alpine Garden Society annual Spring show and sale, at Cadboro Bay United Church, 2625 Arbutus Rd., Friday 1-8 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Donation. Spring into Style Fashion Show, Friday, 2-3 p.m. at Tillicum Centre, lower level, 2 p.m. tillicumcentre.ca Wee Tipple Party a fundraiser for Crimson Coast Dance Society, Friday, 7-10 p.m. at Grand Hotel, 4898 Rutherford Rd., Nanaimo. Tickets: $75 crimsoncoast.org or 250716-3230. 18th Annual Times Colonist Book Drive: Book Drop, Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at Victoria Curling Club, parking lot, 1952 Quadra St. Book Sale May 2 and 3. [email protected] Get Ready, Get Local Vancouver Island, a local food and sustainable agriculture expo, showcasing Island foods, the farmers and others who produce it at Victoria Conference Centre, 720 Douglas St., Saturday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Cost: $5 under 12 free. getreadygetlocal.com Oak Bay Artists’ Spring Studio Tour, Saturday and Sunday, noon-4:30 p.m. Self-guided tour map at oakbayartists.com Saanich Cycling Festival, Sunday, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at UVic, Parking Lot 10. Enjoy the Big Family Bike Ride escorted by Saanich Police along Shelbourne Street Corridor starting at Camosun College, 11 a.m. ending at UVic or Kid’s UVic route, 11:15 a.m. from Lot 10 UVic and resturns to start. Celebrate Earth Day with fun and games following ride at Lot 10, UVic. saanich.ca/calendar The Canadian Pacific Lawn Bowling Club Downtown yard sale on Saturday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at Cridge Park, 720 Belleville St., behind Crystal Garden. Child Haven International. A fundraising event with a gourmet Indian vegetarian dinner, dance, music at Ukrainian Cultural Centre of Victoria, Saturday. Tickets: $30 at 250-216-2711. Lonnie Glass – Abraham Lincoln and the Fight for Freedom presented by B.C. Black History Awareness Society at James Bay New Horizon, 234 Menzies St., Sunday, 2-4 p.m. Donation. Royal B.C. Museum, 675 Belleville St. royalbcmuseum.bc.ca Friends of B.C. Archives: Carlo Gentile, Colonial Photographer, Sunday, 2 p.m. Cost: $5. Yom HaShoah Holocaust Remembrance Day annual remembrance at Jewish Cemetery, Fernwood Road at Cedar Hill Road, Sunday, 11 a.m.noon. congregation emanuel.com Pro-D Day Swim, Monday, 3-5 p.m. at Oak Bay Rec. recreation.oakbay.ca Mastermind Public Lecture Series at UVic, to April 29 at 7 p.m., UVic, David Turpin Building Room A120. uvic.ca/masterminds April 22: Zombie Factory: Culture, stress and sudden death. April 29: Seeing speech from the inside. Earth Day Celebration and community clean-up and planting at Highrock Park, Esquimalt, at end of Cairn Road off Old Esquimalt Rd., Wednesday, 9:45 a.m.-2 p.m. and Thursday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. All equipment and lunch provided. Details at esquimalt.ca Celebrate Earth Day with Robert Bateman and Daniela Cubelic for stories and images of their trip to The Great Bear Rainforest, Wednesday, 7-9 p.m. at 470- Belleville St. Cost: $10/$20. batemancentre.org Victoria Historical Society: Rob Taylor: The One Who Have to Pay illustrated presentation and poetry reading at James Bay New Horizons Hall, 234 Menzies St., Thursday, 7:30 p.m. victoria historicalsociety.b.c.ca Ross Bay Villa Historic House Museum, Lecture: More Than Corsets and Crinolines: Mid 19th Century Dress in Detail with Colleen Wilson at 1490 Fairfield Rd., Thursday, 7:30 p.m. RossBayVilla.org 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. Information: 250-474-4546; allfun.bc.ca GALLERIES Art Atelier 546 (546 Yates St.) Victoria: Past, Present and Future, Fine art photography show, April 18-May 22. 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. LAB: Definiciones (Definitions) to April 19. In Another Place, And Here, to May 31. Marimekko, With Love, to May 3. Kabuki: Japan’s Dynamic Theatre in Prints, to June 15. 250-384-4171. The Avenue Gallery (2184 Oak Bay Ave.) Laurie Skantzos and Bill Boyd, to April 28. 250-598-2184. Coast Collective Gallery (3221 Heatherbell Rd.) Federation of Canadian Artists (Victoria Chapter) Spring Exhibition, to April 19. coastcollective.ca Community Arts Council of Greater VIctoria Galleries. cacgv.ca Arts Central at Cedar Hill: Main Gallery: Judy Doyle, to April 22. Greater Victoria Public Libraries: Central Library: Marshall Hugh Kaiser, to May 7. 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., Lisa Graham, to May 1. Victoria International Airport: Peter Van Giesen, Monica Reekie and Christina Morrison, to May 1. Deluge Contemporary Art (636 Yates St.) Duplicate: Paul MacIntyre, Sasha Opeiko and Matt Trahan, to May 16. 250-385-3327. Eclectic (2170 Oak Bay Ave.) Visionaries:Maxwell Bates, Herbert Siebner, Pat Martin Bates, Carole Sabiston, Myfanwy Pavlic, Flemming Jorgensen, Walter Dexter, Jack Wilkinson, Toni Onley, Phyllis Serota and more, to May 2. 250-590-8095. Gage Gallery (2031 Oak Bay Ave.) Gallus Domesticus – We are the keepers. to April 18. gagegallery.ca Gallery 1580 (1580 Cook St.) Pulse: Contemporary Felt Exhibition with Sarah Cowan, Danielle Hogan, Claudia Lorenz, Connie Michele Morey and Clare Thomas, to May 2. gallery1580.com Goward House Society (2495 Arbutus Rd.) David V. Smith and Sokee Lee, to April 29. 250477-4401. 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 Madrona Gallery (606 View St.) Nancy Ruhl: Victoria: Colours in Time, to April 24. 250-380-4660. Martin Batchelor Gallery (712 Cormorant St.) Convergence, Tony Bounsall, Cheryl Taves, Dawn Pearcey and Malcolm Pearcey, to May 7. 250-385-7919. Open Space (510 Fort St.) France Trepanier: Aboriginal Artist in Residence, to Aug. 30, 2015.openspace.ca Out of the Mist Gallery (740 Douglas St.) A Window on the Art of Robert Aller, April 17-26. 250-480-4930. Peninsula Gallery (100-2506 Beacon Ave., Sidney) Art Encounter: Tiffany Hastie’s Grand View in Miniature, April 18, 1-4 p.m. 250-655-1282. Polychrome Fine Arts (977-A Fort St.) Seng Yun Kwon, April 23-May 7. Opening April 23, 7-9 p.m. 250-382-2787; polychomefinearts.com Village Gallery (2459 Beacon Ave., Sidney) Abstract Exhibit: Carolyn Kowalyk, Christine Reimer, Chris Alers and glassworks by Doroni Lang to April 30. 250-656-3633. West End Gallery (1203 Broad St.) Robert Savignac: Spring Flowers, April 17-24. 250-388-0009. WinchesterGalleries: winchestergalleriesltd.com (Winchester, Oak Bay, 2260 Oak Bay Ave.) Colin Graham, to April 25. 250-595-2777. (Winchester Modern 758 Humboldt St.) Jeremy Herndl, Heather Keenan and Neil McClelland, to May 23. 250-386-2773. EXHIBITS Linda Skalenda: Empress Hotel resident artist, to April 30. lindaskalenda.com Carron Berkes Art Show at La Collina Café and Sushi at #120 - 645 Tyee Road. to April 29. 250-383-7914. Loose Threads Quilt Exhibit at Sidney Museum, 2423 Beacon Ave., to April 30. Donation. sidneymuseum.ca Quilt Show and fundraiser for B.C. Cancer Foundation at Sayer Sewing Centre, 3400 Douglas St., to April 30 with display of 40 quilts. Donation. 40quilts.wordpress.com Consider the Lilies XIII, a fibre art show and sale by Fibres and Beyond at St. Mary’s Anglican Church, Metchosin corner, to April 19, Friday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; April 19, noon-4 p.m. fibresandbeyond.com Art by Mythos at Bean Around the World Coffee House, 533 Fisgard St., to April 30. facebook.com Ted Harrison, exhibition and sale at Christ Church Cathedral, 930 Burdett Ave., to April 24. christchurchcathedral.bc.ca Art and Photography exhibit by David McCoy, Sid Chow and Linda Dickson at 1551 Broadmead Ave., April 18-27. [email protected] Visual Arts Grad Show 2015 by University of Victoria “In Search of, April 17-25. Opening April 17, 7 p.m. #uvicbfashow #insearchof2015 Esther Parker: Because They’re Cool, drawing at Langham Court Theatre, 805 Langham Court, April 23-May 9. estherparkartist.com/news Anne Bowen exhibit at Alexander’s Coffee, 2385 Beacon Ave., April 19-May 2. annebowen.ca Camosun’s Emerging Visual Artists: Out of the Grey exhibit, April 16-19, opening April 16, 7-10 p.m. at Young Building 111, 117, 215 and Visual Arts Annex, Landsowne Campus. Within the Menagerie: 12 graduating artists exhibit, April 25-29 at Market Square, units 41 and 42, Courtyard level, 560 Johnson St., Opening April 24, 7-10:30 a.m. [email protected] Janet Etter exhibit, Helijet Heliport, Ogden Point, 79 Dallas Rd., to June 1. janetetter.com Coastal Seven Encore, seven local artists exhibit at Coast Victoria Harbourside Hotel and Marina, 146 Kingston St., to May 1. Paul Edward Meier exhibit at Discovery Coffee, 1964 Oak Bay Ave., April 21-May 10. pauledwardmeier.weebly.com Oak Bay Artists’ Studio Tour, Saturday and Sunday, noon-4:30 p.m. Self-guided tour maps at oakbayartists.com ‘I Don't Mean to Impose,’ featuring works of superimpositions presented by JAH at Artavi Skateboard Collective, 1815 Blanshard St., April 18-May 8. Opening April 18, 7-11 p.m. artavi.ca
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