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APRIL 24
AUTHOR
Planet Earth Poetry:
Poets Catherine Graham,
Kayla Czaga and Henry
Rappaport at Hillside
Coffee and Tea,
1633 Hillside Ave.,
7:30 p.m. Cost:$3.
planetearthpoetry.com
Kim McCullough: Free
introduction to creative
nonfiction writing at
Central Branch Library,
735 Broughton St.,
1:30-3:30 p.m. Register at
gvpl.ca or 250-940-4875.
DANCE
Performance
Ballet West of Salt Lake
City, presented by Dance
Victoria, perform at the
Royal Theatre, tonight and
Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $29 and up at
rmts.bc.ca or 250-386-6121.
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.
250-389-0222;
tangopacifico.com
Scottish Folk Dancing
every Friday and Tuesday,
7-9 p.m. at the Centre,
1229 Clarke Rd.,
Brentwood Bay.
[email protected]
Victoria Ballroom Dance
Society (VBDS) Ballroom
Dance at Les Passmore
Centre, 286 Hampton Rd.,
7-9:30 p.m. First two sessions free. Tel.
250-721-5483; vbds.org
Swing City dance with
Night Club Waltz 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.
Dance to the music of
Rukus at Royal Canadian
Legion, 411 Gorge Rd. E.,
8 p.m. 250-384-5213.
FILM
Movie Friday: Hedwig
and the Angry Inch presented by Friends of Music
at Eric Martin Theatre,
2328 Trent St. (use Fort
Street entrance), 6:30 p.m.
Donation.
friendsof music.ca
MUSIC
Classical
Greater Victoria
Performing Arts Festival.
Events in music and dance
at various venues through
out Greater Victoria today
through May 10, daily
8 a.m.-noon and 1:304:30 p.m. Schedule of
events at gvpaf.org
Alex Komodore:
Remembering concert at
Duncan Christian
Reformed Church,
930 Trust Rd., Duncan,
7 p.m. Tickets: $10.
msudenver.edu/music/
faculty/komodore/
Emily Carr String
Quartet with pianist
Lorraine Min at UVic,
Phillip T. Young Recital
Hall, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $20 students free
at tickets.uvic.ca or
250-721-8480.
Sidney Classical
Orchestra: Four String
Fireworks at St.
Elizabeth’s Church,
10030 Third St., Sidney,
7:30 p.m. Tickets: $20/$10/
19 years and under free.
sidneyclassicalorchestra.ca
Pablo Diemecke and the
DieMahler String
Ensemble with special
guest soprano Haley
Tarnow at Upstairs
Lounge (all ages) at Oak
Bay Rec — 1975 Bee St.,
7:30 p.m. (dinner 6 p.m.)
Tickets: $15 door or $12 at
beaconridgeproductions.
com or 250-472-0999.
Folk, Roots, Blues
Scott Shea in concert at
Victoria Event Centre,
1415 Broad St., 8 p.m.
Tickets: $15 door/$12
advance at
victoriaeventcentre.ca
The Riverside at Bard &
Banker, 1022 Government
St. 250-953-9993.
Myc Sharrat: Cellar Door
Acoustic Tour at Intrepid
Theatre Club,
1609 Blanshard St., 8 p.m.
Cost: $10. ticketrocket.org
Jazz
Alison Piano presents
The Miles Black Trio
with guest Maureen
Washington at Hermann’s
Jazz Club, 753 View St.,
7:30 p.m. Tickets: $20.
250-388-9166;
hermannsjazz.com
Chris Millington Trio at
the Bengal Lounge,
Fairmont Empress hotel,
8 p.m. 250-384-8111.
Lust Life Trio at Vista 18,
740 Burdett Ave.,
8-11 p.m. vista18.com
New Orleans Jazz and
Dessert Night at
Spectrum Community High
School, 957 Burnside Rd.,
W., 7-10 p.m. Cost: $10.
spectrumbandvictoria.
weebly.com
Pop and Rock
T.G.I. Fridays at Carlton
Club Cabaret, 900 Carlton
Tce., Esquimalt, 8 p.m.
Tel. 250-361-3666.
Roland Barrett at Swans
Pub, 506 Pandora Ave.,
10 p.m. 250-361-3310.
McCombe and Watson
at Pacific Lounge, Hotel
Grand Pacific,
463 Belleville St., 8-11 p.m.
Tel. 250-386-0450.
Spring Jam Session
at Canoe Brewpub,
450 Swift St., 9:30 p.m.
canoebrewpub.com
Rock Steady at Tally Ho
Sports Bar and Grill,
3020 Douglas St., 9 p.m.
tallyhosportsbar.com
Live music every Friday at
the Oaks Restaurant and
Tea Room, 2250 Oak Bay
Ave., 7-9 p.m.
250-590-3155.
Metchosin Bandwagon
Music Nights at
Metchosin Golf Course,
4100 Metchosin Rd.,
7-9 p.m. Cost: $5.
Pub Night at VISA a
fundraiser for Vancouver
Island School of Art,
2549 Quadra St., 6-9 p.m.
Cost: $10. slideroom
gallery1.wordpress.com
The Steadies and
Forecast plus special
guests at The Cambie,
856 Esquimalt Rd., 10 p.m.
Cost: $12. 250-382-7161.
AUTHOR
Poetry Month Walking
Tour: Poets Converse
with Street Art. Ekphrastic
Walking Tour of downtown
APRIL 27
AUTHOR
Belfry Booksmack: Book
and film recommendation
by team of GVPL’s five
librarians giving speed
reviews at the Belfry
Theatre, 1291 Gladstone
Ave., 7:30-9 p.m. Free.
Bring your library card.
gvpl.ca
DANCE
DAVID LOWES
Wayne Yercha, Lorene Cammiade and Amanda Wear star in August: Osage County, a
tragicomedy presented by Langham Court Theatre. See Friday Theatre.
Courtyard, 735 Broughton
St. Tours at 10-11:30 a.m.
and 2-3:30 p.m. Free.
Register at gvpl.ca or
250-940-4875.
DANCE
Performance
Ballet West.
Performance at 7:30 p.m.
See Friday for details.
Social
Dance to the music of
Rukus at Royal Canadian
Legion, 411 Gorge Rd. E.,
8:30 p.m. 250-384-5213.
Come Dancing Ballroom
Dance with music by John
de Pfyffer at Cadboro Bay
United Church,
2625 Arbutus Rd.,
8-10:30 p.m. Cost: $12.50
door. Tel. 250-592-1602.
Nothin’ But Swing at
Burnside Gorge
Community Association
Ballroom, 3130 Jutland
Rd., 7:30-11:55 p.m. Swing
dance basics lesson,
7:30-8:30 p.m.; social
dancing starts 8:30 p.m.
Cost: $5-$14;
swingvictoria.net/
category/nothin-but-swing
OUTDOORS
FUN FOR KIDS
Walk, Run, Hikes
Discover the Past
Walking Tours. No reservations. 250-384-6698,
discoverthepast.com
Ghostly Walks. Meet at
Visitor Info Centre,
Government at Wharf
Street. Friday and Saturday
at 7:30 p.m. Cost: $15.
Family Free Fun Day at
Cedar Hill Recreation
Centre, 3220 Cedar Hill Rd.,
11a.m.-3 p.m. Interactive
learning stations, student
art, Mad Scientist and paint
room plus bouncy castle
and bake sale.
250-382-3533.
Family Movie Night in
SportView at Oak Bay
Recreation Centre. Tonight:
The Lego Movie
at 5:15 p.m.
recreation.oakbay.ca
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
May 2 and 9 at 1:30 p.m.
Tickets: $21/$19.
langhamtheatre.ca
or 250-384-2142.
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 Cafe by
Canadian College of
Performing Arts at CCPA
Performance Hall,
1701 Elgin Rd., tonight
and Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
with matinée Saturday at
2 p.m. Tickets at
ccpacanada.eventbrite.ca
or 250-595-9970.
Vanya and Sonia and
Masha and Spike. A comedy at the Belfry Theatre,
1291 Gladstone Ave.,
tonight to May 17, Tuesday
through Saturday at 8 p.m.
with matinée Saturday at
4 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.,
Wednesday at 1 p.m.
Tickets: $23-$52 at
tickets.belfry.bc.ca or
250-385-6815.
Raindance Festival presented by the Claudio
Naranjo Society for Human
Transformation and the
Victoria Multi Faith Society
present and evening of
music and dance at Mary
Winspear Centre, Sidney,
7 p.m. Tickets: $15 from
5 p.m. at door or
250-384-1521.
Dido and Aeneas by VCM
Opera Studio and musicians at Metro Theatre,
1411 Quadra St., 8 p.m.
tonight and Saturday.
Tickets: $20/$10/$5.
250-386-5311. vcm.bc.ca
S AT U R DAY
APRIL 25
■ 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.”
Victoria with Victoria’s Poet
Laureate Yvonne Blomer,
the city’s Youth Poet
Laureate, Zoe Duhaime,
plus Garth Martens, Wendy
Morton, Daniel G. Scott and
Rhona McAdam. Meet at
Central Branch Library
MUSIC
Classical
Early Music Society of
the Islands: Hildegard of
Bingen: Songs and
Visions by VocaMe
(Germany) at Alix Goolden
Hall, 907 Pandora Ave.,
7:10 p.m. pre-concert discussion, 8 p.m. performance. Tickets: $30/$24/$22
at rmts.bc.ca or
250-386-6121.
10th Annual Don
Chrysler Concerto
Competition for Young
Musicians presented by
Sooke Philharmonic
Society music performed
by six finalists at UVic,
Phillip T. Young Recital
Hall, 7-10 p.m. Free.
sookephil.ca
Country/Bluegrass
Country Music Jam,
every Saturday at
Esquimalt Legion,
622 Admirals Rd., 2-6 p.m.
Cost: $5.
Folk, Roots, Blues
Ian Tamblyn in concert at
St. John’s United Church,
10990 West Saanich Rd.,
8-10:30 p.m. Tickets:
$20 deepcovefolk.ca
The Riverside at
the Bard & Banker Pub,
1022 Government St.,
8 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.
250-385-1784.
Groove Kitchen at
Hermann’s Jazz Club,
753 View St., 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $20.
250-388-9166;
hermannsjazz.com
Harry Manx presented by
Nanaimo Blues Society at
the Port Theatre, 125 Front
St., Nanaimo, 7:30 p.m.
Pre-show chat at 6:45.
porttheatre.com
or 250-754-8550.
Jazz
Lust Life Jazz Band at the
Bengal Lounge, Fairmont
Empress hotel, 8 p.m.
250-384-8111.
Edie Da Ponte with Joey
Smith at the Beacon
Landing, Beacon Avenue,
Sidney, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
250-656-6690.
Tom Watson’s Rat Pack
hits at Pacific Lounge Hotel Grand Pacific,
463 Belleville St., 8-11 p.m.
250-386-0450.
Heather Keizer and
Steve Christofferson at
Vista 18, 740 Burdett Ave.,
8-11 p.m. vista18.com
Jazz at the Old School
House Arts Centre,
122 Fern Rd. W., Qualicum
Beach, 7 p.m. Tickets: $20.
250-752-6133 or
theoldschoolhouse.org
Today: TOSH Winter 2015
Jazz Cabaret with Karen
Graves, Rond Haldey and
Sean Drabitt.
Pop and Rock
Ange Hehr at Swans Pub,
506 Pandora Ave., 10 p.m.
250-361-3310.
Saturday Slam at Carlton
Club Cabaret, 900 Carlton
Tce., Esquimalt, 8 p.m.
250-361-3666.
Brightside at Canoe
Brewpub, 450 Swift St.,
9:30 p.m.;
canoebrewpub.com
OUTDOORS
CRD Parks programs.
250-478-3344 or
crd.bc.ca/parks
Forest Tea Party. A guided
walk for 18 years and up at
Francis/King Regional Park.
Cost: $7. Must pre-register
by April 24 at
250-478-3344.
Beach Clean Up at
Cadboro Bay (Gyro),
10 a.m.-noon with the
Surfrider Foundation.
Details hsinquiries
@bentallkennedy.com or
250-595-7154.
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: Hike Lochside
trail and five parks loop
OR trails in Thetis Lake
Park. See ocv.ca for details.
Discovery Walk: Cook
Street Village with John
Adams. Meet outside
Starbucks Coffee,
320 Cook St., 2 p.m.
Cost: $15/$13.
No reservation needed.
discoverthepast.com
Ghost Walk Extreme.
Meet in secret location in
Old Town, 10-11:15 p.m.
for a tour. Reservations
required. Cost: $24 at
ghostlywalks.com or
250-384-6698.
Juan deFuca Pathfinders
hosts a five /10 kilometre
walk (rated 3C). Meet at
John Dean parking lot,
the end of Dean Park
Road. Registration 9:30
a.m., walk 10 a.m.
250-478-7020.
THEATRE
August: Osage County: A
tragicomedy. Performance
at 7:30 p.m. See Friday for
details.
The Pajama Game at
Spectrum Theatre,
957 Burnside Rd. West,
today at 2 p.m. and 7 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 4 and
8 p.m. See Friday for details.
Smokey Joe’s Cafe. Final
performance at 2 and
7:30 p.m. See Friday for
details.
Dido and Aeneas by
VCM Opera Studio.
Performance at 8 p.m. See
Friday for details.
The $2 Suitcase. Two
down at the heels performing clowns stumble into a
room of people
and do their show of music,
juggling, and comedy at
Oak Bay United Church
Sanctuary,
1355 Mitchell St.,
7:30-8:30 p.m. Cost: $10.
thesunshine
clownband.com
S U N DAY
APRIL 26
DANCE
Social
People Meeting People
Dance Club at
1442 Monterey Ave.,
7-10 p.m. Music by MC2.
Cost: $10.
Tel. 250-896-9000.
MUSIC
Classical
Greater Victoria Youth
Orchestra: Bernstein,
Brahms and a Feast of
Concertos at UVic,
University Centre Farquhar
Auditorium, 2:30 p.m.
Tickets: $254/$20/$10 at
tickets.uvic.ca or
250-721-8480.
Ascenduo:"4 Strings, 88
Keys, 1 Reed" presented
by Chemainus Classical
Concerts with Ann
Mendenhall and Joanne
Cowan at St. Michael’s
Church, Chemainus, 2 p.m.
Tickets: $20 door/$15
advance at chemain
classicalconcerts.ca or
250-748-8383.
Emily Carr String
Quartet with pianist
Lorraine Min at St. Mary of
the Incarnation Anglican
Church, Metchosin,
2:30 p.m. Tickets; $20
students free. ecsq.com
Music on Sunday at the
Old School House Arts
Centre, 122 Fern Rd. W.,
Qualicum Beach, 2:30 p.m.
Tickets: $16. 250-752-6133
or theoldschoolhouse.org
Today: Pamela Highbaugh
Aloni, cello, and Bruce
Vogt, piano.
Country/Bluegrass
Country Squall at Swans
Pub, 506 Pandora Ave.
8:30 p.m. 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
Buffy Sainte-Marie in
concert at Charlie White
Theatre, Mary Winspear
Centre, Sidney, 2:30 p.m.
Tickets: $68.25 at
marywinspear.ca or
250-656-0275.
Ian Tamblyn, 40thanniversary 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 p.m. Tel. 250-953-9993;
vicpubco.ca
Brad Prevedoros at Sea
Glass Waterfront Grill,
2320 Harbour Rd.,
Sidney, 6-9 p.m.
seaglasswaterfrontgrill.ca
or 778-351-3663.
Jazz
Dixieland Express at
Hermann’s Jazz Club,
753 View St., 4 p.m. Cost:
$12. 250-388-9166;
hermannsjazz.com
Kristina Helene at the
Bengal Lounge, Fairmont
Empress hotel,
7:30-10:30 p.m.
250-384-8111.
Kelby MacNayer and
Friends at Hermann’s Jazz
Club, 753 View St.,
7:30 p.m. Tickets: $20.
250-388-9166;
hermannsjazz.com
Jazz in the Gallery: From
Brazil and Beyond with
Jennifer Scott and Friends
at Greater Victoria at
Gallery, 1040 Moss St.,
2 p.m.Tickets: $20/$25.
250-384-4171.
Sue Newman and El
Zocalo at the Crofton
Hotel Pub, 1534 Joan Ave.,
Crofton, 2-5 p.m. Cost: $10
250-324-2245.
Details croftonhotel.ca/
entertainment
Pop and Rock
Nanaimo Drum Festival,
at Harbour City Theatre,
25 Victoria Rd., Nanaimo,
10 a.m. Tickets: $40 door
or $30 advance at
harbourcitymusic.com
OUTDOORS
CRD Parks programs.
Tel. 250-478-3344 or
crd.bc.ca/parks
Family Orienteering. A
drop-in event for all ages
at Elk/Beaver Lake
Regional Park with CRD
Regional Parks naturalists
to help get started. Meet
at kiosk in Beaver Lake
parking lot, 1-3 p.m.
Beginners Birding
Basics. A guided walk for
nine years and up at Island
View Beach Regional Park.
A spotting scope provided.
Meet at picnic shelter off
Homalthko Road, 10 a.m.noon.
Old Cemetery Society:
Pioneer Square Tour. The
first burial in Pioneer
Square, February 1855.
Meet at corner of Quadra
Street and Rockland
Avenue, beside Christ
Church Cathedral, 2 p.m.
Cost: $5. oldcem.bc.ca
Walks and Runs
26th Annual TC10K and
Second Annual TC Half
Marathon plus Thrifty
Foods 1.5 kilometre Family
Run. Events start and finish at the Inner Harbour at
Belleville St, from 8 a.m.
onward. tc10k.ca
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.
250-479-0211.
Outdoor Club of
Victoria: Hike trails in
Mount Work Park OR
Mount Prevost near
Duncan. See ocv.ca for
details.
Discovery Walk: Jewish
Victoria with Gary Cohen
Meet outside synagogue at
1461 Blanshard St., 10:30
a.m.-noon. Cost: $15/$13.
No reservation needed.
discoverthepast.com
Juan deFuca Pathfinders
hosts a five/10 kilometre
walk (rated 3C). Meet at
John Dean parking lot, the
end of Dean Park Road.
Registration 9:30 a.m.,
walk 10 a.m.
250-478-7020.
Field Trippers: A series of
six walks by Royal B.C.
Museum Natural History
curators and collection
managers. Botanical Walk
at Uplands Park, 1-3 p.m.
Meet at Uplands Park.
Free. royalbcmuseum.
bc.ca/events
THEATRE
Vanya and Sonia and
Masha and Spike.
Performance at 2 p.m. See
Friday for details.
Derwin Blanshard’s
Extremely Classy
Sunday Evening
Programme with Mayor
Lisa Helps, Anne
Makosinski and her
Majesty, Queen Elizabeth
at Victoria Event Centre,
1415 Broad St., 8-10 p.m.
Cost: $20/$18 for overdressed.
derwinblanshard.com
Lessons
Latin dance classes with
Salsa Moderne,
8:30-9:45 p.m. today
and Wednesday.
250-891-2310
or latinvictoria.ca
FILM
Movie Monday: Altman
at Eric Martin Theatre,
2328 Trent St. (use Fort
Street entrance), 6:30 p.m.
parking on Lee Avenue
(one-hour zone).
250-595-3542 or
moviemonday.ca
Climate Action Film
Series: The Future of
Energy: Lateral Power to
the People at First
Metropolitan United
Church, 932 Balmoral,
7 p.m. Free.
firstmetvictoria.com
MUSIC
Classical
Hampton Concert
Orchestra: Spring
Concert at Les Passmore
Seniors’ Centre,
286 Hampton Rd.,
7:30 p.m. Donation.
hamptonconcert
orchestra.com
Victoria Symphony:
Mendelssohn Violin
Concerto at the Royal
Theatre, 805 Broughton
St., 8 p.m. Tickets
at rmts.bc.ca or
250-386-6121.
Folk, Roots, Blues
Ange Hehr at
the Bard & Banker Pub,
1022 Government St.,
7 p.m. 250-953-9993;
vicpubco.ca
Jazz
Flying Saucers at Swans
Pub, 506 Pandora Ave.
9 p.m.-midnight.
250-361-3310.
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. For
details, call 250-479-4087
or go to walksmartvictoria
@shaw.ca
T U E S DAY
APRIL 28
DANCE
Social
Argentine Tango: Tango
Pacifico Practica and
Milonga, 9 p.m. at
Café Casablanca,
2524 Bridge St.
Cost: $10. 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.
[email protected]
MUSIC
Folk, Roots, Blues
Aidan Miller at
the Bard & Banker Pub,
1022 Government St.
250-953-9993; vicpubco.ca
Jazz
Capital City Syncopators
at Swans Pub, 506 Pandora
Ave. 9 p.m.-midnight.
250-361-3310.
Live Jazz every Tuesday
and Wednesday at
Catalano Restaurant and
Bar, 619 Courtney St.,
7:30-9:30 p.m.
facebook.com
Victoria Jazz Orchestra
with Alan Matheson at
Hermann’s Jazz Club,
753 View St., 8 p.m. Cost:
$20.Tel. 250-388-9166;
hermannsjazz.com
OUTDOORS
Garden City Wanderers
Meet at Running Room,
Broadmead Shopping
Centre, 777 Royal Oak
Drive. Registration
5:45 p.m, walk 6 p.m.
250.477-4472.
Outdoor Club of
Victoria: Tuesday hike. See
ocv.ca for details.
THEATRE
August: Osage County: A
tragicomedy. Performance
at 7:30 p.m. See Friday for
details.
Hedda Gabler by Henrik
Ibsen presented by
Workingclasstheatre at
Craigdarroch Castle,
1050 Joan Cres., today
through May 6 at 7 p.m.
Tickets: $20 at
Craigdarroch Castle
or thecastle.ca/events
Vanya and Sonia and
Masha and Spike.
Performance at 8 p.m. See
Friday for details.
W E D N E S DAY
APRIL 29
DANCE
Lessons
VBDS Ballroom Dance
Practice at Cedar Hill
Recreation Centre,
3220 Cedar Hill Rd.,
7:45-10 p.m. Singles and
couples welcome. First two
sessions free.
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
Great Scott: A concert in
memory of Austin A.
Scott, local musician
and composer with the
Greater Victoria Concert
Band and the Academy
Flute Choir at Alix Goolden
Hall, 907 Pandora Ave.,
7:30 p.m. Donation.
gvcb.ca
Doc MacLean with Auto
Jansz at Merlin’s Sun
Home Theatre,
1983 Fairfield, 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $20.
250-598-7488.
Jazz
Grooving Hard Jazz
Band at Hermann’s Jazz
Club, 753 View St.,
7:30 p.m. Cost: $12.
250-388-9166;
hermannsjazz.com
Jazz Alive: Louise Rose
at First Metropolitan
United Church,
932 Balmoral Ave.,
7-8 p.m. Donation;
firstmetvictoria.com
Edie DaPonte with Tom
Vickery at O Bistro and
Lounge, 500 Oswego St.,
6-8 p.m.
oswegovictoria.com
Pop and Rock
Raging Against the
Machine presented by
Thin Edge New Music
Collective and Ensemble
Paramirabo at Wood
Recital Hall, 907 Pandora
Ave., 8 p.m. Tickets:
$20/$15 door/$16/$11
Brown Paper Tickets.
Folk, Roots, Blues
THEATRE
Ange Hehr at
the Bard & Banker Pub,
1022 Government St.,
8 p.m.
250-953-9993; vicpubco.ca
Aidan Miller at Swans
Pub, 506 Pandora Ave.
9 p.m.-midnight.
250-361-3310.
August: Osage County: A
tragicomedy. Performance
at 7:30 p.m. See Friday for
details.
Hedda Gabler.
Performance at 7 p.m. See
Tuesday for details.
Vanya and Sonia and
Masha and Spike.
Performance at 1 and
8 p.m. See Friday for details.
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T H U R S DAY
APRIL 30
AUTHOR
Kevin Spenst will share
poetry from his first fulllength collection, Jabbering
with Bing Bong at the
Greater Victoria Public
Library, Central Branch,
735 Broughton St.,
3-3:30 p.m. Register at
gvpl.ca or 250-940-4875.
MUSIC
Folk, Roots, Blues
Inglewood at Swans Pub,
506 Pandora Ave., 9 p.m.
250-361-3310.
The Riverside at
the Bard & Banker Pub,
1022 Government St.,
8 p.m. 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. 250-388-9166;
hermannsjazz.com
Friends of Music Society
free community concert
series at Eric Martin
Theatre, 2328 Trent St. (use
Fort Street entrance),
EVENTS
7 p.m. 250-592-5114.
Today: Moodswing
Orchestra.
Pop and Rock
Throwback Thursday at
Carlton Club Cabaret,
900 Carlton Tce., Esquimalt,
8 p.m. 250-361-3666.
Victor Wells at Ross Bay
Pub, 1516 Fairfield Rd.,
6-9 p.m. rossbaypub.ca
McComb and Watson at
Sidney Pier Hotel and Spa,
9805 Seaport Pl., Sidney, 69 p.m. 250-655-9700.
Broken Strings at Canoe
Brewpub, 450 Swift St., 9:30
p.m. canoebrewpub.com
Hart and Soul at Live at
Longwood Brew Pub,
5775 Turner Rd., Nanaimo,
8 p.m.
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.
250-386-1279.
TIMES COLONIST
R.H. Thomson stars
in Vanya and Sonia
and Masha and
Spike. See Theatre.
THEATRE
August: Osage County: A
tragicomedy. Performance
at 7:30 p.m. See Friday for
details.
Hedda Gabler.
Performance at 7 p.m. See
Tuesday for details.
SKAM Remixed: The Lab
ver. 2.0. today through
May 9, at 8 p.m., no show
Monday. Tickets: $15/$25.
ticketrocket.org
Vanya and Sonia and
Masha and Spike.
Performance at 8 p.m. See
Friday for details. Tonight:
TalkBack following performance.
National Victims of
Crime Awareness Week:
Shaping the Future
Together Supporting
Victims of Crime
Symposium featuring Dr.
Martin Brokenleg, Chief
Constable Frank Elsner,
Alana Samson, Manjit and
Suman Virk, Dave
Gustafson and Sgt. Ross
Poulon at UVic, David Lam
Auditorium, Friday,
9 a.m.-4 p.m. Registration
at 8:30 a.m.
Cost: $25/$10/$50.
victoriasymposium2015.
eventbrite.ca
Massive Marine Garage
Sale, Saturday, 9 a.m.1 p.m. by the Maritime
Museum of B.C. at Pier A.,
Ogden Point, Dallas Road.
Cost: $5. 250-385-4222
ext.102.
Fundraising sale for
10-year-old Dakota
Cunningham who is fighting cancer at Victoria West
Elementary, 750 Front St.,
Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
250 508-7175.
Inspired Wellness
Intuitive Fair, Saturday,
11 a.m.-5 p.m. at 111
Superior St., Cost: $5.
redgatehealingstudio.com
Swan Lake’s annual
native plant sale,
Saturday and Sunday,
9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Swan Lake
Christmas Hill Nature
Sanctuary, 3873 Swan Lake
Rd. Tel. 250-479-0211.
Gardens at HCP spring
plant sale, Saturday and
Sunday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at
505 Quayle Rd. hcp.ca or
250-479-6162.
Earth Walk for Peace and
the Planet, Saturday,
11 a.m. at B.C. legislature
lawn followed by parade to
Centennial Square for
speakers and music.
Open House at Lake Hill
Lawn Bowling Club,
3930 LaSalle St., off
Reynolds Road, Saturday,
1:30-4:30 p.m. lakehilllawnbowlingclub.com or
250-385-3323.
ALM Organic Farm Plant
and Seed Sale, Saturday,
10 a.m.-2 p.m. at
3680 Otter Point Rd.,
Sooke. almfarms.org
Providence Farm Annual
Plant Sale, a fundraising
event at St. Ann’s Gardens,
Providence Farm, 1843
Tzouhalem Rd., Duncan,
Saturday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
providence.bc.ca
The Fourth Annual
Creatively United for the
Planet Earth Week
Festival, Saturday, noon9 p.m. and Sunday noon4 p.m. at English Inn,
429 Lampson St. with food,
music, displays; art, poetry,
kids’ activities and more.
Free, some ticketed events.
creativelyunited.org
Royal Roads Sunset
Ceremony, Saturday, 6:458:30 p.m. at Royal Roads
University, 2005 Sooke Rd.
Meet at Parade Square
below Hatley Castle.
royalroads.ca/events
African Dinner, a
fundraiser with Ghanaian
cuisine and entertainment
for Stephen Lewis
Foundation’s Grandmothers
to Grandmothers Program
at First Metropolitan
Fellowship Hall,
932 Balmoral Ave.,
Saturday, 6-10 p.m.
Cost: $60. victoriagrand
mothersforafrica.ca
Anzac Day: A Centennial
of the Battle of Gallipoli
at HMCS Alberni Museum
and Memorial, Comox
Centre Mall, Comox,
Saturday, 12:30 p.m. Music
by Shayne Stuchbury plus
screening of the film
Gallipoli at 2 p.m.
Music for the Soul:
Smaran an evening of
music, chanting, meditation
and knowledge at UVic,
David Turpin Building,
Room A104, Sunday,
6-8 p.m. Cost: $15.
tickets.brightstarevents.
com
Royal B.C. Museum,
675 Belleville St. Tel.
250-387-3207 or
royalbcmuseum.bc.ca
Saturday, Astronomy
Day, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free.
Join us and explore the
mysteries of the universe.
Tuesday: Art’n’Facts of
Wine. Naramata Bench
Wineries tasting and food
samples by local chefs,
6:30-9 p.m. at Crystal
Gardens. Cost: $95.
Eve of Destruction Roller
Derby League opener at
Archie Browning Arena,
Esquimalt, Saturday, 6 p.m.
Cost: $15 door/
$12advance.
Vanuatu, We Are With
You! A Gala Supporting
Cyclone Pam Relief Efforts
by Pacific Peoples’
Partnership and a consortium of Victoria based CSOs
at Sea Cider Farmhouse
and Cider House, 2487 Mt.
St. Michael Rd., Sunday,
6:30 p.m. Tickets: $75.
pacificpeoplespartnership.
org or 250-381-4131.
Aqua Determination:
Nanaimo's Inaugural 1000metre Loop Dragon Boat
Regatta, featuring 10 Man
Champion Dragon Boats,
Sunday at Maffeo Sutton
Park, Nanaimo, starting at
8 a.m.
Colour Your Palate. The
event pits local chefs
against each other to create a colour-inspired
canapé at UVic, University
Club, 3800 Finnerty Rd.,
Tuesday, 5:30-8 p.m. Cost:
$65 door/$60 advance.
artsreach.ca/event
Mastermind Public
Lecture Series at UVic:
Seeing speech from the
inside, Wednesday at
7 p.m., UVic, David Turpin
Building Room A120.
uvic.ca/mastermind
Soup Sisters at the
London Chef, 953 Fort St.,
Wednesday, 6-9 p.m. Cost:
$55. Learn the art of making soup followed by supper with remaining soup
going to charity. soup
sisters.org/victoria.php
TED Talks Screening:
Imagination: Body and
Spirit at Central Branch
Library, 735 Broughton St.,
Thursday, 7-8 p.m. Free.
Register at gvpl.ca or
250-940-4875.
25th Victoria Inner
Harbour Show, Thursday
through May 3, 11 a.m.6 p.m. at Victoria’s Inner
Harbour with around 200
boats of all sizes to view.
GALLERIES
Art Atelier 546 (546 Yates St.) Victoria: Past,
Present and Future, Fine art photography
show, to 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. 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.) Re-Vision: Art for Earth Day, to May 3.
coastcollective.ca
Community Arts Council of Greater
VIctoria Galleries. cacgv.ca
Arts Central at Cedar Hill: Main Gallery:
Limelight: Youth Arts Show, to May 6.
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: Brenda Binni,
Jillian Player and Anne Bowen, to Aug. 1.
Dales Gallery (537 Fisgard St.) Colour is Truth:
Sue Gentry and Anne Hoban, April 25-May 6.
Opening April 25, 2-4 p.m. 250-383-1552.
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.
Gallery 1580 (1580 Cook St.) Pulse:
Contemporary Felt Exhibition with Sarah
Cowan, Danielle Hogan, Claudia Lorenz,
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, to April 26.
250-480-4930.
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.) Annabelle
Marquis, April 25-May 7. 250-388-0009.
Winchester Galleries:
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
SUBMITTED
Blue Magic bulb, on display at The Avenue Gallery, 2184 Oak Bay
Ave., is among crystalline glaze ceramics created by Bill Boyd.
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.
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 artists, 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:
Linda Skalenda: Empress Hotel resident
artist, to September. lindaskalenda.com
Carron Berkes Art Show at La Collina Café
and Sushi at 120 - 645 Tyee Rd. 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
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., to April 27.
[email protected]
Visual Arts Grad Show 2015 by University
of Victoria “In Search of” to April 25.
#uvicbfashow #insearchof2015
Esther Parker: Because They’re Cool, drawing
at Langham Court Theatre, 805 Langham
Court, to May 9. estherparkartist.com/news
Anne Bowen exhibit at Alexander’s Coffee,
2385 Beacon Ave., to May 2. annebowen.ca
Camosun’s Emerging Visual Artists:
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., to May 10.
pauledwardmeier.weebly.com
'I Don't Mean to Impose', featuring works
of superimpositions presented by JAH at Artavi
Skateboard Collective, 1815 Blanshard St., to
May 8. artavi.ca
Nanoose Bay Art Group annual art show
and sale at Nanoose Place, 2925 Northwest
Bay Rd., Nanoose Bay, April 25 and 26,
10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Studio 30 Art show and sale April 27-May 3
at Tillicum Centre, mall hours. studio30.ca
Days with the Arts, showcase of local artists
at Rollin Art Centre and Echo Centre, Port
Alberni, April 25 and 26, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
portalberniarts.com
SPAC 62nd Annual Arts and Crafts
Exhibition and Sale at Mary Winspear
Centre, 2243 Beacon Ave., April 25, 10 a.m.6 p.m. and April 26, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Cost: $4.
ATTRACTIONS
Historic
Craigdarroch Castle. 1050 Joan Cres., daily
10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 250-592-5323.
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. Closed for the season.
250-385-5578.
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.
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
11 a.m.-3 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.
nanaimomuseum.ca
Ross Bay Villa House Museum.
1490 Fairfield Rd.Tours every Saturday, 2 p.m.
Cost: $5. rossbayvilla.org
Royal British Columbia Museum.
TIMES COLONIST
Finnerty Gardens at the University of Victoria are free and open yearround from dawn to dusk.
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’ Voices in
B.C. to June 2017. Commemoration of the
100th anniversary of the First World War film:
Answering the Call. 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. Loose
Threads Quilt Exhibit, to April 30.
250-655-6355. sidneymuseum.ca
Sooke Region Museum. Tuesday-Sunday,
9 a.m.-5 p.m. 2070 Phillips Rd., Sooke.
250-642-6351 or sookeregionmuseum.com
Victoria Police Museum. Monday-Friday
1-4 p.m. 850 Caledonia Ave. 250-656-0853.
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
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
9 a.m.-5 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 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 April 30.
250-598-8096 or conservancy.bc.ca/abkhazi
Butchart Gardens. Daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Spring
Blossom, to April 30. 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 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
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
Indoor / Outdoor Goldstream Flea Market,
Saturday 10 a.m.-3 p.m. to Oct. 24, at
Goldstream Lodge # 161 at 679 Goldstream
Ave. 250-478-7971.
Fairs
Sooke Fall Fair, April 25, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at
Sooke Community Hall, Eustace Rd.
Cost: $1-$10.
Knox United Church Annual Plant and
Bake Sale, April 25, 9 a.m.-noon at 345 Pym
St., Parksville.
St. Luke’s Spring Fair, April 25, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
at 3821 Cedar Hill Cross Rd. 250-592-2842.
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: [email protected]
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.
AUDITIONS AND SUBMISSIONS
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
Island Illustrators Spring 2015 Portfolio,
deadline April 30. Full details and membership
at islandillustrators.org
Victoria Operatic Society is accepting submissions for director, music director, choreographer, set designer and costume designer for
the 2015/2016 Season. Submission deadline
May 16 for ‘Spamalot’. See vos.bc.ca or call
250-381-1021.
CRD Project Grants (Capital Regional
District) Arts Committee is pleased to
announce the award of Project grants to 20
organizations totaling $90,000. Deadline for
Project Grants May 1. For a list of grant recipients and project descriptions, and more information on the CRD Arts Committee, visit
crd.bc.ca/service/arts-funding
Second annual Saanich Peninsula
Community Writing Contest. Residents of
Central Saanich, North Saanich and Sidney
may submit their unpublished writing in three
categories: poetry, fiction, and non-fiction.
Hosted by the Sidney/North Saanich Library
Writers Group. Deadline: April 30. Details see
virl.bc.ca
Victoria Choral Society Auditions: Held
April 28 and May 3 for 2015-16 season.
Information at victoriachoralsociety.ca
Victoria Writers' Society Writing Contest:
Vancouver Island and Gulf Island residents are
invited to enter their best creative non-fiction,
poetry or fiction. Deadline May 1. Entry form,
rules and details
at victoriawriters.ca
Call for submission: The Gallery at
Brentwood Bay Resort & Spa invites artists to
submit artwork for a summer exhibition
May-September. Deadline May 18. Details at
[email protected]
Victoria’s Shakespeare by the Sea seeks a
Stage Manager. Rehearsals May 10, the
shows run July 2-August 2 and then a tour.
Submit your resumé to
VicShakeSea2015@/gmail.com. The position
pays $11 an hour.