JUNE 15
AUTHOR
Victoria’s Earliest Architects with Nick Russell at Ross Bay Villa, 1490 Fairfield Rd., 7:30-9 p.m. Cost: $10.
FILM
Feast: Food & Film Festival, today through June 17 with screenings at the Vic Theatre, 808 Douglas St. Tickets at feastfoodfilm.ca
Today: Feast: Ella Brennan: Commanding the Table, 7 p.m. Food by Floyd’s Diner: Breakfast hors d’oeuvres. Cost: $25.
MUSIC
Classical
Quartet Fest West at UVic, Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m.Tickets: Pass $45 or individual tickets at the door (cash or cheque). See finearts.uvic.ca/music
Today: Lafayette String Quartet with Yariv Aloni, viola. Cost: $25.
Country/Bluegrass
Nomad Jones at Char's Landing, 4815 Argyle St., Port Alberni, 7 p.m. Tickets: $10 at charslanding.com
Folk, Roots, Blues
Cities at the Bard & Banker Pub, 1022 Government St., 9 p.m. vicpubco.ca; 250-953-9993.
Black Angus at the Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government St., 9 p.m. vicpubco.ca; 250-383-7775.
Rollie Garrett at Master’s Lounge, Westin Bear Mountain, 1999 Country Club Way, 7-9 p.m. 250-391-7160.
Aaron Wood at Ross Bay Pub, 1516 Fairfield Rd., 6-9 p.m. rossbaypub.com
Abraham Charity Concert for Soap for Hope at Disaster Aid Warehouse, 426 William St., 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cost: $10. facebook.com
Funk, Soul and R&B
Victoria’s Ska and Reggae Festival, today through June 18. Tickets at ticketweb.ca Details at victoriaskafest.ca
Today: Victoria High School Auditorium (1260 Grant St.) Booker T. Jones, Keith and Tex, Vic High Rhythm and Blues Band, 1-3 p.m. Free.
Ship Point, Inner Harbour, 4-10 p.m. Booker T. Jones, Keith and Tex, The New Groovement; Garden City Soul Club. Cost: $39.50-$45.
Distrikt, 9 p.m. The Boom Booms, Caleb Hart & the Royal Youths, Boomshack Cost: $16.50-$20 advance.
Chuck Berry Tribute with Chris Frye, Brooke Maxwell, Scott White and Matthew Pease at Hermann’s Jazz Club, 753 View St., 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $15; 778-433-3779. hermannsjazz.com; 250-388-9166.
Friends of Music Society free community concert series at Eric Martin Theatre, 2328 Trent St. (use Fort Street entrance), 6:30-7:30 p.m. friendsofmusic.ca Today: Minds at Work.
Pop and Rock
Throwback Thursday at Carlton Club Cabaret, 900 Carlton Tce., Esquimalt, 8 p.m. 250-361-3666.
Electric Sex Panther at Canoe Brewpub, 450 Swift St., 9:30 p.m. canoebrewpub.com
Vinyl Wave with Tom and Dave at Sidney Pier Hotel & Spa, 9805 Seaport Pl., Sidney, 6-9 p.m. 250-655-9700.
World
Seventh Mariachi Festival Canada at the McPherson Playhouse, 3 Centennial Square, 7 p.m. Tickets: $47.50 at rmts.bc.ca or 250-386-6121.
OUTDOORS
Walks and Runs
Garden City Wanderers: Meet at Henderson Recreation Centre, 2291 Cedar Hill Cross Rd. Registration 5:45 p.m., walk 6 p.m. 250-727-6826.
WalkSmartVictoria: Ladies walking group meets Monday through Thursday at Royal Oak Shopping Centre, 4475 Viewmont Ave., 8:50 a.m. Choose your days. Details at 250-479-4087 or walksmartvictoria@shaw.ca
Discover the Past Walking Tours. No reservations. Cost: $15/$13 at 250-384-6698, discoverthepast.com.
Chinatown Walks. Meet outside Starbucks Coffee, Fisgard at Government Street, 10:30 a.m.
Victoria’s Story Tour: Meet outside Visitor Info Centre, 812 Wharf St., 2 p.m.
Ghostly Walks. Meet outside Visitor Info Centre, 812 Wharf St. at Government, nightly at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.
THEATRE
Hedwig and The Angry Inch at Metro Studio, 101-804 Broughton St. Performance at 8 p.m. Tickets: $32 at ticketrocket.co
Proof, presented by Langham Court Theatre, 805 Langham Court. Performance at 8 p.m. Tickets at langhamtheatre.ca or 250-384-2142.
Beauty and the Beast presented by Four Seasons Musical Theatre at Mary Winspear Centre, 2243 Beacon Ave., Sidney, today and June 16 at 7 p.m. and June 17 and 18 at 2 p.m. Tickets: $28.15. marywinspear.ca or 250-656-0275.