CALENDAR, Jan. 23 and 24: Winterlab Festival, Watoto Children’s Choir

Karen Calland / Times Colonist
January 22, 2013

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 23

Intrepid Theatre Winterlab Festival presents Daniel Barrow, Looking for love in the Hall of Mirrors and Thief of Mirrors, 8 tonight, and Winnipeg Babysitter, 8 p.m. Thursday at Intrepid Theatre Club, 1609 Blanshard St. Details and tickets at intrepidtheatre.com.

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Watoto Children’s Choir: Beautiful Africa, A New Generation, 7 p.m. at Gateway Baptist Church, 898 Royal Oak Ave., Details at gatewaybaptistchurch@shaw.ca.

Blue Republic: Artists Anna Passakas and Radoslaw Kudlinski talk about their history working with other artists, groups, and international centres of independent artistic research; 8 p.m. at the University of Victoria’s Visiting Artist Series, Visual Arts building.

Open Cinema and Foodroots start 2013 season with In Organic we Trust: Change from the Soil Up, 7 p.m. at Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad St. Tel. 250-882-7441 or go to opencinema.ca.

The Variables at Swans Pub, 506 Pandora Ave., 9 p.m. Tel. 250-361-3310.

Edie DaPonte and John MacArthur at O Bistro and Lounge, 500 Oswego St., 6-8 p.m. For more information, go to oswegovictoria.com.

Tom Hooper at the Bard & Banker Pub, 1022 Government St., 8 p.m. Tel. 250-953-9993.

THURSDAY, JAN. 24

Dean Brody in concert, presented by Atomique Productions, 8 p.m. at McPherson Playhouse. Tickets at rmts.bc.ca or tel. 250-386-6121.

Victoria Symphony: 007 and Other Spies at the Royal Theatre, Thursday, 2 p.m., Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m. Tickets at rmts.bc.ca or tel. 250-386-6121.

Cannes Lions Screening: Winning commercials of the 2012 Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival, 7 p.m. at Victoria BMW, 95 Esquimalt Rd. Details and tickets at nabsvi.com.

Speaking in Tongues at the Belfry Theatre, 1291 Gladstone Ave., to Feb. 24, Tuesday to Saturday at 8 p.m. with matinée Saturday at 4 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m. and Wednesday, Jan. 30, Feb. 6 at 1 p.m. Tickets at tickets.belfry.bc.ca or tel. 250-385-6815.

That Face, presented by Langham Court Theatre to Feb. 2, Tuesday to Saturday at 8 p.m. with matinée Jan. 26, Feb. 2 at 2 p.m. Tel. 250-384-2142 or go to langhamtheatre.ca.

Blew By You: Mardi Gras Month at Haro’s Restaurant and Bar, Sidney Pier Hotel and Spa, 9805 Seaport Pl., 6-9 p.m. Tel. 250-655-9700.

Momentum’s Rhythm, Blues and Groove Show, 9 p.m. at Bartholomew's Bar, 777 Douglas St. Tel. 250-388-5111 or executivehouse.com.

Composers Concert. University of Victoria School of Music students present original compositions, 8 p.m., Phillip T. Young Recital Hall. Tel. 250-721-8559.

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