TUESDAY, MAY 17
The Rat Pack, Direct from Vegas, at the Mary Winspear Centre, Sidney, 7:30 p.m. Tickets at marywinspear.ca or 250-656-2075.
Zonnis CD release with Wes Borg and The Party on High Street at Hermann’s Jazz Club, 753 View St., 8 p.m. hermannsjazz.com; 250-388-9166.
Sidney Spring Carnival, with West Coast Amusements at Mary Winspear Centre, today and Wednesday, 3-10 p.m. marywinspear.ca
Braefoot Family Fun Night Barbecue, 5:30-8 p.m. at Braefoot Park, 1359 McKenzie Ave. with food, games, vendors and mascots. Donation.
Long Day’s Journey into Night presented by Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre at the Roxy Theatre, 2657 Quadra St., today through May 22, Tuesday through Saturday at 7 p.m. with matinée May 21 at 1 p.m. and May 22 at 2 p.m. bluebridgetheatre.ca or 250-382-3370.
Art Victoria Now, juried exhibit by Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria at the Atrium, Yates Street, to May 23.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream. An exhibit of books, scores and theatrical ephemera for the UVic Special Collections at UVic, McPherson Library, Rm. A005, Mearns Centre for Learning, daily to May 31, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. uvic.ca/library
WEDNESDAY, MAY 18
Sidney Spring Carnival, with West Coast Amusements at Mary Winspear Centre, today, 3-10 p.m. marywinspear.ca
Shake Zone. At UVic experience the earthquake simulator of a magnitude 8.0 earthquake sponsored by Insurance Bureau of Canada, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at UVic, Petch Fountain area, McPherson Library. Free, everyone welcome.
Guy Gavriel Kay, author, in conversation with Shelagh Rogers about his new novel, Children of Earth and Sky, at Open Space Gallery, 510 Fort St., 7:30 p.m. Tickets from Munro’s Books. Tel. 250-382-2464.
Young Empires plus BLAJK at Sugar Nightclub, 858 Yates St., 8 p.m. Tickets at Lyle’s Place, ticketfly.com
Bull in a China Shop by St. Luke’s Players at St. Luke’s Hall, 3821 Cedar Hill Cross Road, through May 29, Wednesday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. with matinée Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets at ticketrocket.ca or 250-590-6291.
UNO Fest, today through May 28 presented by Intrepid Theatre. Tickets at Intrepid Theatre, 2-1609 Blanshard St. at ticketrocket.com or 250-590-6291 (Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.) Door tickets one hour prior to showtime at venue. Schedule and details at intrepidtheatre.com
