Entertainment

Mark D. Jarvis, a doctoral candidate at the University of Victoria, is co-winner of the $50,000 Donner Prize. The prize goes to the best public-policy book published in Canada.

PREVIEW Silk Splendour: Textiles of Late Imperial China (1644-1911) Where: The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria When: Friday through Sept. 23 Tickets: Regular gallery admission ($13 adult, $11 seniors/students, $2.

Cast your gaze to the skies Saturday for International Astronomy Day , presented annually by the Victoria Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada.

You can see the works of budding Albert Einsteins and Isaac Newtons at the 50th annual Vancouver Island Regional Science Fair at the University of Victoria Sunday and Monday. Read more: http://www.timescolonist.

Documentary about bullying gets R rating in U.S., PG rating in B.C

Edwin Boyd Where: The Vic When: Friday, 9:30 p.m. Rating: Four-and-a-half stars Now here's a festival film with some serious local significance.

Linda Blair is happy in her quest to save abandoned and abused animals

It’s a family affair! Well, that’s one way to describe this year’s festival.

It's more than just stating the obvious to note that Bone Wind Fire might be the most artful film you'll see at the festival. True, Jill Sharpe's latest film is a portrait of three iconic artists — Emily Carr, Georgia O'Keeffe and Frida Kahlo.

Sunflower Hour Where: Odeon When: Wednesday, 7 p.m.