FRIDAY, JULY 19
DANCE
Lessons
VBDS Ballroom Dance open dance practice; singles and couples welcome at Les Passmore Centre,
286 Hampton Rd., 7-9:30 p.m. Two free visits for first time visitors. Tel. 250-721-5483. vbds.org
Argentine Tango: Beginners lesson 8 p.m., followed by Tango Pacifico Milonga, 9 p.m. at Café Casablanca, 2524 Bridge St. Cost: $8/$10.
Tel. 250-389-0222 or tangopacifico.com
Social
Saanich International Folk Dancers, every Friday to Aug. 9 at Cameron Bandshell, Beacon Hill Park, 7 p.m. to dusk. Beginners welcome, no partners required. Free. Tel. 250-477-4213.
FUN FOR KIDS
Children’s events Saturday through Thursday will be carried on the Family 4-1-1 page in Saturday’s Times Colonist.
MUSIC
Folk, Roots, Blues
Rusty and the Roosters at Gorge-ous Coffee, 103-300 Gorge Rd. W., 7-9 p.m. Donation. Go to gorgeouscoffee.com
Run For Cover at the Bard & Banker Pub, 1022 Government St., 8 p.m. Tel. 250-953-9993; vicpubco.ca
Dave Long & The Twin Otters at the Superior, 106 Superior St. 7 p.m. 250-380-9515. thesuperior.ca
Jacob Cordover and Laura Karney from Barcelona, at Merlin’s Home Sun Theatre, 1983 Fairfield Rd., 8 p.m. Cost: $20.
Contact: 250-598-7488; [email protected].
Live Music. Open Mic followed by featured band at James Bay Coffee and Books, 143 Menzies St., 8 p.m. Donation. Tel. 250-386-4700. james baycoffeeandbooks.com
Brad Prevedoros at Seahorses Café, 799 Verdier Ave., 5:30-8:30 p.m. Tel. 250-544-1565; seahorsescafe.webs.com
Wine-Down Fridays on the patio with the Tom Watson Duo at Hotel Grand Pacific, 463 Belleville St., 4-6 p.m. Tel. 250-386-0450.
Katrina Kadoski Live at the Kemp Lake Music Café, 7875 West Coast Rd., Sooke, 7-9 p.m. Cost: $10. Tel. 250-642-7875.
Jazz
Concerts in the Park at Beacon Hill Park every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Holiday Monday, 1:30-3:20 p.m. to Sept. 13. See victoria.ca Today: Gypsy Rovers
Brent Jarvis at the piano, Delta Victoria Ocean Pointe Resort and Spa, 45 Songhees Rd., 7-10 p.m. Tel. 250-360-2999.
Kelby MacNayr presents the Music of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers at Hermann’s Jazz Club, 753 View St., tonight and Saturday, 8 p.m. Tel. 250-388-9166; hermannsjazz.com
Los Gringos Locos at Vista 18, 740 Burdett Ave., 8-11 p.m. Tel. 250-382-9258.
Pop and Rock
The Phillips Backyard Weekender with The Cat Empire and The Dirty Heads plus The Expendables and DJ Boitano at Phillips Brewery, 2010 Government St., doors at 5:30 p.m. Tickets: $35 at Lyle’s Place, Ditch Records, Phillips Brewery and TicketWeb.ca. More information at atomiqueproductions.com
Michael Wood Band in Centennial Square, noon-1 p.m. Free; michaelwoodband.com
Back Stage Betty at Swans Pub, 506 Pandora Ave. 9 p.m. Tel. 250-361-3310.
The Drink at Canoe Brewpub, 450 Swift St., 9 p.m. Cost: $5 after 9 p.m. canoebrewpub.com
T.G.I. Fridays at Carlton Club Cabaret, 900 Carlton Tce., Esquimalt, 8 p.m. Tel. 250-361-3666.
Karaoke with Stacey at Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans Unit #12, 753 View St., 8 p.m. [email protected]
McComb and Watson at Haro's Restaurant and Bar, Sidney Pier Hotel and Spa, 9805 Seaport Pl., 6-9 p.m. Tel. 250-655-9700.
OUTDOORS
Walk, Run, Hike
Ghostly Walks: Every night at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Tours start at Visitor Info Centre, Government at Wharf Street. Cost: $14/$12. Tel. 250-384-6698; discoverthepast.com
Discovery Walks. Historical walking tours on a variety of topics with eight themes offered on different days of the week. Unless noted all walk start at Visitor Info Centre, Government at Wharf Street, 2 p.m. Cost: $15.
Memories and Mysteries every Friday and Saturday at 8:30 p.m. Tel. 250-384-6698. Today: Emily Carr at 2 p.m. and Memories and Mysteries at 8:30 p.m.
CRD Parks programs. Tel. 250-478-3344 or crd.bc.ca/parks
Nature Babies in Backpacks, a guided walk for parents with babies, an opportunity to explore a stroller-friendly park trail, learn about other accessible regional park trails, and meet other parents with babies, 10:30 a.m.-noon at Francis/King Regional Park, meet at Nature Centre off Munn Road.
Evening Campfire At the Beach, an evening beach walk followed by campfire stories for all ages, 6-8 p.m. at Island View Beach Regional Park. Meet at the campfire ring at the Island View Beach campground, off Island View Road.
THEATRE
22nd annual Greater Victoria Shakespeare Festival, produced by the Victoria Shakespeare Society, to Aug. 17, 7:30 p.m. on the lawns of the Lansdowne Campus of Camosun College. Visit
vicshakespeare.com
The Merry Wives of Windsor, directed by Kate Rubin: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Measure for Measure, directed by Clayton Jevne: Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
Tickets: $28/$22/$32/$17 at TicketRocket.org, The Papery, Shepherd’s Books, Ivy’s Bookstore, and Russell Books. Dinner picnic baskets available for pre-order (24 hours notice required) for $25, reserve yours at [email protected]
From the Heart: Enter into the Journey of Reconciliation, to July 27, Wednesday through Saturday at Uptown Mall upper level (Blanshard Street entrance) at 7, 7:20; 7:40; 8; 8:20; 8:40 p.m. Cost: $10. Note: Only seven tickets per tour. See Ticketrocket.com or from-the-heart.ca
SATURDAY, JULY 20
DANCE
Social
Argentine Tango at 1309 Broad St., 9 p.m. Cost: $8/$10; Class 8 p.m. Cost: $10. tangovita.com
Dance to the music of MC2 at Royal Canadian Legion, 411 Gorge Rd. E. 8:30 p.m. Tel. 250-384-5213.
Argentine Tango: Sydney-by-the Sea Summer Tango Series at Sidney Waterfront Park Bandshell, every Saturday in July, 1-5 p.m. By donation. Potluck supper to follow. Tel. 250-655-1736 or tangopacifico.com
MUSIC
Classical
Summer Recital Series, every Saturday to Aug. 24 at Christ Church Cathedral, Quadra at Rockland, 4 p.m. Donation.
Today: Allison Cregg, violin and Kelly Charlton, piano, christchurchcathedral.bc.ca
Le Salon de Mozart, presented by Les Amusements de la Chambre at the Church of St. John the Divine, 1611 Quadra St., 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $10/$15/ $20 at the door, Ivy’s Bookshop, 2188 Oak Bay Ave., and at amusementsdelachambre.com
GVYO Summer String Camp: Festive Finale at UVic, Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, noon. Donation. gvyo.org
SMUS Summer Music Academy presents Marriage of Figaro Performance at U.Vic. Philip T. Young Recital Hall, 2:30 p.m. Tickets: $10/$7 for students and seniors.
Country/Bluegrass
Country Music Jam every Saturday at Esquimalt Legion, 622 Admirals Rd., 2-6 p.m. Cost: $5.
Folk, Roots, Blues
Jacob Cordover and Laura Karney from Barcelona, at Merlin’s Home Sun Theatre, 1983 Fairfield Rd., 8 p.m. Cost: $20. Contact: 250-598-7488; [email protected].
Concerts in the Park. See Friday for details. Today: The O’Briens.
Blues House Party with McKinley Wolf and guests at the Upper Deck, 229 Gorge Rd. E., 2-6 p.m. Tel. 250-383-8212.
Saturday Blues Jam with Summer and the Sinners at My Bar and Grill, Howard Johnson Hotel, 310 Gorge Rd. E., 3-7 p.m. mybarandgrill.ca
Saturday Afternoon Open Music Jam hosted by Ian and Carolynn McDowell at V Lounge, The Red Lion Inn, 3366 Douglas St., 2-6 p.m.
Paul Laverick at the Superior, 106 Superior St. 7 p.m. 250-380-9515. thesuperior.ca
Funk, Soul and R&B
The Randy Tucker Band at Swiftsure Lounge, Days Inn on the Harbour, 427 Belleville St., 3-6 p.m. Tel. 250-389-0839.
Jazz
Brent Jarvis at the piano, Delta Victoria Ocean Pointe Resort and Spa, 45 Songhees Rd., 7-10 p.m. Tel. 250-360-2999.
Troy Haws It Could Happen CD release featuring the Shanna Dance Quartet at Hermann’s Jazz Club, 753 View St., 8 p.m. Cost: $15/$12. Tel. 250-388-9166; hermannsjazz.com
Los Gringos Locos at Vista 18, 740 Burdett Ave., 8-11 p.m. Tel. 250-382-9258.
Edie DaPonte and Heather McLeod at Beacon Landing Lounge, 2537 Beacon Ave., 7-9:30 p.m. Tel. 250-656-6690.
Stephen Brown & the Bastion Band at Ocean Island Backpackers Inn, 791 Pandora Ave., 8:11 p.m. oceanisland.com
Pop and Rock
Patio Music by Bijou de Bayou, 4 p.m. and Edelephant, 9 p.m. at Canoe Brewpub, 450 Swift St. Cost: $5 after 9 p.m. canoebrewpub.com
The Gary Preston Band at the Upper Deck Lounge, 229 Gorge Rd. E., 8 p.m. Tel. 250-383-8212.
Groove Diggers at Swans Pub, 506 Pandora Ave. 9 p.m. Tel. 250-361-3310.
Geoff Lundstrom at the Bard & Banker Pub, 1022 Government St., 8 p.m. Tel. 250-953-9993; vicpubco.ca
Saturday Slam at Carlton Club Cabaret, 900 Carlton Tce., Esquimalt, 8 p.m. Tel. 250-361-3666.
Karaoke with Stacie at My Bar and Grill in the Howard Johnson Hotel,310 Gorge Rd. E., 8:30 p.m. mybarandgrill.ca
OUTDOORS
CRD Parks programs.
Tel. 250-478-3344 or crd.bc.ca/parks
Bike Ride Back in Time, a guided bicycle tour along the Galloping Goose Regional Trail from Sooke Potholes to the northern terminus of Kapoor Regional Park Reserve, exploring the historic area of Leechtown. Bring your own bicycle, lunch, water and snacks. Free, but pre-registration required by July 19. For ages 16 plus.
Parks Day Old-Fashioned Picnic, 1-3 p.m. at Gulf Island National Park Reserve, East Point, Saturna Island. Bring a blanket and picnic and enjoy free ice-cream. Tour the Fog Alarm Building. parkscanada.gc.ca/gulfislands
One Day Family Adventure: Tropical Vacation, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, Sidney Spit, Sidney Island. Family events from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Meet at park kiosk. Tel. 250-654-4000 for ferry times alpinegroups.ca
Walk, Run, Hike
Chinatown Walks: Explore Canada’s oldest Chinatown. Meet outside Starbucks, corner of Government and Fisgard streets, Saturday, Tuesday and Thursday at 10:30 a.m. Cost: $15. Tel. 250-384-6698 or discoverthepast.com
Discovery Walks. See Friday for details. Today: Natural History at 2 p.m. Memories and Mysteries at 8:30 p.m.
Outdoor Club of Victoria: Hike Lanes and byways of North Saanich or a bike ride. See ocv.ca for details.
Club Tread: Hike Thetis Lake. See clubtread.org
Juan deFuca Pathfinders Volkssport Club National Parks Day, five-10 kilometre walk and picnic. Meet at Fort Rodd Hill, Ocean Boulevard. Registration at 9:30 a.m. for 10 a.m. walk. Bring your own lunch, lawn chairs or blanket. Tel. 250-642-4515; [email protected]
THEATRE
22nd annual Greater Victoria Shakespeare Festival, see Friday for details. Tonight: Measure For Measure.
One Flew over the Cabernet with the Peninsula Players at Muse Winery Theatre in the Vineyard, 11195 Chalet Rd., North Saanich. Tonight, 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, 3 p.m., Aug. 10, 11, 17 and 31. Tickets: $25, bookings at 250-656-2552 or musewinery.ca
From the Heart: Enter into the Journey of Reconciliation. See Friday for details.
SUNDAY, JULY 21
MUSIC
Country/Bluegrass
The Moonshiners at Swans Pub, 506 Pandora Ave., 8:30-11:30 p.m. Tel. 250-361-3310.
Blue Grass Jamboree at Ocean Island Backpackers Inn, 791 Pandora Ave., 8-11 p.m. oceanisland.com
Folk, Roots and Blues
Deb Rhymer Band at the Upper Deck, 229 Gorge Rd. E., 3-7 p.m. Tel. 250-383-8212.
Electric Timber Co. at the Bard & Banker Pub, 1022 Government St., 8 p.m. Tel. 250-953-9993; vicpubco.ca
Jason Lowe performs after open stage, 7:30 p.m. at Norway House, 1110 Hillside Ave. Cost: $5. Tel. 250-475-1355 or victoriafolkmusic.ca
Jazz
CanUS Hot Jazz at Hermann’s Jazz Club, 753 View St., 4-7 p.m. Cost: $12; Ellen Doty, 8 p.m. Cost: $15 Tel. 250-388-9166; hermannsjazz.com
Yiddish Columbia State Orchestra at Pagliacci’s, 1011 Broad St., 8-10 p.m. Tel. 250-361-1662.
Concerts in the Park. See Friday for details. Today: Tom Vickery Quartet.
Maureen Goebel, piano at the Westin Bear Mountain Golf Resort & Spa, 5-9 p.m. Dinner: Italian buffet $24. bearmountain.ca
Crofton Jazz. The Trevor Davies Trio launches a Home for the Summer series of four Jazz at the Crofton Hotel concerts offering a showcase for upcoming young musicians to stretch their jazz wings at the Crofton Hotel Pub, 1534 Joan Ave., Crofton, 2-5 p.m. Cost: $10. Tel. 250-324-2245.
Pop and Rock
Music in the Park at Veterans Memorial Park, every Sunday to Aug. 25, 2-4 p.m. Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy the music. Today: West Coast Blues Doctors.
Sidney Summer Sounds, concerts every Sunday, 2-4 p.m. to Aug. 25 at Beacon Pavilion, Sidney. Today: Naden Band.
OUTDOORS
Old Cemeteries Society Tour: Gold Rush! Ross Bay Cemetery. tour at Ross Bay Cemetery. Meet at Oregano’s, Fairfield Plaza, 1516 Fairfield Rd., 2 p.m. Cost: $5. Tel. 250-598-8870.
CRD Parks programs. Tel. 250-478-3344 or crd.bc.ca/parks
What Have You Seine Today? A guided walk for all ages using a seine net to see what creatures
live in the deeper reaches of the ocean. Witty’s Lagoon Regional Park, 10-11:30 a.m., meet at the bottom of the stairs at the end of Witty Beach Road. Be prepared for wet feet.
Walk, Run, Hike
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. Tel. 250-479-0211.
Discovery Walks. See Friday for details. Today: Cathedrals and Convents.
Outdoor Club of Victoria: Hike Partridge Hills from Tod Inlet. See ocv.ca for details.
Vic Y Volkssport five-10 kilometre walk. Meet at Esquimalt Recreation Centre, 527 Fraser St. Registration 9:30 a.m., for 10 a.m. walk. Tel. 250-385-8519.
THEATRE
Comedians Kevin Heffernan and Steve Lemme from Super Troopers and Beerfest, at Club 9ONE9, 919 Douglas St. 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $23.50 at rmts.bc.ca and $25 at the door.
One Flew over the Cabernet, performance, 3 p.m. See Saturday for details.
MONDAY, JULY 22
DANCE
Lessons
Salsa dance classes with Salsa Moderne at Café Casablanca, 2524 Bridge St., 7:30-9:30 p.m. today and Wednesday. Tel. 250-891-2310 or latinvictoria.ca
Social
Dancing in the Square at Centennial Square every Monday to Aug. 12 with Victoria Ballroom Dance Society, 7-8 p.m. beginners workshop; 8-9:30 dancing to live music. Free. vbds.org.
FILM
Movie Monday: This Way Of Life screening at Eric Martin Pavilion, Fort Street, 6:30 p.m. parking on Lee Avenue (one-hour zone). Tel. 250-595-3542 or moviemonday.ca
MUSIC
Folk, Roots, Blues
Lola Parks at the Bard & Banker Pub, 1022 Government St., 8 p.m. Tel. 250-953-9993; vicpubco.ca
Jazz
Flying Saucers at Swans Pub, 506 Pandora Ave. 9 p.m.-midnight. Tel. 250-361-3310.
Gnu Standards at Pagliacci’s, 1011 Broad St., 8-10 p.m. Tel. 250-361-1662.
OUTDOORS
Full Moon Social Paddle, an evening paddle with the chance to see a most spectacular sunset and moonrise over the waters of Cadboro Bay,
7:15-9:45 p.m. at Cadboro Bay, Gyro Park. Cost: $70. Contact: BlackfishWild @gmail.com; go to facebook.com/blackfishkayak
Walks and Runs
Discovery Walks. See Friday for details. Today: Rockland Mansions (starts corner of Fort Street and Joan Crescent).
CRD Parks programs.
Tel. 250-478-3344 or crd.bc.ca/parks
The Beach Rocks! A guided walk for five years and up with a CRD Regional Parks’ naturalist getting a glimpse of the creatures that live beneath the rocks. Island View Beach Regional Park, 10:30 a.m.–noon, meet at the grassy area by the picnic shelter off Island View Road. Be prepared for wet feet.
THEATRE
22nd annual Greater Victoria Shakespeare Festival, see Friday for details. Tonight: The Merry Wives of Windsor.
Comedians Kevin Heffernan and Steve Lemme from Super Troopers and Beerfest, at The Queens, 34 Victoria Cres., Nanaimo, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $20 at Lucid, Harbour City Music, The Dog’s Ear, The Queens and ticketzone.com or $25 at the door. Details at heffernanlemme.com
TUESDAY, JULY 23
FILM
Movie Night and Dinner at the Oak Bay Beach Hotel. Screening of Life of Pi, 6:15 p.m. Cost: $24. Details and bookings at oakbaybeachhotel.com
DANCE
Social
Argentine Tango: Tango Pacifico video Practica and Milonga, 9 p.m., at Café Casablanca, 2524 Bridge St. Cost: $8. Tel. 250-389-0222 or tangopacifico.com
Dance to the music of MC2 at Royal Canadian Legion, 411 Gorge Rd. E. 8:30 p.m. Tel. 250-384-5213.
MUSIC
Classical
Victoria Summer Music Festival, presents Basses Loaded XVII with Gary Karr, Harmon Lewis and KarrKamp, 7:30 p.m. at UVic. Phillip T. Young Recital Hall. Tickets: $30 at Ivy’s Books and vsmf.org. Tel. 250-383-9555.
Country/Bluegrass
Grimshaw’s Jam-Along at Ocean Island Backpackers Inn, 791 Pandora Ave., 8:30-11 p.m. oceanisland.com
Folk, Roots, Blues
Tom Hooper at the Bard & Banker Pub, 1022 Government St., 8 p.m. Tel. 250-953-9993; vicpubco.ca
Jazz
Capital City Syncopators at Swans Pub, 506 Pandora Ave. 9 p.m.-midnight. Tel. 250-361-3310.
The Clark Brendon Trio at Pagliacci’s, 1011 Broad St., 8-10 p.m. Tel. 250-361-1662.
Pop and Rock
Music in the Park. Every Tuesday evening presented by Saanich Parks and Recreation. Today: Music by the Sutcliffes at Beckwith Park, 6-8 p.m. Tel. 250-475-5408.
Karaoke with Stacie at My Bar and Grill in the Howard Johnson Hotel, 310 Gorge Rd. E., 8 p.m. mybarandgrill.ca
OUTDOORS
CRD Parks programs.
Tel. 250-478-3344 or crd.bc.ca/parks
Feeling Crabby, a drop-in event for all ages at Island View Beach Regional
Park. Drop in anytime, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and meet lots of crabs, have a crab race, make a craft and more. Look for the blue tents on the beach, off Island View Road. Be prepared for wet feet.
Walks and Runs
Garden City Wanderers. Meet at Running Room, Broadmead Shopping Centre, 777 Royal Oak Dr. Registration 5:45 p.m., walk 6 p.m. Tel. 250-477-4472.
Outdoor Club of Victoria: Tuesday hike. See ocv.ca for details.
Discovery Walks. See Friday for details. Today: Rum Runners.
Victoria Walking Tour with Terry Lynn. Meet in front of statue of Queen Victoria, legislative building, Tuesdays and Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. Cost: $20. Tel. 250-385-3049.
Club Tread: Mystery Hike. See clubtread.org
THEATRE
22nd annual Greater Victoria Shakespeare Festival, see Friday for details. Tonight: Measure For Measure.
WEDNEDAY, JULY 24
DANCE
Lessons
VBDS Ballroom Dance open dance practice; singles and couples welcome at Cedar Hill Recreation Centre, 3220 Cedar Hill Rd.,
7:45-10 p.m. Two free visits for first time visitors. Tel. 250-721-5483. vbds.org
Salsa dance classes. See Monday for details.
Argentine Tango: Private lessons every Wednesday, 6-9 p.m. 2727 Quadra St. No partner or experience required. DWDance.ca
MUSIC
Folk, Roots and Blues
Rachelle Lyn at the Bard & Banker Pub, 1022 Government St., 8 p.m. Tel. 250-953-9993. vicpubco.ca
The Friends and Inventions of Mr. Aaron Watson at the Superior, 106 Superior St. 7 p.m. 250-380-9515. thesuperior.ca
Jazz
McComb and Watson at Aura Restaurant, Inn at Laurel Point, 680 Montreal St., 7-10 p.m. Tel. 250-386-8721.
Elmore's Bar and Grill at Hermann’s Jazz Club, 753 View St., 7 p.m. Cost: $4. Tel. 250-388-9166; hermannsjazz.com
The Stomp Club at Pagliacci’s, 1011Broad St., 8-10 p.m. Tel. 250-361-1662.
Pop and Rock
Open Mic Night at Ocean Island Backpackers Inn, 791 Pandora Ave., 8:30-11 p.m. oceanisland.com
Karaoke with Stacey at Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans Unit #12, 753 View St., 8 p.m. [email protected]
House Cats at Swans Pub, 506 Pandora Ave. 9 p.m. Tel. 250-361-3310.
OUTDOORS
Walks and Runs
CRD Parks programs.
Tel. 250-478-3344 or crd.bc.ca/parks
Whelks to Whales, a guided walk for all ages at East Sooke Regional Park. Join a CRD Regional Parks’ naturalist to discover more about ocean dwellers near and deep, 10:30 a.m.– noon, meet at Aylard Farm kiosk off Becher Bay Road. Be prepared for wet feet.
Discovery Walks. See Friday for details. Today: Parliamentary Precinct.
Victoria Walking Tour. See Tuesday for details.
Club Tread: Fast-paced walk. Meet at Fairfield and Moss streets, 6:10 p.m. See clubtread.org
THEATRE
22nd annual Greater Victoria Shakespeare Festival, see Friday for details. Tonight: The Merry Wives of Windsor. From the Heart: Enter into the Journey of Reconciliation. See Friday for details.
THURSDAY, JULY 25
FILM
Summer Movie Nights at First Metropolitan United Church, 932 Balmoral Rd., 7 p.m. every Thursday in July. By donation. Final screening tonight: Silver Linings Playbook.
Tel. 250-388-5188.
MUSIC
Classical
Music by the Bay at Milner Gardens, 370 Chrome Point Rd., Bowser, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cost: $20/$15. Gates open at 5 p.m., food and refreshments available. Details: milnergardens.org
Folk, Roots, Blues
Live ‘n’ Unsigned Summer Folk Showcase featuring Steph Macpherson with The Washboard Union, The Royal Canadians and Emily Spiller at the Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad St., 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $18 at Lyle’s Place, Ditch Records or $20 at the door. Details at burleymusic.ca
Momentum’s Rhythm, Blues & Groove Show at Bartholomew’s Pub, 777 Douglas St., 8:30 p.m. No Cover.
Run For Cover at the Bard & Banker Pub, 1022 Government St., 8 p.m. Tel. 250-953-9993. vicpubco.ca
Summer & The Sinners at Swans Pub, 506 Pandora Ave. 9 p.m. Tel. 250-361-3310.
Jazz
Tom Vickery Trio and Jazz Jam at Hermann’s Jazz Club, 753 View St., 8 p.m. Cost: $4/$8. Tel. 250-388-9166; hermannsjazz.com
Jam Session with Chris Sartisohn & Friends at Vista 18, 740 Burdett Ave., 8-11 p.m. Tel. 250-382-9258.
Stephen Brown & the Bastion Band at the Superior, 106 Superior St. 7 p.m. 250-380-9515. thesuperior.ca
McComb and Watson at Haro’s Restaurant and Bar, Sidney Pier Hotel and Spa, 9805 Seaport Pl., Sidney, 6-9 p.m. Tel. 250-655-9700.
Pop and Rock
Throwback Thursday at Carlton Club Cabaret, 900 Carlton Tce., Esquimalt, 8 p.m. Tel. 250-361-3666.
Preston & Bonkowski at Highland House Bistro/The Roost, 9100 East Saanich Rd., 6 p.m. Tel. 250-655-0009.
Music Bingo at My Bar and Grill, Howard Johnson Hotel, 310 Gorge Rd. E., 7-11 p.m. mybarandgrill.ca
Quiz Whiz at Ocean Island Café Lounge, 791 Pandora Ave., 8:30-11 p.m. oceanisland.com
Broken Strings at Canoe Brewpub, 450 Swift St., 9 p.m. Cost: $5 after 9 p.m. canoebrewpub.com
OUTDOORS
CRD Parks programs.
Tel. 250-478-3344 or crd.bc.ca/parks
Sandy Shore Explore, a guided walk with a CRD Regional Parks naturalist for an intertidal exploration to discover the strange and wonderful creatures that appear between the tides. Witty’s Lagoon Regional Park, 10 a.m.-noon, meet at the bottom of the stairs off Witty Beach Road. For five years and up. Be prepared for wet feet.
Walks and Runs
Garden City Wanderers Meet at Running Room, Broadmead Shopping Centre. Registration 5:45 p.m., walk 6 p.m. Tel. 778-350-0861.
Discovery Walks. See Friday for details. Today: Jewish History (starts at Synagogue, 1461 Blanshard St.)
Club Tread: Hike Mount Doug. See clubtread.org
THEATRE
22nd annual Greater Victoria Shakespeare Festival, see Friday for details. Tonight: Measure For Measure. From the Heart: Enter into the Journey of Reconciliation. See Friday for details.
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