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This vanilla-flavoured, custardy cream pie can be left as is, or be flavoured in the tasty ways suggested later in this post. Stay at the stove when making the filling. It requires constant stirring and your attention, or it might burn on the bottom.

A rich rhubarb pie accented with sour cream and spicedoat topping.

IN CONCERT Victoria Baroque Players: Italian Bach When/where: Sunday, 7: 30 p.m., Church of St. John the Divine (1611 Quadra St.). Tickets: Adults $20, students and children $5.

There is more to wine touring than wine.

One of our most popular artists was tortured by depression

Leaving Now By Arleen Paré Caitlin Press, 162pp., $18.95 Arleen Paré's Leaving Now is a lyrical novel dealing with the many emotions a mother faces when making a decision to leave her family.

Dear Eric: I was told about a rhubarb pie recipe that had sour cream and a crumb topping. Sounded good. I wondered if you had something like that? Mary Stokes Dear Mary: It's a good time of year to be in search of a rhubarb recipe.

PREVIEW Rick Leong's The Phenomenology of Dusk When: Friday through Aug. 6 Where: LAB Gallery at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria Tickets: Regular gallery admission ($13 regular, $11 seniors/students, $2.

Over the next two weeks, adventurous listeners - those who actually enjoy hearing music, old or new, that they have never heard before - can look forward to several musical events offering unfamiliar repertoire.

PREVIEW Emilio Portal's Islands When: Runs through June 26 Where: Open Space Lip service is often paid to honouring First Nations, but artist Emilio Portal is giving it a physical form with his latest installation.