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On the surface, it would appear that Hyundai just launched a new vehicle — the 2017 Ioniq. But in reality, the Korean manufacturer has introduced not just one, but three different electrified cars. The launch has sent ripples throughout the industry.

REVIEW What: 4 1/2 (ig) Noble Truths Where: Intrepid Theatre Club, 2-1609 Blanshard St. When: May 20, 6:30 p.m.; May 21, 6 p.m. Tickets: $18 Info: intrepidtheatre.

BIRTHDAY FRIDAY: The longer you have to wait for success the more enjoyable it will be when it finally arrives. And it will arrive - your birthday chart guarantees it. Be patient but be ready too to act quickly and decisively.

If you’ve been jonesing for a Jurassic Park fix, you can relax. You’ll find the next best thing at Imax Victoria on Friday, when Walking with Dinosaurs: Prehistoric Planet 3D thunders onto its big screen on Belleville street.

While Disney’s current movie version of Beauty and the Beast has rekindled interest in the classic fairy tale, Ballet Victoria’s take is a different beast altogether, the company’s artistic director says.

Expect a more compact program, but with 20 new entries at the Island Farms Victoria Day Parade on Monday. The parade, which celebrates its 119th birthday this year, has been a Victoria Day long-weekend staple for generations of families and visitors.

Victoria’s salute to one-person stage performances begins in earnest today at Metro Studio, Intrepid Theatre Club and other venues across the city.

BIRTHDAY THURSDAY: The old always gives way to the new, no matter how stubbornly we cling to the past.

Dear Helen: In a garden I visited recently, I saw an unusual plant identified for me as a Podophyllum known as ‘Spotty Dotty.’ It was growing in a pot, which made it easier to see the drooping, oxblood-red flowers tucked under the leaves.

Dear Tony: We came home from a weekend trip to discover an awful mess in our condo. Somewhere in the strata drainage system there was a blockage and our sink backed up, damaging our new kitchen renovation and hardwood floors.