A SPOON FULL OF SUGAR
Where: Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
When: Saturday, Nov. 23, 10 a.m.
Admission: Free
Why: Toronto’s Holly Timpener is giving a free performance at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria on Saturday — one that will take place over a span of seven hours. A Spoon Full of Sugar will be held in the gallery’s Spencer Mansion, and explores gender from both a personal and political viewpoint. The queer, non-binary performance artist is also giving a free artist talk on Friday at Camosun College’s Lansdowne Campus, setting the stage for what should a weekend of challenging, introspective art.
MISS BENNET: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY
Where: Chemainus Theatre, 9737 Chemainus Rd.
When: Nov. 22-Dec. 22
Tickets: $36-$71 from or 250-246-9820
Why: Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley is the sequel theatregoers never knew they needed. Set two years after the events in Jane Austen’s iconic 1813 novel, Pride and Prejudice, the play catches up with the Bennett familyduring a Christmas celebration in the family home of Mr. Darcy. It is a romance by design, but with the bookish middle sister, Mary Bennet (played here by Rebbekah Ogdenis), serving as the star of this two-hour production, there will be plenty of laughs, too. Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley runs through Dec. 22.
JUST THE 2 OF US
Where: Charlie White Theatre, 2243 Beacon Ave., Sidney
When: Tuesday, Nov. 26, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $46 from or 250-656-0275
Why: Joëlle Rabu of Nanaimo is joining forces with Nigerian-born, Vancouver-based Buwa for a trio of performances on Vancouver Island next week. The two singers have disparate backgrounds, but have come together on a setlist of songs that highlight their common ground, including tunes from Édith Piaf, Aretha Franklin, Elton John and Whitney Houston, among others. In addition to their performance Tuesday in Sidney, Just the 2 of Us also runs Nov. 27 at the Port Theatre in Nanaimo and Nov. 28 at the Sid Williams Theatre in Courtenay.
