DEC. 22
DANCE
Social
Argentine Tango: Annual Red Shoes Milonga. Drop-in lesson 7 p.m. followed by Tango Pacifico Milonga 8 p.m. at Caf茅 Casablanca,
2524 Bridge Street. Cost: $10. tangopacifico.com 250-389-0222.
Swing City Christmas Dance at Victoria Edelweiss Club, 108 Niagara St. Night Club Waltz workshop with John de Pfyffer at 8 p.m. and dance 9-11 p.m. Cost $10. 250-920-7556.
MUSIC
Classical
Early Music Society presents Vivaldi: Gloria & Magnificat with Monica Huggett, violin and music direction U.K. and Pacific Baroque Orchestra at Alix Goolden Hall,
8 p.m., pre-concert talk, 7:10 p.m. Tickets: $40 at rmts.bc.ca or 250-386-6121.
Seventh Annual Winter Solstice presented by the Sooke Philharmonic with vocalists Cari Burdett and Sara Marreiros, Adrian Dolan on piano, accordion and mandolin, Adam Dobres on piano, award-winning teen violinist Quin Etheridge-Pedden and bassist Nick Mintenko at the Potlatch Room, Sooke Harbour House, Sooke, 7 p.m. Tickets at eventbrite.ca or 250-642-3421.
Folk, Roots, Blues
Strangers at Bard & Banker, 1022 Government St. 9 p.m. vicpubco.ca; 250-953-9993.
Fish in a Birdcage at the Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government St.,
4-7 p.m. vicpubco.ca; 250-383-7775.
Ange Hehr at the Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government St., 9 p.m.vicpubco.ca; 250-383-7775.
Brad Prevedoros at Sea Glass Waterfront Grill, 2320 Harbour Rd., Sidney, 6-9 p.m. sgwg.ca
Jazz
Christmas in New York with Micah Barnes (The Nylons) at Hermann鈥檚 Jazz Club, 753 View St., 8 p.m. Tickets: $20 advance. hermannsjazz.com; 250-388-9166.
Pop and Rock
Fridays at Carlton Club Cabaret, 900 Carlton Tce., Esquimalt, 8 p.m. 250-361-3666.
Live Band at the Loft Pub, 229 Gorge Rd. E., 7:30-11:30 p.m. Cost: $5. loftpubvictoria.com
OUTDOORS
Discover the Past Walking Tours. No reservations. Cost: $15/$13 at 250-384-6698, discoverthepast.com.
Ghosts of Christmas Past walking tour, 7:30 p.m. Meet outside Visitor Info Centre,812 Wharf St. at Government Street.
THEATRE
A Christmas Carol presented by the Belfry Theatre. Performances Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. with matin茅e Saturday at 4 p.m. Tickets: tickets.belfry.bc.ca or 250-385-6815.
Cinderella, a panto presented by St. Luke鈥檚 Players at St. Luke鈥檚 Hall, 3821 Cedar Hill Cross Road. Performances Friday, Wednesday, Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Matin茅e Saturday, Tuesday, Dec. 30, 31 and Jan. 1 at 2 p.m. Tickets: stlukesplayers.org聽
A Christmas Carol with Jason Stevens at Craigdarroch Castle, 1050 Joan Cres., Friday and Saturday at 6 and 8 p.m. Tickets: $18/$20 at thecastle.ca or 250-592-5323.
Sleeping Beauty, a Christmas panto at Mary Winspear Centre, Friday, Saturday and Dec. 29 at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday to Thursday at 2 p.m. Tickets: $18.90/ $16.80 at聽 marywinspear.ca or 250-656-0275.
Chicago. Broadway in Victoria presents this Tony award-winning musical hit set in razzle-dazzle 1920s Chicago at the Royal Theatre, Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $112 and up at rmts.bc.ca or 250-386-6121.
Live Outdoor Nativity Pageant at Topaz Park on Topaz Avenue, Friday and Saturday at 6:30, 7, 7:30 and 8 p.m. Rain or shine, dress for weather. christmasnativity.ca
