NOVEMBER 10
AUTHOR
Planet Earth Poetry: Poet Tim Lilburn reads from The Larger Conversation and Ontario poet Gary Barwin, whose latest collection is No TV for Woodpeckers, at Hillside Coffee and Tea, 1633 Hillside Ave., 7:30 p.m. Cost: $5/$3. planetearthpoetry.com
DANCE
Lessons
Argentine Tango: Drop-in lesson at 7 p.m. followed by Tango Pacifico Milonga, 8 p.m. at Caf茅 Casablanca, 2524 Bridge St. Cost: $10. tangopacifico.com; 250-389-0222.
Social
Swing City Ballroom Dance at the Edelweiss Club, 108 Niagara St. West Coast Swing workshop with John de Pfyffer 8 p.m. and dance 9-11 p.m. Cost: $10. 250-920-7556.
Scottish Folk Dancing at 1229 Clarke Road at the Centre in Brentwood next to the library, 7-8:30 p.m. Cost: $3 or $6 per family. Wear clothes that allow for movement and lightweight flat, enclosed shoes with soft soles.
MUSIC
Classical
Fridaymusic: UVic School of Music students of woodwinds at UVic, Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, 12:30 p.m. Donation. finearts.uvic.ca
Sonic Lab: It鈥檚 tricky... with Ajtony Csaba, conductor at UVic, Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, 8 p.m. Donation. finearts.uvic.ca
Folk, Roots, Blues
Bill Bourne at Upstairs Lounge, Oak Bay Recreation Centre, 1975 Bee St., 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $20 Ivy鈥檚 Bookshop and Oak Bay Recreation Centre, or $25 at the door; beaconridgeproductions.com; 250-472-0999
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.
Cities at the Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government St., 9 p.m. vicpubco.ca; 250-383-7775.
Funk, Soul and R&B
Destiny鈥檚 Wild at Canoe Brewpub, 450 Swift St., 9:30 p.m. canoebrewpub.com
Jazz
Al Pease Quartet at Hermann鈥檚 Jazz Club, 753 View St., 8 p.m. Tickets: $15/$10. 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
The Elwins & Fast Romantics plus guests at Lucky Bar, 517 Yates St., 8 p.m. Tickets: $15 advance at Lyle鈥檚 Place, ticketfly.com
Collectif9, a nine-piece string band presents classical music with a rock-style charisma at the Port Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $42/$38/$12.50/$5 at porttheatre.com or 250-754-8550.
OUTDOORS
Walk, Run, Hikes
Discover the Past Walking Tours. No reservations. Cost: $15/$13 at 250-384-6698, discoverthepast.com.
Ghostly Walks. 7:30 p.m. Meet outside Visitor Info Centre, 812 Wharf St. at Government.
THEATRE
Onegin. Book, music and lyrics by Veda Hille and Amiel Gladstone at the Belfry Theatre, 1291 Gladstone Ave., through Sunday. Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. with matin茅e Saturday at 4 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m. belfry.bc.ca/tickets
Bob LeBlanc's Musical Memories at the Ambrosia Event Centre, 638 Fisgard St. Tonight and Saturday and Nov., 22, 6-9:30 p.m. Tickets: $69 include buffet dinner and stage show; facebook.com
The Pirates of Penzance presented by the Victoria Gilbert & Sullivan Society at Mary Winspear Centre, Sidney, tonight at 7:30 p.m. with matin茅e Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets: $35/$30/$20 at marywinspear.ca or 250-656-0275.
The Madwoman of Chaillot presented by UVic Phoenix Theatre today through Nov. 25. Tuesday through Saturday at 8 p.m. with matin茅e Nov. 18, 25 at 2 p.m. Preshow lecture tonight at 7 p.m. Tickets: $26/$20/$15 at phoenixtheatres.ca or 250-721-8000.
Disney鈥檚 High School Musical presented by the Four Season Musical Theatre Society today through Nov. 19 with shows tonight and Saturday at 7 p.m. and matin茅e Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. at Oak Bay High School Theatre. Nov. 17, 18 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 18 and 19 at 2 p.m. at Claremont High School Theatre. Tickets: $20/$12/$55 family at victoriaticket.ca
Shadow Kingdom presented by Mochinosha and the Wishes Mystical Puppet Company at Intrepid Theatre, 1609 Blanshard St., 7 p.m. Tickets: $15/$10 children ages six and up. ticketrocket.co
