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IN CONCERT What: Open Air: A Summer Festival of Music Where: St. Ann’s Academy, 835 Humboldt St. When: July 22-26 and July 29-Aug. 2 Tickets: $15-$35 Information: pacificopera.ca ; victoriasymphony.

MUSIC What: Ashley Wey Trio Where: Hermann’s Jazz Club, 755 View St. When: Saturday, July 24, 7 p.m. (doors at 5:30) Tickets: $25 from hermannsjazz.

ON SCREEN What: 16th Annual Vancouver Island Short Film Festival Where: visff.com When: Friday and Saturday, July 23-24, 7 p.m.

More dates have been added to the local concert calendar, including shows by Sam Roberts and Death From Above 1979. Roberts stops at the Capital Ballroom on Nov. 20 as part of his cross-sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ tour with Monowhales. Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.

James Lindsay rented his Chinatown studio for $150 a month back in 1981, at a time when lofts in the neighbourhood were big on charm but short on comfort.

ON STAGE What: SKAMpede Where: Galloping Goose Regional Trail When: Friday to Sunday, July 16 to 18 Tickets: $10 (suggested donation) Theatre SKAM’s annual outdoor mobile performance festival is going big in its 13th year, with 16 performing arts com

AT THE GALLERY What: Emily Carr: Seeing + Being Seen Where: Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, 1040 Moss St. When: July 17, 2021, to July 17, 2022 Admission: $13 for adults, $11 for students/seniors (public open house on Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.

JAZZ What: Michael Kaeshammer Where: Mary Winspear Centre, 2243 Beacon Ave., Sidney When: July 15 through July 19, 7:30 p.m.

The concert calendar in Victoria continues to grow as several acts have announced shows on Vancouver Island in the coming months. City and Colour’s first tour in two years will touch down at the Royal Theatre on Nov. 16.

I’ve had the same leather case for years. It’s a battered relic: creased and scuffed, with a faded ‘89 Jazz Fest sticker. The case has accompanied me to every show I’ve reviewed over three decades.