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I’ve kept only three souvenirs in 30 years of writing about the arts in Victoria. One is a cassette tape of an interview with singer Ray Charles. One is a postcard from humorist David Sedaris, taped to my fridge.

MUSIC What: Harry Manx Where: PortTheatre.com When: Saturday Feb. 6, 7:30 p.m.

ON SCREEN What: 150 Stories that Shape British Columbia: Dancehalls, Deejays, & Distortion Where: Knowledge Network When: Thursday, 9 p.m. and Friday, 12 a.m. Information: knowledge.

ON SCREEN What: Victoria Film Festival Where: victoriafilmfestival.com When: Feb.

Heather Lindsay, a mainstay of the Victoria theatre community, has amicably departed Intrepid Theatre after nine years with the company.

Uncertainty over the future of live events during the pandemic has forced the Belfry Theatre to forego in-person performances for its Spring 2021 season.

Books by more than 120 local authors have been added to the Greater Victoria Public Library’s Emerging Local Authors Collection, upping the number of writers participating in the program to 679 since 2016.

The owners of a Victoria-based design studio are reaching out to artists who want people to have a good long look at their work.

What: Confluence of Challenges: The Fate of the Human Experiment Where: Zoom When: Feb. 2, 11 a.m. Admission: Free (must pre-register at uvic.

MUSIC What: For Our Future World Concert featuring Wavelengths Community Choir, The Gettin’ Higher Choir, Lea Morris and Valdy Where: wavelengthschoir.ca When: Saturday, Jan. 30, 7 p.m.