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ON STAGE What: Handel’s Messiah Where : victoria-baroque.com and cowichansymphonysociety.ca When: Thursday, Dec. 17, 7:30 p.m. Admission: Free/by donation to www.canadahelps.

FOLK What: Katrina Kadoski Where: youtu.be/maQffSHaWRs When: Thursday, 7 p.m. Admission: Free Why: Sooke singer-songwriter Katrina Kadoski has been plying her trade for two decades.

Handel’s Messiah is heading to homes around Greater Victoria on Saturday night, thanks to the Sooke Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus.

Grammy Award-winning soprano Suzie LeBlanc has been named the artistic and executive director of Early Music Vancouver, becoming the first woman to hold the position in the 50-year history of the organization.

ON STAGE What: The Nutcracker When: Thursday, Dec. 10, 5 p.m., until Sunday, Dec. 13, 10 p.m. Tickets: $25 from dancevictoria.com Dance Victoria has been staging variations of The Nutcracker for several years, with great results.

ROCK What: Ragged Glory, A Tribute to Neil Young When: Saturday, Dec. 12, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: by donation from hermannsjazz.ca Why: The last scheduled in-person performance by Victoria’s Ragged Glory had the unfortunate situation of falling on Nov.

Local artists can now submit their artwork to the City of Victoria for use in a program that will beautify downtown kiosks and storefronts in 2021.

More than a dozen paintings by artists with ties to Vancouver Island — including ones by Emily Carr and E.J.

Values For a New World Series What: Writing and the Great Change Upon Us featuring Esi Edugyan and Tim Lilburn When: Thursday, Dec. 3, 5 p.m. Tickets: Free (must pre-register at uvic.

THEATRE What: Paradise Lost When: Dec. 3, 7:30 p.m.; Dec. 4-6, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; and Dec. 6 at 2 p.m. Tickets: $16.45 ($27.01, household of two; $42.85, household of three) from eventbrite.