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ON STAGE What: It’ll Come to Me Where: SKAM Satellite Studio, 849 Fort St. When: Oct. 10-12 Tickets: $25 ($20 for students and seniors) from eventbrite.

ON STAGE What: Weaksauce and Other Stories Where: Phoenix Theatre at the University of Victoria When: Through Oct.

OPENING The Addams Family (Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Cineplex Odeon Westshore, Landmark Cinemas University Heights, SilverCity) Cartoonist Charles Addams’ creepy, kooky clan returns to the big screen in animated form.

Ryan Nicholson, a Victoria-raised makeup-effects artist with more than 140 film and television credits, died Tuesday after a 2 1/2-year battle with brain cancer. He was 47.

Local writer Michael Christie will celebrate the release of his acclaimed new novel, Greenwood, with an event at Munro’s Books today (Oct. 8).

You can see some of the world’s best dancers, including YouTube sensations, at The World of Dance Live Tour, Friday, Oct. 4, at the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre.

What: Cheech & Chong O Cannabis Tour Where: The Royal Theatre When: Sunday, Oct. 6, 8 p.m. Tickets: $51.25-$143.25 from the Royal Theatre box office (250-386-6121) or online from rmts.bc.

Watch raptors take a break on Vancouver Island during their annual fall migration, or listen to the rat-tat-tat of a noisy woodpecker looking for its supper at two CRD Parks programs this weekend: • Birds of Beechey Head is a guided walk suitable for

What: Fourth Annual Victoria Festival of Authors Where: Various venues, including Metro Theatre, Vic Theatre and Greater Victoria Public Library (Broughton St.) When: Oct. 3 through Oct. 6 Admission: $15-$25 daily at eventbrite.

What: Lorna Crozier Where: Emily Carr House, 207 Government St. When: Saturday, Oct. 5, 2 p.m. Admission: $5 (by donation) Note: Crozier will have books for sale at the event A career in writing has taken Lorna Crozier all over.