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Pianist Bruce Vogt, a longtime professor in the University of Victoria’s School of Music, has covered a wide range of repertoire in his recent solo faculty concerts at UVic — Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Liszt, Debussy — and he will expand tha

Sidney’s G.K. Aalborg has won a Spur Award from the Western Writers of America for his novel River of Porcupines. Past Spur Award winners include Larry McMurtry for Lonesome Dove and Michael Blake for Dances with Wolves.

ON STAGE What: Ballet sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Where: The Royal Theatre When: Friday and Saturday (March 15 and 16), 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $29-$99 from the Royal McPherson box office, by phone at 250-386-6121, or online at rmts.bc.

ON STAGE What: Piaf! The Show Where: Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton St. When: Wednesday March 20, 8 p.m. Tickets: $63.50-$73.50 from the Royal McPherson box office, by phone at 250-386-6121, or online at rmts.bc.

OPENING Captive State (Cineplex Odeon Victoria) The residents of a Chicago neighbourhood carry on after a decade of occupation by extraterrestrial forces. With John Goodman, Machine Gun Kelly and Vera Farmiga.

The music of Metchosin rocker Jesse Roper made its way to prime-time Wednesday when a contestant on ABC’s American Idol sang one of Roper’s songs during his audition.

Victoria singer-songwriter Adrian Chalifour might not have won in CTV’s reality-TV series The Launch on Wednesday, but his performance drew high praise from judges Nile Rodgers of Chic and pop star Bebe Rexha.

Jersey Boys, the Broadway hit about Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, will come to Victoria for the first time in May and June for an eight-show run at the Royal Theatre.

It’s that time of the year to join in the annual week-long Greater Victoria Flower Count, a lighthearted reminder to the rest of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ that spring is just around the corner, going on until Mar. 13.

What: Early Music Society of the Islands: String quartets by Haydn, Beethoven and Schubert, with the Chiaroscuro Quartet When/where: Saturday March 9, 8 p.m., Alix Goolden Performance Hall, 907 Pandora Ave; pre-concert talk at 7:10 p.m.