CALENDAR
TUESDAY, AUG. 9
Mom’s the Word. An evening of fun with moms Trish Cooper, Sarah Donald, Yumi Ogawa, Jennifer Paterso and Lisa Ravensbergen. Today through Aug. 28 at the Belfry Theatre. Tuesday to Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. with matinée Saturday at 4 p.m., Sunday at 2 pm. and Aug. 24 at 1 p.m. Tickets at tickets.belfry.bc.ca or tel. 250-385-6815.
Victoria Summer Music Festival featuring Scott St. John on violin, Sharon Wei on viola, Arthur Rowe on piano and Anita Drause, mezzo-soprano. 7:30 p.m. at University of Victoria Performance Hall today and Thursday at University of Victoria Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, with pre-concert talk at 6:40 p.m. Tickets at vsmf.org
Bard@The Barn with performances of Othello, Much Ado About Nothing and a locally written Shakespeare-inspired play, Richard the Lionhearted. Today through Aug. 14 at 7 p.m. with matinée Saturday and Sunday, 2 p.m. at The Roost, 9100 East Saanich Rd. Tickets at VictoriaTicket.ca
Hiroshima-Nagasaki Memorial. Lantern making starts at 7:30 p.m.; words and songs of peace at 8 p.m. followed by floating the lanterns down the Gorge in remembrance of the 100,000 who died. Tuesday, 7:30-9:30 p.m. at Esquimalt Gorge Park, 1070 Tillicum Rd., south of Gorge Road.
Animal Crackers. A family musical presented by Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre. Through Aug. 14 at the Roxy Theatre, 2657 Quadra St. Tickets at bluebridgetheatre.ca or tel. 250-382-3370.
Summer Evenings at the Gardens featuring Chris Millington & Dancin’ at 8 p.m. Entertainment every evening through August at Butchart Gardens; butchartgardens.com.
All My Day Jobs. A solo comedy/drama written and performed by Kirsten Van Ritzen, 8 p.m. at Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad St. Tickets at Eventbrite.ca or at the door.
Busy Beavers, a guided walk for 10 years and under at Elk/Beaver Lake Regional Park to learn about beavers. Tuesday, 10-11:30 a.m., meet at the grassy area next to the picnic shelter at the Filter Beds parking lot. CRD Parks programs, crd.bc.ca/parks or tel. 250-478-3344.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 10
House Concert with Ellestad Wiik Duo, Magnus Wiik and Laura Ellestad. 7:30 p.m at 17 Cambridge St. Reservations at tel. 250-389-1842.
Outdoor Cinema at Bullen Park with a screening of Inside Out, 9:30 p.m. at 1151 Esquimalt Rd. Bring a chair or a blanket, concession available. More at esquimalt.ca
Willows Beach Park Summer Concert with the music of Impulse Response at Beach Drive and Dalhousie Street, 6:30-9 p.m. Go to oakbay.ca Children’s Entertainment in the Park featuring Oliver’s Old-time Banjo Hour, 11 a.m.noon at Cameron Bandshell, Beacon Hill Park.