CALENDAR: Bowie, wine, authors, Last Wife
FRIDAY, SEPT. 23
A Night of Bowie, 8 p.m. at Mary Winspear Centre, 2245 Beacon Ave. Tickets at tickets.marywinspear.ca.
Victoria International Wine Festival, with tastings today, 1 and 7 p.m. and Saturday, 3 and 7 p.m. at Parkside Hotel and Spa, 810 Humboldt St. Details, tickets: vicwf.com.
Victoria Festival of Authors with a lineup of local and national authors, readings, discussion panels and workshops. Today through Sunday; victoriafestivalofauthors.ca.
The Last Wife, 8 p.m. at the Belfry Theatre, 1291 Gladstone Ave. Tickets at tickets.belfry.bc.ca or tel. 250-385-6815. Darby Mills and The Farkle Garage Band, 7:30 p.m. at the Tally-Ho Sports Bar, 540 Burnside Rd. E.; tallyhosportsbar.com.
Wild Water Festival: Screenings today through Sunday at Vic Theatre. Tickets at vicoriafilmfestival.com or tel. 250-389-0444. Cowichan Symphony Society 61st Season Opening concert featuring Scheherazade and Rachmaninoff, with the Victoria Symphony conducted by Tania Miller. 7:30 p.m. at the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre Theatre in Duncan. Tickets at cowichanpac.ca or tel. 250-748-7529.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 24
Victoria Symphony presents Scheherazade at the Royal Theatre. Saturday, 8 p.m. and Sunday, 2:30 p.m. Tickets at rmts.bc.ca or tel. 250-386-6121.
Nitro Circus Live presented by Travis Pastrana, featuring daredevil antics, impressive flips, soaring jumps and pyrotechnics. 6 p.m. at Royal Athletic Park. Tickets at nitrocircus.com. Coco Love Alcorn in Concert by Deep Cove Folk, 8 p.m. at St. Paul’s United Church, 2410 Malaview Ave., Sidney. Tickets at brownpapertickets, cocolove.bpt.me, Tanner’s Books and Lyle’s Place or at the door.
Light Up the Hills, a family-friendly outdoor lantern festival with music, art, performance and light, 7:30-9:30 p.m. in Westhills. Go to westhillsbc.com/lightupthehills. Fort Rodd Hill’s Lantern Tour, after-dark guided tour takes visitors back in time to Canada’s military past. Saturday, 7-9:15 p.m., tours every 15 minutes. Advance tickets recommended at tel. 250-478-4389. Canadian Diabetes Association Expo with speakers, interactive exhibits and health assessments. Saturday, 1-4:30 p.m. at Mary Winspear Centre, 2243 Beacon Ave., Sidney. Tel. 1-800-226-8464; diabetes.ca.
Fall Fairfield Harvest Fete 2016 at Fairfield Community Place, 2-6 p.m. with food, games and music by Cold Cut Combo, the Blackwood Two, Bucan Bucan and the Half Moon Shine.
Hawk Watch, a drop-in event for all ages with raptor demonstrations, activities and hikes at East Sooke Park. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Aylard Farm parking lot off Becher Bay Road. Bring binoculars, water and lunch. CRD Parks programs, crd.bc.ca/parks or tel. 250-478-3344. The Cheesecake Burlesque Revue at the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre, Duncan, 7:30 p.m. Tickets at cowichanpac.ca.