CALENDAR: Carlos Nuñez, Souper Bowls and the Bard
THURSDAY, APRIL 6
Carlos Nuñez, Galician bagpipes, plays Celtic roots and modern Spanish with his band plus pipers and dancers. 7:30 p.m. at McPherson Playhouse. Tickets at rmts.bc.ca or tel. 250-386-6121. Souper Bowls of Hope: Eat the soup, have fun and keep the bowl, a fundraiser for Youth Empowerment Society serving Victoria’s youth at risk. 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at Victoria Conference Centre; souperbowls.com. TIC Talks: An Evening with Tania Miller, maestra, Victoria Symphony Orchestra, interviewed by Jo-Ann Roberts with Oak Bay High School Orchestra conducted by Jeff Weaver. 7 p.m. at Dave Dunnet Community Theatre, Oak Bay High School, 2121 Cadboro Bay Rd. Tickets at ticketrocket.co. Short Circuit and CineSpark Launch. Discover the Short Circuit: Pacific Rim Film Festival and CineSpark script competition selections for the fifth annual short film festival in May. 7-9 p.m. at the Atrium, 800 Yates St.; cinevic.ca. Wet Coast Burlesque presents Ya Filthy Animals, 7:30 p.m. at Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad St. Tickets at eventbrite.ca.
Bard in the Ballroom presents Much (Less) Ado About Nothing. 7:30 p.m. at Craigdarroch Castle, 1050 Joan Cres. Tickets at tel. 250-592-5323; thecastle.ca. Underground Comedy Collective with improv, sketch and standup comedy. Thursdays at Paparazzi Night Club, 642 Johnson St., 7:30-9:30 p.m. Tel. 250-388-0505.
FRIDAY, APRIL 7
Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de
Montréal perform Minus One at the Royal Theatre. Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Tickets at rmts.bc.ca or tel. 250-386-6121. > Story in GO, section C A Spirit Indomitable: The Association of
Canadian Women Composers celebrates 100 years of women’s right to vote in B.C., with a concert featuring the women’s choir Ensemble Laude, the Emily Carr String Quartet, soprano Elizabeth Gerow and pianist Jannie Berdetidi. 7:30 p.m. at First Church of Christ Scientist, 1205 Pandora Ave.; acwc.ca.
Uncle Wigglys’ Big 70 with Uncle Wigglys Hot Shoes Blues Band, 8 p.m. at Hermann’s Jazz Club, 753 View St.; hermannsjazz.com or tel. 250-388-9166.
SingYourJoy presents Relations concert at Oak Bay United Church, 1355 Mitchell St., 7 p.m. > timescolonist.com/events