CALENDAR: A garden delight in the capital, Alice Munro stories at the Belfry
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26
Garden delights: • Abkhazi Garden, 1964 Fairfield Rd. Garden open daily, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., with last seating at The Teahouse at 4 p.m. Tel. 778-265-6466 or go to abkhaziteahouse.com • Butchart Gardens. Daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. to May 31; 250-652-5256 or butchartgardens.com. • Finnerty Gardens at the University of Victoria. Free and open year-round, dawn to dusk. Entrance near Interfaith Chapel, parking lot 6. 250-721-7014; uvic.ca/finnerty.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, presented by Langham Court Theatre, 805 Langham Court today through May 6, Tuesday through Saturday at 8 p.m. with matinée April 29 and May 6 at 2 p.m. Tickets at langhamtheatre.ca; 250-384-2142.
Alice Munro Stories: Featuring two of Munro’s celebrated short stories at the Belfry Theatre, 1291 Gladstone Ave., today through May 14, Tuesday to Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday 8 p.m. with matinée Saturday at 4 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. and April 26, May 3 and 10 at 1 p.m. Tickets at boxoffice@belfry.bc.ca or tel. 250-385-6815. Matthew William, Cardiff Castle, curator, will speak about the Wales heritage attraction at Craigdarroch Castle, 7 p.m. Free but reservation required at info@thecastle.ca or 250-592-5323.
THURSDAY, APRIL 27
Victoria Inner Harbour Boat Show, Thursday through Sunday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tickets at eventbrite.ca.
James: Pedal to the Metal tour at the Royal Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Tickets at rmts.bc.ca or 250-386-6121.
Paul Black at Ross Bay Pub, 1516 Fairfield Rd., 6-9 p.m. rossbaypub.com
Cities at the Bard & Banker Pub, 1022 Government St., 9 p.m. vicpubco.ca; 250-953-9993.
James Danderfer’s Classic Quartet at Hermann’s Jazz Club, 753 View St., 8 p.m. Tickets at hermannsjazz.com; 250-388-9166.
Paper Street Theatre Improv Festival at Intrepid Theatre, 1609 Blanshard St., 8 p.m. Thursday to April 29; paperstreettheatre.ca.
The Caretaker. Starring Paul Fauteu, Lindsay Robinson and R.J. Peters at Blue Bridge Theatre at the Roxy, 2657 Quadra St., Thursday through May 7. Tuesday to Saturday at 8 p.m. with matinée Sunday and May 6 at 2 p.m. Tickets at bluebridgetheatre.ca or 250-382-3370.
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, presented by Canadian College of Performing Arts at the McPherson Playhouse, Thursday and April 28 at 7:30 p.m. and April 29 at 2 p.m. Tickets at rmts.bc.ca or 250-386-6121.