CALENDAR: Ron James at the Royal, boat show
THURSDAY, APRIL 27
James: Pedal to the Metal tour at the Royal Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Tickets at rmts.bc.ca or 250-386-6121. > Story in GO section, C1 Victoria Inner Harbour Boat Show, today through April 30, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tickets at eventbrite.ca
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. today to Saturday; paperstreettheatre.ca.
The Caretaker. Starring Paul Fauteu, Lindsay Robinson and R.J. Peters at Blue Bridge Theatre at the Roxy, 2657 Quadra St., today to May 7. Tuesday to Saturday at 8 p.m. with matinée Sunday and May 6 at 2 p.m., May 3 at 1 p.m. Tickets at bluebridgetheatre.ca or 250-382-3370.
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 250-385-6815.
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, presented by Canadian College of Performing Arts at the McPherson Playhouse, today and April 28 at 7:30 p.m. and April 29 at 2 p.m. Tickets at rmts.bc.ca or 250-386-6121.
FRIDAY, APRIL 28
Les Feluettes, presented by Pacific Opera Victoria at the Royal Theatre, tonight at 8, with matinée Sunday, 2:30 p.m. Tickets at rmts.bc.ca or 250-386-6121.
Arlo Guthrie, Running Down the Road Tour at the University of Victoria, University Centre Farquhar Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. Tickets at tickets.uvic.ca. The Millies: Mollie Kaye, Elizabeth Adilman and Lynda Raino; a benefit for Victoria Hospice at Hermann’s Jazz Club, 753 View St., 8 p.m. Tickets at brownpapertickets. The Heimir Male Choir of Skagafjordur, Iceland, at Christchurch Cathedral, 930 Burdett Ave., 8 p.m. Donation; icelanders-victoria.ca > timescolonist.com/events