CALENDAR
WEDNESDAY, MAY 3
Paul Watson: Ice Ghosts: The Epic Hunt for the Lost Franklin Expedition, reading at Munro’s Books, 1108 Government St., 7 p.m. munrobooks.com
Elkhorn Ridge at The Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government St., 9 p.m. vicpubco.ca; 250-383-7775. British Columbia Aviation Museum. 11 a.m.-3 p.m., 1910 Norseman Rd., Sidney. 250-655-3300 or bcam.net
Abkhazi Garden, 1964 Fairfield Rd. Garden open Wednesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. The Teahouse contact 778-265-6466 or abkhaziteahouse.com
Butchart Gardens. Daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 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/
Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre, 9811 Seaport Pl. in Sidney Pier Building, Sidney; daily from 10 a.m. 250-665-7511. oceandiscovery.ca Victoria Butterfly Gardens, 1461 Benvenuto Ave., Brentwood Bay. Daily 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 250-652-3822 or 1-877-7220272. butterflygardens.com
THURSDAY, MAY 4
Elaine Gallagher book launch of Sisterships at the Maritime Museum of B.C., 634 Humboldt St., 5-6 p.m.
John Pippus Band at 8 p.m. and Bill Johnson Band at 9:20 p.m. at Copper Owl, 1900 Douglas St. Tickets at copperowl.ca
Pablo Cardenas Trio plays Bill Evans at Hermann’s Jazz Club, 753 View St., 7:30 p.m. Tickets at hermannsjazz.com; 250-388-9166.
Fawlty Towers presented by the Peninsula Players at Mary Winspear Centre, Sidney, at 7:30 p.m.; May 5-7 at 7:30 p.m. and May 6 and 7 at 2 p.m. Tickets at marywinspear.ca or 250-656-0275.
Urinetown the Musical at Teechamitsa Theatre, Royal Bay Secondary, 3500 Ryder Hesjedal Way, Thursday and Friday, 11-12 at 7 p.m. with matinée May 6 at 2 p.m. Tickets at Royal Bay Secondary Office, 250-474-2377. Jocasta Regina presented by Theatre Inconnu at 1923 Fernwood Road, through May 20, Wednesday through Saturday at 8 p.m. with matinée 2 p.m. Saturday. Tickets at ticketrocket.co or 250-590-6291.
ArtiFacts Arts Show and Sale at Sooke Region Museum, 3001 Manzer Rd., Sooke, Tue.-Sun. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. by Sooke Community Arts Council members, May 1-28. 250-380-8090.