CALENDAR: The Bard in two places, Our Town, dance fest
THURSDAY, JULY 6 Victoria Shakespeare by the Sea presents King Lear, 7 p.m. at Fisherman’s Wharf Park, 30 Erie St. Tickets at VictoriaTicket.ca or cash at door. Go to victoriaislandshakespearearts.com or tel. 778-440-4686. Greater Victoria Shakespeare Festival presents Macbeth, 7:30 p.m. at Camas Stage outdoors at Camosun College Lansdowne Campus. Tickets at ticketrocket.co.
The Raven Baroque Orchestra plays the hits from 1600 to 1750 in full costume at Victoria Public Library Atrium, 2-3:30 p.m. Go to ravenbaroque.org.
Our Town, presented by Blue Bridge Theatre, 8 p.m. at 2657 Quadra St. Tickets at bluebridgetheatre.ca or 250-385-4462.
Music in the Park featuring Knacker’s Yard, 6:30 p.m. at Willows Beach Park, Beach Drive at Dalhousie Street. Event is every Thursday to Aug. 24; oakbay.ca/parks-recreation. 19th annual InFrinGinG Dance Festival: Dancing in The Belly Of The Dragon. Today through Sunday at Vancouver Island Conference Centre, the White Room, and Maffeo Sutton Park, Nanaimo. Go to crimsoncoastdance.org or tel. 250-715-3230. Spectacular Summer Evenings at Butchart Gardens, featuring Ivonne Hernandez with Coastline, 8-9:30 p.m. at 800 Benvenuto Ave. butchartgardens.com. Cities at the Bard & Banker Pub, 1022 Government St., 9 p.m. vicpubco.ca; tel. 250-953-9993. Black Angus at the Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government St., 9 p.m. vicpubco.ca; tel. 250-383-7775.
FRIDAY, JULY 7 Beatlemania On Tour, presented by Johnny Showtime LTD. 7 p.m. at the Royal Theatre. Tickets at rmts.bc.ca or tel. 250-386-6121. Phillips Backyard Weekend. Highlights include Cake, Current Swell, Common Kings, Allen Stone, Junior Reid, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe and Oddisee. Friday through Sunday at 2010 Government St. Tickets at ticketfly.com or Phillips Brewery; atomiqueproductions.com. ROMP! Festival of Dance by Suddenly Dance Theatre featuring artist-in-residence David Earle with drop-in classes available at Dance Victoria Studios; suddenlydance.ca.
Eco-Threads Fashion Show. 7-9:30 p.m. at Coast Collective Art Centre,103-318 Wale Rd. Colwood; coastcollective.ca.
Bites Brews Bands on the Barge. Local bands, local beer, cider and wine and food trucks at the Breakwater Barge at Ogden Point. Fridays, 5-9:30 p.m.
Calvin and Fintan at the Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government St., 4-7 p.m.; vicpubco.ca; 250-383-7775. Greater Victoria Public Library’s Canada 150: Family Stories at Nellie McClung Branch, 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Free, registration required at gvpl.ca. Nanaimo Dragonboat Festival, with over 70 racing teams. Friday through Sunday at Maffeo Sutton Park, 50 Arena St., Nanaimo; nanaimodragonboat.com.