CALENDAR
WEDNESDAY, JULY 26
Victoria Symphony Summer Festival presents Beethoven 7, at 7:30 p.m. at Christ Church Cathedral, 930 Burdett Ave. Tickets at rmts.bc.ca or tel. 250-286-6121.
Esquimalt Summer Outdoor Movies presents a screening of Meet the Fockers at Bullen Park at sunset. Arrive 30-60 minutes prior to sunset. Details at esquimalt.ca
Latin Dancing in the Square. Every Wednesday, 5-7 p.m. in Centennial Square to Sept. 13. Go to latindancemaestro.com
Greater Victoria Shakespeare Festival presents Love’s Labour’s Lost, 7:30 p.m. at Camas Stage outdoors at Camosun College Lansdowne Campus. ticketrocket.co
Children’s Programming in the Park with Jon Flash, noon at Cameron Bandshell, Beacon Hill Park.
Spectacular Summer Evenings at Butchart Gardens, with music by Dockside Drive, 8-9:30 p.m. More at butchartgardens.com.
Victoria Conservatory of Music Summer Guitar Academy concert with Randy Pile. Wednesday, 1:30 p.m. at University of Victoria Phillip T. Young Recital Hall.
THURSDAY, JULY 27
Crystal Shawanda, 7:30 p.m. at Mary Winspear Centre, Sidney. Tickets at marywinspear.ca or tel. 250-656-0275. Final event of Music on the Lawn concert series at Government House featuring Dock Side Drive, 6-8 p.m. Bring your own blanket or chair for the concert and enjoy food for sale on the grounds. For more information, visit ltgov.bc.ca/news-events
17th annual Stinking Fish Studio Tour, daily to Monday, 10 a.m-5 p.m., throughout Metchosin and East Sooke. Maps at stinkingfishstudiotour.com
Eventide Music Series at Centennial Square. Colin Cowan & the Elastic Stairs, Honcho Poncho, the Orange Kyte, Elan Noon perform 6-9 p.m. Go to eventidevictoria.com
Vocal Concert by Martha Guth, soprano, Tyler Duncan, baritone, and Erika Switzer, piano. 7:30 p.m. at University of Victoria Phillip T. Young Recital Hall. Pre-concert talk at 6:40 p.m. Tickets at vsmf.org/buytickets
Live in Filberg Park with Jesse Roper in a fundraising concert. Thursday, 7:30 p.m. at Filberg Park, 61 Filberg Rd., Comox. Tickets at filberg.tickit.ca; more information at filberg.com
Going Buggy, a drop-in event for all ages at Elk/Beaver Lake Regional Park to view our buggy friends and foes. 11 a.m.-2 p.m., look for the tents at the main Beaver Beach. CRD Parks programs, crd.bc.ca/parks or tel. 250-478-3344.