CALENDAR: k.d. lang, Cadboro Bay Festival, art show
SUNDAY, AUG. 13
k.d. lang: Ingénue Redux Tour, 7:30 p.m. at the Royal Theatre. Tickets at rmts.bc.ca or tel. 250-386-6121. Cadboro Bay Festival. Sand sculpting, hands-on activities, bouncy castles, food and family fun, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at Gyro Park, Cadboro Bay. Bowker Creek Brush Up art show and sale. 36 local artists display their work at Bowker Creek Park, 1680 Hampshire Rd., between Oak Bay Avenue and Cranmore Street. 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Old Cemeteries Society presents the Annual Obon Ceremony: Japanese Buddhist Day of the Dead. Graves are cleaned, incense is lit and prayers are said at the Kakehashi Monument in the southwest corner at Ross Bay Cemetery, 2:30 p.m. Reception to follow at Ross Bay Villa at 3:30 p.m.; oldcem.bc.ca or tel. 250-598-8870. Canadian Lawn Bowling Championship at Juan de Fuca Lawn Bowling Club, 1767 Island Highway; bowlscanada.com.
Music in the Park with Cousin Harley Rockabilly Trio, 2 p.m. at the Beacon Bandshell, 2546 Beacon Ave., Sidney.
Pet-A-Palooza. Outdoor festival with treats, food, accessories and toys, puppy stamped, and dock diving. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at St. Ann’s Academy, 835 Humboldt St. Go to petapaloozawest.com. Auto Extravaganza Car Show, presented by Torque Masters along Beacon Avenue in Sidney, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.; torquemasters.ca. The Harbour Rats at The Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government St., 4-7 p.m. vicpubco.ca; tel. 250-383-7775. Michael Dunahee Slo-Pitch Tournament
of Hope at Topaz Park. A fundraising event for Child Find B.C. Kids games at 1 p.m., followed by Sky Divers at 4 p.m.
Ghostly Hounds at 17 Cambridge St., 2:30 p.m. RSVP jeniredale@hotmail.com to save a seat. The Raven Baroque Orchestra plays the hits from 1600 to 1750 in full costume at Willows Beach Park, lawn, 6:30-7:30 p.m.; ravenbaroque.org. Victoria Stamp and Postcard Fair, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. at Topaz Room, Comfort Hotel, 3020 Blanshard St. Displays and dealers, free stamps for children; vicstamps.com.
MONDAY, AUG. 14
Afternoon Concerts in the Park with Capital City Syncopators, 1:30-3:20 p.m. at Cameron Bandshell, Beacon Hill Park. Ballroom Dancing in the Square. 7-9:30 p.m. Mondays to Aug. 28 in Centennial Square; vbds.org.
WalkSmartVictoria: Ladies walking group meets Monday through Thursday, 8:50 a.m., choose your days. Meet at Royal Oak Shopping Centre. Tel. 250-479-4087 or go to walksmartvictoria@shaw.ca.