CALENDAR: Community Day
SATURDAY, SEPT. 16
Victoria Foundation Community
Day. Over 30 museums, galleries, sports facilities and more are open for a fun, free day for the whole family; victoriafoundation.bc.ca.
Louisiana Hayride Show with tributes to Patsy Cline, Roy Orbison, Willie Nelson, Loretta Lynn and others at the McPherson Playhouse, 7:30 p.m. Tickets at rmts.bc.ca and tel. 250-386-6121.
Luxton Fall Fair at Luxton Fairgrounds Showcasing local agriculture and featuring displays and exhibits, midway rides and games, blacksmithing and antique farm equipment. Through Sunday; luxtonfair.ca.
Rifflandia Festival, daily through Sunday at various venues in Victoria, including Royal Athletic Park and Discovery Street’s Electric Avenue. Tickets at rifflandia.com. God Is A Scottish Drag Queen: The
Second Coming. 7:30 p.m. at University of Victoria Farquhar Auditorium. Tickets at ticket@uvic.ca and tel. 250-721-8480.
Nomadic Tempest, a production of Caravan Stage Company. Tonight and Sunday and Sept. 20-23, 8:30 p.m. onboard the 90-foot tall ship Amara Zee. Meet at Enterprise Wharf Parking Lot No. 73, 1112 Wharf St., below Darcy’s Pub. Tickets at caravanstage.org.
One Wave Gathering 201, international Indigenous arts and culture celebration. Featuring the Lekwungen Dancers, Esquimalt Singers and Dancers, Pearls of the South Pacific, Tusitala Polynesian Dance Group, art installations and interactive displays. 10 a.m.5 p.m. on the B.C. legislature lawn; pacificpeoplespartnership.org. Eves of Destruction Roller Derby Season Finale with Rotten Apples Jr Derby vs. Candy Crushers and Belles of the Brawl vs. the Margarita Villians, 5 p.m. at Archie Browning Arena, 1151 Esquimalt Rd. Tickets at ticketrocket.co.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 17
Terry Fox Run at Mile 0, Beacon Hill Park, for one, two, five and 10 kilometres. Registration at 9 a.m., Opening ceremonies at 10 a.m.; terryfox.ca. Faculty Concert: Friends & Neighbours featuring Benjamin Butterfield, tenor, Kinza Tyrrell, piano, and Suzanne Snizek, flute. 2:30 p.m. at University of Victoria Farquhar Auditorium. Tickets at tickets.uvic.ca. or tel. 250-721-8480. > timescolonist.com/events