CALENDAR: At the Ballet, Sinatra tribute
SATURDAY, SEPT. 23
At the Ballet presented by the Victoria Symphony and Victoria Ballet, 8 p.m. today and Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Royal Theatre. Tickets at rmts.bc.ca or tel. 250-386-6121.
Direct From Las Vegas, Frank Sinatra! Presented by Rock Island Entertainment with Bruce Hammond and his Electrifying Band, 7:30 p.m. at Mary Winspear Centre, Sidney. Tickets: marywinspear.ca; tel. 250-656-0275.
Raquy Live in Victoria. One of the world’s foremost experts on the Middle Eastern darabuka drum, with Michael Burdi and djembe master Bruno Genero with the Victoria Percussion Orchestra and the University of Victoria African Music Ensemble. 7:30 p.m. at University of Victoria Phillip T. Young Hall. Tickets at drumvictoria.com or Lyle’s Place.
Lantern Tour of Canada’s military past with Victoria-Esquimalt Military Re-enactor Association. Take an after-hours guided tour around the Fort by lantern light, and watch re-enactors bring the past to life with a series of skits. 7-9:15 p.m. at Fort Rodd Hill and Fisgard Lighthouse; vemra.org; tel. 250-478-4389. Tour de Rock Send-Off. 20th annual
Tour de Rock team of 24 departs for a 1,000 kilometre, two-week bicycle journey on Vancouver Island. 7 a.m. at Admirals Walk Victoria by Coast Capital Savings and Thrifty Foods; tourderock.ca.
Sidney and Peninsula Literary Festival. With Canadian authors Gary Barwin, Pat Carney, M.A.C. Farrant, Katherine Govier, Pauline Holdstock, Anosh Irani, Jack Knox, Scaachi Koul, Kevin Patterson, Yasuko Thanh, Guy Vanderhaeghe and Jan Zwicky. Panel discussions, writing workshops and more, today and Sunday at Mary Winspear Centre, Sidney; sidneyliteraryfestival.ca.
Impulse Theatre presents PEEK-FEST: a new festival for emerging performing artists in Victoria at Intrepid Theatre Club, 1609 Blanshard St.; impulsetheatre.ca.
Allan Rayman at Capital Ballroom, 858 Yates St., 8 p.m. Tickets at Lyle’s Place, ticketfly.com. Jane Austen Society of North America
Victoria annual Fall Tea, with speaker Claire Bellanti. 2-4 p.m. at St. Luke’s Church Auditorium, 3821 Cedar Hill Cross Rd.
Going Squirrelly, a guided walk for five years and up at Francis/King Regional Park. Saturday, 10:30 a.m.-noon, meet at the Francis/King Nature Centre off Munn Road. Capital Regional Parks programs, crd.bc.ca/parks or tel. 250-478-3344.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 24
Sharon and Bram at the McPherson Playhouse, 2 p.m. Tickets at rmts.bc.ca or tel. 250-386-6121.
Brewery & The Beast Victoria, all about food, drink, music and community. 1 p.m. at Phillips Backyard; tickets at ticketrocket.co; breweryandthebeast.com/victoria.
Pianorama 2: Celebrating the Steinway Concert Piano with Arthur Rowe, Toni Blodgett, Niels Petersen, Brent Jarvis, Jan Stirling, Ivan Elieff and Pablo Cardenas. 1 p.m. at Dave Dunnet Community Theatre, Oak Bay High, 2121 Cadboro Bay Rd.
Puppets Peace Parade, from Porter Park to Government House, followed by a live puppet show on the lawn, music and storytelling; puppetsforpeace.org.
The UrbaCity Challenge. Urban adventure race with non-stop problem-solving, teamwork, and energy. 8:15 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at Victoria Conference Centre, 720 Douglas St. All fundraising pledges go to the Island Prostate Centre; urbacitychallenge.ca.