CALENDAR: Sharon and Bram, At the Ballet

SUNDAY, SEPT. 24

At the Ballet presented by the Victoria Symphony and Victoria Ballet, 2 p.m. at the Royal Theatre. Tickets at rmts.bc.ca or tel. 250-386-6121.

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.; tinyurl.com/KeysToOurSuccess.

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.

Sea Cider’s Apple Day: Jon Middleton Music, scavenger hunt, apple bobbing and cider. 11 a.m-4 p.m. at Sea Cider Farm & Ciderhouse, 2487 Mt. St. Michael Rd., Saanichton. Musical Masterworks from Poland to You with Magdalena Schoppa, a classically trained Polish pianist and chamber musician with her daughter, Kinga Maria Âwitaj, violinist. 7 p.m. at Wood Recital Hall, Victoria Conservatory of Music, 900 Johnson St.

Fundraiser for Liam Comboye, noon-2 p.m. at Centennial Park, 7500 Wallace Dr. Presented by Island Homes Group and Games2U as a fundraiser for Liam Comboye and B.C. Children’s Hospital. Sidney and Peninsula Literary Festival. With 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. Mary Winspear Centre, Sidney; sidneyliteraryfestival.ca.

MONDAY, SEPT. 25

The Phatfunks at Hermann’s Jazz Club, 753 View St., 7:30 p.m. Cost: $15/$10; hermannsjazz.com; 250-388-9166. > timescolonist.com/events