CALENDAR: Tattoo Expo, lantern celebration, symphony
SATURDAY, SEPT. 30
Van Isle Tattoo Expo. Live tattooing, contests, live entertainment, art and vendors and more. Today and Sunday at the Victoria Conference Centre, 720 Douglas St. Tickets at vanisletattooexpo.ca. Moon Festival Lantern Celebration. Live traditional Asian dance and music, lantern making, mooncakes and traditional green teas, and an illuminated community lantern procession through the park, followed by an outdoor musical performance. 8:30 p.m. at Gordon Head Recreation Centre and Lambrick Park. Victoria Symphony Masterworks Series presents Ehnes plays Britten with James Ehnes. Saturday, 8 p.m. and Sunday, 2:30 p.m. at the Royal Theatre. Tickets at rmts.bc.ca or tel. 250-386-6121. Early Music Society of the Islands: Duets of Love and Passion with Boston Early Music Festival Chamber Ensemble, Amanda Forsythe, soprano and Colin Balzer, tenor. Tonight at 8 at Alix Goolden Hall, 907 Pandora Ave., with preconcert discussion at 7:10 p.m. Tickets at rmts.bc.ca, Long & McQuade, Munro’s Books, Ivy’s Bookshop or tel. 250-386-6121.
Seasonal Release Brewery Tour. Downtown Victoria Minibus tour to three craft breweries. Includes special seasonal beer flights, behindthe-scenes tour and transportation, 4 p.m.; canadiancrafttours.ca.
Oysters, Authors and Ale at Rix Centre for Ocean Discoveries in Bamfield, 6:30 p.m. A showcase of novice and professional writers as well as live music, a silent auction and a sampling of West Coast oysters and ales.
Fifth annual Victoria Vintage Expo at Crystal Gardens. Vintage with retro clothing, housewares and collectibles. Today, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at 713 Douglas St.; victoriavintageexpo.com.
Esquimalt Child's Story Festival at Memorial Park, 1230 Esquimalt Rd. Lunch, complete with entertainment, will be provided by donation for all children from 12:15-1 p.m. with all proceeds feeding back into programs that benefit literacy in Esquimalt; esquimalt.ca. Vancouver Island Baby Fair at Pearkes Recreation Centre, 3100 Tillicum Rd. Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; vancouverislandbabyfair.com.
Fairfield Repair Cafe: Anyone with something needing repair, or just want to learn how to fix. Also those who want to help repair or volunteer in some other way. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at 1330 Fairfield Rd., go to repaircafevicbc.ca SUNDAY, OCT. 1
Lowest of the Low at Mary Winspear Centre, Sidney, 7:30 p.m. Tickets at marywinspear.ca or tel. 250-656-0275.
Salt Spring Island Apple Festival, 9 a.m.5 p.m. at Fulford Hall, 2591 Fulford Granges Rd. Tickets include map to 20 farms on the tour; saltspringmarket.com.