CALENDAR: From ballet to Urbanite

FRIDAY, NOV. 17

Citizen West, a Concert for Hope, Help, Home, with tenors Cody Karey, Marc Devigne and Brett Pruneau and instrumentalists, Trevor Hoffmann, 8 p.m. at the McPherson Playhouse. Tickets at rmts.bc.ca or tel. 250-386-6121.

Urbanite: An evening of cocktails, tour of current exhibition and live music. 8-11 p.m. at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, 1040 Moss St. Tickets at aggv.ca. Dance at the Royal Series: Aspen Santa Fe Ballet presented by Dance Victoria at the Royal Theatre. Tonight and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., with pre-show chat 6:45 p.m. Tickets at rmts.bc.ca or tel. 250-386-6121. Barney Bentall and the Cariboo Express at the Mary Winspear Centre. Tonight and Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Tickets at marywinspear.ca or tel. 250-656-0275.

Les Belles-soeurs presented by Langham Court Theatre. Through Dec. 2, Tuesday through Saturday at 8 p.m. (no 8 p.m. performance on Nov. 18) with matinée Saturday at 2 p.m. Tickets at langhamtheatre.ca or tel. 250-384-2142.

Celso Machado at Upstairs Lounge, Oak Bay Recreation Centre, 1975 Bee St., 7:30 p.m. Tickets at Ivy’s Bookshop and Oak Bay Recreation Centre; beaconridgeproductions.com, tel. 250-472-0999 or at the door.

Hilltop Hoods plus DJ Total Eclipse and DEF3 at Capital Ballroom, 858 Yates St., 9 p.m. Tickets at Lyle’s Place and ticketfly.com.

Marie Clements, Métis playwright, presents her new opera, Missing. 12:45 and 7:30 p.m. at University of Victoria Phoenix Theatre MacIntyre Studio, Phoenix Theatre, 510 Fort St. Vancouver Island Symphony: An Evening of Leonard Cohen with Patrica O’Callaghan, singer at the Port Theatre, 125 Front St., Nanaimo, 7:30 p.m. Tickets at porttheatre.com or 250-754-8550.

SATURDAY, NOV. 18

The Alternative Comedy Tour with TJ Miller, Rhys Darby and hosted by Nick Vatterott. Presented by Just for Laughs at the McPherson Playhouse, shows at 7:30 and 10 p.m. Tickets at rmts.bc.ca or tel. 250-386-6121. > timescolonist.com/events