CALENDAR: Culinaire, Beer Week, The Dears
THURSDAY, MARCH 8
Culinaire: Victoria’s Premier
Food Tasting Experience. Featured presenters from Victoria, the Cowichan Valley and Salt Spring Island serve their creations and signature dishes. 5-7 p.m at the Victoria Conference Centre, 720 Douglas St. Tickets at culinairevictoria.com.
Young Pianists present A Benefit Concert in Support of Youth Mental Health featuring Ricky Chiu, Lucky Lu and Felipe Jiang at Dave Dunnet Theatre, 2121 Cadboro Bay Rd., 7 p.m. Tickets at victoriahf.ca in support of Youth Mental Health at Victoria General Hospital.
International Women’s Day celebrations to recognize women’s achievements and acknowledge the challenges they continue to face in the quest for gender equality. 3:307 p.m. at Centennial Square.
Victoria Beer Week, a nine-day series of events highlighting a selection of B.C. craft breweries while educating Victoria residents about craft beer. Through Saturday; victoriabeerweek.com.
The Dears plus guests at Capital Ballroom, 8 p.m. Tickets at atomiqueproductions.com, Lyle's Place, and Ticketweb.ca.
St. Luke’s Players presents Bedtime Stories. To March 18, nightly at 7:30 p.m. at 3821 Cedar Hill X Rd. Tickets at Eventbrite.ca, The Papery, 669 Fort St. and at the door; stlukesplayers.org; tel. 250-884-5484.
FRIDAY, MARCH 9
Victoria Symphony presents Broadway Lights at the Royal Theatre. Friday 8 p.m. and Saturday 2 and 8 p.m. Tickets at rmts.bc.ca or tel. 250-386-6121. The Belfy Theatre’s 2018 SPARK Festival featuring True Crime, Who Killed Spalding Gray?, Mouthpiece, Cafe Daughter, and Tomorrow’s Child with free events, readings, and workshops. Friday through March 28, schedule and tickets at belfy.bc.ca.
Crafted Farmhouse Market with over 50 local crafters, live music and local refreshments. Friday, 5-9 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m.5 p.m. at Mary Winspear Centre, Sidney. More at marywinspear.ca.
Sense and Sensibility by the Langham Court Theatre, 8 p.m. Through March 17 at 805 Langham Court. Performance schedule and tickets at langhamtheatre.ca. La Tournée des Rendez-vous Francophone, the annual Francophone comedy night at Alix Goolden Hall, 8 p.m. Tickets at ticketfly. com. Presented in French.
Cosi Fan Tutte Opera Studio blending comedy, love, seduction and infidelity, set during the Vietnam War. Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m. at Metro Studio, 1411 Quadra St. Tickets at Ticketfly and tel. 250-386-5311. University of Victoria Orchestra presents Polite and Heroic, featuring UVic Concerto Competition winner Iris Hung, at the Farquhar Auditorium, 8 p.m. Tickets at uvic.ca/auditorium/ticket-centre Harpdog Brown & the Travelin Blues Show: featuring Jordie Edmonds Pat Darcus Bob Grant at Hermann’s Jazz Club, 753 View St., 8 p.m. Go to hermannsjazz.com; tel. 250-388-9166. > timescolonist.com/events