CALENDAR: Ballet Hispánico, Brent Butt, Tartan Day
SATURDAY, APRIL 7
Ballet Hispánico, presented by Dance Victoria, at the Royal Theatre. Tonight, 7:30. Tickets at rmts.bc.ca or tel. 250-386-6121. Comedian Brent Butt at Mary Winspear Centre, Sidney, 7:30 p.m. Tickets at marywinspear.ca Eighth Annual Tartan Day Celebrations. Celebrate Scottish and Celtic heritage and culture with pipe band performance, highland dancers, Irish dancers, heavy event athletic demos, Gaelic Choir and music by Knacker’s Yard. Saturday, noon-4 p.m. at Centennial Square; victoriahighlandgames.com. University of Victoria Orchestra 50th Anniversary Season Finale at Farquhar Auditorium, 8 p.m. Tickets at uvic.ca/ auditorium/ticket-centre. Roller Derby Season Opener, Brawlers &
Villains: Double Header. 5-9 p.m. at Archie Browning Sports Centre, 1151 Esquimalt Rd.
Illusion and Reality featuring Ben Robinson. One-man show featuring unique illusions storytelling and knife-throwing at Metro Studio Theatre, 1411 Quadra St., 8 p.m. Tickets at ticketrocket.co. Greater Victoria Performing Arts Festival. Exploring the Ocean Depths — 2018 Shipwrecks Maritime Conference with six lectures, including keynote dinner lecture, Exploring the Ocean Depths by Robert Schwemmer, NOAA. Cedar Hill Golf Course, 1400 Derby Rd. Tickets at uasbc.com or tel. 250-743-4495; uasbc.com. Sooke Philharmonic Chamber Players and Chorus’ Royal Feast at the Sooke Community Hall, 2037 Shields Rd., Sooke, 7:30 p.m. Tickets at sookephil.ca and at the door.
Spring at Francis/King, a guided walk for all ages to check out what spring has to offer. 1-2:30 p.m., meet at the Francis/King Nature Centre off Munn Road. Capital Regional District Parks programs, crd.bc.ca/parks, tel. 250-478-3344.
SUNDAY, APRIL 8
The Piano Man, featuring Ryan Langevin paying tribute to Elton John and Billy Joel at Mary Winspear, Sidney, 7:30 p.m. Tickets at marywinspear.ca
The Olate Dogs, fast-paced act filled with pet tricks. 2 p.m. at University of Victoria Farquhar Auditorium, 3800 Finnerty Rd. Tickets at tickets.uvic.ca. Kaleidoscope’s Toy and Book Drive. Purchase gently used children’s toys and books, and support Kaleidoscope Theatre. There will be popcorn, cotton candy, and performances by Lyric the Leprechaun. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Kaleidoscope Theatre for Young People, 2780 Richmond Rd.
Final race of the Island Series, Bazan Bay 5 Kilometre. Starts at Mary Winspear Centre, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Series awards follow; islandseries.org Bob Dylan Tribute Show at John’s Place, 723 Pandora Ave., 7 p.m. Tel. 250-389-0711. Choral Music Concert: Music for the People. Choral works from around the world, including Celtic, Latin and Mongolian. 3:30 p.m. at St. Dunstan Anglican Church, 1806 San Juan Ave; at VICChoir.weebly.com. Bard in the Ballroom Twelfth(ish) Night, by Launch Pad Theatre Co. at Craigdarroch Castle, 1050 Joan Cres. Nightly to April 14 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets at thecastle.ca.