SIDNEY EVENTS

City of Gardens Quilt Exhibit Exhibit until May 4, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily

Sidney Museum, 2423 Beacon Ave. Victoria Quilter’s Guild feature traditional hand quilters to fabric artists. Over 300 members donate 400+ quilts per year to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of the Victoria General Hospital. Admission by donation.

Live music night featuring VOYAGER Saturday, Apr. 21, Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

A fun night of live music with Voyager. Voted Victoria’s #1 live band five years in a row. 1720 McTavish Rd. mctavishacademy.ca/live-music-voyager

Love Songs and Madrigals Sunday, Apr. 22, 2:30 p.m.

St. Elizabeth’s Church, 10030 Third St., Sidney With duo pianists Erin Zipper and Sandra Fletcher, and vocal soloists Anna Shill (soprano) and Tasha Farivar (mezzo-soprano), Via Choralis performs selections from Johannes Brahms’ ever-popular Liebeslieder Walzer along with selections from the Renaissance to the present day on the theme of Love. Written in Ländler style, the Liebeslieder (lovesong) Walzes were perhaps influenced by Brahms’ frustrated love for Clara Schumann, wife of the composer Robert Schumann. Also on the program: madrigals and part-songs by Arcadelt, Farmer, Finzi, Lassus, Sullivan, Fairbank and others. viachoralis.ca

Michael Kaeshammer Monday, Apr. 23, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Mary Winspear Centre, 2243 Beacon Ave. The prolific Vancouver Island-based singer/songwriter /pianist/producer has earned a loyal international following as a triple threat. He’s a piano virtuoso with a technical mastery of many different styles, an eloquent singer/songwriter, and a charming and engaging performer. marywinspear.ca/event/michael-kaeshammer

Love & Light – a journey through song Apr. 27, 7 p.m.; Apr. 28, 2 p.m.

Sunny Shams (tenor) and Braden Young (piano) play two shows at McTavish Academy of Art. 1720 McTavish Rd, N. Saanich mctavishacademy.ca/love-light