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TUESDAY, APRIL 24 Swan Song and Other Farces by Anton Chekhov by Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre at the Roxy Theatre, 2657 Quadra St. to May 6. Tickets at bluebridgetheatre.ca. Performance tonight, 8 p.m. His Holiness, the 42nd Sakya Trizin Gongma Rinpoche, the head of the Sakya School of Tibetan Buddhism, visits Victoria to present a public talk entitled Buddhism and the Environment. 7 p.m. at Cadboro Bay United Church, 2625 Arbutus Rd. Tickets at rmts.bc.ca or tel. 250-386-6121. Event details at victoriabuddhistdharmasociety.org Third annual Paper Street Theatre Improv Festival featuring guests from Vancouver, Seattle, Sweden, Finland and Victoria. Tonight to April 28 at Intrepid Theatre, 1609 Blanshard St. 8 p.m. Tickets at paperstreettheatre. ca The Clean House by Langham Court Theatre, 805 Langham Court, 8 p.m. Tickets at langhamtheatre.ca/boxoffice.
Speakeasy, swing jazz and cocktail culture in an old-timey Prohibition-era setting. Every Tuesday, 8-11:30 p.m. at the Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad St. Tickets at the door include a welcome drink. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25 Salt Baby, Falen Johnson’s comedy at the Belfry Theatre, performances at 1 and 7:30 p.m. Tickets at tel. 250-385-6815 or boxoffice@belfry.bc.ca.
Phillips Comedy Night at The Mint Restaurant, 1414B Douglas St. Every Wednesday, 8 p.m. Tickets at eventbrite.ca and at the door.
Hermann's Jazz Jam with the Tom Vickery Trio at Hermann’s Jazz Club, 753 View St., 8 p.m. More at hermannsjazz.com