CALENDAR: Indigenous, ska, solstice celebrations
THURSDAY, JUNE 21
Indigenous Cultural Festival. The Royal B.C. Museum hosts this festival in celebration of Aboriginal culture, values, language and cuisine. 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. at the Royal B.C. Museum, 675 Belleville St.; indigenousbc.com. Ska Society & Ska and Reggae Festival featuring The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Ozomatli ft. Chali 2na, Panteon Rococo, Freddie McGregor and Western Standard Time Ska Orchestra. Daily to Sunday at Ship Point and other venues around Victoria; victoriaskafest.ca
Solstice Picnic. Celebrate the first day of summer and the longest day of the year with a picnic dinner, performers and storytellers sharing the traditions and lore of solstice. 6-10 p.m. at Fort Rodd Hill & Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Site, 603 Fort Rodd Hill Rd.; pc.gc.ca.
Comedian Shaun Majumder with Matt Wright at Cowichan Performing Arts Centre, 2687 James St., Duncan, 7:30 p.m. Tickets at cowichanpac.ca. International Day of Yoga, fourth annual edition, 10-11:30 a.m. and 7-8 p.m. at Iyengar Yoga Centre of Victoria, 202-919 Fort St.; iyengaryogacentre.ca.
Lazy Mike at Ross Bay Pub, 1516 Fairfield Rd., 6-9 p.m., tel. 250-370-1152.
Ange Hehr at The Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government St., 9 p.m. vicpubco.ca; 250-383-7775.
Don Peterson at Master’s Lounge, Bear Mountain, 1999 Country Club Way, 7-9:30 p.m.; 250-391-7160.
FRIDAY, JUNE 22
TD Victoria International Jazz Fest: featuring performances, workshop and clinics with acclaimed jazz musicians at the Royal Theatre, McPherson Playhouse, Dave Dunnet Theatre, Centennial Square, Rubber Boot Club and the Victoria Event Centre. Friday to July 1, go to jazzfest.ca for details, schedule of events and tickets. Highlight is Dee Dee Bridgewater & the Memphis Soulphany at the Royal Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Tails of Hamelin. Based on The Pied Piper of Hamelin, this telling of the Brothers Grimm tale is a toe-tapping musical and comedy. Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Mary Winspear Centre, 2243 Beacon Ave., Sidney. Tickets at marywinspear.ca. Island Summer Games 2018 with soccer, basketball, touch football, bocce ball, ball hockey, dodgeball, slo-pitch, mascot dodgeball, beer garden and fan zone. Friday through Sunday at Topaz Park; IslandSummerGames.com. Friday Nights on the Breakwater Barge with live music, food trucks and cold libations. Fridays to Sept. 28 at the Breakwater Barge, 201 Dallas Rd. Whiskey River at Elements Casino, 1708 Island Hwy., 10 p.m. No cover; more information at elementscasinovictoria.com Genevieve and the Wild Sundays in concert at St. Matthias Church, 600 Richmond Ave., 8 p.m. Tickets at eventbrite.ca or at the door; stmatthiasvictoria.ca