CALENDAR
THURSDAY, JULY 12
Free Summer Concerts in the Park presents Anne Schaefer with Sean Drabbit and guests, The Getaways, at Willows Beach Park, Dalhousie Street at Beach Drive, 6:30-8 p.m. Bring a blanket and picnic. Free; oakbay.ca
Susannah Adams Trio at Northern Quarter, 1724 Douglas St., 8:30-10:30 p.m.; susannahadams.com
The Drawer Boy by Michael Healey, the Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre. Nightly to Sunday at the Roxy Theatre, 2657 Quadra St. Tickets at bluebridgetheatre.ca.
28th annual Greater Victoria Shakespeare Festival, featuring productions of Pericles and The Tempest. To July 28 at Camosun College’s Lansdowne Campus and Aug. 2-4 at Saxe Point Park, Esquimalt. Tickets at ticketrocket.co. Performance schedule at vicshakespeare.com
Funk Night — Dowse in the House and the Lowdown with Peter Dowse at Hermann’s Jazz Club, 753 View St., 8 p.m. Cost: $10; hermannsjazz.com
The Cliffes at Ross Bay Pub, 1516 Fairfield Rd., 6-9 p.m. 250-370-1152.
Rollie Barrett at Master’s Lounge, Bear Mountain, 1999 Country Club Way, 7-9:30 p.m.; 250-391-7160.
Garden City Wanderers PM Walk. Thursdays, meet at Oak Bay Recreation Centre, 1975 Bee St. Registration 5:45 p.m., walk 6 p.m.; 250-598-4316.
FRIDAY, JULY 13
Rock the Shores. The biggest rock event of the summer on Vancouver Island with headliners Brian Wilson, Social Distortion and X Ambassadors. Friday through Sunday at Juan de Fuca Rec Centre lower fields, 1767 Island Hwy. For details, lineup and tickets go to rocktheshores.com
Vancouver Island Music Fest. 200 musical performers on six stages, workshops, yoga sessions, an interactive kidzzone, art displays, beer and cider tent, food and craft vendors and on-site camping. Friday through Sunday at the Comox Valley Exhibition Grounds, 4839 Headquarters Rd., Courtenay. Details, tickets and lineup at islandmusicfest.com
Side by Side by Sondheim, showcasing a composer renowned for musical theatre, at the Mary Winspear Centre, 2243 Beacon Ave., Sidney, 7:30 p.m. Tickets at marywinspear.ca
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