CALENDAR
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 1
Victoria Symphony at Centennial Square presents Odyssey String Quartet for free lunchtime concert at noon. victoriasymphony.ca Summer Concerts: À la Française with the Victoria Symphony at Christ Church Cathedral, 7:30 p.m. Tickets at rmts.bc.ca Victoria Summer Music Festival: Andrea Tyniec and Arthur Rowe at Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, UVic, concert at 7:30 p.m., talk at 6:40 p.m. vsmf.org Brentwood Bay Music In the Park. Outdoor concerts every Wednesday to Aug. 15, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Pioneer Park, 7130 W. Saanich Rd. Free, bring a chair or blanket, picnic dinner or buy food from vendors; more at brentwoodbay.info Phillips Comedy Night at The Mint Restaurant, 1414B Douglas St. Every Wednesday, 8 p.m. Tickets: $7 at eventbrite.ca; $10 at the door. Springboard Open Stage, to watch or to play. Every Wednesday at the Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad St., 9-11:30 p.m. Victoria Public Market. Monday-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday and holidays 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at 6-1701 Douglas St.; victoriapublicmarket.com
THURSDAY, AUG. 2
Victoria Symphony at Centennial Square presents JamShed for free lunchtime concert at noon. victoriasymphony.ca Great Music at Christ Church Cathedral: Angela Hewitt, pianist at Christ Church Cathedral, Quadra at Rockland, 7:30-10:30 p.m. Tickets: christchurchcathedral.bc.ca 28th annual Greater Victoria Shakespeare Festival, featuring production of The Tempest, today to Aug. 4, at Saxe Point Park, Esquimalt. Tickets at ticketrocket.co. Mom’s the Word presented by the Belfry Theatre, today through Aug. 11, Tuesday to Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday at 8 p.m. with matinée Saturday at 4 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m. and Aug. 8 at 1 p.m. Tickets at tickets.belfry.bc.ca Sweeney Todd — The Demon Barber of Fleet Street presented by Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre, today through Aug. 12 at the Roxy Theatre, Quadra St. Performances Tuesday through Saturday at 8 p.m. with matinée Sunday at 2 p.m., Aug. 8 at 1 p.m. and Aug. 11 at 2 p.m. Tickets at bluebridgetheatre.ca or 250-382-3370.