EVENTS
Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the End of the First World War (19141918). Choir director Peter Dent will lead songs of the era with members of the Newcombe Singers and accompanist Robert Dukarm with guest piper Angus Stanfield. Friday, 7 p.m. at Trafalgar/Pro Patria Legion, 411 Gorge Rd. East. By donation, a large part of the proceeds go to the Poppy Fund.
Fifth annual Fresh From The Harvest Dinner. A five-course dinner complimented by full wine pairings, with a live and silent auction, as well as live local music. Friday, 6 p.m. at Pacific Opera Victoria and Baumann Centre, 925 Balmoral Rd. Tickets: $75/$85; go to facebook.com Art Battle Victoria. Live competitive painting as artists have 20 minutes to complete paintings.
Artwork created up for silent auction, help vote to determine the champion. Friday, 7-11 p.m. at the Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad St. Tickets: $15/$20 at eventbrite.ca Harvest Long Table Dinner, a Cowichan harvest feast at Bird’s Eye Cove Farm. Enjoy a five-course farm-totable meal with wine pairings by Averill Creek Vineyard. Friday, 6:30 p.m. at Bird’s
Eye Cove Farm, 5881 Genoa Bay Rd., Duncan. Tickets: $126 at averillcreek.ca Makeshift Contemporary Textiles
Festival with innovative exhibitions, artists’ talks, workshops, a film screening and performance. Friday through Sunday at multiple galleries and sites around Victoria, with the Atrium, 800 Yates St. acting as headquarters. Free; make-shift.weebly.com
Ukrainian Supper featuring Ukrainian dancers, home-made perogies, kielbasa, cabbage rolls and borscht. Nightly to Nov. 30, 5-8 p.m. at the Ukrainian Cultural Centre, 3277 Douglas St. Cost: $15; more at veselkadancers.com
United Way Book Sale. UVic libraries fundraiser at Mearns Centre for Learning — McPherson Library Bookstore. Daily to Dec. 1; uvic.ca PetSmart Charities of Canada’s National Adoption Weekend. Help find 54 pets forever homes. Friday through Sunday at PetSmart Langford, 2401 Millstream Rd. Unit A151. World Accordion and Tango Festival. Nov. 10-18. Saturday to Thursday features the 68th Trophée Mondial, accordion soloists and ensembles competing
for the World Accordion Championships. Nov. 16-18 features world-class performances by international tango musicians and dance couples presenting their skills in workshops, dance lessons and milongas. For details, concert lineup and tickets, go to watf.ca Sidney Summit on Habitat and
Environment. A day welcoming the public and more than 20 local habitat-caring organizations to discuss how one can best support and sustain our Peninsula backyard. With feature speakers artist Robert Bateman, CBC’s Bob McDonald, MP Elizabeth May and MLA Adam Olsen. Saturday, starting at 8:30 a.m. at Mary Winspear Centre, 2243 Beacon Ave., Sidney. Details, event schedule and tickets: $25/$65 at marywinspear.ca Fine Art Auction and Gala Fundraiser. Enjoy a three-course meal while participating in both live and silent art auctions. Saturday, 6-9:30 p.m. at Prestige Oceanfront Resort, 6929 West Coast Rd., Sooke Tickets: $65; details at sookefinearts.com Zonta Victoria’s Golden Gala. Celebrate the club’s 50th year with dinner, entertainment and a silent auction to
support HerWay Home. Saturday, 5:309:30 p.m. at the University Club of Victoria, UVic, 3800 Finnerty Rd. Tickets: $99; zontavictoria.org
Forestation Game Demonstration ,an environmental board game, invented by local homeschooled kids. Saturday, 123 p.m. at Bolen Books, Hillside Centre.
Christmas in Figtoria, family fun featuring Lego brick-built displays, Jolly Olde Santa, a family of Yetis and of course a working Christmas train and so much more. Sunday, 1-5 p.m. at Mary Winspear Centre, 2243 Beacon Ave. Sidney. Details at marywinspear.ca
Night of Lights, an evening featuring appetizers, entertainment, great deals and prizes. Sunday, 6-9:30 p.m. at Hillside Centre. Details at hillsidecentre.com Royal OnStage presents Nat Geo Live: Mireya Mayor, Pink Boots and a Machete. This female Indiana Jones shares stories, images, and film clips of her adventures. Tuesday, 7 p.m. at the Royal Theatre. Tickets starting at $37.50 at rmts.bc.ca or |250-386-6121. Speaker Series presents Rt. Hon. Kim Campbell. Tuesday, 7 p.m. at Mary
Winspear Centre, 2243 Beacon Ave., Sidney. More information and tickets: $75 at marywinspear.ca Natural History Night presents The Peace River Valley: A Treasure Trove of Natural History with award-winning journalist Sarah Cox. Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. at UVic Fraser Building, Room 159. Free. Outlooks Man and His Dog Fashion Show (with a few good women). Wednesday, 6-9 p.m. at Inn at Laurel Point, 680 Montreal St. Tickets: $60 include a drink and nibbles at eventbrite.ca, supporting the Victoria Humane Society.
Annual Festival of Trees. See the Bay Centre transformed into a lush forest of hand-decorated trees. Share in the spirit by voting for your favourite, with all proceeds supporting the most urgent health care needs of kids in B.C. Thursday through Jan. 7, 2019 at 1150 Douglas St. More at bcchf.ca; free.
Royal B.C. Museum: 675 Belleville St.; royalbcmuseum.bc.ca or 250-356-7226.
Egypt: The Time of Pharaohs daily to Dec. 31. Wonder Sunday Family Series: Every Sunday, 1-3 p.m.