CALENDAR: Light Parade, Jann Arden, Rent
SATURDAY, NOV. 24 37th Island Farms Santa’s Light Parade. Starting at at 4:45 p.m. at the corner of Government and Belleville streets at the legislative buildings, travels down Government Street near Centennial Square. Support the Mustard Seed Food Bank as donations will be collected on the parade route. Following the parade, come to Centennial Square for games, fun, food and entertainment. Santa will be handing out free cookies and milk and we will turn the lights on in the square at 7 p.m. sharp. Details at gvfs.ca. Children’s Christmas Kick Off. Start the holiday season with cookie decorating, hot chocolate and a candy buffet and afterward, enjoy the Santa Claus Parade. Today, 2-5 p.m. at the Fairmont Empress Hotel, 721 Government St. Tickets at fairmont.com. All proceeds benefit B.C. Children’s Hospital Foundation.
Jann Arden at Mary Winspear Centre, Sidney, 7:30 p.m. Tickets at marywinspear.ca
Rent, the musical, presented by Victoria Operatic Society at McPherson Playhouse, 8 p.m. Tickets at rmts.bc.ca or tel. 250-386-6121. My Generation — The Ultimate
Woodstock Experience at Alix Goolden Hall, 907 Pandora Ave., 7:30 p.m. Tickets at vcm.bc.ca, more information at MyGeneration.ca Royal B.C. Museum Fieldtrippers: Walking Victoria’s Great War, 1-3 p.m. Meet at the base of the carillon at the corner of Government and Belleville streets. Wear suitable footwear and be prepared for rain; details at royalbcmuseum.bc.ca An Autographing with David Wood presenting his new book, David Wood Cooking for Friends, at Munro’s Books, 1108 Government St., 1-3 p.m. More at munrobooks.com
Diemahler Vive la France at St. Mary’s Church, 1701 Elgin Rd., 2:30 p.m. Tickets at rmts.bc.ca or tel. 250-386-6121.
Ugh! A Slug! A guided walk for ages five and under to peek under logs in seach of gastropods. 10-11 a.m. at Francis/King Regional Park. Details at crd.bc.ca/parks, tel. 250-478-3344.
Jack Knox reading from his newest book, On the Rocks With Jack Knox at Volume One Bookstore, 149 Kenneth St., Duncan, 6:30-7:30 p.m. VIDEA Fair Trade Fair, an all-ages community event with music, food from the International
Women’s Catering Co-op and lots of Fair Trade goods for sale. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at First Met United Church, 932 Balmoral Rd. SUNDAY, NOV. 25 Victoria Symphony presents Mozart, Stravinsky and Grieg at the Royal Theatre. Sunday, 2:30 p.m. and Monday, 8 p.m. Tickets at rmts.bc.ca or tel. 250-386-6121. The Mary Winspear Centre Speaker Series
features Jann Arden presenting Feeding My Mother, based on her hugely popular Facebook posts and Instagram photos. 7 p.m at Mary Winspear Centre, Sidney. Tickets at marywinspear.ca
Merry & Bright. Join Intrepid Theatre for a live and silent auction, complimentary tasting hour and delicious cocktail catering at our signature holiday fundraiser. 6:30-9 p.m. at The Atrium, 800 Yates St. Tickets at intrepidtheatre.com or at the door. The Ukrainian Canadian Community in Victoria is commemorating the 85th anniversary of the Holodomor (Famine — Genocide) in 1932-33 in Eastern Ukraine. Candle lighting commemoration Sunday, 5-6 p.m. at Centennial Square next to Victoria City Hall.