CALENDAR: Carolling at Government House
FRIDAY, DEC. 14
Government House Holiday Open House and Caroling. Join Lt.-Gov. Janet Austin in singing Christmas classics, with refreshments; look around Government House, decked out in festive splendour. 5-7 p.m. at 1401 Rockland Ave. Free; donations to Mustard Seed are gratefully accepted.
Handel’s Messiah, Victoria Choral Society and Victoria Symphony, today 8 p.m. and Sunday 2:30 p.m., University of Victoria Farquhar Auditorium. tickets.uvic.ca
O Christmas Tea. Comedians James & Jamesy. 7:30 p.m. at the Royal Theatre. Tickets at rmts.bc.ca or tel. 250-386-6121.
Reba Las Vegas! featuring Corrie Sachs in her Reba McEntire tribute at the Mary Winspear Centre, Sidney, 7:30 p.m. Tickets at marywinspear.ca.
Griffin & Sabine by Nick Bantock at the Belfry Theatre, 8 p.m. Tickets at tickets.belfry.bc.ca.
SingCinema The Sound of Music: Sing your heart out without missing a word thanks to subtitles at The Vic Theatre, 808 Douglas St., 7 p.m. Tickets at bit.ly.
Sean Drabitt: Charlie Brown’s Christmas at Hermann’s Jazz Club, 753 View St., 8:30 p.m.; hermannsjazz. com.
Brad Prevedoros at Sea Glass Waterfront Grill, 2320 Harbour Rd., Sidney, 6-9 p.m. Tel. 778-351-3663; sgwg.ca.
Royal City Youth Ballet’s The Nutcracker at the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre, 2687 James St.,. Duncan. Tonight, 7 p.m. and Saturday, 1 p.m. Tickets at cowichanpac.ca.
Little Women at The Chemainus Theatre Festival, 737 Chemainus Rd., Chemainus, to Dec. 30. Tickets and performance schedule and tickets at chemainustheatrefestival.ca.
Art Battle Victoria: Holiday Edition with candy canes, ugly sweaters and live art: 12 painters battle the clock and each other with audience vote determining the winner. 7-11 p.m. at the Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad St.; artbattle.com.
The Christmas Express at the B.C. Forest Discovery Centre, 2892 Drinkwater Rd., Duncan. Today, Saturday and Sunday and Dec. 19-23, 4:30-8:30 p.m., trains depart every 20 minutes. Tickets at the gift shop; bcforestdiscoverycentre.com.
SATURDAY, DEC. 15
Victoria Symphony presents Irish Tenors at the Royal Theatre, 8 p.m. Tickets at rmts.bc.ca or tel. 250-386-6121.
Twelth annual Yellowpoint Christmas Spectacular, a celebration of music, dance, lights and decorations at the McPherson Playhouse. Saturday at 3 and 7 p.m. and Sunday, 3 p.m. Tickets at rmts.bc.ca or tel. 250-386-6121.
The Storybook Nutcracker, presented by Ballet Étoile at the Mary Winspear Centre, Sidney. Saturday, 2 and 7 p.m. and Sunday, 2 p.m. Tickets at marywinspear.ca.
A Little Bit O’ Christmas and a Whole Lotta Soul Concert featuring the Victoria Soul Gospel Choir at First Metropolitan United Church, 932 Balmoral Rd., 7:30 p.m. Tickets at victoriasoulgospel.tickit.ca, Christian Book and Music, Dig This Broadmead, Ivy’s Bookshop, Munro’s Books and Long and McQuade. To benefit the Victoria Inter-Cultural Association.