THURSDAY FEB. 14
AUTHOR
How She Read: Confronting the Romance
of Empire. Chantal Gibson reads from her recently published book at UVic Special Collections and University Archives, Mearns Centre for Learning, McPherson Library, Room A003, 3 p.m. Free; details at uvic.ca/library
MUSIC
Classical Victoria Conservatory of Music presents their Thursday Lunch Concert Series at VCM Wood Hall, 900 Johnson St., 12:10-1 p.m. Free; more at vcm.bc.ca
Viola Studio Recital at UVic. Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, MacLaurin Building, B-Wing, 8 p.m. By donation; uvic.ca Folk, Roots, Blues Dan Mangan More or Less 2019 Tour at Alix Goolden Performance Hall, 907 Pandora Ave., 7:30 p.m. Sold-out event.
Aaron Scoones at the Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government St., 9 p.m. vicpubco.ca; 250-383-7775.
Anthems at Bard & Banker, 1022 Government St. 9 p.m. vicpubco.ca; 250-953-9993.
Black & Gogo at Ross Bay Pub, 1516 Fairfield Rd., 6-9 p.m.; 250-370-1152.
Brad Prevedoros at Sea Glass Waterfront Grill, 2320 Harbour Rd, Sidney, 5-9 p.m.; sgwg.ca Jazz The Blue Hearts at Hermann’s Jazz Club, 753 View St., 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $20; hermannsjazz.com It’s All About Love with Edie DaPonte and her Quartet, dinner and show at the Osborne Bay Pub, 1534 Joan Ave., Crofton, 7 p.m. Tickets: $60 at eventbrite.ca; 250-324-2245; osbornebaypub.com World Issamba, an interactive musical spectacle that showcases rhythms, music, and dances from the African continent, featuring worldrenowned African-born artists. 8 p.m. at Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad St. Tickets: $30 at eventbrite.ca.
THEATRE
Pacific Opera Victoria presents La traviata by Verdi at the Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton St., to Feb. 24. Tickets: starting at $27 at rmts.bc.ca or 250-386-6121. Performance, 8 p.m.
All You Need is Love, a romantic John Lennon and Paul McCartney-themed dinner theatre full of dancing and entertainment. Tonight, Feb. 15 and 16 at the Oak Bay Beach Hotel, 1175 Beach Dr. Featuring a three-course plate dinner in the David Foster Foundation Theatre and the show. Tickets: $99 at oakbaybeachhotel.com
Trojan Women, presented by UVic’s Phoenix Theatre to Feb. 23 at 3800 Finnerty Rd. Tickets: $26/$21/$16 at finearts.uvic.ca. Performance, 8 p.m. The Last Days of Judas Iscariot by Stephen Guirgis at Theatre Inconnu, 1923 Fernwood Rd. to March 2. Tickets: $14/$10 at ticketrocket.co. Performance, 8 p.m.
Bears. See Friday for details. Performance, 7:30 p.m.