CALENDAR: Yoga, Blue Valentines
FRIDAY, FEB. 15 Victoria Yoga Conference,
seventh annual edition, a weekend about the practice of yoga with workshops, classes and wellness market. Through Sunday at the University of Victoria. Go to victoriayogaconference.com. Thank you for Being a Friend, the Golden Girls Show, a tribute in puppet form. 8 p.m. at the McPherson Playhouse. Tickets at rmts.bc.ca or tel. 250-386-6121. All You Need is Love, a romantic John Lennon- and Paul McCartney-themed dinner theatre full of dancing and entertainment. Tonight and Saturday at the Oak Bay Beach Hotel, 1175 Beach Dr. Featuring a three-course plated dinner in the David Foster Foundation Theatre and the show. Tickets at oakbaybeachhotel.com. Blue Valentines: The music of Tom Waits featuring the Beautiful Maladies at Upstairs Lounge, Oak Bay Recreation Centre, 1975 Bee St., 7:30 p.m. Tickets at eventbrite.ca or at the door. Iliana Matos Guitar Recital at University of Victoria Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m. Tickets at Good Earth Coffeehouse Oak Bay and Victoria, Ivy's Bookshop, Long & McQuade and at the door; victoriaguitarsociety.ca. Music in a Victorian Drawing Room. A 19th-century musical evening with soprano Gina Johnson accompanied by pianist Alex Chen in Ross Bay Villa’s Victorian drawing room. 7:30 p.m. at Ross Bay Villa Historic House Museum, 1490 Fairfield Rd. Tickets at tinyurl.com/ycoz5tlk. Trojan Women, presented by University of Victoria’s Phoenix Theatre to Feb. 23 at 3800 Finnerty Rd. Tickets at finearts.uvic.ca. Performance at, 8 p.m. Hard Rock Holiday with Secondhand Habit, Damsel and Under the Mountain at the V Lounge, 3366 Douglas St., 8 p.m. Tickets at Lyle’s Place, brownpapertickets.com and at the door. Slim Sandy & the Hillbilly Boppers at Northern Quarter, 1724 Douglas St., 9 p.m. By donation.
SATURDAY, FEB. 16
Pacific Opera Victoria presents La Traviata by Verdi at the Royal Theatre, 8 p.m. Tickets at rmts.bc.ca or tel. 250-386-6121. Mamadou Diabate, a virtuoso performer on balafon, talking drum and African harp performs at University of Victoria Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m.; drumvictoria.com. Family Fun Hike, a guided tour for ages eight and up at East Sooke Regional Park to enjoy a walk in the park ahead of Family Day. 1-2:30 p.m., meet at the kiosk in the Aylard Farm parking lot off Beecher Bay Road. Bring a snack and water and wear sturdy footwear. Capital Regional District Parks programs, crd.bc.ca/parks, tel. 250-478-3344.