CALENDAR: Bees; Piaf! The Show
Piaf! The Show starring Anne Carreret at the Royal Theatre, 8 p.m. Tickets at rmts.bc.ca or tel. 250-386-6121. Shakey Graves at Alix Goolden Performance Hall, 907 Pandora Ave., 8 p.m. Sold out. Jason F. McLennan, Victoria 2030. An evening with one of the leading thinkers in the global green building movement today; a provocative look at the state of urban planning, architecture, the environment and community design. Tonight at 7 at the McPherson Playhouse. Tickets at rmts.bc.ca or tel. 250-386-6121. Buzz About Bees, a drop-in event for all ages at Francis/King Regional Park for bee crafts, guided walks and buzzing activities. Today, 11 a.m.2 p.m., meet at the Nature Centre off Munn Road. Capital Regional Parks programs. crd.bc.ca/parks; tel. 250-478-3344. Spark Festival at the Belfry Theatre featuring four productions along with workshops and a host of free events. Performances tonight are Pathetic Fallacy, 7:30 p.m. and Old Stock, 7:30 p.m. Tickets at tickets.belfry.bc.ca. Treasures and Tea: Experiencing the Middle East during the Great War: The Books of Lieutenant Goddard and Captain Page. 1:30 p.m. at University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives, Mearns Centre for Learning, McPherson Library, room A003; uvic.ca/library. Sherlock Holmes and the Spinsters of Blackmead, presented by the St. Luke’s Players, 7:30 p.m. at St. Luke’s Church Hall, 3821 Cedar Hill Cross Rd. Tickets at eventbrite.ca, The Papery, 669 Fort St. and at the door.
Bird Walks with Naturalists. Wednesdays and Sundays, 9 a.m. at Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary, 3873 Swan Lake Rd. Tel. 250-479-0211. Kalm Trio at Bard & Banker, 1022 Government St. 9 p.m.; vicpubco.ca; tel. 250-953-9993. Musica do Brasil featuring Sara Marreiros at Hermann’s Jazz Club, 753 View St., 7:30 p.m.; hermannsjazz.com.
THURSDAY, MARCH 21
Katya — Help Me I’m Dying. RuPaul’s Drag Race Miss Congeniality and All-Stars S2 finalist brings her standup comedy show to the McPherson Playhouse, 8 p.m. Tickets at rmts.bc.ca and tel. 250-386-6121. Love and Marriage in the Age of the Roscoes with Kate Humble, Curator for Fort Rodd Hill. Thursday, 7:30 p.m. at Ross Bay Villa Historic House Museum, 1490 Fairfield Rd. Limited seating, reserve tickets at info@rossbayvilla.org. David Moscrop celebrates the launch of his new book Too Dumb for Democracy? at Smith's Pub, 777 Courtney St., 6-8 p.m.; munrosbooks.com. Soul Jazz with the Ryan Oliver Trio at Northern Quarter, 1724 Douglas St., 8-11 p.m. Vancouver Island Symphony presents Symphony Soundbites: Bach's Goldberg Variations at the Port Theatre, 125 Front St., Nanaimo, 5 and 7:15 p.m. Tickets at porttheatre.com.