CALENDAR: TANGO AND LATIN FESTIVAL; WINGFIELD
SATURDAY, AUG. 3
Tango and Latin Festival Free in Centennial Square. Saturday and Sunday, 1-6 p.m. Today: Performing and dancing workshops; Music by Martin Nemcovsky, tango guitar; Hector Flores, tango vocalist; Jam Shed Plays Tango and Kumbia. Ticketed event: Hermann’s Jazz Club, 8 p.m. Gabriel Palatchi Band; passion4tango.com
Fairmont Empress: The Grand Ol’ Lady: Historic tours with guides in period costume, daily, 10 a.m. Tickets at Dining Reservations. Tel. 250-389-2727.
Butchart’s Summer Festival nightly to Aug. 31 at Butchart Gardens. Tel. 250-6525256. or butchartgardens.com Tonight: 6:30 p.m. Tropic Mayhem; 9:30 p.m. Fireworks.
Letters from Wingfield Farm (to Aug. 4, 21, 23, 24) Wingfield’s Progress (Aug.6-11, 21, 24) and Wingfield’s Folly (Aug. 13-20, 22, 25): three comic performances by Rod Beattie as Walt Wingfield at the Belfry Theatre, 1291 Gladstone Ave., Tuesday through Saturday at 8 p.m., matinées Saturday at 4 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 7, 14, 21 at 1 p.m. Tel. 250-385-6835; belfry.bc.ca
Free-B Film (Victoria Film Festival) at Cameron Bandshell, Beacon Hill Park, 9-11 p.m. every Friday and Saturday to Aug. 24. Bring your own blanket, flashlight and snacks. Tonight: Flash Gordon.
Juke Joint presents Buddy Rogers with the Variables at the Upper Deck Lounge, 229 Gorge Rd. E., 8 p.m.; victoriabluessociety.ca
Concerts in the Park at Beacon Hill Park Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and holiday Monday, 1:30-3:20 p.m. to Sept. 13; victoria.ca. Today: Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra.
Courtyard Sessions featuring The Royal Canadians and Sam Weber at Market Square Stage, 1-4 p.m. Free. courtyardsessions.com
SUNDAY, AUG. 4
Victoria Symphony Splash
24th annual event at Victoria Inner Harbour: • Splash Family Zone, 1-4 p.m.; • Splash Culinary Corner, 3-9:30 p.m.; • Street Dance with Chris Millington and Dancing, 4 p.m.; • Orchestra Parade, 6:15 p.m.; • Victoria Symphony Concert, 7:30 p.m-10 p.m., with grand finale of 1812 Overture and fireworks, 10 p.m. Splash button $5. Grandstand seat sale at tel. 250-385-6515.
Grand Opening of Ross Bay Villa, noon-5 p.m. at 1490 Fairfield Rd., with ribboncutting, tours, cream teas and displays; facebook.com/RossBayVilla. Story, page E1
Concerts in the Park at Beacon Hill Park Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and holiday Monday, 1:30-3:20 p.m. to Sept. 13; victoria.ca.
Today: Easy Street.
St. Ann’s Academy, 835 Humboldt St. Historic chapel and interior, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily. Guided tours Sundays by donation. French tour 1 p.m., English tour 2:30 p.m. 250-953-8828.
Tango and Latin Festival. Free in Centennial Square, 1-6 p.m. Today: Performing and dancing workshops; music by Kumbia and guests. Ticketed event: Cardenas Latin Combo at Ambrosia Event Centre, 9 p.m.; passion4tango.com
Music in the Park at Veterans Memorial Park, every Sunday to Aug. 25, 2-4 p.m. Bring a lawn chair. Today: Backstage Betty. Sidney Summer Sounds, concerts on Sundays, 2-4 p.m. to Aug. 25 at Beacon Pavilion, Sidney. Today: Maureen Washington Quintet.
Planting Passion: Tour of the Point Ellice House Gardens, 2 p.m. at 2626 Pleasant St. pointellicehouse.ca
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