CALENDAR

TUESDAY, JAN. 5

Dance to the music of Ron King at Royal Canadian Legion, 411 Gorge Rd. E., 8:30 p.m. Tel. 250-384-5213.

Aikido Open House. Try this non-aggressive, family-friendly martial art or just watch. 7-8:30 p.m. at Prospect Lake Community Hall, 5358 Sparton Rd. More at islandaikido.com

Scottish Folk Dancing every Tuesday and Friday for all levels at 1229 Clarke Rd., 7-9 p.m. First visit free, $3 drop-in. Contact janet.mitchell@shaw.ca

Scottish Country Dancing Open House, by the Van Isle Dancers at City Light Church Hall, 550 Obed Ave., 7:30-9:30 p.m. Details at viscds.ca or 250-598-0207.

Aidan Miller at the Bard & Banker Pub, 1022 Government St., 9 p.m. vicpubco.ca; 250-953-9993.

Capital City Syncopators at Swans Pub, 506 Pandora Ave. 9 p.m.-midnight. Tel. 250-361-3310.

Garden City Wanderers. Meet at Running Room, Broadmead Shopping Centre, 777 Royal Oak Drive. Registration 5:45 p.m., walk 6 p.m. Tel. 250-477-4472.

Poppet Creative, a storefront studio grand opening at 1508 Haultain St., 2-5 p.m. Go to poppetcreative.com

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 6

Royal B.C. Museum presents Live @Lunch: Building our Whale Research Collection with Dr. Gavin Hanke. Noon-1 p.m. at 675 Belleville St. Details at royalbcmuseum.bc.ca

Tia Brazda at Hermann’s Jazz Club, 753 View St., 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $15/$10. hermannsjazz.com; 250-388-9166.

Vinyl Wave with Tom and Dave at Victoria Public Market, 1701 Douglas St., noon-2 p.m. Tel. 778-433-2787.

Art Gallery of Greater Victoria presents Case Studies and Recent Asian Arts Acquisitions, both to April 3. More at aggv.ca or tel. 250-384-4171.

Gage Gallery presents 300 Mason Jars by Joanne Thomson to Jan. 16; gagegallery.ca