CALENDAR: Lustrare, Hungry Hearts, Salt Spring Island Festival

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 15

Lustrare, a production of The Dream Cab, directed by Monique Salez and supported by Raino Dance. Tonight, 7:30, at Metro Theatre, 1411Quadra St. Tickets at eventbrite.ca.

Hungry Hearts. A fundraising event with a culinary competition of local chefs competing, plus live music and auction. 5 p.m. at Inn at Laurel Point. Tickets at ourplacesociety.com/hungry-hearts.

Gut Girls, presented by the University of Victoria Phoenix Theatre, through Saturday. Tickets at phoenixtheatres.ca or tel. 250-721-8000.

O.F.F.E.R.S. An Improvised Sitcom by Paper Street Theatre Co. at Intrepid Theatre Club, 1609 Blanshard St. Tonight through Saturday, 8 p.m. Tickets at eventbrite.ca.

Up The Down Staircase presented by Claremont Secondary School, 4980 Wesley Rd., 7:30 p.m. Tickets at claremont.sd63.bc.caa

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

Tom Hooper at The Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government St., 9 p.m. vicpubco.ca; 250-383-7775. Salt Spring Island February Festival, a month of music, art performances, cultural events and family fun on Salt Spring Island. Daily to Feb. 28; saltspringtourism.com.

THURSDAY, FEB. 16

The Magic Flute presented by Pacific Opera Victoria, in German with English surtitles. Thursday, 8 p.m. at the Royal Theatre Tickets at rmts.bc.ca or tel. 250-286-6121.

Pacific Baroque Festival. Telemann: A 250th anniversary celebration, featuring Telemann’s Fantasy, 11 a.m. at Alix Goolden Performance Hall, 907 Pandora Ave. Tickets at pacbaroque.com or tel. 250-386-5311. Dine Around & Stay in Town Gala Launch, 5-7:30 p.m. at Victoria Conference Centre. Samples from restaurants, wineries and craft breweries. Details and tickets at TourismVictoria.com/DineAround.

Age of Arousal presented by Theatre Inconnu at 1923 Fernwood Rd., 8 p.m. Tickets at ticketrocket.co or tel. 250-590-6291.

The Chinese Experience in 19th Century Victoria, an illustrated talk with Dr. Tzu-I Chung, curator of history, Royal B.C. Museum. 7:30 p.m. at Ross Bay Villa Historic House Museum, 1490 Fairfield Rd.; rossbayvilla.org.

Heather O’Neill talks on her latest novel, The Lonely Hearts Hotel, 7 p.m. at Bolen Books, Hillside Shopping Centre; bolenbooks.com.

Confabulation Victoria presents Good Date / Bad Date: True stories about hooking up, match-making, and umm … failing to do so with six storytellers. 7:30 p.m. at Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad St.; confabulation.ca. > timescolonist.com/events