CALENDAR: Willy Wonka, Bandfest
THURSDAY, MARCH 2
Willy Wonka by St. Michaels University Middle School at McPherson Playhouse. Tonight through Saturday, 7 p.m. Tickets at rmts.bc.ca or tel. 250-386-6121.
The Triangle Factory Fire Project by Canadian College of Performing Arts. today, 2 p.m., Friday, 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, 2 p.m. at 1701 Elgin Rd. Tickets at eventbrite.ca.
Bandfest 2017, a non-competitive festival for concert bands featuring 30 ensembles from the Pacific Northwest. Today and Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at University of Victoria Farquhar Auditorium. Go to uvic.ca. Victoria Community Leadership Awards at Government House, 1401 Rockland Ave., 6 p.m.; victorialeadershipawards.ca.
The Celtic Tenors at Port Theatre, 125 Front St., Nanaimo, 7:30 p.m. Tickets at porttheatre.com.
Katie Thiroux at Hermann’s Jazz Club, 753 View St., 7:30 p.m.; hermannsjazz.com; 250-388-9166. Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins at 2735 Mount Baker Rd., Mill Bay. Through Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Tickets at boxoffice@brentwood.bc.ca.
Age of Arousal, presented by Theatre Inconnu, 8 p.m. at 1923 Fernwood Rd. Tickets at ticketrocket.co or tel. 250-590-6291. Oak Bay High School Musical Theatre Presents Legally Blonde, 7:30 p.m. at Dave Dunnet Community Theatre at Oak Bay High School.
FRIDAY, MARCH 3
Victoria Beer Week, featuring 50 craft breweries from British Columbia in a variety of events, at venues all over Victoria. Friday to March 11; victoriabeerweek.com.
Big Little Lions at the Upstairs Lounge in the Oak Bay Recreation Centre, 1975 Bee St., 7:30 p.m. Tickets: beaconridgeproductions.com, Ivy’s Books, Oak Bay Reception or at the door.
Taking Off by Deborah Williams, 8 p.m. at Studio A, Belfry Theatre, 1291 Gladstone Ave. Tickets at tickets.belfry.bc.ca or tel. 250-385-6815. Ryan Oliver, Kelby MacNayr, Tony Genge at Hermann’s Jazz Club, 753 View St., 8 p.m.; 250-388-9166; hermannsjazz.com. Seventh Annual VintAgeous Vintage Fair at the Fernwood Community Centre, 1240 Gladstone Ave. Friday, 5-9 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Cougar Annie Tales, Katrina Kadoski’s musical one-woman show. 7:30 p.m. at Ticket Rocket HQ, 804 Broughton St. Tickets at ticketrocket.co.
Evita, rock concert presented by Spectrum Community School. Friday, Saturday, Thursday, March 10, 11 at 7:30 p.m. and March 12 at 2 p.m. Tickets at tel. 250-479-8271. > timescolonist.com/events