CALENDAR: Spark Festival, Beer Week, Just for Laughs
THURSDAY, MARCH 9
Belfry Theatre’s 2017 Spark Festival, two weeks of performance, creativity and chaos. Today to March 26. Details, show schedule and tickets at sparkfestival.ca.
Fourth annual Victoria Beer Week, featuring 50 craft breweries from B.C. in a variety of events, at venues all over Victoria. Daily to March 11. Schedule and tickets at victoriabeerweek.com. Just For Laughs Night featuring Québécois comedian Mario Jean at the Da Vinci Centre, 195 Bay St., 6:30 p.m. Tel. 250-388-7350. Wet Coast Burlesque presents Polesque, featuring pole and burlesque acts at Victoria Event Center, 1415 Broad St., 7:30 p.m. Tickets at eventbrite.ca and at the door.
The Inspector at the Phoenix Theatre, University of Victoria, 8 p.m. Tickets at finearts.uvic.ca
Duets, presented by the St. Luke’s Players at St. Luke’s Hall, 3821 Cedar Hill Cross Rd., 7:30 p.m. Tickets at stlukesplayers.org and tel. 250-884-5484. Mayfair presents Fleurs de Villes. Five-day exhibition blending fashion design and fresh florals, to Sunday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. at Mayfair Centre, 3147 Douglas St.; fleursdevilles.com. Evita, rock opera, presented by Spectrum Community School, 7:30 p.m. Tickets at tel. 250-479-8271. Royal B.C. Museum presents Museum Happy Hour: Teacher's Lounge. Thursdays at 675 Belleville St.; royalbcmuseum.bc.ca or tel. 250-356-7226.
Victoria Sings, an evening of choral music from students in the Greater Victoria school distrct at University of Victoria Farquhar Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. Tickets at tickets.uvic.ca; 250-721-8480.
FRIDAY, MARCH 10
Art Battle Victoria, live competitive painting by local artists, 7 p.m. at the Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad St. Tickets at ticketfly.com.
Dance Victoria presents Alonzo King Lines Ballet at the Royal Theatre. Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Tickets at rmts.bc.ca or tel. 250-386-6121. The Victoria Conservatory of Music Opera Studio presents Le Nozze di Figaro at Metro Studio, 1411 Quadra St. Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Tickets at tel. 250-386-5311, TicketFly or VCM Front Desk, 900 Johnson St.
Taking Leave by Langham Court Theatre, 805 Langham Court, through March 18. Tickets: langhamtheatre.ca; tel. 250-384-2142.
Sidney RV Show at Triangle RV, 10299 McDonald Park Rd. and Peden RV, 10049 Galaran Rd. Friday through Sunday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Go to sidneyrvshow.com.
Christine Tassan et Les Imposteures at the Upstairs Lounge in the Oak Bay Recreation Centre, 1975 Bee St., 7:30 p.m. Tickets at beaconridgeproductions.com, Ivy’s Books, Oak Bay Reception.