CALENDAR: From Beatlemania to The Bard
FRIDAY, JULY 7
Beatlemania On Tour, presented by Johnny Showtime LTD. Tonight at 7, Royal Theatre. Tickets at rmts.bc.ca or tel. 250-386-6121. Phillips Backyard Weekender. Highlights include Cake, Current Swell, Common Kings, Allen Stone, Junior Reid, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Oddisee and more. Today through Sunday at 2010 Government St. Tickets at ticketfly.com or Phillips Brewery. Go to atomiqueproductions.com Victoria’s Shakespeare by the Sea presents The Complete Works of Shakespeare, Abridged, 7 p.m. at Fisherman’s Wharf Park, 30 Erie St. Tickets at VictoriaTicket.ca or cash at door; victoriaislandshakespearearts.com; tel. 778-440-4686.
ROMP! Festival of Dance by Suddenly Dance Theatre featuring artist-in-residence David Earle with drop-in classes available at Dance Victoria Studios; suddenlydance.ca.
Eco-Threads Fashion Show. 7-9:30 p.m. at Coast Collective Art Centre,103-318 Wale Rd. Colwood; coastcollective.ca.
Our Town, presented by Blue Bridge Theatre, 8 p.m. at 2657 Quadra St. Tickets at bluebridgetheatre.ca or tel. 250-385-4462.
Bites Brews Bands on the Barge. Local bands, local beer, cider and wine and food trucks at the Breakwater Barge at Ogden Point. Every Friday, 5-9:30 p.m. 19th annual InFrinGinG Dance Festival: Dancing in The Belly of The Dragon, today through Sunday at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre and Maffeo Sutton Park in Nanaimo; rimsoncoastdance.org; tel. 250-715-3230. Calvin and Fintan at The Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government St., 4-7 p.m.; vicpubco.ca; 250-383-7775. Greater Victoria Public Library’s Canada 150: Family Stories at Nellie McClung Branch, 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Free, registration required at gvpl.ca. Nanaimo Dragonboat Festival, a family fun event with over 70 racing teams. Today through Sunday at Maffeo Sutton Park, 50 Arena St., Nanaimo. Go to nanaimodragonboat.com.
SATURDAY, JULY 8
Saanich Strawberry Festival. Family fun with face-painting, demonstrations, arts and craft stations as well as entertainment by the Shag Harbour Band, Hung Jury and the Commodores Big Band. Strawberries and ice cream, 1-3 p.m. for 50 cents. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at Beaver Lake Park; saanich.ca. Victoria Pride Week presents Pride in the World 2017, a showcase of talented writers. 7 p.m. at Ambrosia Conference Centre, 638 Fisgard St.
Life on the Rocks, a guided walk for those five years and up at Witty’s Lagoon Regional Park to discover the creatures that live here at low tide. Be prepared for wet feet. 10-11:30 a.m., meet at the Tower Point parking lot off Olympic View Drive. Capital Regional District Parks programs, crd.bc.ca/parks or tel. 250-478-3344.