CALENDAR: Fringe fest, Grant Fuhr
THURSDAY, AUG. 24
Victoria Fringe Festival, daily through Sept. 3 with 58 shows, 330 performances, 350 artists; victoriafringe.com. SALT New Music Festival and Symposium with Quasar Saxophone Quartet and Joanna Hood, viola, 8 p.m. at Open Space, 510 Fort St.; openspace.ca.
Final event of Music in the Park at Willows Beach Park, with Victoria Soul Gospel Choir. 6:30-8 p.m. at Beach Drive at Dalhousie Street; oakbay.ca/parks-recreation. Hockey Hall of Fame member Grant Fuhr meet and greet at City Centre Grille and Sport Bar, City Centre Park, 1097 Langford Parkway, 7 p.m.; marketing@citycentrepark.ca.
Live in Filberg Park: Ashley MacIsaac in a fundraising concert, 7:30 p.m. at Filberg Park, 61 Filberg Rd., Comox. Tickets at filberg.tickit.cal details at filberg.com.
Evening Bat Exploration. A guided walk for eight years and up at Elk/Beaver Lake Regional Park. Meet at grassy area adjacent to picnic shelter at Filter Beds parking lot off Beaver Lake Road, 7:30-9 p.m. Lunchtime Concerts in Centennial Square at noon-1 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday to Sept. 14. Today: Dave Lang and the Insolent Rabble. Rollie Barrett at Master’s Lounge, Westin Bear Mountain, 1999 Country Club Way, 7-9 p.m. Tel. 250-391-7160.
FRIDAY, AUG. 25
Ashley MacIsaac at Mary Winspear Centre, Sidney, 7:30 p.m. Tickets at marywinspear.ca or tel. 250-656-0275.
Greek Fest, 16th annual edition, with Greek food, music, dance, children’s activities and entertainment. Friday through Sunday and Sept. 1-4 at the Greek Community Centre, 4648 Elk Lake Dr; greekfest.ca.
Uptown Chalk Art Festival, with kids’ chalk zone, entertainment, food and live artist demonstrations. Friday through Sunday at Uptown Centre, next to Whole Foods; shopuptown.ca.
Legends Valley Music Festival. Featuring Body Count, House of Pan, Magic, Sloan and Delhi 2 Dublin. Daily to Sunday at Laketown Ranch, Lake Cowichan. Tickets at lengendsvalleymusicfestival.com.
Pablo Cardenas plays Duke Ellington at Hermann’s Jazz Club, 753 View St., 8 p.m.; hermannsjazz.com or tel. 250-388-9166.
Cookeilidh: Live in the Still House at Victoria Caledonian Distillery & Brewery, 761 Enterprise Crescent, 6:30-9 p.m. > timescolonist.com/events