CALENDAR
THURSDAY, NOV. 16
Les Belles-soeurs presented by Langham Court Theatre. Through Dec. 2, Tuesday through Saturday at 8 p.m. (no 8 p.m. performance on Nov. 18) with matinée Saturday at 2 p.m. Tickets at langhamtheatre.ca or tel. 250-384-2142. Barney Bentall and The Cariboo Express at the Mary Winspear Centre. Tonight, Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Tickets at marywinspear.ca or tel. 250-656-0275.
The Madwoman of Chaillot presented by University of Victoria Phoenix Theatre, 8 p.m. Tickets at phoenixtheatres.ca or tel. 250-721-8000.
Taste & Talk featuring Unsworth Vineyard. Local wineries, distillers and breweries gather for small pours paired with bites, 6-7:30 p.m. at Brentwood Bay Resort & Spa, Go to brentwoodbayresort.com.
The Original Deed, a play by Sid Tafler, 7:30 p.m. at Congregation Emanu-El, 1461 Blanshard St. Tickets at ticketrocket.co.
Symphony SoundBites: A Happy Hour concert with food and drink with Vancouver Island Symphony and guest violin soloist Terence Tam. Two performances today, 5 and 7:15 p.m. at the Port Theatre, Nanaimo. Tickets at the porttheatre.com or tel. 250-754-8550. Jeremy Taggart and Jonathan Torrens present Canadianity: The True North Strong and Freezing, 7 p.m. at Bolen Books, Hillside Centre; bolen.bc.ca or tel. 250-595-4232.
FRIDAY, NOV. 17
Citizen West, a Concert for Hope Help with tenors Cody Karey, Marc Devigne and Brett Pruneau and instrumentalists, Trevor Hoffmann. 8 p.m. at the McPherson Playhouse. Tickets at rmts.bc.ca or tel. 250-386-6121.
Dance at the Royal Series: Aspen Santa Fe Ballet presented by Dance Victoria at the Royal Theatre. Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., with pre-show chat 6:46 p.m. Tickets at rmts.bc.ca or tel. 250-386-6121.
Urbanite: An evening of cocktails, tour of current exhibition and live music. 8-11 p.m. at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, 1040 Moss St. Tickets at aggv.ca.
Hilltop Hoods plus DJ Total Eclipse and DEF3 at Capital Ballroom, 858 Yates St., 9 p.m. Tickets at Lyle’s Place and ticketfly.com.
Celso Machado at Upstairs Lounge, Oak Bay Recreation Centre, 1975 Bee St., 7:30 p.m. Tickets at Ivy’s Bookshop and Oak Bay Recreation Centre. > timescolonist.com/events