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FRIDAY FEBRUARY 16 AUTHOR

Spring Reading Series: An evening with Monique Gary Smith and Richard Hebda at Shoal Centre, 10030 Resthaven Dr., Sidney, 7 p.m. Cost: $10. More at sidneyliteraryfestival.ca

Planet Earth Poetry featuring Richard Harrison, Calgary poet and singer Jude Neale at Hillside Coffee and Tea, 1633 Hillside Ave., 7:30-9 p.m. Cost: $5/$3; planetearthpoetry.com

DANCE

Social Swing City Swing Dance at Victoria Edelweiss Club, 108 Niagara St., 8-11 p.m. Cost: $10; 250-920-7556.

Argentine Tango: Tango Pacifico Milonga, 8-11 p.m. at Café Casablanca, 2524 Bridge St. Cost: $10; tangopacifico.com or 250-389-0222.

FILM

Imax Victoria Film

Festival at Imax Victoria (inside the Royal B.C. Museum). Daily to March 8, go to imaxvictoria.com for film lineup and showtimes.

FAMILY

Family-Friendly Karaoke

and Games Night at Fisgard Street Forum, 845 Fisgard St., 6-11 p.m. Bring your own games or enjoy our collection. Cost: $5, concession will be open; more at facebook.com

MUSIC

Classical Pacific Baroque Festival presents In the Gilded Cage at Alix Goolden Hall, 907 Pandora Ave., 8 p.m. Tickets: $30/$25 at pacbaroque.com Vancouver Island Symphony presents Origin Matinée: Origin Opus #2 at The Port Theatre, 125 Front St., Nanaimo, 2 p.m. Tickets: $38/$18 at porttheatre.com

Fridaymusic featuring UVic School of Music piano students in a concert of varied repertoire at Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, MacLaurin Building, B-Wing, 12:30 p.m. By donation; finearts.uvic.ca Folk, Roots, Blues Edie DaPonte, Under Paris Skies: The Music of

Edith Piaf at Dave Dunnet Community Theatre, Oak Bay High School, 2121 Cadboro Bay Rd., 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $25 at Ivy’s Bookshop, 2188 Oak Bay Ave., Lyle’s Place, 770 Yates St., and rmts.bc.ca, 250-386-6121 or $30 at the door; beaconridge productions.com

Cities at Bard & Banker, 1022 Government St. 9 p.m. vicpubco.ca; 250-953-9993. Fish In a Birdcage at the Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government St., 4-7 p.m. vicpubco.ca; 250-383-7775.

Ok Charlie at the Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government St., 9 p.m. vicpubco.ca; 250-383-7775. Brad Prevedoros at Sea Glass Waterfront Grill, 2320 Harbour Rd., Sidney, 6-9 p.m.; 778-351-3663; sgwg.ca

Jazz Bring it On! Cabaret featuring Hot Coffee at Oak Bay United Church, 1355 Mitchell St., 7:30 p.m. Cost: $5 at the door; facebook.com

Pablo Cardenas at Hermann’s Jazz Club, 753 View St., 8 p.m. Tickets: $20; hermannsjazz.com; 250-388-9166. Pop and Rock Serena Ryder plus guests at Capital Ballroom, 8 p.m. Tickets: $45 at atomiqueproductions.com

The Soul Shakers at Bartholomew’s Pub, 777 Douglas St., 9:30 p.m. bartholomewspub.com Trash Emo Night Goes To Victoria! at Lucky Bar, 517 Yates St., 9 p.m.; facebook.com Strictly Roots & a Clean Heart Youth present

Love, Peace & Soul at Copper Owl, 1900 Douglas St., 10 p.m. Tickets: $10 at Stir It Up Caribbean, 760 Yates St. or $12 at the door; facebook.com

Fridays at Carlton Club Cabaret, 900 Carlton Tce., Esquimalt, 8 p.m. 250-361-3666.

Live Band every Friday at the Loft Pub, 229 Gorge Rd. E., 7:30-11:30 p.m. Cost: $5; loftpubvictoria. com

OUTDOORS

Walks and Runs Discover the Past

Walking Tours. No reservations. Cost: $15/$13 at 250-384-6698, discoverthepast. com.

Ghostly Walks, 7:30 p.m. Meet outside Visitor Info Centre, 812 Wharf St. at Government.

THEATRE

Forget About Tomorrow by Jill Daum with songs by John Mann at the Belfry Theatre, 1291 Gladstone Ave., to Sunday. Tickets at 250-385-6815 or boxoffice@belfry. bc.ca. Performance tonight, 8 p.m.

Crimes of the Heart , by UVic Phoenix Theatre to Feb. 24. Tickets: $26/$21/$16 at finearts.uvic.ca. Performance tonight, 8 p.m., pre-performance lecture at 7 p.m. The Improvised Man: An Improvised Ray Bradbury by Paper Street Theatre Company at Intrepid Theatre Club, 1609 Blanshard St., tonight and Saturday, 8 p.m. Tickets: $15 at eventbrite.com The Bump n’ Grind House with J. Von Stratton highlighting at Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad St., 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $15 at eventbrite.ca; more at facebook.com Theatre Inconnu presents Neva by Guillermo Calderon at Paul Phillips Hall, 1923 Fernwood Rd. to March 3. Tickets: $14/$10 at ticketrocket.co or 250-590-6291; performance schedule at theatreinconnu.com Tonight at 8 p.m.

Jesus Christ Superstar, a 1920s twist on a cult classic, performed by local actors and directed by Peter Gatt at St. Matthias Anglican Church, 600 Richmond Ave. Tonight, Saturday Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday and Feb. 23, 24 and 26 at 7 p.m. with matinées Saturday and Feb. 24 at 1 p.m. Tickets: $22.50/$12.50 at ticketrocket.co