CALENDAR: Celtic Thunder, The Mikado, Mustard
FRIDAY, NOV. 2
Celtic Thunder X at Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre, 7:30 p.m. Tickets at livenation.com, selectyourtickets.com or tel. 250-220-7777.
Jimmy Rankin at Mary Winspear Centre, Sidney, 7:30 p.m. Tickets at marywinspear.ca.
Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Mikado. Tonight and Saturday, 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, 2 p.m. at the Dave Dunnet Theatre, 2121 Cadboro Bay Rd. Tickets at eventbrite.ca, more at gilbertandsullivanvictoria.ca.
Ikebana: Japanese Art of Flower Arrangement featuring Hiroko Ohara, an Ikebana master from Japan. 5-7 p.m. at the Victoria Conference Centre Theatre, 720 Douglas St. Tickets at eventbrite.ca, Best of Both Worlds, 19 Fan Tan Alley.
Mustard, by Kat Sandler at the Belfry Theatre, 1291 Gladstone Ave., 7:30 p.m. Tickets at tickets.belfry.bc.ca or tel. 250-385-6815.
B.C. World Music Collective, with musicians from Cuba, Mexico, Brazil, Africa and London at the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre, 2687 James St., Duncan, 7:30 p.m. Tickets at cowichanpac.ca.
Victoria Baroque: Bach in Recital at Church of St John the Divine, 1611 Quadra St., 7:30 p.m.; victoria-baroque.com.
Broken Promises Rescue Auction Evening for animals, 6:30-10:30 p.m. at the Saanich Baptist Church, 4347 Wilkinson Rd. Tickets at Bosley’s stores, West Saanich, Shelbourne and West Shore; brokenpromisesrescue.com.
You Show: Kansha. An exploration of Japanese cultural appreciation, specifically the history of the Kimono. Tonight and Saturday, 2 and 8 p.m. at Intrepid Studio 1609 Blanshard St.; intrepidtheatre.com/shows/kansha.
The Crossroads: A Prison Cabaret by the William Head on Stage Theatre Company at William Head Institution, 6000 William Head Rd. Gates, 6:15 to 7:15 p.m., show at 7:30 p.m. Tickets at ticketrocket.co, tel. 250-590-6291, Boston Pizza, 2755 Veterans Memorial Pkwy.
SATURDAY, NOV. 3
Victoria Symphony presents Dvorak and Schumann at the Royal Theatre, 8 p.m. Tickets at rmts.bc.ca or tel. 250-386-6121.
Kaleidoscope Theatre presents the Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane at the McPherson Playhouse. Saturday and Sunday, 2 p.m. Tickets at rmts.bc.ca or tel. 250-286-6121.
Jim Byrnes with Sue Foley at the Mary Winspear Centre, Sidney, 7:30 p.m. Tickets at marywinspear.ca.
Diwali Cultural Show. Music, classical and folk dances plus Bollywood performances. Saturday, 6 p.m., at University of Victoria Farquhar Auditorium. Tickets at tickets.uvic.ca.