CALENDAR: 25th Film Festival; Our Valentine to You
THURSDAY, FEB. 7
Our Valentine to You, presented by the Palm Court Light Orchestra featuring Sunny Shams, tenor, and Shadan Saul, soprano, in a concert of duets. 2 p.m. at the Charlie White Theatre, Mary Winspear Centre, Sidney. Tickets at marywinspear.ca.
Pacific Baroque Festival, 15th anniversary celebration. Today through Sunday. Details, schedule and tickets at pacbaroque.com. • Music that Deserves to be Heard at Alix Goolden Performance Hall, 907 Pandora Ave., 11 a.m. • Harmonie Universelle at Christ Church Cathedral, 930 Burdett Ave., 8 p.m.
Canada’s Ballet Jörgen perform Coppélia at the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre, 2687 James St., Duncan, 7:30 p.m. Tickets at cowichanpac.ca.
Wet Coast Burlesque Presents: Bleeding Hearts v. iii at the Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad St., 7:30 p.m. Tickets at eventbrite.ca.
Live Nation presents Matthew Good with Poesy at the Port Theatre, 125 Front St., Nanaimo, 7:30 p.m. Tickets at porttheatre.com.
Victoria Conservatory of Music presents its Thursday Lunch Concert Series at VCM Wood Hall, 900 Johnson St., 12:10-1 p.m.; vcm.bc.ca.
FRIDAY, FEB. 8
Something Old, Something
New, presented by the University of Victoria Wind Symphony and the Naden Band of the Royal Canadian Navy. UVic’s Farquhar Auditorium, 8 p.m. Tickets at tickets/uvic.ca.
Lunar New Year. Celebrate the Year of the Pig with a Chinese lunch and entertainment to follow. Noon at Cook Street Village Activity Centre, 380 Cook St.; cookstreetvillageactivitycentre.com.
Sweet Charity, presented by Canadian College of Performing Arts Company C Studio Ensemble. Friday, 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. at CCPA Performance Hall, 1701 Elgin Rd. Tickets at eventbrite.ca.
Fifth anniversary of OUTstages theatre festival. Friday and Saturday at Intrepid Theatre, 2-1609 Blanshard St.; intrepidtheatre.com.
Victoria Film Festival, 25th anniversary. Daily to Sunday. For details, tickets, passes and program guide go to victoriafilmfestival.com.
Art Battle Victoria. Live competitive painting; spectators help vote to determine the champion. 7-11 p.m. at Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad St.