CALENDAR: Something Old, Our Valentine to You
FRIDAY, FEB. 8
Something Old University of Victoria Wind Symphony and Naden Band of the Royal Canadian Navy at UVic’s Farquhar Auditorium, 8 p.m. Tickets at tickets/uvic.ca.
Palm Court Light Orchestra Our Valentine to You featuring Sunny Shams tenor and Shadan Saul soprano. 2 p.m. at Dave Dunnet Community Theatre, Oak Bay High School. Tickets at marywinspear.ca, Dave Dunnet Community Theatre, 250-748-9964, Ivy’s Bookshop, Long & McQuade and Munro's Books.
Canadian College of Performing Arts Company C Studio Ensemble, Sweet Charity. Tonight, 7:30, and Saturday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. at CCPA Performance Hall, 1701 Elgin Rd. Tickets at eventbrite.ca.
Fifth anniversary of OUT stages ,a queer theatre festival. Today and Saturday at Intrepid Theatre, 2-1609 Blanshard St. intrepidtheatre.com.
Pacific Baroque Festival 2019, 15th anniversary celebration, presents Bach Transformed at Alix Goolden
Performance Hall, 907 Pandora Ave., 8 p.m. Tickets at pacbaroque.com.
Chinese Lunar New Year. Lunch and entertainment. Noon at Cook Street Village Activity Centre, 380 Cook St.; cookstreetvillageactivitycentre.com.
Victoria Film Festival, 25th Anniversary. Daily to Sunday program guide at 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.
SATURDAY, FEB. 9
Frozen in Time, musical at McPherson Playhouse, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. rmts.bc.ca or tel. 250-386-6121.
Food for Families Gala, fundraiser featuring a dinner by Union Club executive chef Nicolas Hipperson and music by Ken Lavigne in support of The Mustard Seed Food Bank. 5:30 p.m. at Union Club, 805 Gordon St. Tickets at eventbrite.ca.