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wednesday events
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THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2016 D11
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W E D N E S DAY
JUNE 29
MUSIC
Folk, Roots, Blues
Gina Hosie at the
Bard & Banker Pub,
1022 Government St., 9 p.m.
vicpubco.ca; 250-953-9993
Jazz
Victoria International
JazzFest. See Friday for
details. Today:
Royal Theatre: 7:30 p.m.
Tedeschi Trucks Band.
$105.50/$85.50.
Hermann’s Jazz Club:
8:30 p.m. Alexander
Hawkins Trio. $22.
Distrikt Nightclub:
9:30 p.m. Moon Hooch plus
the New Souls. $22.
Hotel Grand Pacific:
9:30 p.m. David Vest. Cover
Chateau Victoria: 8 p.m.
Washington and Cook.
Cover.
T H U R S DAY
Centennial Square: Noon1:15 p.m. Miranda Sage
Free.
Pop and Rock
JUNE 30
Vinyl Wave with Tom &
Dave at Victoria Public
Market, 1701 Douglas St.,
noon-2 p.m. 778-433-2787.
Folk, Roots, Blues
MUSIC
OUTDOORS
Walks and Runs
Discover the Past
Ghostly Walks. See Friday
for details.
Victoria’s Story. Meet outside Visitor Info Centre,
812 Wharf St. at 2 p.m.
THEATRE
Victoria’s Shakespeare
by the Sea. See Tuesday
for details. Tonight: 7 p.m.
Much Ado About
Nothing.
Victoria singer-songwriter Kathryn Calder
(also of the New Pornographers) performs tonight at the Copper Owl
(1900 Douglas St.) with opening act the
Burning Hell. Doors are at 8 p.m. Tickets
are $12 at the door. JENNA SHOULDICE
The Riverside at the Bard
& Banker Pub, 1022
Government St., 8 p.m.
vicpubco.ca; 250-953-9993.
Lazy Mike at Ross Bay
Pub, 1516 Fairfield Rd.,
6-9 p.m. rossbaypub.com
Sarah Jane Scouten concert at Point Ellice House,
2616 Pleasant St., 7-10
p.m. Tickets: $20.
Reservations at
pointellicehouse.com
Funk, Soul and R&B
Summer Concert in the
Park at Willows Beach
Park, Beach Drive and
Dalhousie Street, 6:30-9
p.m. Today: Victoria Soul
Gospel Choir.
victoriasoulgospel.ca
Jazz
Victoria International
JazzFest. See Friday for
details. Today:
Centennial Square:
7:30 p.m. Ana Poovic. $29.
Dave Dunnet Theatre:
8 p.m. Laila Biali Trio. $27.
Hermann’s Jazz Club:
8:30 p.m. Piotr
Damasiewicz Quintet. $22.
Hotel Grand Pacific:
9:30 p.m. Blue Moon
Marquee. Cover
Chateau Victoria: 8 p.m.
Lust Life Jazz Band. Cover
Harbour Towers Hotel:
9:30 p.m. Kelby MacNayr
Trio.
Centennial Square:
Noon-1:15 p.m. Cold Cut
Combo. Free.
Workshop/Clinic at
Harbour Towers Hotel:
4-5:15 p.m. Ana Popovic.
Free.
Pop and Rock
Throwback Thursday at
Carlton Club Cabaret,
900 Carlton Tce.,
Esquimalt, 8 p.m.
Tel. 250-361-3666.
Electric Sex Panther
at Canoe Brewpub,
450 Swift St., 9:30 p.m.
canoebrewpub.com
Open Mic at the Fernwood
Inn, 1302 Gladstone Ave.,
8-11 p.m. fernwoodinn.com
Vinyl Wave with Tom &
Dave at Sidney Pier Hotel
& Spa, 9805 Seaport Pl.,
Sidney, 6-9 p.m.
250-655-9700.
Shake!Fest 3: Garage,
Psych and Punk at Ship
Point with the Courtneys;
Gender Poutine; Crystal
Eyes, Smoke Eaters and
Croatia, 6-9 p.m. Free.
eventidevictoria.com
OUTDOORS
Walks and Runs
Garden City Wanderers
Meet at Henderson
Recreation Centre,
GALLERIES
Alcheringa Gallery (621 Fort St.) Rebecca
Jewell, to July 6. alcheringa-gallery.com
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
(1040 Moss St.) Drop-in tours, Saturday and
Sunday at 2 p.m. Daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. First
Tuesday of month by donation.
Emily Carr and the Younger Generation, to
Sept. 11, 2016.
Nanga: Literati Painting of Old Japan, to
June 26. Modernization in Meiji Japan
(1868-1912), to Aug. 28.
Trans-Pacific Transmission: Video Art Across
the Pacific, to Sept. 5.
Kinky: Ancient Chinese and Japanese Erotic
Images, to Oct. 16.
Tour, June 29, 2-3 p.m.
China’s Favourite Pottery for Tea, Yixing Ware,
July 1-Oct. 18. aggv.ca; 250-384-4171.
The Avenue Gallery (2184 Oak Bay Ave.)
Gordon Scott, to June 29. 250-598-2184.
Coast Collective Gallery (103-318 Wale Rd.)
Associations, to June 26. Beginnings, June 29July 17. [email protected]
Community Arts Council of Greater
VIctoria Galleries. cacgv.ca
Arts Centre at Cedar Hill and Cafe Gallery:
Federation of Canadian Artists, to July 6.
Opening June 25, 2-4 p.m.
Greater Victoria Public Libraries:
Bruce Hutchinson Branch: Peter van Giesen,
to July 4.
Saanich Centennial Library: Anne Hansen, to
July 5.
Victoria International Airport: Patrice Gibson,
Maria Miller, Pamela Wootton, to July 11.
Driftwood Brewery: Margaret Hantiuk, to
June 30.
Office of MLA Carole James: Rhonda Usipiuk,
to July 8.
Community Arts Centre at Tulista Park
(9589 Fifth St., Sidney) Fun with Fibre: Cloth
and Wood Annual Show, to June 26. Cheeky
Robin Designs: Summer Pop Up Shop, June 27July 3. 250-656-7400.
Dales Gallery (537 Fisgard St.) Robert Lovett,
and Kristofer Parley, Nathan Davis to June 30.
250-383-1552.
Deluge Contemporary Art (636 Yates St.)
Jeremy Borsos, to July 17. 250-385-3327.
Eclectic (2170 Oak Bay Ave.) Modern
Visionaries, to June 30. 250-590-8095.
Gage Gallery (2031 Oak Bay Ave.) Gillian
Redwood, to July 2. gagegallery.ca
Goward House Society (2495 Arbutus Rd.)
Goward House Artists show and sale, to
June 29. 250-477-4401.
Legacy Art Gallery Downtown (630 Yates
St.) Out of the Frame: Salish Printmaking, to
Oct. 1. legacy.uvic.ca
Madrona Gallery (606 View St.) Guthrie
Gloag, to June 24. Colours of Summer Group
Exhibit, July 2-Aug. 17. 250-380-4660.
Martin Batchelor Gallery (712 Cormorant
St.) Bob McLeod and Kay Lovett, to June 30.
250-385-7919.
Nanaimo Art Gallery (150 Commercial St.,
Nanaimo) John Patkau: Trusses, to Aug. 21.
nanaimogallery.ca
Open Space (510 Fort St.) Liz Dempsey:
Commercial Alley (between 500-block Yates
and Bastion Square) to Aug. 15, 2016.
Jennifer Willet: Natural Science, to July 30.
openspace.ca
Trounce Alley Gallery (616 Trounce Alley)
VCA Distinguished Graduate Art Show, to
June 26. facebook.com
West End Gallery (1203 Broad St.)
Aleksandra premier exhibit, to June 30.
Summer Salon, July-August. 250-388-0009.
Winchester Galleries: (2260 Oak Bay Ave.)
Brad Pasutti and Barbra Edwards, to June 30.
250-595-2777.
EXHIBITS
Linda Skalendar Art exhibit at Fairfield
Community Place, 1330 Fairfield Rd., to
June 30. facebook.com
Ken Broadland and Robin Millan exhibit at
Imagine That!, 251 Craig St., Duncan, to
July 2. imaginethatartisans.com
Berkes and Vickery III exhibit by Carron
Berkes and Rob Vickery at GVPL Esquimalt
Branch, 1231 Esquimalt Rd., to June 29.
carronberkes.com
Artishow 2016: Artists in Residence,
June 2016. Wednesday through Friday,
1 a.m.-5 p.m. 0Ava Christl at the Coast
Victoria Harbourside Hotel & Marina, Fred
Dobbs at the Delta Victoria Ocean Pointe Resort
& Spa, Carol Koebbeman at the Inn at Laurel
Point, Robert Amos at the Oak Bay Beach
Hotel & Spa, Donna Williams at the Sidney Pier
Hotel & Spa, and Marten Schaddelee at the
Union Club. artishowvictoria.ca
Federation of Canadian Artists show
and sale at the Old School House Gallery,
122 Fern Rd. W., Qualicum Beach, to June 26,
10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Resilience of the People: Exhibit of
Songhees First Nation’s traditional territory at
Robert Bateman Centre, 470 Belleville St.,
10 a.m.-5 p.m. to Sept. 30. batemancentre.org
4 Art Studio Exhibit at Bay Centre, Unit 636,
Fort Street sidewalk entrance, to Aug. 7.
annebowen.ca
Shirley Roberts, exhibit of original watercolours, at Saanich Municipal Hall, main
floor, 770 Vernon Ave. June 29-July 29,
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 250-652-0503
THEATRE
Victoria’s Shakespeare
by the Sea. See Tuesday
for details. Tonight: 7 p.m.
Othello.
EVENTS
Relay for Life Victoria. Friday, 5-11 p.m.
Western theme: Outlaw Cancer featuring The
County Line musical group, a chili cook-off,
games, and more at Centennial Stadium,
UVic. See relayforlife.ca
National Aboriginal Day Celebration
at Cook Street Village Activity Centre,
380 Cook St., Friday, 1-3 p.m. with singing
and dancing and snacks. Cost: $12.
cookstreetvillageactivitycentre.com,
250-384-6542.
20th Annual Transformations on the
Shore to Sunday at Frank James Park,
Willow Point, Campbell River. 30 carvers
shape their logs into sculptures displayed in
the park. cshorelinearts.ca
Island Summer Games 2016 at Topaz Park
and MacDonald Park, Friday, 5-10 p.m.;
Saturday 9 a.m.-10 p.m. and Sunday 9 a.m.8 p.m. islandsummergames.com
FEAST: Food and Film festival.
See tix.thevic.ca
Friday: The Empire of Scents paring
Victoria Distillers with Toque Catering at
Victoria Distillers, 9891 Seaport Pl., Sidney,
8 p.m. $29.
Saturday: Pulp Fiction at Phillips Brewing
and Malting Co., 2010 Government St.,
8 p.m. $20.
Community Barbecue and Shredding-aTon at 755 Humboldt St., Friday, 11 a.m.3 p.m., fundraising event. Cost: $5 a box.
Extreme Teen Wrap Up Barbecue at
Greenglade Community Centre, Saturday,
6-8 p.m. Free. panoramarecreation.ca
Circus Workshops, Saturday at Royal Roads
Recreation Centre, 1-6 p.m. Cost: $45-$50.
islandcircusspace.com
Cowichan Bay Wooden Boat Festival
at Cowichan Bay, Saturday. Details at
classicboats.org.
Etsy: Island Makers Market, Saturday,
11 a.m.-4 p.m. at Victoria Public Market,
6-1701 Douglas St.
Victoria Lily Society Show, tea and plant
sale at Salvation Army Citadel Gym,
4030 Douglas St., Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
MEC Paddlefest Victoria, Saturday, 6 p.m.
at Willows Beach, Dalhousie Drive. For
experts to the curious.
events.mec.ca/node/100796/
Quadra Island Quilt and Garden Tour,
Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. featuring five gardens in central Quadra and 7 in
Granite Bay. Self-guided tour $15 for both
days at Campbell River Art Gallery and
Quadra Tourist Information Booth.
Eves of Destruction Roller Derby,
Saturday, 5-9:30 p.m. at Archie Browning
Arena, 1151 Esquimalt Rd. Cost: $10
advance/$15 door. eodrollerderby.bpt.me
Imax Victoria, inside the Royal B.C. Museum at 675 Belleville St., presents shows hourly from 10 a.m. to
early evening. TIMES COLONIST
1461 Benvenuto Ave., Brentwood Bay. Daily
10 a.m.-4 p.m. 250-652-3822 or
1-877-722-0272. butterflygardens.com
Gardens
Abkhazi Garden, 1964 Fairfield Rd. Garden
open daily, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. The Teahouse,
daily, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 778-265-6466 or
abkhaziteahouse.com
Butchart Gardens. Daily 9 a.m.-10 p.m. to
Sept. 5. 250-652-5256 or
butchartgardens.com.
Finnerty Gardens at the University of
Victoria. Free and open year-round dawn to
dusk. Entrance near Interfaith Chapel, parking
lot 6. 250-721-7014; uvic.ca/finnerty/
Gardens at Horticulture Centre of the
Pacific. Daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 505 Quayle Rd.
250-479-6162.
Government House Gardens. Dawn to
dusk, 1401 Rockland Ave. Free. Tours at
250-356-5139.
Hatley Park Gardens. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
250-391-2666 or hatleypark.ca
Government House Gardens. Dawn to
dusk, 1401 Rockland Ave. Free. Tours at
250-356-5139.
Hatley Park Gardens. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
250-391-2666 or hatleypark.ca
Parks
Goldstream Provincial Park. Open 9 a.m.4:30 p.m. 250-478-9414.
Hatley Park National Historic Site.
2005 Sooke Rd.,10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
250-391-2666. hatleypark.ca
Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary.
Monday-Friday
8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., weekends noon-4 p.m.
swanlake.bc.ca
10 a.m.-2 p.m. to Oct. 15 at Veterans’ Memorial
Park, Langford. goldstreamstationmarket.ca
Highlands Market, Last Sunday of the
month, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. to Sept 25 at Caleb
Pike Heritage Grounds, 1565 Millstream Rd.
highlands.bc.ca
Honeymoon Bay Outdoor Market,
Saturday, to October, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at
Downtown Honeymoon Bay, across from firehall.
James Bay Market, Saturday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
to Sept. 24, corner of Menzies and Superior.
Rain or shine. jamesbaymarket.com
Metchosin Farmers’ Market, Sunday,
11 a.m.-2 p.m. to Oct. 30 at 4450 Happy
Valley Rd., behind the firehall.
Mixed Merchandise Market Indoor/
Outdoor every Sunday 10 a.m.-3 p.m. to
Oct. 30 at Goldstream Lodge,
161-679 Goldstream Ave. by Veterans’
Memorial Park.
Moss Street Market, Saturday, 10 a.m.2 p.m. to Oct. 6 at Sir James Douglas school
grounds, Moss Street and Fairfield Road.
mossstreetmarket.com
North Saanich Farm Market, Saturday
9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. to Oct. 15 at 10990 West
Saanich Road. northsaanichfarmmarket.ca
AUDITIONS AND
SUBMISSIONS
Flash Fiction Contest: 250 words or less in
any fiction genre, $10/$15. Open to residents
of Vancouver Island & nearby Canadian
islands. Deadline: July 14. Judged by John
Gould. Details and submission instructions
at: canadianauthors.org/vancouver/victoria
Friends of Music Society: Auditions June
24, 6-9 p.m., [email protected].
Required, 4 leads and 3-9 chorus members
for Pretty to the Bone, a musical about a
family whose daughter develops an eating
disorder. Plus submissions for a volunteer
choreographer, piano accompanist and stage
hands, etc. This play is being produced in
support of mental health. Must be at least
18 years old.
MARKETS
All Fun Swap and Shop, Sundays, 7 a.m.1 p.m. to Sept., weather permitting, On the
track at Western Speedway, 2207 Millstream
Rd. allfun.bc.ca; 250-474-4546.
Bastion Square Public Market, ThursdaySaturday, 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. to October
(between Government and Wharf, Fort and
Yates streets). bastionsquare.ca
Breakwater Market, Sunday to Aug. 14,
11 a.m.-4 p.m. at Breakwater at Ogden Point.
breakwatermarket.com
Centennial Square Pop Up Market, July 17,
24, 31, Aug. 21, 28 and Sept. 4, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Duncan Farmers' Market, Saturday, 9 a.m.2 p.m. year round at Downtown Duncan in
City Square and on adjacent streets.
duncanfarmersmarket.ca
Esquimalt Farmers Market, Thursday, 4:307:30 p.m. to Sept. 15 at Esquimalt’s Town
Square. EsquimaltMarket.com
Goldstream Station Market, Saturday,
Congregation Emanu-El
Synagogue tours every
Thursday to Aug. 25.
Meet at 1461 Blanshard
St., 1 p.m. Cost: $10/ children under 12 free. Details
at congregationemanuel.ca/
tours.
Annual Strawberry Tea, Saturday,
1-3:30 p.m. at Church of Our Lord, Hall,
626 Blanshard St. Cost: $8. 250-383-8915.
ATTRACTIONS
Historic
Craigdarroch Castle. 1050 Joan Cres., daily
9 a.m.-7 p.m. to Sept. 6. 250-592-5323.
Fort Rodd Hill and Fisgard Lighthouse
National Historic Sites. 603 Fort Rodd Hill
Rd. Daily 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. 250-478-5849.
pc.gc.ca/fortroddhill
Point Ellice House National Historic Site:
2616 Pleasant St. Tours of the heritage house
and grand tea in the garden or restaurant.
Open Thursday to Monday, 11a.m. to 4 p.m.
Reservations 250-380-6506 or
[email protected]
Saanich Historical Artifacts Society.
Heritage Acres, 7321 Lochside Dr., daily
9 a.m.-noon. [email protected]
St. Ann’s Academy, 835 Humboldt St.
Historic chapel and interior, daily 10 a.m.4 p.m. daily. 250-953-8828.
stannsacademy.com
Family
Beacon Hill Children’s Farm and Petting
Zoo, Beacon Hill Park, daily 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
with goat stampedes at 10:10 a.m. and
4:10 p.m.beaconhillchildrensfarm.ca
B.C. Forest Discovery Centre 50 Years, 100
Acres Exhibit Celebration, to September,
Thursday to Monday, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at
2892 Drinkwater Road, Duncan, 10 a.m.4:30 p.m. bcforestdiscoverycentre.com
The Bug Zoo, 631 Courtney St., MondayFriday 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday-Sunday
10 a.m.-5 p.m. 250-384-BUGS or bugzoo.bc.ca.
Food Truck Festival, Friday and Saturday,
11 a.m.-7:30 p.m., Sunday to Thursday, 11 a.m.6:30 p.m., holidays 11 a.m.-7:30 p.m. at Royal
B.C. Museum, 675 Belleville St., back courtyard. royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/foodtrucks/
Hillside Mall OceanWall, Hillside Centre,
daily mall hours. View the world below the
water around Vancouver Island on a large
screen at the Food Court. hillsidecentre.com
Imax Victoria located inside the Royal B.C.
Museum, 675 Belleville St. Shows hourly from
10 a.m. until early evening. 250-480-4887.
imaxvictoria.com
Miniature World, 649 Humboldt St. Daily
9 a.m.-9 p.m. 250-385-9731.
miniatureworld.com
Robert Bateman Centre, 470 Belleville St.,
10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. 250-940-3630.
Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre,
9811 Seaport Pl. in Sidney Pier Building,
Sidney; daily from 10 a.m. 250-665-7511.
oceandiscovery.ca
Victoria Butterfly Gardens,
2291 Cedar Hill Cross Rd.
Registration
5:45 p.m., walk 6 p.m.
250-598-4316.
Discover the Past
Ghostly Walks.
See Friday for details.
Today at 7:30 and
9:30 p.m.
Chinatown Walks Tour.
Meet outside Starbucks,
corner of Government
and Fisgard streets,
10:30 a.m.
Jewish Victoria Tour.
Meet outside synagogue,
1461 Blanshard St., 2 p.m.
Oak Bay Village Night Market, July 13,
Aug. 10 and Sept. 14, 4-8 p.m. on Oak Bay
Avenue. visitoakbayvillage.ca
Oaklands Sunset Market, Wednesday, 4:308:30 p.m. to Aug. 24 at Oaklands Community
Centre, 1-2827 Belmont Ave. victoria.ca
Peninsular Country Market, Saturday,
9 a.m.-1 p.m. to Oct. 8, at Saanich Fairground,
1528 Stelly’s Cross Rd.
peninsularcountrymarket.ca
Ship Point Night Market, Friday and
Saturday, 6-10:30 p.m. to Sept. 17 at the Inner
Harbour. victoriaharbourfestival.com
Shirley Country Market, Sunday to Sept. 4,
10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Pioneer Park, 2795
Sheringham Point Rd., Shirley.
Sidney Street Market, Thursday, to Sept. 1,
5:30-8:30 p.m. Beacon Ave., Sidney.
sidneystreetmarket.com
Sunday Market at Bastion Square, Sundays
to Oct., 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Sooke Country Market, Saturday, 10 a.m.2 p.m. to Oct. 15, at Otter Point Road, across
from Eustace Road, Sooke.
sookecountrymarket.com
Sooke Night Market, Thursday to Sept. 1, 58 p.m. at Sooke Region Museum, 2070 Phillips
Rd., Sooke. sookeregionmuseum.com
Victoria Public Market, Monday-Saturday,
10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m.-5 p.m.,
6-1701 Douglas St. Sunday Funday 11 a.m.3 p.m. monthly (July 10; Aug. 14, Sept. 11,
Oct. 9, Nov. 13). victoriapublicmarket.com
Beyond the Veil: A Journey with Two
Mediums at Mary Winspear Centre, Sidney,
Saturday, 7 p.m. Tickets: $35 at
marywinspear.ca; 250-656-0275.
Garden City Cat Show at Mary Winspear
Centre, Sidney, Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m.4 p.m. Cost: $6/$5. marywinspear.ca
Paws for a Cause Pet Photoshoot,
Sunday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. at 11 Dallas Rd.,
across from totem pole in white tent. Cost:
$30. 250-686-6816 or facebook.com
Fun in the Park Picnic, Sunday, noon-3 p.m.
at Cedar Hill Park, behind Cedar Hill
Recreation Centre. music, games, crafts, face
painting and barbecue hotdogs. Music by the
Clover Point Drifters. saanich.ca
Always and Forever Birthday Party –
celebrating all babies who never had a birthday with Healing Hearts Foundation at VGH,
Jeneece Place, 201 Hospital Way, back
garden, Sunday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
healingheartsfoundation.ca or
250-889-0652.
10th Anniversary Fashion Show, a benefit
for Fort McMurray fire victims, Sunday,
2-4 p.m. at Victoria Conference Centre,
720 Douglas St. Cost: $20.
runwayfashions.ca
Ride Don’t Hide Victoria presented by
Shoppers Drug Mart, Sunday, 8 a.m.-noon
at Ogden Point. Five different family rides for
awareness about mental health.
ridedonthide.com
Seventh annual Summer So(u)lstice at
Royal Oak Burial Park, Saturday, 1-4 p.m.
Enjoy live music and poetry in a beautiful
landscape. Staff will be able to assist in finding grave locations and answer questions.
[email protected]
English Morris Dancers and musicians will
perform Monday, 7-8 p.m. on legislature
lawns.
Tall Tree Music Festival, Thursday to July 3
at Browns Mountain, Port Renfrew. Schedule
talltreemusicfestival.com/2016 and tickets at
talltree.tickit.ca
Canada Day Celebration with Oak Bay at
Oak Bay Municipal Hall, front lawn,
Thursday, noon-2 p.m. with free barbecue,
cupcakes, crafts, games and entertainment.