CALENDAR: Comedy tour
SATURDAY, NOV. 4
Canada, It’s Complicated created by Mary Walsh, features sketches and satirical songs at the University of Victoria, University Centre Farquhar Auditorium, 8 p.m. Tickets at tickets.uvic.ca or 250-721-8480. Intuitive Arts Festival, ninth annual edition, today and Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at Da Vinci Centre, 195 Bay St.; intuitiveartsfestival.com. Strike Midnight: Fashion party produced by Studio Robazzo with The Bay Centre, 8 p.m.-midnight at the Bay Centre court, entrance 648 Fort St. at ticketrocket.co; victoriafashionweek.com. Ross Bay Villa Historic House Tour, every Saturday, 2 p.m. at Ross Bay Villa Historic House Museum, 1490 Fairfield Rd.; rossbayvilla.org.
The Secret Garden presented by Kaleidoscope Theatre at the McPherson Playhouse today and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets at rmts.bc.ca or 250-386-6121.
Faculty Concert Series: Lafayette String Quartet at Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, MacLaurin Building, B-Wing, UVic., 8 p.m. Tickets at finearts; uvic.ca/music
Kimura Parker Plays Brahms presented by the Victoria Symphony at the Royal Theatre, 8 p.m. Tickets at rmts.bc.ca or 250-386-6121.
Salmon Sensation. A drop-in event for all ages at Charters Interpretive Centre, Sooke. Enjoy fish-fun activities, a craft and guided walk, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. CRD Parks programs. 250-478-3344 or crd.bc.ca/parks > timescolonist.com/events
SUNDAY, NOV. 5
Pumpkin Smash 2017 with Langford Fire Rescue, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. pumpkins dropped from the 105-foot ladder at Millstream Village parking lot, 2401 Millstream Rd. Donations to muscular dystrophy and LVFA Benevolent Fund. langford.ca/fire; tel. 250-478-9555.
Tree Appreciation Day, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. with Oak Bay Parks Staff and Friends of Upland Park. A chance to learn about native plants, invasive species and how to plant trees at Uplands Park; main entrance. Bring shovels and gloves. Go to recreation.oakbay.ca or friendsofuplandspark.org. Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem for All Souls. The Choirs of Christ Church Cathedral featuring the Victoria Children’s Choir with Donald Hunt, conductor at Christ Church Cathedral, Quadra Street at Rockland Avenue, 4:30 p.m. Donation; christchurchcathedral.bc.ca. Sidney Concert Band: A Remembrance Day Concert, with a variety of band music, vocalists and singing, featuring the Saanich Peninsula Pipe Band. Salute to our Veterans: please wear medals at Charlie White Theatre, Mary Winspear Centre, Sidney, 2:30-4:30 p.m. Tickets: marywinspear.ca. Old Cemeteries Society: Remembrance Tour at Esquimalt Veteran’s Cemetery. Access off Colville Road near the Base Hospital, 2 p.m. oldcem.bc.ca or 250-598-8870. Tango and Blues Fusion Dance: Lesson at 7 p.m., followed by dance, 7:30-10 p.m. at Café Casablanca, 2524 Bridge St.; tangopacifico.com; tel. 250-389-0222.