CALENDAR: Burns Day, Cabaret

THURSDAY, JAN. 25

Robbie Burns Day at Craigdarroch Castle. An afternoon of Scottish festivities, Address to the Haggis, bagpipes, haggis tasting and Celtic music by Cookeilidh. Today, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 1050 Joan Cres. More at cookeilidh.com

Robbie Burns Day Celebration with the Canadian Scottish Regimental Association Pipes and Drums at 7 p.m., then Cities at 9:30 p.m. at Bard & Banker, 1022 Government St.; vicpubco.ca; tel. 250-953-9993.

Burns Night Whiskey Night at Twa Dogs Brewery & Victoria Caledonian Distillery, featuring Twa Dogs Beer and Scottish whiskies as well as haggis, 5-8 p.m. at 761 Enterprise Cres.; tel. 778-401-0410. Note: Tickets for the event have already sold out. Shawnigan Lake School presents Cabaret

at the McPherson Playhouse today through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Tickets at rmts.bc.ca.

Forget About Tomorrow by Jill Daum with songs by John Mann, 7:30 p.m. at the Belfry Theatre. Tickets at 250-385-6815 or boxoffice@belfry.bc.ca.

Piano Studio Recital featuring University of Victoria School of Music piano students from the studio of Bruce Vogt at Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, MacLaurin Building, B-Wing, 8 p.m. Details at finearts.uvic.ca Music On the Mountain with T.L. Douglas at Master’s Lounge, Bear Mountain 1999 Country Club Way, 6-8 p.m.; 250-391-7160. The Cliffes at Ross Bay Pub, 1516 Fairfield Rd., 6-9 p.m. 250-370-1152. Ange Hehr at The Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government St., 9 p.m. vicpubco.ca

FRIDAY, JAN. 26

Bruce Cockburn Bone on Bone Tour at Alix Goolden Hall, 8 p.m. Tickets at ticketfly.com

Victoria Mendelssohn Choir, Vox Femina, a celebration of five centuries of female composers, Christ Church Cathedral, 911 Quadra St., 7:30 p.m. Tickets at Russell Books, Ivy’s Bookshop, Tanner’s Books, Shoal Centre, at the door.