WEDNESDAY, FEB. 27
Victoria Conservatory of Music presents Mozart @257, a thank-you-for-you-support concert, 7:30 p.m. at Alix Goolden Performance Hall, 907 Pandora Ave. Tickets at 250-386-5311 or at the door. Details at vcm.bc.ca
Bandfest 2013, Wednesday to March 1, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at the University of Victoria, University Centre Farquhar Auditorium.
Bill Johnson Blues Band at Hermann’s Jazz Club, 753 View St., 8 p.m. Tel. 250-388-9166; hermannsjazz.com
Victoria Spoken Word Festival, Wednesday to Sunday at Intrepid Theatre, 1609 Blanshard St.; missiepeters.com/festival; registration at [email protected]
In the Next Room (or the Vibrator Play), a comedy presented by Theatre Inconnu, 8 p.m.,1923 Fernwood Rd.; ticketrocket.org
Music for a Sacred Season — Lent 2013: Luncheon concert series Wednesdays to March 27, 12:10-12:50 p.m. at the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, 1701 Elgin Rd. Wednesdays to March 27. Tel. 250-598-2212.
Dr. Hook featuring Ray Sawyer, Port Theatre, 125 Front St., Nanaimo, 7:30 p.m. Tickets at porttheatre.com; tel. 1-250-754-8550.
B.C. Black History presentation by Karen Hoshal, a descendant of the Alexander Pioneer family, 7-8 p.m. at the Saanich Centennial Library. Register at gvpl.ca or tel. 250-727-0104.
Music Movie Wednesday: Lightning in a Bottle, 6:30 p.m., Eric Martin Pavilion, Fort Street. Tel. 250-595-3542; moviemonday.ca
THURSDAY, FEB. 28
Blues Explosion with David Gogo and Jason Buie, 7:30 p.m. at the Charlie White Theatre, 2243 Beacon Ave., Sidney. Tickets at tickets.marywinspear.ca or tel. 250-656-0275.
Side by Side by Sondheim, a musical, 8 p.m. at Metro Studio, 1411 Quadra St. Tickets at ticketrocket.org or 250-590-6191.
In the Spotlight: Orion Series presents Alcides Lanza and Meg Sheppard. Noon lectures followed by duo performance at 8 p.m at the University of Victoria, Phillip T. Young Recital Hall. Tel. 250-721-8559.
