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IN CONCERT What: A Viennese New Year’s Where: Farquhar Auditorium at the University of Victoria, 3800 Finnerty Rd. When: Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2:30 p.m. Tickets: $50-$70 from tickets.uvic.

ON STAGE What: Ballet Victoria Presents The Gift Where: Royal Theatre When: Friday, Dec. 27 at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 28, and Sunday, Dec. 29, at 2 p.m. Tickets: $30-$82 from the Royal McPherson box office (250-386-6121) or rmts.bc.

Choose from three invitations to meet the Queen’s representative or elected representatives of local governments as they open their doors for New Year’s levees, Jan. 1 at various locations.

The Island Illustrators Society has been a part of the Victoria landscape for many years. It consists of local professional artists who enjoy coming together to work on group projects.

Adam Kreek of Victoria has navigated all kinds of conditions as one of Canada’s greatest oarsmen, from the placid waters of the man-made Beijing course in winning gold at the 2008 Summer Olympics, to the angry swells of the Bermuda Triangle in an abo

IN CONCERT What: Victoria Conservatory of Music presents Daniel Lapp’s Home for Christmas Where: Alix Goolden Performance Hall, 907 Pandora Ave. When: Friday, Dec, 20 at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 21 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

JAZZ What: A Charlie Brown Christmas Where: Hermann’s Jazz Club, 753 View St. (250-388-9166) When: Saturday, 1:30 p.m. (doors at 12:30) Tickets: $20 from Lyle’s Place or hermannsjazz.

Brett Polegato has been in Victoria many times since 1993, but he has not performed Messiah — until now

OPENING Bombshell (Cineplex Odeon Victoria, Landmark Cinemas University Heights, SilverCity) (Opens Wednesday) A group of women decides to take on Fox News head Roger Ailes and the toxic atmosphere he presided over at the network.

A pair of 91Ô­´´ Island youth music programs earned top honours in the CBC’s annual 91Ô­´´ Music Class Challenge, winning a cache of instruments valued at $3,000 for their respective classrooms.