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- Welcome to the Calendar listings. Theatre, dance, live music, nightspots and other performances appear in day-by-day listings, with family activities and ongoing exhibitions under "Attractions.

There is an infamous scene in the movie Sideways where an erratic Miles Raymond (Paul Giamatti) throws a tantrum in a winery tasting room and chugs from a spit bucket. Anyone who has seen the film can never look at a spit bucket the same way again.

Organizers had to get creative in folk festival's sophomore year

Bastion Square Public Market, Thursday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. to Sept. 29. 250-885-1387. Chinatown Night Market, Aug. 11, Sept. 12, 5-9 p.m. on lower Fisgard St., Chinatown. chinatownnightmarket.ca Goldstream Station Market, Saturday, 10 a.m.

For hot music and hotter dancing, check out the fifth Victoria Tango Festival this weekend. The three-day event features a variety of tango music, from classic era to Nuevo and jazz tango. Duo Tangabrazo kicks off the festival 8 p.m.

THURSDAY AUGUST 16 MUSIC Classical Musical Bouquets for Emily by the Emily Carr String Quartet plus reading at Emily Carr House, 207 Government St., 1 p.m. today, Aug. 17, 23, 24, 30 and 31. Cost: $15/$12. emilycarrstringquartet.

Country singer Randy Travis was charged with driving while intoxicated after he crashed his car and was found naked at the scene, then threatened highway patrol officers, authorities said. It was Travis's second arrest this year.

ON STAGE The 91原创 91原创 Ballet presents Short Dances for Small Spaces Where: Maritime Museum of B.C. When: Tonight to Saturday, then Aug. 16 and 17, 8 p.m. Tickets: $20, available online at urbanartsproductions.

Learn about Victoria's early Jewish community as Congregation Emanu-El, Canada's oldest Jewish house of worship, opens for tours for the first time in years.

A century ago, swimming in the Gorge Waterway was a natural way to spend a hot summer day. The Gorge was the site of Victoria's first swimming school, and swimming races and high-diving competitions were frequent events.