26th Annual Swiftsure Breakfast – May 23rd Clover Point

The Swiftsure International Yacht race is an annual event that can be watched from Clover point. This year the Fairfield Community association is holding a breakfast which will include yummy Bubby Rose baked goods. If the fine weather keeps up this should be a fun morning event.You can find more details about the race at:

http://www.swiftsure.org/
You can find more details about the breakfast at:

http://www.fairfieldcommunity.ca/events/ssb.html

Oak Bay artist’s studios walk

Free art walks at Okay Bay this weekend. The website tells us:

Recreation Oak Bay is proud to announce the 10th semi-annual show of fine arts in Oak Bay this April 18 and 19. Many of Oak Bay’s established and emerging artists will use their homes and studios as backdrops to display the products of their creativity in a variety of original watercolour, acrylic, oil, fibre, photographic, woodcut, glass and pottery creations. This juried tour, which is produced by Recreation Oak Bay, will take place on Saturday and Sunday, April 18 and 19, from noon to 4:30 p.m. The two-day special event is free to the public. Brochures with artist descriptions and a tour map are available at www.recreation.oakbay.ca in early April. Brochures are also available at the Oak Bay Recreation Centres, the Oak Bay Municipal Hall and the Oak Bay Library as well as at local businesses on Estevan and Oak Bay Avenue and through participating artists prior to the show. For more information call Recreation Oak Bay at 250-370-7129.

My favorite was the weaving at Jean Betts (no. 13 on the art walk). She has a range of scarves and bags from the quirky, to bright and contemporary to simple and classic.

Belfry theatre: Spark festival March 9-22

The Spark Festival is starting next week. Tickets for events are between $10-20. For those with constrained budgets there are also FREE events. You can check out all the details on their website. It has lots of details on all the acts as well as links to video clips and reviews. Check it out:

http://www.belfry.bc.ca/Shows/05-spark_festival.htm

Be A Tourist in Your Own Town- March 4th – 8th

Be A Tourist in Your Own Town

59 venues are participating this years Annual Be A Tourist in your own Home Town line-up. This is a great event for those watching their budget. During this period it is  free to get into many attractions including the Victoria Art gallery (usually $12 per adult!).

For a list of attractions check out:

http://www.attractionsvictoria.com/be-a-tourist/index.html

“Dine around Victoria”

“From February 19th to March 8th, 2009, enjoy a three-course dinner at some of Victoria’s hottest eateries for $20, $30, or $40 CDN per person”

http://www.tourismvictoria.com/content.aspx?f=Content\1.+Visitors\6.+Packages+And+Promotions&p=3.+Dine+Around+And+Stay+In+Town+Menus.html