PAiD ADVERTISING Great times at great events t Through Sept. 6 Bastion Square Festival of the Arts. Juried 8.C. artists and craftspeople sell their creations in the historical Bastion Square Wed. — Sun. (The. - Sun. after Sept. 7) See the artist working - On site, Through Aug. 27 Through My Father's Eyes. First Nations artist Richard Hunt's work in many 1 media. The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, 1040 Moss St. 1-250-384-410i. - Through Oct. | :. . (Sundays and holiday Mondays) » Government Strcet Market. Featuring an eclectic collection . of focal arts and crafts: food, antiques and cofectibles. - imports and entertainment. Victoria. } july « JazzFest International. More than 60 free and ticketed performances of jazz. blues and world music. Tickets: Call 1-250-388-4423. , June’ 24-25 ° : Medieval Village. The Pacific Association for Recreating the Middle Ages sets up camp at Fort Rodd Hill, 603 Fort Rodd Hill Rd; from 2 to 4 p.m. June 30- “july. 2. Millerniuta Sookesquatch Shindy Square Dancing Bonanzu. Edward Milne School, 6218 Scoke Rd., Sooke. Visitors welcome. | 1-250-642-4890. ; July. 1 Great Canadian Family Picnic. Canada Day Celebration featuring more than 25 iecal artists, entertainment and a huge Canada Day cake; Beacon Hiil Park, Victoria. July Sada Day Celcbzations at the juan de Fuca Recreation Centre. 1767 Istand Hwy. at Fort Rodd Hill, 603 Fort Rodd Hill Rd. Includes music, children’s entertainers. food. face-painting. fireworks and more. Ccelwood. July i-2 Sidney Days. Wide range of famity activities and entertainment. july t- Foikfest. Multicultural food, festivities and evitertainment. Ship Point, innec Harbour, Victoria. july $3 - Aug. 19 Victoria Shakespeare Festival. Hamiet. As You Like It, Pirates of Penzance and Lysistrata are performed at St. Ann's Academy Auditorium, 835 Humboldt St. Tickets $7-$!4 from Tourism Victoria, 1-250-953-2033. July 15 Moss Street Paint-In. More than 75 well- known and emerging artists work along Moss Street from f to 4 p.m., Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. July 15 All Sooke Day. Logging Sports and Salmon Barbecue. Sooke july £5, Il am. -3 p.m Bite of Victoria Food Festival. A showcase of Victoria restaurants and eateries provide food and beverages for sampling at $1 a “bite”. during stroll through Government House gardens, [401 Rockland Ave., Victoria. - July 16 New Spirit of the Milleunium. Open House at the T’Sou-ke First NationsReserve No. |, Sooke, [-250-642-4320. July 21-23 -Rootsfest. A multi-genre music festival with 40 acts. 130 ‘performers on five stages. Royal Roacs University, Colwood, 1-250-386-6121. july ‘27. 2. 2060 BC Summer Games. Athletes compete j in 43, sporting” events in Various venues. : July 23 Sooke Festival of the Performing Arts. includes Oliver, The: . Leechtown Follies anda symphony concert. Sooke. Through Aug. g. Military Band Concerts, Fort Rodd Hill, 603 Fort Radd Hil Rd, en 2-4 P. m.. Colwood. tin Caribbean Music Festival. Features more than 100 . performers from Latin America. The Caribbean and North. America at Mar ket Square. 560 Johnson St.; Victoria. Aug. 5-13. Fine Arts 2000. The largest juried art. show on Nancowver ; Island. Sooke. - Aug. 6 Symphony Splash 1, The Victoria symphony delights crowds from a barge anchored in the Inner Harbour, .~ “ Aug. 11-13 First People’s Festiva!. Canada’s largest urban annual - celebration of aboriginal tradition, art and culture features an artists market, traditional performances and foods and family programs. Performances in the Mungo Martin longhouse beside the Royal B.C. Museum on Belleville Street. Aug. 11 at 3, 2:30 and 4 p.m.; Aug. {2 at 12:30, 2 and 3:30 p.m..and~ Aug: 13 atl, 2:30 and 4 p.m. Aug. 24 ~ Sept. 4 > Victoria Fringe Theatre Festival. More than 350 alternative: theatre, comedy and dance performances from around the: Thousands line the inner Harbour for the annual Symphony ; Splash, set for Aug. 6. Below, harbour ferries waltz to the Blue~ Danube at 9: 45 am. Sunday. — Sept. 1-4 : : : oe : : Vancouver Island Biues Bash Live: music festival featuring: blues and worid beat music in several indoor and ‘outdoor venues. Downtown Victoria, 1-250-388-4423. Sept.2-4—- . Classic Boat Festival. More than 100. boats, all built before. Victoria. . Sept. 2-4 a ; Saanich Fall Fair. Western Canada’s oldest continusus - agricultural fair. Sasnich Fabegronne | 1528 Stally’s 's X Rd. Sept. 9-10. Sept. is: Luxton Fall! fair. Family fun with h midway tides and games accompanied by local art, crafts and ani Fairgrounds. 1040 Marwood Rd., Victoria, 1-250-478-425) Sept. 24. Sooke Challenge Triathlon/Rilay. Kayak biking. Sooke, ! 1-250-642-3 123 Ocz. 5 to Feb. 23 Circus Magicus. Exhibit features more than 200 a drawings and photographs on the thrilling universe of the circus, Royal B.C. Museum: 675 Belleville St.,.Victori 4-250-387-3701." Oct. 7-8. Royal Victoria Marathon. Marathon with an 8-K and K - kids run, See or fax 1-250-384: 9482 eh bt