В Нанаймо на этой неделе пройдут концерты Валди, фестиваль Фриндж и выставки Ван Гога

What’s On, Aug. 12 Published 11:28 am Wednesday, August 12, 2026 MUSIC Valdy will be performing Canadian folk at the Ladybug’s Mew in Yellow Point Farm & Garden Store Concert Stage on Aug. 12 at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at www.ladybugsmewinyellowpoint.ca. Alex Maher and Shel Prince will be performed at The Vault Cafe on Aug. 13 at 9 p.m. Tickets are $15. Mahogany will be performing soul groove and R&B act at The Vault Cafe on Aug. 14 at 9 p.m. Tickets are $15. Metal Punk and Weirdo Extravaganza will be happening at The Globe Live Studio on Aug. 15 at 6 p.m., with doors at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are available at www.theglobelivestudio.com. Sunset Strip – The Ultimate 80s Experience will be taking place at The Queen’s on Aug. 15 at 7 p.m., with doors at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. There is limited seating. The Shindigs feat. Posh Coat will be performed at The Queen’s on Aug. 15 at 9:30 p.m. Tickets are available at www.showpass.com. Blues Jam will be at The Queen’s on Aug. 16 at 2 p.m., hosted by Nanaimo Blues Society. EVENTS TheyThemTheirs monthly drag show will take place at The Vault Cafe on Aug. 15 at 9 p.m.Tickets are $20. FRINGE FESTIVAL Senescence, Or Ageing Gracelessly will be performed at the Port Theatre Lobby on Aug. 12 at 3 p.m. The show will be featuring Donnie’s tales of unwelcome agedness. Tickets are available at www.porttheatre.com. Romeo and Juliet: Part 1 Shakespeare Say It! will be performed at St. Andrew’s United Church on Aug. 13 at 1 p.m., Aug. 14 at 7 p.m, and Aug. 15 at 5:30 p.m. It promises a unique storytelling experience in which the lovers live. Tickets are available at www.porttheatre.com. Funeral Cake will be performed at the Port Theatre on Aug. 14 at 11:30 a.m. and Aug. 15 at 8:30 p.m. It deals with estranged twins who arrive late for their grandmother’s funeral only to find their grandfather and cousin to share their grief. Tickets are available at www.porttheatre.com. Consider the Dongfish will be performed at the Port Theatre on Aug. 14 at 1:30 p.m. and Aug. 15 at 10:30 a.m. The show deals with sex-changing fish, awkward scientists and bloodthirsty aliens. Tickets are available at www.porttheatre.com. Comedy Misfits: Life on the Road (19+) will be performed ing at St. Andrew’s United Church on Aug. 12 at 5 p.m., Aug. 14 at 5 p.m., and Aug. 15 at 10:15 p.m. The show is about three misfits who have come across Canada on a comedy tour to give plenty of jokes and real stories they would not tell on stage. Tickets are available at www.porttheatre.com. Paper Trails will be performing at the St. Andrew’s United Church on Aug. 14 at 3 p.m., and Aug. 15 at 2 p.m. The show deals with how people grieve, remember and let go. Tickets are available at www.porttheatre.com. Spontaneous Shakespeare will be performed at St. Andrew’s United Church on Aug. 14 at 9 p.m., Aug. 15 at 1:30 p.m. and Aug. 16 at 2:45 p.m. It will be an improvised Shakespearian epic inspired by you. Tickets are available at www.porttheatre.com. SuperLiminal: The Game Show will be happening at St. Andrew’s United Church on Aug. 14 at 3 p.m, and Aug. 16 at 4:15 p.m. It is a improv game show. Tickets are available at www.porttheatre.com. Blissfully Unaware will be happening at the Port Theatre on Aug. 14 at 5 p.m. and Aug 15 at 7 p.m. It is about a sandwich between friends that makes people think about the deeper meanings of life, sometimes by accident. Tickets are available at www.porttheatre.com. Cric! Crac! Crone Bones Singing (18+) will be happening as part of Nanaimo Fringe Festival at the Port Theatre Lobby on Aug. 12 at 1 p.m, Aug. 14 at 3 p.m. and Aug. 15 at 5 p.m. Storyteller Margaret Murphy will be involved. Tickets are available at www.porttheatre.com. Mark II will be happening at St. Andrew’s United Church on Aug. 12 at 3 p.m., Aug. 13 at 5 p.m., Aug. 14 at 1 p.m., Aug. 15 at 3:30 p.m., and Aug. 16 at 1 p.m. It is the conclusion to what is called the Gospel of Mark. Tickets are available at www.porttheatre.com. The Beastly Thing will be happening at the Port Theatre on Aug. 12 at 4:30 p.m, Aug. 13 at 3 p.m. and 8:45 p.m., Aug. 15 at 4 p.m., and Aug. 16 at 1 p.m. The show deals with a character who has to deal with a monster living under her bed. Tickets are available at www.porttheatre.com. PTS Tea will be happening at the Port Theatre on Aug. 12 at 6 p.m., Aug. 13 at 6:45 p.m., Aug. 14 at 9 p.m., Aug. 15 at 12 p.m., and Aug. 16 at 4:30 p.m. The show deals with a murdered Metis Cree daughter returning as a spirit narrator, with her mother and daughters having to navigate intergenerational trauma, PTSD and systemic failure. Tickets are available at www.porttheatre.com. Women in White vs. The KGB will be happening on Aug. 12 at 7 p.m. and Aug. 13 at 3 p.m. at St. Andrew’s United Church and Aug. 14 at 12 p.m., Aug. 15 at 12 p.m. and Aug. 16 at 12 p.m. at the Fringe HUB Outdoor Stage at St. Andrew’s United Church. The show deals with the woman in white arriving in Marc’s weekend writing course, followed by Lovecraft, who is an operative with the KGB. Tickets are available at www.porttheatre.com. The Dogs will be happening on Aug. 12 at 8 p.m., Aug. 13 at 4:30 p.m., Aug. 14 at 7 p.m., Aug. 15 at 2 p.m., and Aug. 16 at 2:30 p.m at the Port Theatre. This is a horror play where Noa is investigating a pack of mysterious stray dogs in her neighbourhood. Tickets are available at www.porttheatre.com. ART Beyond Van Gogh and Beyond Monet will be continuing its exhibition at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre throughout the week. It offers an experience of the artwork of Vincent Van Gogh and Claude Monet. Tickets are available at www.islandevents.ca. 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