5 things to do in and around Victoria this Wednesday, September 2nd 

Happy Hump Day, Victoria!

This Wednesday, there are shows around the city that will make you laugh out loud.

Randy from the Trailer Park Boys is in town for the Randy’s CheeserBurger Picnic tour, there is a celebration of chosen family at the art gallery and there are some hilarious shows taking place for Fringe Festival.

For just a taste of all the fun things happening around the city, here are 5 things to do in and around Victoria this Wednesday, September 2nd:

Randy’s Cheeseburger Picnic Tour at the Capital Ballroom

A man’s gotta eat!

Trailer Park Boys‘ fans will recognize Randy as the hilarious assistant trailer park supervisor, getting up to shenanigans at every turn.

Played by Patrick Roach, Randy is a favourite among fans. Roach will be bringing Randy’s Cheeseburger Picnic to Victoria’s Capital Ballroom for a show that is bound to be a hoot.

A comedy act filled with Trailer Park Boys’ shenanigans, songs, contests and prizes will surely lift your spirits.

Tell your frown to “frig off” and get ready for a good time with Randy Bobandy himself!

Tickets are $30 plus fees and can be purchased here.

• Where: The Capital Ballroom, 858 Yates Street
• When: Wednesday, September 2nd – 8 p.m.

The Enigma of Healing at Little Gladstone Studio

Pathogens, bad habits, genetics or just plain bad luck.

Illness happens—it seems to come from nowhere—and it can be devastating.

Join migrant cultural worker and astrologer Alfred DePew in exploring the nature, essence and process of the mystery of healing.

This event is free. Tickets can be reserved here.

• Where: Little Gladstone Studio, 1923 Fernwood Road
• When: Wednesday, September 2nd – 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Our Haus: A Celebration of Chosen Family at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria

Head down to the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria for an all-ages drag show inspired by the exhibition Family Visits.

Experience performances by beloved local drag artists Persi Flage, Eddi Licious, Vivian Vanderpuss and Bad Shah.

General admission tickets are $15, however there are sliding scale tickets and pay-it-forward tickets available as well. Tickets can be purchased here.

• Where: The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, 1040 Moss Street
• When: Wednesday, September 2nd – 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

I’m Actually Right About Everything: A Bisexual Lovestory for Fringe Festival at VCM Wood Hall

Tracy Hamilton (The Debaters, CBC, Winnipeg Comedy Festival) brings her funny and honest solo show about love, friendship and learning to trust your gut. It’s a bisexual love story you don’t want to miss!

In this tender and hilarious storytelling show, Tracy revisits the moments her instincts were screaming and she said, “shhh.”

From teenage crushes to toxic relationships, queer confusion to rom-com-worthy revelations.

Oh, and her gut? It talks…out loud.

If you’ve ever ignored a bad feeling, this story is for you!

Tickets are $16 and can be purchased here.

• Where: Victoria Conservatory of Music Wood Hall, 900 Johnson Street
• When: Wednesday, September 2nd – 8 p.m.

Lover Girl for Fringe Festival at White Eagle Polish Hall

Can an unloved girl heal the world?

From her bold beginnings as a street outreach crisis worker to the battlegrounds of couples therapy, Tamara Lynn Robert has spent three decades trying to make better lovers of us all… while her own love life is an epic disaster.

Professionally, she’s unstoppable. Personally, she’s a lover-girl train wreck.

From a fevered Fringe fling, to the perils of polyamory, to the lessons in love she never wanted, Lover Girl is a funny, heroic and tender tale about what it really takes to love.

Lover Girl celebrates people pleasers, front line workers, the lovers, the dreamers and anyone who still dares to believe in love.

Tickets are $16 and can be purchased here.

• Where: White Eagle Polish Hall, 90 Dock Street
• When: Wednesday, September 2nd – 6 p.m.