2618 Army Cadets seventh annual Steak and Lobster Dinner goes Sunday at 611 Brunswick St., beginning with cocktails at 4:30, dinner at 5:30 p.m. Dinner includes 8 oz. steak and 1.5 lb. fresh Atlantic lobster, baked potato, salads and desserts. There is a silent auction and many door prizes. For more information and $40 ticket call Rosemarie at 250-963-9397.
Friday Night Mics features Dennis Strausfogel in Cafe Voltaire tonight as he plays folsky-blues with acoustic guitar and vocals. Doing mostly covers, he will perform at 8 p.m. As always, the show is free.
Ed Zaruk's Writing Workshops take place Saturday, Feb. 1 and 8 at Art Space, above Books & CO., 1685 Third Ave. The first workshop is a fiction writing workshop, while Feb. 8 workshop is a non-fiction writing workshop. Each session runs from 1 to 4:30 p.m. for $20 each. Pre-register at Books & Co, or by contacting Zaruk directly via his website at www.edzaruk.com.