ItB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s all about the 37th Luxton Pro Rodeo in Langford this long weekend. WeB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™re talking bull riding, steer wrestling, mutton bustinB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™ (I donB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™t know what that is, but I like the sounds of it) and, of course, rodeo clowns. All that plus a midway running from 3 p.m., Friday to Monday and a hootenanny (or dance, if you will) Saturday night at Luxton Hall with country band Montgomery County. Giddy up.
For a full schedule, visit members.shaw.ca/luxtonrodeo.
B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·¢ If rodeos arenB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™t your thing, head on down to Fort Rodd Hill for the 16th Annual Historic Military Encampment. On Saturday and Sunday there will be a tent encampment set up with historic military vehicles, a canteen serving military rations and firearm demonstrations (with blanks). For more info, visit parkscanada.gc.ca/fortroddhill.
B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·¢ On the movie front, Sacha Baron CohenB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s The Dictator opens today. This is the guy behind Borat and Bruno and while heB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s not always my favourite The Dictator looks seriously funny.
Opening this weekend is Battleship, staring B.C.B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s own Tim Riggins B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ er, I mean, Taylor Kitsch. It looks a little haywire, but with Friday Night Lights creator Peter Berg at the helm (pun intended) it could rise above its lackluster trailer.
Also donB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™t forget to check out my CineFile blog at blogs.bclocalnews.com/cinefile for reviews of the latest releases, including last weekB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s Dark Shadows.