Arts & Entertainment Archives - Gulf Islands Driftwood

Salt Spring Arts pays tribute to Yael Wand

Contributed Article - December 18, 2024

SUBMITTED BY SALT SPRING ARTS As Salt Spring Arts (SSA) bids farewell to its executive director Yael Wand in 2025, her profound contributions to the...

Driftwood contest winning stories

Contributed Article - December 18, 2024

Young writers in the Gulf Islands continue to make a Driftwood tradition meaningful with plenty of submissions to the annual holiday story writing contest...

Youth artwork adds to holiday cheer

Contributed Article - December 18, 2024

Several students in teacher Melissa Houston's grades 4-5 class submitted artwork for the Driftwood's cover art contest, as seen below.

Carol sing at All Saints on Dec. 18

Contributed Article - December 12, 2024

Carols for Christmastide, the annual community carol sing held at All Saints by-the-Sea, and hosted by Music Makers of the Anglican Parish, this year...

Empty Bowls ceramic fundraiser aids food bank

Contributed Article - December 10, 2024

The Empty Bowls event has become a tradition for the Salt Spring Island Potters Guild, since the start of the pandemic in 2020. It is...

RESCHEDULED: Holiday groove comes to ArtSpring

Contributed Article - December 10, 2024

By KIRSTEN BOLTON For ArtSpring Led by acclaimed vocalist Dawn Pemberton and award-winning bassist Jodi Proznick, O Come All Ye Soulful is a Christmas concert that...

Singers plan festive Christmas concert

Gail Sjuberg - December 7, 2024

Salt Spring Singers have a special Christmas treat ready for island audiences when they open the doors at All Saints by-the-Sea church next weekend. Gloria...

Shakespearean deaths upended in comedy

Contributed Article - December 4, 2024

BY KIRSTEN BOLTON for Artspring What if Shakespeare’s Juliet decided not to die? This is the central question in Monster Theatre’s break-out hit Juliet: A Revenge Comedy,...

Island musicians shine in Groove mag and exhibit

Gail Sjuberg - December 4, 2024

Anyone who follows local music on a major social media platform has no doubt seen Andy Doyle-Linden’s striking close-up photos of Salt Spring Island...

Acclaimed pets and war film screens

Contributed Article - December 3, 2024

By STEVE MARTINDALE For Salt Spring Film Festival Society If you love animals and are concerned about the war in Ukraine, you won’t want...

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