SSNAP Awards Night & Closing Gala
Presentation of eight awards and the SSNAP 2017 closing celebration. Mahon Hall. 6 p.m.
Presentation of eight awards and the SSNAP 2017 closing celebration. Mahon Hall. 6 p.m.
Surrealist physical comedy from Ragmop Theatre. Falling Awake returns to ArtSpring by popular demand. 7:30 p.m.
Day 2 of celebration at Lions Hall features flute player Craig Paterson guiding people on a soulful journey in prayer beginning at 9 a.m. Children's program of music, art, story and devotion begins at 11 a.m.
Old Boys play against SSFC Powers7S at 10:30 a.m. at GISS.
Salt Spring United’s next game is on Sunday, Oct. 22 against Juan de Fuca United at Portlock Park at 12:30 p.m.
Internationally renowned television personality and award-winning author, now an expert in nutrition, healthy eating and the locavore movement, joins the Salt Spring Forum for a wide-ranging conversation about all things food-related. ArtSpring. 7:30 p.m.
Regular business meeting. Portlock Park Portable. 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
A Farmland Trust fundraiser for The Root at the Salt Spring Sailing Club. 5:30 p.m. Tickets are at Salt Spring Books.
Special meeting to review the leadership aspects of Toastmasters International training. This training helps members in any sort of project management, from completing home improvement projects, to managing complex work projects. Guests welcome. Salt Spring Public Library. 7 p.m.
Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month with Anna and Monika, for everyone ages 9 to 12. Fall books are: Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, Oct. 10 & 24; Tuck Everlasting, Nov. 14 & 28; The Griffin of Darkwood, Dec. 12. Room 106. 3:30 to 5 p.m.
Drop-in introductory sessions at the new squash court at the Golf Club. 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon. Bring clean non-marking shoes. First time free, and $5 per session thereafter.
Dorothy Price leads an 8-class session of yoga for beginners. Tuesdays at SS Centre of Yoga. 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. Pre-register at 250-537-7675.
A major marine disaster-preparedness exercise takes place in the Fernwood area and Trincomali Channel all day today. Don't be alarmed! If you want to volunteer to be a "patient," email ssiessd@crd.bc.ca or phone 250-537-1220.
First in a new speakers series at Salt Spring Seniors. Presented by Jean Elder, retired UBC Medieval Studies professor. 2 p.m.
Upstairs in the clubhouse. 5:30 p.m.
Horticulturalist Connie Kuramoto will talk on the subject of The Lazy Gardener at Meaden Hall beginning at 7 p.m.
Don Cunningham presents a talk about the history of one of Salt Spring's oldest settlements. Central Hall. 7 p.m. A fundraiser for Central Hall.
JayaLynda Cole leads a session called Deepening Into Aging at the Star of the Sea Centre for Spiritual Living and Practice. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Register in advance at staroftheseassi@gmail.com.
Salt Spring Public Library. 1 to 3 p.m. The Salt Spring Island Public Library book club, open to all and free of charge, meets from 1 – 3 pm on the fourth Thursday of each month. Meet other book lovers and have fun discussing an interesting read.
An Irish Country Practice is the latest installment in New York Times and Globe and Mail bestselling author Patrick Taylor's heartwarming Irish Country series. Join Patrick Taylor and Salt Spring Books for a book launch and a sip of bitter. Salt Spring Public Library. 5 p.m. Deeply steeped in Irish country life and meticulous in […]
Informal discussion on environmental topics at Penny's Pantry on the Green from 5 to 7 p.m.
Entertaining basketball game at SIMS gymnasium. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the game starts at 6 p.m. Fundraiser for SIMS athletics program and French Immersion Quebec exchange trip.
Salt Spring's Grandmothers to Grandmothers group hosts speakers from Developing Families Together in Ethiopia and the Stephen Lewis Foundation. SS United Church. 7 to 9 p.m.
Don Hodgins, Ph.D., P. Eng. speaks on the topic of fresh water supplies at a Salt Spring Island Water Preservation Society event. Salt Spring Public Library. 7:30 p.m.
An evocative and energizing evening of marimba, vibraphone, percussion, voice and cello. ArtSpring. 7:30 p.m.