Master storyteller Jan Blake shares myths and tales that reconnect her with her African heritage and Jamaican roots, transforming ancestral bone-memory into a source of healing and joyful self‑expression. Percussion and soundscape by Reg Wilford. Beaver Point Hall, 1361 Beaver Point Rd, Salt Spring Island 7-9 PM (Doors at 6:30) Adults: $25 Youth 12-18: $10
A Salt Spring Arts Council exhibition that runs April 10 to 26 at Mahon Hall with participating artists IM4 Media Lab from Vancouver, and Gulf Island-based creators Anna Gustafson, Annika Hagen, Ben Frey, Brandon Stephenson, Leo Chan & Matt Robertson, Meredith Bates & Mena El Shazly, Pravin Pillay, Sara Gold and Veronica Classen. Their works […]
Travis Bernhardt, Rob Teszka and Nayana Fielkov perform at ArtSpring. 7:30 p.m.
This workshop is an opportunity for community members to engage in collective climate sensemaking. We will use future imaginings and narratives to encourage careful listening to what others value, and to inspire climate adaptation aspirations. Climate sensemaking is a local process that develops over time. We will share stories that have meaning to us, listen […]
Dinner with meal prepared by chef Brody Paine of Salt Spring catering, live music plus silent and live auctions. Meaden Hall. Doors at 5 p.m., dinner at 6 p.m. Live and silent auction follow. $75 tickets available at Salt Spring Books, Salt Spring Coffee and Foxglove Farm & Garden Supply (cash). To get etransfer instructions, […]
George Washington University professor speaks on The United States and the Middle East: What Now? At ArtSpring. 7:30 p.m.
Island Comfort Quilts event to make quilts for Salt Spring residents suffering from a life-threatening illness or injury. Farmers' Institute all day. (9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) Contact islandcomfortquilts@shaw.ca to volunteer or for more info.
Josephine is an international award-winning one-woman biographical musical that combines cabaret, theatre and dance to tell the story of the iconic Josephine Baker, the first African-American international superstar and one of the most remarkable figures of the 20th Century. Josephine has won over 30 awards across several continents, and had a successful off-Broadway run in […]
Josephine is an international award-winning one-woman biographical musical that combines cabaret, theatre and dance to tell the story of the iconic Josephine Baker, the first African-American international superstar and one of the most remarkable figures of the 20th Century. Josephine has won over 30 awards across several continents, and had a successful off-Broadway run in […]
Showing of documentary film 9/11 Reclaiming Ground Zero and a panel discussion. Panelists are: Carolyn Lukensmeyer, former Executive Director of the National Institute for Civil Discourse & designer of the civic process featured in the documentary Amanda Myers/Kitaay Bizhikikwe, Executive Director of GIFTS – Amanda is Anishinaabe, Pottawatomi and Métis, of the Marten clan, and […]
Bach on the Rock artistic director Jean-Sebastien Levesque, piano, and special guest Dakota Martin, flute perform works by J. S. Bach -- Sonata in E Minor for Flute and Piano, BWV 1034; Francis Poulenc's Sonata for Flute and Piano; and Yuko Uebayashi's Sonata for Flute and Piano. All Saints. 7 p.m. Come early to enjoy […]
Bladed Edge Between is an immersive poetry and sound performance by Ruby Singh, created in collaboration with poet Hari Alluri and musician PIU. Rooted in diasporic memory, ecological resonance, and intergenerational healing, the work unfolds as a multilingual sonic archive of longing and belonging. Structured through the emotional arc of Indian classical music ascending, descending, […]
Gallery 8 celebrates 17 years of gallery ownership by Razali May on April 17. Opening reception from 5 to 8 p.m. with the show continuing daily through May 10.
Dance/theatre adaptation of the myth of the Minotaur in the Labyrinth, written and directed by Brette Little and choreographed by Charlotte Priest.
All Salt Spring performers: an ArtSpring RoundTable committee presentation. ArtSpring. 7:30 p.m.
Dance/theatre adaptation of the myth of the Minotaur in the Labyrinth, written and directed by Brette Little and choreographed by Charlotte Priest.
Dance/theatre adaptation of the myth of the Minotaur in the Labyrinth, written and directed by Brette Little and choreographed by Charlotte Priest.
StageCoach Theatre School year-end dance recital at ArtSpring. 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Josh will be taking us on a musical journey around the world, with a special focus on South American and Spanish works for the guitar. Marina will be sharing with us solo works for cello from both the classical Baroque canon, as well as her own arrangements of 20th century classical works by composers such […]
Dance/theatre adaptation of the myth of the Minotaur in the Labyrinth, written and directed by Brette Little and choreographed by Charlotte Priest.
Salt Spring musician and band perform songs from debut album called Catharsis Caught. Salt Spring Coffee Cafe and Kitchen. 7 p.m. Doors at 6:30 p.m.
Janelle Lucyk and Kerry Bursey juxtapose early music with folk traditions in a concert presented by Salt Spring Baroque. All Saints by-the-Sea. 7 p.m.
StageCoach Theatre School production. ArtSpring. 7 p.m.
The first SoundGardens Festival brings together artists from Salt Spring, Victoria, Vancouver and beyond for a weekend of immersive sound, installation and experimental music. See https://www.ofsoundminds.ca/soundgardens for full schedule.
Dance/theatre adaptation of the myth of the Minotaur in the Labyrinth, written and directed by Brette Little and choreographed by Charlotte Priest.
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