Arts & Entertainment Archives - Gulf Islands Driftwood

‘Miracle’ multi-choir concert as fest begins

Contributed Article - April 17, 2024

By Kirsten Bolton For ArtSpring After months of planning, ArtSpring’s 25th Anniversary Festival takes to the stage Wednesday, April 17, with its Opening Celebration of local...

Two-day fest to highlight baroque summer

Contributed Article - April 10, 2024

By Kerry Graham Salt Spring Baroque is excited to announce our fourth season of baroque music for Salt Spring Islanders. The season will begin on Friday,...

Youth exhibit comes ‘Home’

Contributed Article - April 10, 2024

By Phöenix Kelley Each year, Salt Spring Arts (SSA) highlights local young talent in their Youth Exhibit presented alongside the annual Spring Art Show. The...

‘re:location’ exhibition pings intersection of time, place

Contributed Article - April 3, 2024

By Phöenix Kelley For Salt Spring Arts Salt Spring Arts presents the 2024 Spring Art Show, “re:location,” curated by Annika Hagen Siemsen. The multidisciplinary group exhibition...

Four-day event celebrates Indigenous dance

Contributed Article - April 3, 2024

By Kirsten Bolton For Artspring From Wednesday, April 10 to Saturday, April 13, ArtSpring is proud to host the Matriarchs Uprising Festival, celebrating contemporary work of...

Loneliness, isolation explored by Shay Kuebler dance event

Contributed Article - March 20, 2024

By KIRSTEN BOLTON FOR ARTSPRING In 2018, when dancer, choreographer and Radical System Art’s artistic director Shay Kuebler learned the U.K. had just appointed a Minister...

‘Cavalcade’ show celebrates music of the ’60s

Driftwood Staff - March 13, 2024

Four self-described “pretty fab guys” from Victoria are set to dazzle Salt Spring music lovers with a tribute to a pivotal decade in music...

Award-winning Payadora Ensemble on stage March 22

Contributed Article - March 13, 2024

BY KIRSTEN BOLTON For ArtSpring Get ready to be whisked off your feet by Tangomania when the South American-inspired Payadora Ensemble takes to the stage at...

Axis Theatre and Verdi on tap

Contributed Article - March 6, 2024

BY KIRSTEN BOLTON For ArtSpring Vancouver-based Axis Theatre and its imaginative productions for children have become an island favourite with many appearances in ArtSpring’s programs...

Clanna Morna and The Slieves team up for Irish evening

Contributed Article - March 6, 2024

St. Patrick’s Day weekend will start off with a bang on Salt Spring as two Vancouver Island-based bring their dynamic celebration of Irish music...

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