Thursday, May 16, 2024
May 16, 2024

Celebration of the Arts

ArtSpring 100 Jackson Avenue, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Two-day extravaganza of Salt Spring arts. Displays and demonstrations from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; children's workshops from 10 a.m. to 12 noon; Artists' Mash-up from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

CFUW Meeting: Guest Speaker Harry Swain

Salt Spring Baptist Church Basement 520 Lower Ganges Rd, Salt Spring Island, B.C., Canada

Harry Swain was deputy minister of Indian and Northern affairs at the time of the Oka Crisis, and also the deputy in charge of creating Nunavut. At the SS Baptist Church basement. 10 a.m. Public welcome. 

SSI Painters Guild Exhibit: Our Best Work (So Far)

Mahon Hall 114 Rainbow Road, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

Our Best Work (So Far) marks the guild's 45th anniversary with a retrospective of work by current and former guild members. Plus a Reunion Room with photos and memory-sharing, and a display of work by workshop instructors. Mahon Hall. Show opens with a reception on Sat., Oct. 28 from 6 to 8 p.m.

Open House at The Root

The Root 189 Beddis Rd, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

Learn about The Root - Salt Spring's future food storage and processing facility at 189 Beddis Rd. from 12 to 4 p.m. Speakers include building designer Donald Gunn (at 12:30 and 2 p.m.), seed-saving expert Dan Jason (at 1 p.m.), and Erinanne Harper, who gives a permaculture presentation at 1:30 and 3 p.m.

Star of the Sea Open House

Star of the Sea Centre for Spiritual Living and Practice 2600 Fulford-Ganges Rd, Salt Spring Island, B.C., Canada

See the space and meet the development team for Star of the Sea - Centre for Spiritual Living and Practice, a place for various faith groups to share spiritual practices and ideas, at St. Mary's Anglican Church in Fulford. 2 to 4 p.m. 

Halloween Sock Hop

Fulford Community Hall

Bop to the oldies with a mystery DJ at Fulford Hall. 7 p.m. Prizes for best retro outfit. A copper Kettle benefit. Be there or be square. $10 at the door.

SSI Painters Guild Exhibit: Our Best Work (So Far)

Mahon Hall 114 Rainbow Road, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

Our Best Work (So Far) marks the guild's 45th anniversary with a retrospective of work by current and former guild members. Plus a Reunion Room with photos and memory-sharing, and a display of work by workshop instructors. Mahon Hall. Show opens with a reception on Sat., Oct. 28 from 6 to 8 p.m.

Salt Spring Forum Presents Mark Kingwell

ArtSpring 100 Jackson Avenue, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Mark Kingwell, University of Toronto philosophy professor and author of several bestselling books, leads a discussion titled Why Philosophy Still Matters at ArtSpring. 7:30 p.m. We live in unsettling times, when a climate crisis looms and Donald Trump rules. Is philosophy relevant to our daily lives—and if so, how? From politics to architecture, fishing to […]

SSI Painters Guild Exhibit: Our Best Work (So Far)

Mahon Hall 114 Rainbow Road, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

Our Best Work (So Far) marks the guild's 45th anniversary with a retrospective of work by current and former guild members. Plus a Reunion Room with photos and memory-sharing, and a display of work by workshop instructors. Mahon Hall. Show opens with a reception on Sat., Oct. 28 from 6 to 8 p.m.

SSI Painters Guild Exhibit: Our Best Work (So Far)

Mahon Hall 114 Rainbow Road, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

Our Best Work (So Far) marks the guild's 45th anniversary with a retrospective of work by current and former guild members. Plus a Reunion Room with photos and memory-sharing, and a display of work by workshop instructors. Mahon Hall. Show opens with a reception on Sat., Oct. 28 from 6 to 8 p.m.

Event Series Have Fun Learning Squash!

Have Fun Learning Squash!

Salt Spring Squash Court 805D Lower Ganges Rd., Salt Spring Island, B.C., Canada

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.

Halloween Spook House

Ganges Fire Hall 105 Lower Ganges Road, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

Haunted House created by GISS improv students runs at the Ganges Fire Hall this year. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. It will close for the fireworks, and then be open again for 40 minutes afterwards.

Halloween Fireworks

Salt Spring Fire-Rescue offers display from Ganges Harbour, followed by hotdogs and hot chocolate outside the fire hall. After dark - around 7:30 p.m.

Screening: Dracula Lord of the Damned

Salt Spring Public Library 129 McPhillips Ave, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Screening of film by Salt Spring's Theodore Trout with director in attendance, plus Andy Meyers reading from his book Vlad. Salt Spring Public Library. 8 p.m. (Note the time has been changed from previous 7 p.m. listing)

SSI Painters Guild Exhibit: Our Best Work (So Far)

Mahon Hall 114 Rainbow Road, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

Our Best Work (So Far) marks the guild's 45th anniversary with a retrospective of work by current and former guild members. Plus a Reunion Room with photos and memory-sharing, and a display of work by workshop instructors. Mahon Hall. Show opens with a reception on Sat., Oct. 28 from 6 to 8 p.m.

Volunteer Recruitment Fair

ArtSpring 100 Jackson Avenue, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Presented by Volunteer and Community Resources (VCR) and the Salt Spring Island Public Library at ArtSpring. Drop by for refreshments and to browse over 25 booths of volunteer opportunities from many local volunteer-run organizations. 1 to 4 p.m.

Advance Care Planning Workshop

Meaden Hall 120 Blain Road, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Free workshop offered by Salt Spring Hospice at Meaden Hall from 2 to 4 p.m.

Poetry Reading Group

Salt Spring Public Library 129 McPhillips Ave, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Poetry reading group meets in Room 103 of the Salt Spring Public Library from 3 to 4:30 p.m. on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. New members welcome.

Salt Spring Local Trust Committee

Lions Hall 103 Bonnet Avenue, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

Meeting agenda includes public hearing on Fulford Landing Marina at 9:35 a.m., Community Stewardship Award presentation at 12 noon, trustee reports and town hall at 12:40 p.m. and applications starting at 1:15. Lions Hall.

SSI Painters Guild Exhibit: Our Best Work (So Far)

Mahon Hall 114 Rainbow Road, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

Our Best Work (So Far) marks the guild's 45th anniversary with a retrospective of work by current and former guild members. Plus a Reunion Room with photos and memory-sharing, and a display of work by workshop instructors. Mahon Hall. Show opens with a reception on Sat., Oct. 28 from 6 to 8 p.m.

Poetry Open Mic With Featured poet D.S. Stymeist

Salt Spring Public Library 129 McPhillips Ave, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

At the Salt Spring Public Library. Reader sign-up at 6:45. One poem per reader. Open mic at 7 p.m. with featured poet at 7:30 p.m.  Stymeist published his debut collection, The Bone Weir, with Frontenac House in 2016. His poems have appeared in numerous magazines, including The Antigonish Review, Prairie Fire, Dalhousie Review, and The […]

Open Mic Night

Moby's Pub 124 Upper Ganges Road, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Moby's. 8:30 p.m.

SSI Painters Guild Exhibit: Our Best Work (So Far)

Mahon Hall 114 Rainbow Road, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

Our Best Work (So Far) marks the guild's 45th anniversary with a retrospective of work by current and former guild members. Plus a Reunion Room with photos and memory-sharing, and a display of work by workshop instructors. Mahon Hall. Show opens with a reception on Sat., Oct. 28 from 6 to 8 p.m.