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.
Drop-in introductory sessions at the new squash court at the Golf Club. 7:30 to 9 p.m. Bring clean non-marking shoes. First time is free, and $5 per session thereafter.
Speakers are Munehiko Iwaya, an executive with the Japan Charcoal Promotion Society; Steve Nemtin, a local historical kiln expert based on Galiano; and Brian Smallshaw, a historian whose focus is on the Japanese Canadian history. Salt Spring Library Program Room. 2 to 3:30 p.m.
Fridays at 2:30, for families with kids ages six and up. Kids under 10 must be signed in and out. Oct. 20: The Muppets (2011) CANCELLED: Oct 27: The Dark Crystal CANCELLED: Nov. 3: Jumanji Nov. 10: Oz the Great and Powerful Nov. 17: Labyrinth Nov. 24: Enchanted Dec. 1: The Nightmare Before Christmas
Two-day extravaganza of Salt Spring artists in all genres at ArtSpring. Displays and demonstrations will be open to the public from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Friday. Continues Saturday.
With 9GHT4ALL (AKA: J Robert Moss) and RDX (AKA:Roderick Shoolbraid). Fault Line Projects. 7 p.m.
Salt Spring Trail & Nature Club welcomes Daniel Donneke,from Saanich, who is Salt Spring’s contact for the Audubon Christmas Bird Count. His presentation is called “Enjoying the Birds on Foot and by Boat - Are Hiking and Bird watching compatible?”
Inviting inquiry into the nature of the self. Salt Spring Centre of Yoga. 7 to 9 p.m. Contact Marcelle 250-538-8557 or email theteachings@desthein.com
Award-winning guitarist Joel Fafard performs Southern roots and blues classics with the soul of a purist and the showmanship of a seasoned entertainer. Doors open at 7 p.m, 7:30 show. Info: Dave Vollrath, 250-537-0188.
Live roots band at Moby's. 9 p.m.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Doug and the Thugs play at the Legion for special appreciation dance. All volunteers get in free. 7:30 p.m. Door prizes and prizes for best costumes!
Live music and prizes for costumes. Moby's. 9 p.m.
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.
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 […]
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