Friday, May 17, 2024
May 17, 2024

Event Series Music Bingo

Music Bingo

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

Every Monday at Moby's Pub. 7:30 to 10 p.m.

SongJam

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

SongJam at Moby's Pub is on hiatus until further notice . . . probably April.

Salt Spring Forum Presents Geoff Dembicki

Gulf Islands Secondary School 232 Rainbow Road, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

Journalist Geoff Dembicki speaks at Salt Spring Forum on Are We Screwed? A New Generation Fighting Climate Change. Gulf Islands Secondary School. 10 a.m. There are currently more than 1.8 billion people between the ages of 10 and 24, which is the largest young generation in history. This is also the generation most affected by […]

Book Launch for Belonging: Remembering Ourselves Home by Toko-pa Turner

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

Launch event at the Salt Spring Library Program Room. 7 p.m. We live in one of the most connected times on earth but never before have we been so lonely, so alienated from each other, from ourselves, and from the natural world. Whether this manifests as having difficulty finding community, feeling anxiety about your worthiness […]

Event Series Open Mic

Open Mic

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

Every Thursday at Moby's Pub. 8:30 to 11:45 p.m.

Book Launch for The Chocolate Pilgrim: A Journey to Self-Discovery & Transformation on the Camino de Santiago by Marie Maccagno

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

The author presents selected readings, photos and a Q&A at the Salt Spring Public Library Program Room at 3:30 p.m. In the spring of 2009 Marie made a commitment to walk 800 kilometers through Spain in the hope that she could eat all the chocolate she could find. What she didn’t expect to find was […]

Folk Site C!

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

Luke Wallace, musician and singer, co-hosts a meeting and concert about the government's go-ahead for Site C. Put on your dancing shoes, roll up your sleeves. Adam Olsen is scheduled to […]

Pierre Schryer and Adam Dobres Concert

Beaver Point Hall 1365 Beaver Point Road, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Pierre Schryer (fiddle) and Adam Dobres (guitar) are teaming up once again for an intimate night of Celtic music at Beaver Point Hall. Doors open at 7 p.m. Concert at […]

Arcadian Suns

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

Live indie folk/rock/reggae at Moby's. 9 p.m.

Victoria Baroque – Applausi Festivi

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

A riot of fiery and virtuosic works by Italian baroque masters, full of energy, drama, passion and drive. Led by Kati Debretzeni. ArtSpring. 2:30 p.m. (Bar at 1:30 p.m.)

Art Reception for How a Dream Became a Book, “7 Billion Angels Whispering We Love You”

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

Event with Kim Tebbutt (author) & Sarah Penhale (illustrator) at the Salt Spring Public Library Program Room at 3:30 p.m. Learn about the steps it took Kim and Sarah to imagine, illustrate and self publish a children’s book. Art display runs Jan. 2 – Feb. 2 from 10 am-5 pm.

Peace Vigil

Centennial Park

Peace vigil in solidarity with de-escalation efforts over threats between U.S. and North Korea. On the sidewalk in front of Centennial Park. 5 p.m. Info: 250-537-5251

Salt Spring Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting

Portlock Park Portable 145 Vesuvius Bay Road, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Commission meeting at the Portlock Park portable. 5 to 7 p.m. Public welcome. Agenda at www.crd.bc.ca.

Salt Spring Fire Protection District Meeting

Salt Spring United Church 111 Hereford Avenue, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

Public welcome to attend meeting of the board of trustees. SS United Church lower hall. 7 p.m.

Event Series Music Bingo

Music Bingo

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

Every Monday at Moby's Pub. 7:30 to 10 p.m.

Salt Spring Probus Club

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

Guest speaker is Ed Ishiguro from the biochemistry and microbiology department of the University of Victoria. The title of his talk is: Genetically Modified Organisms: Frankenfood or Cornucopia? Lions Hall. Doors open […]

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 (805 Lower Ganges Rd) every Thursday from 7:30 to 9 p.m. and every Tuesday from 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon. Bring clean non-marking shoes.  First time FREE, and $5 per session thereafter. Info at www.saltspringsquash.ca

Town Hall With MP Elizabeth May

Gulf Islands Secondary School 232 Rainbow Road, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

Green Member of Parliament for Saanich and the Islands meets with constituents in a town-hall session at GISS Multipurpose Room. 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Salt Spring Weavers and Spinners Guild Gathering

Gulf Islands Secondary School 232 Rainbow Road, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

At the GISS careers room. 7 to 9 p.m. Bring your wheel or drop spindle. All spinning skill levels welcome. Help available to beginners. See saltspringweaversandspinners.com