Friday, May 17, 2024
May 17, 2024

Home Batteries: Solutions to the Rising Cost of Electricity?

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

Free half-hour film about a technology that will change the way people generate, store, use and transmit energy around the world. Followed by a panel-interactive discussion with solar power/battery users […]

PCOC Basic Boating Course    

Salt Spring Sailing Club 152 Douglas Road, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Pleasure Craft Operators' Certificate course offered through Canada Power and Sail Squadron Salt Spring branch beginning today and continuing Feb. 22 and 27, with the exam on March 3. SS […]

Monthly 5Rhythms® Movement Class

Stowel Lake Farm 190 Reynolds Road, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada

Led by Shauna Devlin at Stowel Lake Farm. 7:15 to 9 p.m. Drop-in class. A movement practice described by the creator, Gabrielle Roth, as a soul journey, and that by moving […]

Rolston String Quartet

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

First prize laureate of the prestigious 2016 Banff International String Quartet Competition, the Rolston String Quartet has become Canada’s newest ensemble attracting attention on the international stage. ArtSpring. 7:30 p.m. […]

SS Farmers’ Institute AGM

Salt Spring Farmers' Institute 351 Rainbow Road, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Guest speaker is Holly MacDonald of the SSI Community Economic Development Commission. Farmers' Institute upstairs meeting room. 7:30 p.m.

The Tree of Life: Ancient Mystical Approaches to Understanding the Torah’s Vision for Humanity

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

A Star of the Sea Centre workshop led by Jonathan Shefa, who is an experienced speaker on the Hebrew bible and the Jewish tradition in which the Torah is seen as a living, breathing document, meant to be understood anew in each generation. St. Mary's Church in Fulford. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Registration is required at staroftheseassi@gmail.com. […]

Event Series ToddlerTime at the Library

ToddlerTime at the Library

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

Wednesdays at the Salt Spring Public Library at 10:30 a.m. Join Nomi for songs and stories. Snacks provided. Best suited kids under 4 and their caregivers. Older siblings are welcome.

SS Film Fest presents Clive Davis: the Soundtrack of Our Lives

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

Chris Perkel's riveting profile of legendary music man Clive Davis spans a remarkable five-decade career, providing an incredible tour of the most sensational music of the cultural revolution from the […]

Event Series Salt Spring Sneakers Open House

Salt Spring Sneakers Open House

Portlock Park Vesuvius Bay Road at Central, Salt Spring Island, B.C., Canada

Salt Spring Sneakers running club holds an open house every Thursday in February. All ages and abilities of runners and walkers are invited to join coach Susan Gordon and the Sneakers at the Portlock Park track for a free information session from 10 to 11 a.m.

The Beautiful Gulf Islands

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

Presentation by Charles Kahn, author of Hiking the Gulf Islands, at SS Public Library. 7 p.m. A SS Trail and Nature Club event open to the public. 

Artist in Residence Talk with Greg Constantine

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

SSAC Artist in Residence speaks on his travels and images documenting displaced people. Mahon Hall. 7 p.m. Greg Constantine is a documentary photographer who works almost exclusively on projects that focus on human rights, injustice and equality.

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 […]

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.

Acrylic Silhouette & Collage Seascapes Art Class

Ocean Art Studio & Gallery 19a-315 Upper Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada

For kids aged 9-12 at Ocean Art Studio & Gallery in Merchants' Mews. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Art Opening: Greg Constantine

Fault Line Projects Southeast Corner Grace Point Square

Opening reception for Greg Constantine documentary photography series Nowhere People and Seven Doors at conclusion of four-month residency, with exhibition continuing to March 4. Fault Line Projects. 5 to 8 p.m.

Butterflies, Bees & Other Pollinators

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

Local entomologist and gardening expert Linda Gilkeson gives photo presentation at Lions Hall. 7 p.m.

A Friday Affair – The Sequin Shines!

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

A fundraising evening of burlesque, drag, music, comedy and more! For mature audiences (16+) at ArtSpring. 7:30 p.m. Show is a fundraiser for the Mamma Priscilla - The Sequin production in March.  A Friday Affair features: poet/writer Julian Paquette; Queer as Funk keyboardist/singer Luis Pablo Melgar; drag queen extraordinaire Symone Says; burlesque siren Patrice Bowler; […]