Pickleball games are played at Salt Spring Elementary School gym on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Equipment included. Will share paddles till you acquire your own. Let us help you get started. Info: hafizbhimji@shaw.ca or 250-653-9579.

Five-Sunday workshop taught by Daina Deblette at Ocean Art Studio & Gallery from 1 to 4 p.m. 

Program includes works by Ravel, Schumann, Rachmaninoff and Chopin. ArtSpring. 7:30 p.m.

Regular business meeting. Portlock Park portable. 5 to 7 p.m.

Regular business meeting. Ganges fire hall. 7 p.m.

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

Pickleball games are played on Tuesdays at Fulford Hall from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., and from 12 p.m. on for beginners. Equipment is included for beginners. Let us help you get started. Info: hafizbhimji@shaw.ca or 250-653-9579.

Silent focused writing in 25-minute intervals, with 5-minute breaks. Facilitated by Jane Eaton Hamilton at the Salt Spring Public Library in Room 106 (by the computers) every Tuesday through May 29. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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

Songs, rhymes and finger plays for ages 0 to 6. Come join Andrea and Janice at the Salt Spring Elementary Elf Room from 2 to 3 p.m. on Tuesdays.

Pickleball runs at Fernwood Elementary School on Tuesdays from 6 to 9 p.m. Equipment included. Will share paddles till you acquire your own. Let us help you get started. Info: hafizbhimji@shaw.ca or 250-653-9579.

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 on Salt Spring and a look at the future of these technologies in B.C. Salt Spring Public Library 7 p.m.

Every Tuesday at Moby's Pub. 7 to 9:30 p.m.

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 Sailing Club. 7 to 9 p.m.  Register at  boatingcourses.ca  

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 the body, releasing the heart, and freeing the mind, one can connect to the essence of the soul, the source of inspiration in which an […]

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. Bar opens at 6:30.  

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

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. […]

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.

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 '60s to the rise of hip-hop. ArtSpring. 7:30 p.m.

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.

Transition Salt Spring event at Penny's. 5 to 8 p.m.

Pickleball runs at Fernwood Elementary School on Thursdays from 6 to 9 p.m. Equipment included. Will share paddles till you acquire your own. Let us help you get started. Info: hafizbhimji@shaw.ca or 250-653-9579.

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.

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. 

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

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

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

Fridays at the Salt Spring Public Library in the library children's corner. Best for kids ages 3-6 and their caregivers.

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.

Indie, folk, rock and reggae at Woodley's at the Harbour House Hotel. Every Friday. 7 to 10 p.m.

Karaoke at the Legion. 7 p.m.

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

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; […]

The world’s most popular opera returns in Franco Zeffirelli’s classic production, with a series of exciting casts. Livestreamed at ArtSpring. 9:30 a.m.

Pickleball games are played at Salt Spring Elementary School gym on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Equipment included. Will share paddles till you acquire your own. Let us help you get started. Info: hafizbhimji@shaw.ca or 250-653-9579.

Circle to explore what we can learn from each other, sharing & listening to stories of change, personal and collective.  Salt Spring Library Program Room. 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Info: 250-537-8804

Led by SSAC artist in residence Regan Shrumm. SS Public Library. 2 to 4 p.m.

Hosted by community engagement facilitator, Anna Haltrecht and facilitated by Jaya-Lynda Cole and Genevieve Martini, Salt Spring Hospice volunteers. ArtSpring lobby. 2 to 4 p.m. As always this is a free event with refreshments by donation.  Sponsored by ArtSpring and Made in BC-Dance on Tour. 

Instrumental music featuring shades of jazz, classical, folk and soul. Woodley's at the Harbour House Hotel. Every Saturday. 6 to 9 p.m.

Calgary-based group, including Salt Spring trumpet player Derrick Milton, performs at All Saints By-the-Sea beginning at 7:30 p.m. All-ages concert includes classical, jazz, movie music and even a little country. Tickets $20 for adults and $10 for students at Mondo Trading.

Remembering John with Boz Roz as John Lennon. Lions Hall. 8 p.m. (doors at 7:30 p.m.) The show is a musical/theatrical presentation of the music and persona of one of the great musical icons of our time - John Lennon - presented by Phil Rossner.  Tickets $20 at the door.  

At Moby's Pub. 9 p.m.