This Sunday's program is Get the Buzz on Invertebrates. Make bug snacks, observe pond life, and learn about 95 per cent of animals. Blackburn Lake Nature Reserve. Drop-in program for ages 6-12 and adult caregivers. 1 to 4 p.m. 

Elektra Women's Choir performs their I am in Need of Music show, with soprano Suzie LeBlanc and special guests ArtSpring Makana Youth Choir. ArtSpring. 2:30 p.m.

Vancouver-based Elektra Women’s Choir with soprano Suzie LeBlanc presents I am in Need of Music. With special guests ArtSpring Makana Youth Choir. ArtSpring. 2:30 p.m.

Bring outdated and confidential paper records for professional shredding. Lions Hall parking lot. Material accepted from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon. $10 per banker's box.

Reed Richard reads from his book Rumi.nations for a book launch at the Salt Spring Public Library. 7 p.m. Reed will be bringing the audience on a journey of expanding awareness through a connection with nature and emotional vulnerability.

Community information meeting regarding Bylaws 488, 489 and 490. Meaden Hall. 7 to 9 p.m. Get info at islandstrust.bc.ca/ssindustrial Public hearing is set for May 14 at 7 p.m. at Meaden Hall.

First of a monthly series with sacred chanting from differing traditions — including time for reflection in between chants — led by Elaina Hyde and Usha Haywood at Star of the Sea Centre for Spiritual Living and Practice (St. Mary's Church in Fulford). Sessions will be held on the first Tuesday of each month. 7 […]

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

Open Wednesdays through Fridays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., until June 28.  

Annual general meeting at Central Hall, followed by a presentation by Brian Smallshaw on the web archives project called Salt Spring Characters: Oral Histories from our Island. 2 p.m.

Concert by New Hampshire folk musician and Sweetgrass Food Co. dinner at Beaver Point Hall. A SS Abattoir fundraiser. Dinner at 6 p.m. and show at 7 p.m.

Singer-songer and pianist performs at ArtSpring.  7:30 p.m.

Wednesdays with Taylor at Moby's Pub. 7:30 to 10 p.m.

Salt Spring Trail and Nature Club hosts Burgoyne Bay outings with expert birder and naturalist, Peter McAllister, who will lead people through the meadows, forests and out onto the shore of the bay every Thursday through May 23. Meet at 6 a.m. in Burgoyne Bay Provincial Park, parking on the road, near the barns. (Note […]

Open Wednesdays through Fridays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., until June 28.

Annual fundraiser for the Pass It On program at Barb's Bakery & Bistro. Silent auction, plus performances by Tom Van Deursen, Ta’kaiya Blaney, Chad Gilmour, GISS Improv and some PIO participants. 7 p.m.

Launch of book by local author Jack Little, professor emeritus in the history department of Simon Fraser University, examines five popular protests in the wider Howe Sound area during the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s. Salt Spring Public Library. 7 p.m.

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

Open Wednesdays through Fridays at the Farmers' Institute grounds. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., until June 28.

This week's movie at the library is Mr. Peabody and Sherman. 2:30 p.m.

Opening reception for exhibition by Anh Le at Salt Spring Gallery. 5 to 8 p.m.

Salt Spring Centre School play about a Stone Age family called the Cobblestones. Mahon Hall at 6 p.m. Plus 4 p.m. show on Saturday and a 2 p.m. show on Sunday.

At Mateada Nitro lounge. 7 p.m.

At the Legion. 7:30 p.m.

Live band at Moby's Pub. 9 p.m.

Famous market of arts and crafts vendors, food and farmers in Centennial Park every Saturday through October. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Residents can dispose of invasives like broom, gorse, lamium, daphne, and more. Central Fire Hall. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Donations requested to cover chipping costs.

Demos, information, door prizes and booths on all things to do with emergency preparedness and response. Ganges Fire Hall. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Salt Spring Japanese Garden Society event is at Heiwa Garden in the Peace Park. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Bellydance flashmob event with Cowichan area and Salt Spring bellydancers. Fundraiser for IWAV and other anti-violence groups. Saturday Market busking area around 2 p.m. and the boardwalk outside Shipstones at around 3 p.m.

Salt Spring Centre School play about a Stone Age family called the Cobblestones. Mahon Hall at 4 p.m. (Plus 6 p.m. show on Friday and a 2 p.m. show on Sunday.)

At the Legion. 7:30 p.m.

Salt Spring Singers and guest choir A Joyful Noise from Edmonton perform at ArtSpring. 7:30 p.m.

Salt Spring band plays at Moby's. 9 p.m.