What’s on in April at ArtSpring

Well, what a winter we had with record-breaking snowfall. Many of us shovelled more snow than we thought possible on Salt Spring and trudged our way into town with a unified wish for warmer days. Or was that just me? Lucky for us, April is here and we’re in for a real treat this month with a stellar line up of Salt Spring’s celebrated visual artists, Canadian-made comedy, world-renowned choral music and much more. With a slight twinkle of snow or sunshine, the show will go on.

ArtSpring Presents THE FIXED IDEA – Gallery Show
March 31 – April 10
free
A Gallery show by ArtSpring in conjunction with David Wisdom show, April 1
Featuring David Borrowman, Margarite Sanchez, Ahava Shira, Connie Kuhns, Sophia Burke, Seth Berkowitz & Amy Jones

Bill Underwood and Susanne Pendergast – Lobby Art Show
April 3 – April 29
free
“Looking UP 3” is the third co-display by long time friends Suzanne Prendergast and Bill Underwood. Suzanne is a water colourist, painter and printmaker while Bill’s focus is exclusively photography.

ArtSpring Presents DAVID WISDOM: THE ART OF THE SLIDESHOW IN THE DIGITAL AGE
April 1 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
$23 Adults; $5 Youth
David Wisdom is a visual artist whose work has been exhibited at The Vancouver Art Gallery, The Teck and Equinox Galleries in Vancouver and at FaultLine Projects on Salt Spring Island.
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Viva Chorale! “The World of Small”
April 8 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
April 9 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
$18 Adults; $15 Seniors; $10 Youth
“Viva Chorale!”, directed by Caroni Young and accompanied by Diana English, sings “The World of Small,” a tribute to Emily Carr, renowned West Coast artist and author.
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GISS Improv Fundraiser
April 10 @7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
$10
It is so exciting for these six improvisors from Mayne, Pender and Salt Spring Islands (grades 9-12) to be going to the Canadian Improv Games national finals in Ottawa, our nation’s capital.
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Falling Awake
April 11 @ 7:30 pm – April 12 @ 9:30 pm
$15 Adults; 10 Students
Falling Awake is a multi-award winning surrealist physical comedy about a women and her deceased lover meeting beyond the veil.
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ArtSpring Presents GOD IS A SCOTTISH DRAG QUEEN
April 13 @ 7:30 pm – 9:50 pm
$23
God is a Scottish Drag Queen is based on the character created by comedian Mike Delamont and playwright Jacob Richmond (Ride the Cyclone) for the hit cult cabaret Atomic Vaudeville.
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Rap Guide to Climate Chaos – A Pull Together Fundraiser
April 14 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 om
$25
The Salt Spring Community Energy Group is joining with Transition Salt Spring and the Salt Spring Forum to host an unusual and inspiring multimedia event – Baba Brinkman’s “Rap Guide To Climate Chaos”.
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Raffi – 40th Anniversary Concert
April 15 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm / 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
$10
Join Raffi in the ArtSpring Theatre for his 40th Anniversary Concert! Baby Beluga, Down by the Bay, Bananaphone and many more Raffi favourites!
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ArtSpring Presents MET Opera: EUGENE ONEGIN
April 22 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
21.95 Adults, 18.95 Seniors, $12.95 Youth
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ArtSpring Presents CHORAL WORKSHOP WITH LYDIA ADAMS: Elmer Iseler Singers
April 24 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
$20
Join Elmer Iseler Singer’s Lydia Adams for a 90-minute choral workshop. Tickets are $20/person, and the workshop will be held in ArtSpring’s Theatre.
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ArtSpring Presents ELMER ISELER SINGERS
April 24 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
$28
This 20-voice professional choral ensemble, founded by the late Dr. Elmer Iseler in 1979, has built an enviable reputation throughout Canada, the United States, and internationally.
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Stagecoach: Jungle Book
April 28 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
April 29 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
April 30 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
$15 Adults; $10 Students
Join Stagecoach Theatre School for our year end production, featuring “Jungle Book”.
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Death Cafe
April 29 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
free
If death is the last stop for all of us, why are we not talking about it more?