Whether you’ve lived on Salt Spring for ages or you are a fairly new resident, it’s likely that you know Arvid Chalmers. He may have sold you your house or you may have seen him as the community auctioneer. Perhaps you’ve heard him playing harmonica or you took place in the vote that crowned him president of the Village Idiot Committee for the last 21 years. If not then at the very least he’s made you laugh while performing his various comedy acts at ArtSpring.

Now, have you met Maggie MacCaffrey? She puts Arvid to shame in the laughs department. Maggie is Arvid’s alter-ego masterpiece and has been performing for over 24 years. She is a meld of the slew of brassy Scottish women that raised Arvid. From his mother to his aunts and their friends, Arvid grew up listening to these witty women on their regular “perm nights”. Now you’ll have a chance to see Maggie on the ArtSpring stage for two consecutive performances!