Feb 16-17 | Get ready to jump to your feet and sing along! The Buddy Holly Concert is a dynamic two-act show featuring Zachary Stevenson in a dead-ringer performance of the famed rock-and-roller with such hits as “That’ll Be the Day,” “Peggy Sue,” and “True Love Ways.” Stevenson presents Buddy Holly so perfectly we seem […]
Feb 18 | The Luce e Ombra project, “Light and Shadow,” brings together extracts from opera, a cantata, and instrumental pieces by the famous Venetian composer Antonio Vivaldi. These exceptionally beautiful works are a little in his image, all in contrasts: chiaroscuro, sadness-gaiety, exuberant despair-joy, all sprinkled with characteristic oddities which pleasantly spice up his […]
Feb 20-24 |These Are the Songs that I Sing When I’m Sad is an intimate, interactive, and joyous performance from singer and pianist Jane Miller with her limited series of small concerts over five days at The Stonehouse. The performances explore the songs people turn to when they’re sad; the songs they play to soothe their […]
Feb 29 | The members of the quartet are violinists Adrian Steele and Phoenix Avalon, violist Devin Moore, and cellist Joshua McClendon. The four began as an ensemble at the Juilliard School, and following a break during the global pandemic reconvened at the Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival in the summer of 2021 under the […]
Mar 5 | Diyet & The Love Soldiers is an alternative country, folk, roots and traditional ensemble with catchy melodies and stories deeply rooted in Diyet’s Indigenous world view and northern life. She spent her childhood on the ancestral lands of the Kluane First Nation people in Canada’s Yukon Territory. Coming from a family rooted […]
Mar 8 | An estimated five percent of jazz instrumentalists are women. In February 2022, Canadian bassist Jodi Proznick (JUNO nomination 2007, 2018) and pianist Amanda Tosoff (JUNO nomination 2022) decided to challenge the almost-exclusive male narrative by bringing together outstanding Canadian female jazz musicians, each one a composer and bandleader in her own right. […]
MET OPERA Now On Sale. LA FORZA DEL DESTINO | Giuseppe Verdi Mar 9 | 8:55am Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Verdi’s La Forza del Destino, with stellar soprano Lise Davidsen, following a string of recent Met triumphs, in her role debut as the noble Leonora. Director Mariusz Treliński delivers the company’s first new Forza in nearly […]
Mar 13 | Incorporating beautifully handcrafted puppets and an original pop/rock musical score, Cementland comes to life as two enigmatic garbage collectors tell the story of a very special boy whose singular wish is to find a TREASURE! One day, the boy discovers a rusty tin box packed with colorful envelopes and an old wrinkled […]
Mar 22 | Join us for music that excites the heart and feeds the soul! Payadora is an award-winning ensemble who performs its own arrangements of a core repertoire drawing from Argentinian/ Uruguayan traditions (tangos, milongas, waltzes, and folk music such as the Zamba and chacarera,) as well as original songs inspired by that tradition. […]
ROMÉO ET JULIETTE | Charles Gounod | Sat Mar 23 | 9:55am FINAL OPERA OF THE SEASON! Two singers at the height of their powers—soprano Nadine Sierra and tenor Benjamin Bernheim—come together as the star-crossed lovers in Gounod’s Shakespeare adaptation, with Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium to conduct one of the repertoire’s most romantic scores. Bartlett […]
Prior to Shay Kuebler's dazzling dance production of "Momentum of Isolation" at ArtSpring on March 27, dancer/choreographer and Salt Spring favourite will sit down at Salt Spring Coffee with café proprietor and ArtSpring’s Dance Connector Robbyn Scott to host an informal all-welcome community chat on Tuesday March 26 from 1:00pm-2:30pm. Kuebler’s signature style is highly […]
Mar 27 | A strong and iconic voice from Vancouver, the dynamic Shay Kuebler returns with a poignant and virtuosic piece that delves into the pain of solitude. In today’s world, isolation—a theme that has inspired Kuebler since 2018, when he learned that the UK had appointed a Minister for Loneliness—has taken on a whole […]
You are invited to celebrate contemporary Indigenous dance as Matriarchs Uprising takes over ArtSpring for an exciting multi-day series of events that brings together Indigenous female choreographers who are nurturing the art of contemporary dance and weaving stories of transformation. Take part in the artist-led Talking Truths circle conversation and tea social to glean deeper […]
Sat Apr 13 | Experience an unforgettable evening performance of Indigenous dance presenting three original choreographies by dancers Beany John (“The Awakening,”) Yvonne Chartrand (“Eagle Spirit,”) and “Carriers & Keepers of the Ancestral Portals” by Beany John and Sophie Dow. In a recent update to the programming, Friday night will now feature Matriarchs Uprising's Indigi-Dance […]
May 4-26 | ArtSpring is proud to present the work of artist Ian Thomas with a two-part exhibition as a celebration of his 46th year as an active member of Salt Spring Island's arts community. Curated by Margaret Day and Stefanie Denz, the “Past” is a retrospective of key moments drawn from a lifetime of […]
OPENING RECEPTION: May 4, 2:00-5:00pm | ArtSpring is proud to present the work of artist Ian Thomas with a two-part exhibition as a celebration of his 46th year as an active member of Salt Spring Island's arts community. Curated by Margaret Day and Stefanie Denz, the “Past” is a retrospective of key moments drawn from […]
Sat Jun 1 | Come see the Makana Youth Choir in action with their end of term concert. These young singers from grades 2-9 will show you their enthusiasm and joy at the end of their second term. With a focus on teaching musical concepts such as harmony, tone and note reading, find out what […]
In our 25th Anniversary Year, our popular annual fundraiser Treasure Fair aims to be the biggest yet. Bid on furniture, art, household items, sports equipment, travel packages, unique experiences, food and wine, antiques, and this year, our headliner item -- a 1956 Porche 365 Speedster Replica. Register now! To see items, register to bid, and […]
