Gulf Islands Secondary Students for Racial Equity host The Marcus Mosely Gospel Music Trio for Black History Month. Led by Music Hall of Fame musician Marcus Mosely, the Trio, including Bill Sample and Darlene Cooper, will perform "Songs of Freedom" to honour the historical connections of gospel music slavery, the civil rights movement, and social […]
SS Film Festival presents "CALL ME DANCER," and award-winning film from India. In the bustling and competitive streets of Mumbai, a self-taught acrobatic dancer named Manish defies his working-class parents’ insistence that he follow a traditional path. “Dancing is a hobby for rich kids,” his cab-driver father tells him, counting on his only son’s future […]
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 […]
Monday February 26, 2024 | Doors Open 6:30 | Presentations + Members Vote 7:00-8:00pm The 100 Women Who Care initiative was launched in 2006 as a simple, efficient, and effective collective fundraising model for charities. One hundred (or more) women each contribute $100 and vote for one of three nominated charities three times a year. […]
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 […]
Works from the Salt Spring Painters Guild will be on display in the Lobby in March. These are works done in groups, under instruction, or in workshops, and reflect our diverse activities. The Guild promotes the artistic growth and self-expression of our members through encouragement, fellowship, mentoring and workshops. The only prerequisite to join us is a […]
The Legacy of Lightfoot was born out of an enduring respect and reverence for the iconic music of Gordon Lightfoot. Take a journey through one of the deepest and most prolific catalogues of songs ever written. Not only was Gordon Lightfoot one of the most skilled songwriters of his generation, but he had the voice […]
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 […]
Argentina is in the air! In honour of the award-winning Payadora’s upcoming "Tangomania" performance at ArtSpring Friday March 22, join us for a lesson on tango for beginners. No experience or partner required. Just bring your dancing shoes (with leather or suede soles if possible.) The lesson is hosted by Por el Amor al Tango […]
Featuring the return of Ariel Barnes, cello and Jose Franch-Ballester, clarinet, we bring you music by Brahms, Messiaen and Canadian composer Joan Mackey that explores the edges of time. John Mackey Breakdown Tango Johannes Brahms Clarinet Trio in A minor, Opus 114 Olivier Messiaen Quartet for the End of Time Jane Hayes, piano Jose Franch-Ballester, […]
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 […]
Backbeat Presents The Cavalcade of Stars – A complete 60’s music experience! BUY TICKETS Backbeat Entertainment, in conjunction with RM Productions, is proud to present The 60’s Cavalcade of Stars – the greatest decade in music recreated! A live multi-media celebration, featuring the music of 6 of the world's greatest musical groups, lovingly performed by BackBeat, […]
Backbeat Presents The Cavalcade of Stars – A Complete 60’s Music Experience! Backbeat Entertainment, in conjunction with RM Productions, is proud to present The 60’s Cavalcade of Stars – the greatest decade in music recreated! A live multi-media celebration, featuring the music of 6 of the world's greatest musical groups, lovingly performed by BackBeat, Canada's most […]
New Community Roundtable Speaker Series presents the pre-history of ArtSpring As ArtSpring readies to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of opening its doors this April, over a decade of petitioning, fundraising, coordinating, and building occurred in the community leading up to that big day. Come learn more about the “pre-history of ArtSpring” at this panel discussion […]
BURLESQUE COMES TO THE ISLAND! Chai Tease, Salt Spring Island born and raised, is bringing her burlesque company from Victoria, BC to her hometown! Come watch her dance the night away with her sisters in stripping, Jacqueline Daniels, Tommy Tricker and Ginger Vicious, and our favourite drag daddy, Oliver Clozoff! Come explore the world of […]
Join Sue Newman for an adventure into the world of musical theatre and what it is to become a “triple threat”! Acting! Singing! Dancing! Throughout the course, the group will not only learn skills in each genre, but design posters and come up with costumes and props! Problem solving together and the overall creative process culminates in […]
