Events

Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance Workshop with Sue Newman Who are your top five Broadway stars? What do you do when you hear the phrase, “jazz hands”? Where did you put your old tap shoes? When was the last time you thought you’d like to OWN a pair of tap shoes? Why is the shower the […]

Artist Neacol Miller will be working outside behind the gallery to show off the art of glass sculpting.

Pull up a chair and colour, paint, make crafts, and express yourself. An open drop-by place with supervision for kids to explore their creativity while parents can take in a lecture, workshop, or performance.    

Keita Kanazashi, Taiko player with Chie Hanawa, Shamisen player      

A sneak peak of Stagecoach Theatre's upcoming April production of Enchanted Bookshop at ArtSpring! StageCoach is a registered charity that runs a children's theatre school on Salt Spring Island. The school was started in the summer of 1999 by Simon Henson, Lynda Jensen and Margaret Jardine, and since the spring of 2000, has produced a […]

Folk roots singer songwriter Marianne Grittani w/ Rose Birney "As a performing songwriter, I aim to connect with my audience on an emotional level. That's the full circle moment – when the creative journey that started as a solitary endeavour completes itself with the sharing of what came out of it, and having it land. […]

19 Strings 19 Strings are a 4 piece Canadian eclectic new-grass-styled band raised here on Salt Spring Island, BC. Born from many a long night playing music around the kitchen table, the band features brothers William and Charles Acken, Kai Barrette – the brother from another mother — and vocalist Georgia Acken. Their unique brand […]

An UnDutiful Daughter: Readings from Wendy Judith Cutler, Playwright, and Cast "An UnDutiful Daughter, which premiered in July 2022 at Beaver Point Hall for a 4-day successful run, portrays conflicts within an upper middle-class Jewish family as the daughter comes into political and sexual awakening as a lesbian feminist during the turbulent 1970s and 1980s. […]

Pull up a chair and colour, paint, craft, and express your creativity. A supervised activity table that also enables parents to take in a lecture, workshop, or performance elsewhere in the building.

Shakespeare's "mini" Wake with Chris Humphries and actors. A "juke box" show of the Bard's greatest hits. "A resident for 13 years, I have been involved in different aspects of the island's creative life. As novelist and playwright I have given workshops and readings. As actor, director and producer I have worked with various Island […]

Edgar Hann & Em Walker with Adam Hubler, an East Coast Music trio. "I (Marilyn who plays music as Em) have been a homeowner on SSI for almost 30 years and have lived here year round since I retired as a university professor in the Maritimes. My ancestry is English, Welsh, Irish. Edgar Hann moved […]

Chinese Tea Ceremony with Jennifer Maksymetz, Tea Mistress (Outside at the meadow's stone table, weather permitting. Drop by for tea and conversation.) Jennifer (Tea Mistress) has been studying tea and practicing Gongfu tea ceremony since 2000. While living in Taiwan, she was introduced to tea culture through her tea aficionado Taiwanese ‘family’. She has auspiciously […]

Blair Francis: Acoustic, Folk, Spanish Guitar & Reggae "My name is Blair Francis, and I am a Salt Spring based singer-songwriter who uses my music and lyrics to uplift and awaken the hearts and souls of my fellow spiritual brothers and sisters all around the world. I've lived on SSI for 10 years now, and […]

Ojinika Glass Blowing Demo with Naomi Mbanefo 2:00-4:00 outside

Joanna & Tobin, Piano & Vocal Duo "My partner and I are a music group, voice & piano, based here on Salt Spring Island. Our music is often described as melancholic, dreamy, introspective and emotive. We love to play music that others can relate to and interpret in their own way. As well as give […]