More things to do & to enjoy in the "softer season", on Salt Spring!

November 18, 2011.

Make sure you catch a performance of Daddy's Girl, presented by Salt Spring Community Theatre...two more shows, at Mahon Hall, on 19th & 20th.

Martinus is opening a new location, at 121 McPhillips Avenue...grand opening on Saturday, 11 to 4.

Very talented KC Kelly's CD release of Long & Tall Tales, is tonight at Steffich Fine Art Gallery, at 7 p.m. (music at 8). $5 cover.

This Saturday is the 4th annual home based business fair, at Harbour House Hotel, on the 19th, 9:30 to 3. Support your Islanders!

Mark your calendars: Nov 25th, Peter Levitt launches a new edition of his award winning book One Hundred Butterflies...at Lions Hall, at 7 p.m. Be inspired!

Live music: at Treehouse, Friday, with Julia Beattie, 6 to 9 p.m. At Moby's, it's Jukebox Social, at 8 p.m. At Harbour House Hotel, enjoy Sweetwater & Co, at 6:30 p.m.

On Saturday: catch Lloyd English & Ian Van Wyck, at 6:30, at Harbour House. At Moby's, at 8, it's Sweet Ginger, a bluegrass sound! The Barley Brothers at Salt Spring Inn, at 6 p.m.

Sunday, at Harbour House, at 6 p.m., it's Diana English at the piano bar, then English & English at 6:30.

Every Monday, it's Rock Salt Unplugged, at 6 p.m.

Don't miss Liona Boyd at 7:30 at ArtSpring, on Monday!

At Lions Hall, also on Monday, at 6:30, it's Betty Soo & Doug Cox in concert...some super choices! Lucky Islanders!

Don't forget to vote on Saturday...an important election, about future directions for our special Island home...make sure your voice counts!

Mark your calendars: the annual fundraiser for SSI Community Education is on Friday, Dec 2nd, at the Farmer's Institute on Rainbow Road, 10 to 4, and again on Sat the 3rd, 10 to 3. New books out each day...over 12,000 titles! A WOW!

Did you know? Salt Spring Gallery of Fine Art, on McPhillips Ave., now offers a gift registry service. Check out this eclectic co-op gallery...very talented artists on display!

Lots to see & to enjoy at this softer season of light & cheer.

Check out our 4 great bookstores (Volume 2, Salt Spring Books, Black Sheep Books, Watermark Books), meander the amazing galleries (Gallery 8, Steffich Fine Art Gallery, Starfish Gallery, Pegasus Gallery of Canadian Art, Salt Spring Gallery of Fine Art), and Winter Craft opens at Mahon Hall in December.

Viva Voce - Songs from the Heart, led by oh so talented Deb Toole, performs at ArtSpring on Saturday, at 8 p.m.

Catch Elizabeth May & Raffi, on Nov 26th, at 2 p.m., at ArtSpring...a Centre for Child Honouring presentation: "Children, Youth & Democracy".

Salt Spring Singers present Roses for Christmas at 8 p.m. on Dec 3rd & at 2 p.m. on the 4th, at ArtSpring. Be inspired by sound this season!

Did someone say it's our "off season"? Doesn't sound like it! Very lucky Islanders.....