Exhibition of work by Indigenous artists in ArtSpring's gallery and lobby. Open to public through July 3 with extended hours and meet-the-artists events during IPW weekend.

Sweetgrass Arts and Music Society presents a vibrant celebration of Indigenous creativity, culture, and community. This exhibition brings together diverse Indigenous artists showcasing works that reflect story, land, tradition, and contemporary expression!

Groove Noir is a photography exhibition exploring live music on Salt Spring Island in 2025 and 2026. Set in small, intimate venues, the work captures the close relationship between performer and audience, where subtle gestures, expressions, and moments of reflection can be seen and felt. Inspired by the atmosphere of Film Noir, the exhibition uses shadow and limited light as part of the composition. Musicians emerge from darkness, briefly suspended in moments of concentration, quiet satisfaction, and presence. Rather than documenting the full room, Groove Noir focuses on what often remains after a performance: a look, a hand on an instrument, a feeling shared between artist and audience. Together, these images reflect the emotional intensity of Salt Spring’s music scene and the familiar,

Salt Spring Tuesday Farmers’ Market is a food focused market that runs from late May – late October. Find fresh vegetables, fruits, flowers, baking, beverages and more at this lovely little local gem. The market is on every Tuesday from 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM in Centennial Park in Ganges.

Weekly farmers market featuring local vendors selling produce, food, and other goods. Open every Tuesday from late May through late October.

A monthly book club every 2nd Tuesday of each month! This month we discuss Two Tricksters Find Friendship by Jess Willows and Johnny Aitken. We welcome you to join us in broadening our understanding of reconciliation through the exploration of literature and film created by Indigenous authors. Preregistration is requested. To obtain further information please contact: info@saltspringlibrary.com

Our Outdoor Summer Dance series starts on June 2nd at 5pm! Thanks to a grant from the Salt Spring Foundation, this weekly dance practice event is free to participate in! When: Every Tuesday June 2 till Sept 1, 5-7pm Where: at the Centennial Park Gazebo What: Mix music to practice your Salsa, Bachata, Cumbia and Merengue dance Remember to bring your water bottle, sun protection and a pal to join us :)

Live music at the Tree House Cafe — Music Under the Stars, nightly 6–9pm.

Miranda Priestly competes with her former assistant turned rival executive for advertising revenue as print media declines and Miranda nears retirement. Open captions available Monday. Rated PG13, 1 hour 59 minutes.

Every Tues 7-10 we welcome all singers and players to join us for a fun open mic night at RCL Branch 92.

Weekly tango practica (social dance event with informal teaching). Drop-in event for all levels; wear comfortable clothes and tango/ballroom shoes with suede or leather soles.

Learn how to make use of AI in your day to day life. Join our speaker Juliana Paul for an engaging and beginner-friendly talk where we will beak down the basics of artificial intelligence in a way that actually makes sense. You’ll learn what AI is, how it works, and most importantly, how you can use it in your everyday life to save time, stay organized, and make things a little easier. Try out simple AI tools live Examples of what AI can create Asking the best prompts Real life uses

Floor hockey event at Fulford Hall.

Beginner-friendly talk on artificial intelligence basics. Speaker Juliana Paul will explain what AI is, how it works, and practical ways to use it in everyday life.

Wednesday morning 5 Element Yoga class with instructor Ranju Raman. Drop-in classes blending dynamic postures, breathwork, and yoga nidra, drawing from the five elements to promote balance. $10–20 sliding scale.

Weekly hatha yoga class with instructor Casey. Drop-in welcome with $10-20 sliding scale participation fee. Warm and supportive classes focused on asana practice.

Build a life long love of music and encourage your child’s natural musicality in this fun family class for children 0-5 year olds and their grown ups! Explore rhythm, pitch-matching and beat awareness through storytelling, instrument playing, movement and puppets. Each week has a new theme and empowers children to enjoy music in a safe, playful and interactive environment.

A six-day classical yoga immersion and continuing education training rooted in Himalayan traditions. The program focuses on Raja Yoga accessed through breath work, offering a living transmission of yogic practice at the Salt Spring Centre of Yoga.

Naturopathic Doctor Rigobert Kefferputz presents on understanding bloodwork, using AI for health, hidden health patterns, communicating with your GP, and the 4 Things That Matter Most. A repeat session is offered June 17 from 6:00–7:30 pm.

All levels hatha yoga class with Dorothy, 4:30–5:45 pm. Pre-registration requested but drop-ins welcome.

Weekly live jazz series at the Harbour House Hotel featuring local and visiting musicians. This Wednesday, June 10, Simon Millerd on trumpet, Iain Duncan on sax, Chris Gestrin on organ, and Atom Lazare on drums perform classic jazz, ballads, bossa novas, and blues from 7–9 pm. By-donation cover charge.

Regular meeting of the Salt Spring Island Local Community Commission.

Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee regular meeting.

In partnership with Family Place, The Library is proud to host ‘Mother Goose,’ a FREE and magical group experience for babies, young children (0-4 years) and their parents/caregivers. It is a well-recognized and respected oral language program that returns to tradition by using rhymes, songs and storytelling as a base for enriching parent-child lives and relationships. No toys, just parent and child having fun interacting together.

Winemaker dinner reception with Eduardo Ruiz of Bodegas Arzuaga Navarro from Ribera del Duero, Spain.

Live music at the Tree House Cafe — Music Under the Stars, nightly 6–9pm.

Nervous system reset breathwork circle led by Jessica.

Music Makers Presents: All Saints ‘After Dark’ featuring C.R. Avery and very special guest poets and musicians from both on and off island — June 11th — Music begins at 7:30pm (Doors open at 7pm) Tickets – $15-30 Sliding Scale (cash only at the door) In any other case, it would take a team of people to do C. R. Avery’s career or even conceptualize his 17-album catalogue, let alone gain his beautifully twisted, wonderfully dirtied world view. From what dimension he pulls his ideas, we’ll never know. He’s a regular guest of writers festivals, sexy poetry slams, badass burlesque dances, punk piano bars, and if there ever was, is, or would be such a thing as a rap opera festival, he’d surely be the guest of honour with his six rap operas which have been staged from LA to New York. Avery

StoryWalk® is a self-guided supported-activity that allows children and adults to enjoy reading and outdoor activity at the same time. Every weekend, laminated pages from a children’s book is attached to signs, These signs are then sequentially installed from the front of the Library, down the street, then though Mouat Park toward the Rainbow Road Pool. As you stroll down the trail, a story unfolds. StoryWalks® have been installed in 50 states and 13 countries including, Germany, Canada, England, Bermuda, Russia, Malaysia, Pakistan and South Korea! ​ StoryWalk® was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT and is a registered service mark owned by Ms. Ferguson. StoryWalks are week long events.

Special StoryTime with children’s author Aidan Cassie Aidan will be reading and launching her brand new book CAT SHAPES. Some of her other great books will also be read. We expect it to be a fun and unique Neighbourhood StoryTime!

Starting after Neighbourhood StoryTime, around 11:30. Weekly crafts are always different, and always fun. From cards, to wreaths, to snow globes to lanterns, to mobiles to puppets, crowns or wands – enjoy the magic of creating and playing while fostering your child’s creativity, and taking part in free community activities together. Drop in program, registration not required; crafts participation is limited to available craft supplies.

Every Friday afternoon at the library we will have our large selection of board games available for youth to get together and have some fun. Snacks provided!

Join digital artist Leo Chan for two hands on evenings and discover the computer as a creative tool. Capture an object and transform it into a living, interactive digital artwork. No experience needed, just curiosity. 📅 Friday June 5 and Friday June 12 ⏰ 4 to 7 PM Ages 14 to 18 Register by May 29 at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/AIworkshop#/ Please bring a laptop if possible. Limited laptops available to borrow.

Live music at the Tree House Cafe — Music Under the Stars, nightly 6–9pm.

MODULATIONS: Music at Mahon featuring Wood Land with special guest Chris Gestrin. Free event.

MODULATIONS: Music at Mahon Wood Land with special guest Chris Gestrin Friday, June 12, 20267 to 9 PM (Doors at 6:30 PM)Mahon Hall StageSuggested $10 donation at the doorCash bar As part of the Artcraft Showcase exhibition Groove Noir, Salt Spring Arts Council presents MODULATIONS: Music at Mahon, a new evening concert series bringing live music onto the Mahon Hall stage. On Friday, June 12, Salt Spring ensemble Wood Land performs with acclaimed pianist and keyboardist Chris Gestrin as a special guest. Born from a chance encounter on a ferry, Wood Land brings together four Salt Spring musicians: Atom Lazare, Justin Kelley, Simon Millerd and Alex Pinto. Their music moves through grooves, melodies and progressions that feel both familiar and unexpected, shaped by drums, guitars, keyboards

Drum and bass music event featuring Marcus Visionary and DJs DJNUDLZ, Hyperlynx, XAM, DJ Jollay, Sidelines, and Mykey Boom. All-night bass music. Ages 19+.

Weekly karaoke night at the Salt Spring Legion. Sing every Friday evening from 7:30 to 11:30 PM. $5 admission.

Monthly tango milonga (social dance) held on the second Saturday. Features DJ Sally Osborne from Vancouver and a leader's technique class with Mike Johnston focused on communication and embrace ($15).

BCSPCA provides one-on-one dog sitting during Saturday Market hours. Cost is $20 per hour (direct donation to BCSPCA), with a limit of one hour per dog. Available Saturdays May 9 through September 5, 2026, 9am-3pm (last dog accepted at 2pm).

Local makers, farmers, bakers, and artists. The full Salt Spring summer crowd. Live music near the gazebo from 11.

Shop for all the wonderful dads in your lives and support the budding entrepreneurs of our community. Please note that this event is a week before Father’s Day and the market will be from 10am-12pm this time.

Writing in Community Writers, do you struggle with staying motivated, with setting and achieving your goals, with finding others who understand the unique challenges of getting words on the page – even with simply starting a writing project? Join a group of local writers for weekly “write-ins”. Please note: This is not a critique group. You will not be reading your writing aloud, nor will you be required to read others’ work.

Pat and Rosemarie Keough present their experiences voyaging the Arctic's Northwest Passage, sharing stories and photography from three transits. Topics include people, culture, wildlife, geology, climate change, and Arctic discoveries.

Join Explorers Club Medalists & Internationally acclaimed Photographers Pat & Rosemarie Keough Vicariously voyage the Arctic’s fabled Northwest Passage via the Keoughs’ great stories and stunning photography garnered during three transits. Topics include: people and culture, wildlife and vegetation, geology and ice, history and discoveries, climate change, boundary and waterway disputes…. and more! Join us for this free, 90-minute talk/slideshow.

Live music at the Tree House Cafe — Music Under the Stars, nightly 6–9pm.

Vocal jazz performance featuring Sima Rehn, Bruce Grey, and special guest Frank Allen performing jazz standards and classy favorites.

Saturday, June 13 at 7:pm: C.C. Humphreys – The Double Life of Eve Sinclair Come and join us for the launch of Chris’ new book: The Alice Network meets The Nightingale in this romantic and suspenseful novel about a female spy who must push herself to her very limits to save herself and everything she holds dear – from nationally bestselling author and master of historical fiction C.C. Humphreys.

Gentle yoga class suitable for all levels, led by Cara Graci and Sam. Includes breath work, mindfulness practice, and restorative relaxation. By-donation class requiring advance registration.

Jazz, blues, folk, and original music performances by Sima Rehn with guests. Recurring Sunday afternoon series at Waterfront Country Cafe.

Drop-in yoga class on Sunday afternoons from 4:00–5:00 pm. Sliding scale participation fee of $10–20.

All levels hatha yoga class with Dorothy. Pre-registration requested but drop-ins welcome.

Tech Tutoring with Peter Tuesdays 10AM, 11AM, 12PM, 1PM, 2PM, 3PM Bring any kind of device and technology-related questions for tech help with Peter. Book your 45 minute one-on-one tech tutoring session with Peter online or visit the front desk at the Library.

Meditation leader Peter Levitt has practiced meditation for more than fifty years. As a fully authorized Zen teacher, he founded and led the Salt Spring Zen Circle until his retirement in 2023. He is the author of twenty books of poetry and prose, including translations from Japanese, Chinese, and Spanish. He developed this program with the hope that learning the general basics of meditation will bring greater calm, ease, enjoyment and understanding to fellow islanders. Each week’s session will include instruction, meditation, questions & answers, and the sharing of tea. Participants will be sitting in chairs and will be able to continue this practice at home. Beginning and experienced participants are welcome to join.

Weekly farmers market featuring local vendors selling produce, food, and other goods. Open every Tuesday from late May through late October.

Floor hockey event at Fulford Hall.

Weekly tango practica (social dance event with informal teaching). Drop-in event for all levels; wear comfortable clothes and tango/ballroom shoes with suede or leather soles.

Weekly hatha yoga class with instructor Casey. Drop-in welcome with $10-20 sliding scale participation fee. Warm and supportive classes focused on asana practice.

All levels hatha yoga class with Dorothy, 4:30–5:45 pm. Pre-registration requested but drop-ins welcome.

Where people come together, knit together, and share. Out of a love of knitting comes a space where folks can simply sit together and knit. Novice or über experienced everyone is welcome. Join us every third Wednesday of the month, 5-7pm.

Weekly live jazz series at the Harbour House Hotel featuring local and visiting musicians. This Wednesday, June 10, Simon Millerd on trumpet, Iain Duncan on sax, Chris Gestrin on organ, and Atom Lazare on drums perform classic jazz, ballads, bossa novas, and blues from 7–9 pm. By-donation cover charge.

Kirtan chanting session, 7:30–8:45 pm by donation.

Immersive exhibit by Quw'utsun' Cultural Connections Society exploring truth, reconciliation, and generational journey, including local Salt Spring Island history. Running throughout IPW weekend.

Four-day festival featuring Indigenous music, dance, ceremony, and cultural gathering. Programming includes performances by headliners Ed Peekeekoot and Wesley Hardisty, workshops, exhibits, elders circles, and community potluck feast. All events alcohol- and substance-free.

A 3-night, 4-day yoga and wellness retreat open to all levels. Includes asana classes, breathwork, meditation, nature time, and lacto-vegetarian meals.

A 3-night, 4-day yoga and wellness retreat at Salt Spring Centre of Yoga. The program includes asana classes, breathwork and meditation instruction, time in nature, and lacto-vegetarian meals. Open to all genders, races, and yoga experience levels.

A five-day electronic music and arts festival celebrating the Summer Solstice on Salt Spring Island. Features three main music stages, immersive art installations, workshops, performances, food vendors, and camping.

Immersive exhibit by Quw'utsun' Cultural Connections Society exploring truth, reconciliation, and generational journeys, including local Salt Spring Island history.

A monthly ritual worship performed on the fourth day after the new moon, sacred to Ganeśh. Includes offerings and prayers to focus the mind and open the heart.

Regular meeting of the Salt Spring Island Local Community Commission.

United by a focus on process and material, driven by the challenges of the ephemeral, mysterious, precarious and elusive, four Saltspring-based artists come together in Stratum, an exhibition of two-dimensional works. Stratum is layers, depth, building up and excavating down. It is smooth and textured wax, opaque and translucent, charcoal set down thick as velvet, graphite lines that shine like silver, excavations and eruptions in plaster, subtle but surprising landscapes that are structure, and gauzelike curtains over worlds that disappear and reappear. Matchett, González Mascaró, Crawford, and Bolliger make work that highlights the tension between surface and depth, structure and chaos, comfort and unease. The artists will be present in the gallery from noon to 1 pm on June 22nd to 25

Immersive exhibit by Quw'utsun' Cultural Connections Society exploring truth, reconciliation, and generational journeys, including local Salt Spring Island history.

A three-day retreat on the summer solstice weekend exploring connection to land and community through yoga, ecstatic dance, sound bath, breathwork, and ceremony. Includes camping, meals, and guidance from facilitators, wellness practitioners, and musicians.

Visiting Indigenous artists demonstrating and selling work. Friday features Howard LaFortune Sr. (wood carving) and Tuesday LaFortune (beading); Saturday features Katie Phillips (beading) and Margaret August (painting, drawing, carving).

The library invites all kids and their dad-figures to build a nature-based project at home, to be submitted to the library for judging. The public will vote for their 2 favourites. The public has a whole week to vote! To be submitted to the library on June 19. Voting until the June 26.

Howard LaFortune Sr. and Tuesday LaFortune return to Artcraft for a special Indigenous artist visit and pop up sale at Mahon Hall. Howard LaFortune Sr., from the Tsawout Nation, will share his wood carvings, and Tuesday LaFortune, a Nuu-chah-nulth artist, will present her beaded jewelry. Visitors are invited to meet the artists, learn more about their work, and browse a selection of handmade pieces.

StoryWalk® is a self-guided supported-activity that allows children and adults to enjoy reading and outdoor activity at the same time. Every weekend, laminated pages from a children’s book is attached to signs, These signs are then sequentially installed from the front of the Library, down the street, then though Mouat Park toward the Rainbow Road Pool. As you stroll down the trail, a story unfolds. StoryWalks® have been installed in 50 states and 13 countries including, Germany, Canada, England, Bermuda, Russia, Malaysia, Pakistan and South Korea! ​ StoryWalk® was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT and is a registered service mark owned by Ms. Ferguson. StoryWalks are week long events.

Visiting Indigenous artists demonstrate and sell their work. Friday: Howard LaFortune Sr. (Tsawout, wood carving) and Tuesday LaFortune (Nuu-chah-nulth, beading). Saturday: Katie Phillips (Quw'utsun', beading) and Margaret August (shíshálh, painting, drawing & carving).

Welcome ceremony for elders held at the Farmers Institute.

A NEW spin on a classic program.  Children’s Stories read by the people that you meet each day! Every Friday from 11AM-11:30AM, The Library hosts Family Story Time, and all ages event with stories for readers of all level and ability, from babies to 7 year olds. Traditionally, this program fosters early literacy, creates positive associations with books, being read to, and the Library, and provides a rewarding shared experience between adults and their children… and now we’re adding a new element to the Program: Community connection. The Library will host guest Story Time readers, from Fire Fighters, to Book shop owners, to SPCA volunteers, to public health nurses, to ELF (Early Learning For Families — Strong Start) leaders, to PARC Life guards to Grocery clerks to RCMP officers. All th

Starting after Neighbourhood StoryTime, around 11:30. Weekly crafts are always different, and always fun. From cards, to wreaths, to snow globes to lanterns, to mobiles to puppets, crowns or wands – enjoy the magic of creating and playing while fostering your child’s creativity, and taking part in free community activities together. Drop in program, registration not required; crafts participation is limited to available craft supplies.

Every Friday afternoon at the library we will have our large selection of board games available for youth to get together and have some fun. Snacks provided!

Movement workshop with facilitators Seónagh Kummer and Robbyn Scott exploring reconciliation through movement and body language.

Mi'kmaq musician Edgar Hann performs foot-stomping, button-box-driven roots music on button accordion.

Community potluck feast featuring performer Kai Barrette, honouring elders.

As part of the Artcraft Showcase exhibition Groove Noir, Salt Spring Arts Council presents MODULATIONS: Music at Mahon, a new evening series bringing live music onto the Mahon Hall Stage. Wood Land continues the series on June 19, from 7 to 9 PM. Born from a chance encounter on a ferry, Wood Land brings together four Salt Spring musicians exploring grooves, melodies, and progressions that feel both familiar and unexpected. Their sound moves through tight rhythmic pockets, open drones, drums, guitars, keyboards, trumpet, and the occasional train whistle, inviting listeners to slow down while travelling somewhere new. Presented alongside Andy Doyle Linden’s Groove Noir, the evening extends the exhibition’s focus on live music, intimacy, and the charged atmosphere of performance on Salt Sp

High-energy classic rock and blues performance by Salt Spring Island's Local Motion, featuring eight seasoned professionals and three powerhouse lead vocalists. Free admission.

Weekly karaoke night at the Salt Spring Legion. Sing every Friday evening from 7:30 to 11:30 PM. $5 admission.

Immersive exhibit by Quw'utsun' Cultural Connections Society exploring truth, reconciliation, and generational journeys, including local Salt Spring Island history.

BCSPCA provides one-on-one dog sitting during Saturday Market hours. Cost is $20 per hour (direct donation to BCSPCA), with a limit of one hour per dog. Available Saturdays May 9 through September 5, 2026, 9am-3pm (last dog accepted at 2pm).

Local makers, farmers, bakers, and artists. The full Salt Spring summer crowd. Live music near the gazebo from 11.

Visiting Indigenous artists demonstrating and selling work. Friday features Howard LaFortune Sr. (wood carving) and Tuesday LaFortune (beading); Saturday features Katie Phillips (beading) and Margaret August (painting, drawing, carving).

Visiting Indigenous artists demonstrate and sell their work. Friday: Howard LaFortune Sr. (Tsawout, wood carving) and Tuesday LaFortune (Nuu-chah-nulth, beading). Saturday: Katie Phillips (Quw'utsun', beading) and Margaret August (shíshálh, painting, drawing & carving).

Katie Phillips and Margaret August visit Artcraft for a special Indigenous artist appearance and pop up sale on Friday, June 20 from 10am to 4pm at Mahon Hall. Meet the artists, learn more about their practices, and browse a selection of handmade work as part of the Indigenous Peoples Day Weekend festivities.

A market celebrating local Indigenous makers on Salt Spring Island. Handcrafted artworks, food, and local goods in an outdoor space.

Writing in Community Writers, do you struggle with staying motivated, with setting and achieving your goals, with finding others who understand the unique challenges of getting words on the page – even with simply starting a writing project? Join a group of local writers for weekly “write-ins”. Please note: This is not a critique group. You will not be reading your writing aloud, nor will you be required to read others’ work.

Welcome ceremony for elders held at the Farmers Institute.

Travelling the Pathway of Truth & Reconciliation Presenter Dr. David Schaepe traces survivors’ decades-long path toward truth and reconciliation, focusing on the investigations he leads for the Stó:lō Nation Chiefs Council into three residential schools and a hospital in BC’s Fraser Valley. He outlines the Xyólhmet ye Syéwiqwólh (“Taking Care of Our Children”) project’s methods and goals, highlights the BC Indian Residential School Technical Working Group’s Declaration Rejecting Denialism, and draws on 40+ years of survivor testimony to document residential school histories. Location: Farmers’ Institute for Indigenous Peoples Weekend SSI (Inside the Tipi) https://indigenouspeoplesweekend.ca/

Dr. David Schaepe, Director of the Stó:lō Research and Resource Management Centre, presents on Indian Residential School investigations led by the Stó:lō Nation Chiefs Council in the Fraser Valley, examining survivors' actions and the pathway toward truth and reconciliation in Canada.

Multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and storyteller Ed Peekeekoot performs Cree music on guitar, fiddle, and Native flute.

Talk by Dr. Dave Schaepe of Stó:lō Research and Resource Management Centre on Stó:lō Nation's investigations of Indian Residential Schools and Hospital in the Fraser Valley. Presented with Salt Spring Island Public Library.

Powerhouse rhythm & blues, soul, swing and roots music performance by veteran bluesman Big Hank Lionhart and The Smokin' Hot Toasters.

Storyteller and historian Kate Roland and family perform traditional storytelling and music highlighting the integral role of Native Hawaiians in shaping the Pacific Northwest.

Dene fiddler Wesley Hardisty performs dynamic festival-stage fiddle music.

Ukulele workshop led by Kai Tocher.

Indigenous and queer-identifying folk, roots, and old country musicians perform with powerful female voices and deep harmonies.

Hawaiian Indigenous music with ukulele and island harmonies led by Maka Gallinger.

Jon and Roy return to Salt Spring Island after six years for a live concert featuring island-born musician Nicky MacKenzie. Doors open at 7 PM with music starting at 8 PM. GA and VIP table tickets available.

Luna leads a solstice circle and sound bath.

Immersive exhibit by Quw'utsun' Cultural Connections Society exploring truth, reconciliation, and generational journeys, including local Salt Spring Island history.

Welcome ceremony for elders held at the Farmers Institute.

Traditional dance and ceremony performance by Elder Qwiyawultu-hw and the Tzinquaw Dancers.

A 5-hour experiential workshop led by Susan Mikanikian on DNA activation, spiritual awakening, and multidimensional consciousness. Participants will learn techniques for cellular healing and energy expansion. Registration required 3 days prior.

Book launch for Sherry Leigh Williams' new Michif-language children's book Papaashi Bufloo — The Buffalo Who Raced Horses. Reading and book giveaway. Funded by Métis Nation British Columbia.

This free event is a chance to chat with other Spanish speakers or learners in a fun and relaxed atmosphere. As this is a Conversational Group some knowledge of Spanish is necessary. ¡Hasta pronto! If you want to join, please contact: programs@saltspringlibrary.com

Blues, soul, R&B, jazz, and funk performance by Vancouver Island band Auntie Kate & The Uncles.

Drop-in yoga class on Sunday afternoons from 4:00–5:00 pm. Sliding scale participation fee of $10–20.

Performance by local Indigenous musicians Tonya Horoky Cooper, Laura Mulks Elworthy, and Sacheen Paul.

Métis and Irish step dance performance by Danielle Enblom with Pierre Schreyer (fiddle) and Adam Dobres (guitar).

Talk presented by SS Forum featuring Adam Olsen on Indigenous rights and law (DRIPA - Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act).

Crown-Indigenous relations in British Columbia have been badly strained since the BC Supreme Court found, last August, that the Cowichan Nation holds Aboriginal title to a portion of land in Richmond. Some politicians and pundits seized on the Court decision to argue that private property was at risk. But is private property really at risk? What do the legislation and court judgments actually say? Why have these matters become so politicized? Adam Olsen is perfectly positioned to answer these and other questions. When Adam steps up to speak, he brings more than political experience – he carries age-old stories shaped by land, law and leadership. A proud member of the Tsartlip First Nation and former MLA for Saanich North and the Islands, Adam has spent years at the intersection of Indigen

Adam Olsen, former MLA and Tsartlip First Nation member, explores the BC Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, recent court decisions on Indigenous title, and the path forward for reconciliation.

All levels hatha yoga class with Dorothy. Pre-registration requested but drop-ins welcome.

A monthly ritual worship of Hanumān held on the Tuesday before the full moon, featuring pūjā, 11 recitations of the Hanumān Chālīsa (devotional song), and ārati.

Tech Tutoring with Peter Tuesdays 10AM, 11AM, 12PM, 1PM, 2PM, 3PM Bring any kind of device and technology-related questions for tech help with Peter. Book your 45 minute one-on-one tech tutoring session with Peter online or visit the front desk at the Library.

Public meeting of the Fernwood and Highland Water Service Commission. Open to the public; registration available to speak.

Weekly farmers market featuring local vendors selling produce, food, and other goods. Open every Tuesday from late May through late October.

An opportunity to exchange food you grow or make with others — bring what you like, take what you like! Presented by the FLT FoodShare Program and the Salt Spring Island Farmers' Institute.

Floor hockey event at Fulford Hall.

Weekly tango practica (social dance event with informal teaching). Drop-in event for all levels; wear comfortable clothes and tango/ballroom shoes with suede or leather soles.

Weekly hatha yoga class with instructor Casey. Drop-in welcome with $10-20 sliding scale participation fee. Warm and supportive classes focused on asana practice.

All levels hatha yoga class with Dorothy, 4:30–5:45 pm. Pre-registration requested but drop-ins welcome.

Weekly live jazz series at the Harbour House Hotel featuring local and visiting musicians. This Wednesday, June 10, Simon Millerd on trumpet, Iain Duncan on sax, Chris Gestrin on organ, and Atom Lazare on drums perform classic jazz, ballads, bossa novas, and blues from 7–9 pm. By-donation cover charge.

Kirtan chanting session, 7:30–8:45 pm by donation.

This month we are reading The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton. Interested in reading and discussing well written books? Join the library book club! For more information email: bookclub@saltspringlibrary.com

Salt Spring Chamber of Commerce member mixer hosted by Ganges Yoga Studio owner Luna Dawson. Meet Luna, explore the newly renovated studio, and learn about classes, workshops, and wellness offerings. Kombucha, herbal teas, and snacks provided. Draw for free 10-class pass and half-price class coupons for attendees.

StoryWalk® is a self-guided supported-activity that allows children and adults to enjoy reading and outdoor activity at the same time. Every weekend, laminated pages from a children’s book is attached to signs, These signs are then sequentially installed from the front of the Library, down the street, then though Mouat Park toward the Rainbow Road Pool. As you stroll down the trail, a story unfolds. StoryWalks® have been installed in 50 states and 13 countries including, Germany, Canada, England, Bermuda, Russia, Malaysia, Pakistan and South Korea! ​ StoryWalk® was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT and is a registered service mark owned by Ms. Ferguson. StoryWalks are week long events.

Weekly karaoke night at the Salt Spring Legion. Sing every Friday evening from 7:30 to 11:30 PM. $5 admission.

A 4-hour DJ set by Bassos Rancheros at Mateada. $20 cover charge.

DJ Bassos Rancheros performs a 4-hour set of world music, Latin rhythms, and global funk. Doors at 7pm, show at 8pm. Tickets $15 advance or $20 at the door.