COMMUNITY INFORMATION AND PROGRAMS
ARTS, DANCE and CULTURE Pipers & Drummers Association
Putting the “Fun” back in ‘Funerals’. Hire one Piper or the Whole Band. For any occasion: Weddings, Funerals, Birthdays or just to annoy the neighbours. Doug Fraser | 250 537 7748 I totemtot@telus.net
Salt Spring Folk Club
www.saltspringfolkclub.com Group of volunteers that provide the structure for folk singing friends and performers to gather on Salt Spring Island. Fulford Hall is home to the Salt Spring Folk Club and hosts some of the finest musicians folk music has to offer. Events are usually on Monday evenings with shows beginning at 7:00. Doors open at 6:00 for season pass holders, 6:15 for general admission. See website for details.
Island Winds Music Studio
We offer private lessons for ages 5 to adult (piano, singing, woodwinds). Wendy Milton, Mus. Bac., B. Ed. 250 537 4654 | islandwinds@telus.net
Piano Lessons
Kim Benson | 250 538 5522 | pkbenson@telus.net
Piano Lessons
All levels welcome. Ganges studio location. Lynn Regan | 250 537 9551 | lynnr@shaw.ca
Piano Lessons
Salt Spring Singers
I am looking for music students to share my love of music with. I have experience teaching piano and theory. BMus and ARCT (RCM) Experience the joy of playing the piano! Sierra | little_teapot1@yahoo.com
UBUNTU Community Song Circle
Have fun learning positioning, basic chords, & strums. Build a song repertoire of your choice. $35/hr. Teresa Waters | 778 354 1019 | hiwaters@shaw.ca
www.saltspringsingers.ca Meet weekly to sing under the guidance of a skilled director. Concerts are presented twice a year. Romy Chapman | 250 537 0055 | saltspringsingers@gmail.com Safe and fun environment. Learn rounds and chants from many traditions and play with harmony. All voices welcome. SSI Wellness on Hereford Avenue. Barbara Slater | 250 653 4186 | barbaramarie@telus.net
Viva Chorale! Choir
www.vivachoralesaltspring.com We are a non-auditioned community adult choir. To be a member of the choir, you only need to be able to sing tunefully, attend weekly rehearsals faithfully and have a willingness to learn with gusto. Choir Director: Caroni Young | vivachoralessi@gmail.com
Music Lessons See PARC programs on page 7 for: • Ukulele Singalong (15yrs+) • Jazz Improvisation and Speaking the Musical Language Series 1
Acoustic Planet - all instruments
“Whatever You Need to Stay in Tunes” ALL AGES WELCOME All levels/All instruments; voice lessons, rentals, music/video recording studio, workshops & repairs. 250 537 9668 | 127 Rainbow Rd | acousticplanet@shaw.ca
B Natural School of Piano
Melissa Grace Kodaly and Chris Kodaly, ARCT 250 537 5131 | melissagrace@shaw.ca Dream Deep Music www.oonamcouat.com Piano, Voice, Harp, and Music Theory. Offering a successful and holistic approach to making music for all ages and all levels. Oona McOuat | 250 537 2088 | oonasong@yahoo.com
Gulf Islands School of the Performing Arts (GISPA) – Youth
www.gispa.ca See listing under Dance Classes & Instructors GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD | WEDNESDAY APRIL 13, 2016
Ukulele for Beginners
Vesuvius Music Studios
www.vesuviusmusicstudios.com Lessons for all ages. More details on website. Diana English | 250 222 0224 | dianaenglish@shaw.ca Lloyd English | 250 537 1064 | lloydenglish@shaw.ca
Theatre /Dramatic Arts Active PASS Productions
A performers’ collective doing productions in drama, comedy, and music. Workshops in Theatre Arts are also held periodically in specific areas of interest. Lynda Jensen | 250 537 4168
Gulf Islands School of the Performing Arts (GISPA) – Youth
www.gispa.ca See listing under Dance Classes & Instructors
Readers’ Theatre
A group of people who act with their voices. Meet regularly to read plays, poetry or prose and perform publicly once or twice a year. Murray Shoolbraid | 250 537 5432
Salt Spring Community Theatre
A non-profit society dedicated to the advancement of community amateur theatre. We welcome all newcomers of whatever interests and experience, to share their skills with us and to enjoy every aspect of playmaking. Tom McKeachie | 250 537 5637
The Academy Presents …
www.saltspringartsacademy.ca Production company producing dance, theatre and music. Shelley Mahoney | 250 537 4294 | office@saltspringartsacademy.ca S A LT S P R I N G I S L A N D L E I S U R E G U I D E
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