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Early August events on Salt Spring Island....it's still summer....get our & enjoy!

August 4, 2010.
 
Don't miss this!    The 22nd Annual Fulford Day takes place at Drummond Park on August 14th (10 a.m. to 6 p.m.).    Good music, good food, and good family fun is the promise....lots to enjoy, here, and it's definitely a quintessential Salt Spring experience!    Wave, if you see me!
 
Piano and vocals at the next Music and Munch series August 11th), at All Saints by the Sea.    Pianist Graeme Wilkinson, with special guests Christian Tatonetti and Sylvia Rickard, on stage for your pleasure.   Concert begins at 12:10 p.m., admission by donation or free, and an optional light lunch ($5.50) is served after the performance.    Enjoy!
 
Don't miss Diana Dean's work (paintings and sculpture 1980 to 2010, at Starfish Gallery & Studio in Grace Point Square...the show runs August 6 to 22, with an opening reception 6 to 8 p.m., on the 6th.   
 
Also on the 6th, it's Allison Crowe's concert at ArtSpring, at 8 p.m., to benefit the SSI BCSPCA.  
 
Jazz Festival time, too...the theme this year is "the good life".   Festival venues are:  Mistaken Identity Vineyard, Salt Spring Vineyard, and Salt Spring Island Cheese.    Tickets on sale at Acoustic Planet, and at Stuff and Nonsense.   Brochures are available at the Ganges Visitor Info Centre.   It's the fifth year of this great event, and it's this coming weekend!
 
Live music at Moby's, at Harbour House Hotel, and at Treehouse in Ganges Village....something special for all tastebuds!    Friday, at Moby's, it's Novamatics, on Saturday it's Blues with Sweet Spot, and Sunday it's Jazz with Lloyd English.    Harbour House Hotel's line-up: Simone and Mike Lamers on August 6th, and Kim & Philip on Saturday, the 7th, with Peter Prince on August 8th.    Mark your calendars, too, for Shag Harbour Band, on the 20th!    Tonight, at Treehouse, it's Velvet Band, Thursday enjoy Owen Mathieson& Gemma G, Friday it's Tom Hooper, Saturday the amazing Synergy, and Sunday/Monday enjoy Stacy Burke & Ben Sures.    Wow....lucky us!
 
Catch This & That, Julia Lucich's solo exhibit of paintings (Julia is now represented by Gallery 8), at ArtSpring:   reception August 13, 5 to 8 p.m.   Show runs till August 16th (10 to 5 p.m. daily).    New work being created right at the show!
 
ArtCraft's showcase exhibit is metal sculptor works by Sean McMahon...show continues till August 11th,and is not to be missed!
 
Catch Freshwater Trio, great chamber music, at ArtSpring, August 8th, 2:30 p.m.
 
The "must have" ticket?   Rocky Horror Show at Fulford Hall, of course!
 
Summer pleasures continue....enjoy, enjoy!
 
 
 

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0 commentsLi Read • August 04 2010 08:35PM