If you’d like to taste the very best of what Salt Spring Island has to offer, nothing compares to the mix of creativity, hand-made art and world-class craftsmanship that you can enjoy on the island’s famous Studio Tour.

The Studio Tour makes it possible for you to watch artists while they work, following their passion. You can try on some unique jewellery, attend a wine tasting, or watch art come to life! You can watch an artisan hand-weave a functional placemat or a beautiful scarf…, and even try weaving yourself!

Depending on your schedule, enjoy as many unique artisans as you choose, and you can still have enough time before the ferry to pick up a one-of-a-kind piece for yourself!

Many studios produce perfect gifts for weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, or…, that perfect piece for the very special people in your life!

With 28 studios to discover on the Tour, all you require to enjoy the studios of your choice is a current Studio Tour Map and a bit of spare time. Some studios offer a one-of-a-kind experience, such as a workshop tour or a hands-on demonstration on creating a work of art.

Our colourful map outlines what each artist creates as well as the location of their studio. Our free maps are available at B.C tourism information centers, in marinas, hotels and B&Bs, and on all three ferries serving Salt Spring Island.

Event Dates: April 27th to December 23rd, 2019

Event Website: http://saltspringstudiotour.com/

Event Location: Various venues on Salt Spring Island

Hockey is many things — shinny on a frozen pond, the sweat-soaked smell of a locker room, a winning wrist shot, a roaring crowd. But most of all, it is an enduring national passion that brings Canadians together regardless of geography, language, gender or age.

Nanaimo Museum is celebrating Canada’s game with a one-of-a-kind travelling exhibition from the Canadian Museum of History and a local hockey history component. Hockey looks at how the sport has influenced our lives, and what that reveals about us as a people.

Event Dates: September 14 to November 23, 2019

Event Times: Monday to Saturday from 10:00am to 5:00pm

Event Website: www.nanaimomuseum.ca

For more information on the exhibit, hockey programming and interactives, check out our website or follow us on social media @NanaimoMuseum

Chutzpah Festival is an annual performing arts festival committed to bringing world-renowned international dance, music, theatre, and comedy to Vancouver audiences.

Led by Mary-Louise Albert, Artistic Managing Director and recipient of the 2011 Canada Council for the Arts John Hobday Award for Excellence in Arts Management, Chutzpah! Festival offers eclectic and cutting edge multidisciplinary art presentations by artists that are recognized globally. Presenting more than 100 award-winning performers annually, Chutzpah! Festival creates unforgettable and unique experiences for a wide-ranging, yet discerning audience.

For four weeks, performers from cultural hubs such as Israel, Holland, France, Germany, Cuba, Mexico, USA, and Canada take the stage of Chutzpah! Festival’s home The Norman Rothstein Theatre (NRT), located at the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver, as well as at offsite premium venues including the Vogue Theatre, Vancouver Playhouse, Commodore Ballroom, Dance Centre, Venue, The Imperial, Red Room Ultra Bar, Firehall Arts Centre, and the Fox Cabaret, Biltmore Cabaret and Frankie’s Italian Kitchen in 2016.

Chutzpah! Festival was launched in 2001 by the Vancouver West Side Theatre Society. Now in its 16th year, the festival continues to draw attention and acclaim from its audiences and from national media, such as the Globe and Mail, CBC and Dance International Magazine.

This internationally recognized trademark event has expanded to now include the Chutzpah! PLUS spring/summer showcase, artist post-show speaker series, youth workshops, creation dance and theatre residencies in the NRT, literary events, rural BC dance and youth engagement residencies, and an annual film series co-produced with the Vancouver Jewish Film Festival.

The Vancouver West Side Theatre Society, established and incorporated in 1994, also operates the NRT, a professionally equipped 318 seat performing arts proscenium stage theatre catering to the presentation of professional dance, music and theatre, as well as film, literary and community arts events.

Facility is wheelchair accessible, air conditioned and has onsite parking available.

Event Date: October 24th to November 24th, 2019

Event Address: Jewish Community Centre, 950 W 41st Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Z 2N7

Event Website: https://chutzpahfestival.com/

Make Cowichan your cozy fall getaway this November for Eat. Stay. Play. and discover the culinary richness of a Vancouver Island region that James Barber once deemed “Canada’s Provence.”

Embrace Cowichan’s harvest with long-table dinners, winemaker brunches, chefs’ tasting menus and exclusive hotel packages. Autumn is the perfect time to explore this fertile landscape dotted with farms, cideries, wineries, breweries, distilleries and small seaside towns.

Event Dates: November 1st to 30th, 2019

Event Location: Various location in the Cowichan Valley on Southern Vancouver Island, BC

Event Website: https://www.tourismcowichan.com/eat-stay-play/

Kwakwaka’wakw artist David Neel will launch his new memoir ‘The Way Home’ in conjunction with his solo mixed-media exhibition ‘Symbols Speak’ at Coastal Peoples Gallery in Gastown on November 16th, 2019.

As a 7th generation artist, whether inspired from ancient or modern cultures, David Neel understands that artistic expression through symbols communicates what words cannot regardless of verbal or written form. Symbols Speak represents an impressive collection of fine jewellery, carvings and graphics illustrating the artist’s exploration, cultivation, and return to his Indigenous roots.

Event Dates: November 16 to December 28, 2019

Event Times: Open daily from 10am to 6pm

Event Website: https://coastalpeoples.com/exhibitions/

Phone: 604.684.9222

Event Location: Coastal Peoples Gallery, 332 Water Street, Unit 200, Vancouver, BC V6B 1B6