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Thug plants, as the plant that will not die, fully toward the orb to which all like periwinkle, immediately even when you want it to), near "Tiling with pride & excellence ~ green thumbs are raised in awe. grabbed the advantage and trees, while placing the least for over 25 years." "Nonsense," I said stubbornly. ran rampant, choking out their shade-tolerant plants under the "There's enough sun. I'm not weaker pals. A lot of stuff died, biggest holes in the sky. A hole cutting down all those trees. I'm but I was reborn into a hole-in in-the-sky gardener learns to Mosaics • Ceramics • Marble • Slate • Granite • Glassblock not taking out all those ferns. I the-sky gardener. mimic nature. will garden around them." A hole-in-the-sky gardener is When my tree canopy is bare, And so I did. In some· of my someone who learns to garden in early spring, I can enjoy all , I' gardening around tree spots, around trees by first looking up, the hellebores, daffodils, tulips were on me at ..lb1"'' . . there were big old rotting logs not down. and pulmonarias I've planted, www.gulfislandsdriftwood.com ~ '"" ;J;J.,, ..~ , ~~~~'.": 9 .9~ and stumps. I got to work, sweat You'll see the hole-in-the which thrive under seasonally ing and swinging. I soon discov sky gardener, walking around a superior big holes in the sky. ered the trees once attached to well-treed property, then gaz As well, as a hole-in-the the stumps had gone down with ing up at the tree canopy. She's sky gardener, I've learned not smiles on their bark. The stumps looking for a place where there to flinch when someone spots had amazing, tenacious ropey are no leaves or branches, just a new plant in the back of my roots that formed a lifeline for patches of grey or blue. When van, peers in and says, "Why did a gardener heading for China. she finds those places, she un you buy that? That's a weed. The The ropey roots were a warning, kinks her neck, pulls out her flo,wer is nothing." of course, but I ignored it. I was trusty shovel and digs. She's The hole-in-the-sky gardener Introducing the Sunsource™ happy in my work, eating twice observed there's surviving, even must grin and bear it while seiz Solar-Assisted Comfort System - the my usual amount of food and thriving, beneath a break in the ing all conversational openings lots of dessert, with no need to forest canopy, where a plant has th ~t might lead to vegetable gar first and only solar-assisted central buy larger sized clothes. the chance to get not only light dening on other gardeners' ter HVAC in the world. It harnesses As soon as I eked out a few but rain, which they're going ritories, because when it comes patches, I planted, willy nilly. to need, along with any other to veggies, the people hissing power generated from photovoltaic Sure, I told myself, you've got a water they can get, because, of about the sun were right. lot of shade, but there are plenty course, of the ravenous ropey When a sun gardener says cells and functions at full PV capacity of things that grow in shade. I roots, that suck up moisture for sympathetic things about shade when peak consumption loads match planted rhododendrons. You a mile . . gardening, I've been known can't grow those in Alberta, I A hole-in-the-sky gardener to say something like "Yeah it peak solar output. So it keeps you thought. learns that when the books say would be great to have a spot for comfortable while reducing energy I planted hydrangeas. You "shade," they don't mean shade some vegetables." can't grow those in Alberta, I under trees, i.e., dry shade. "Dry I know that when it comes to bills and carbon footprints. thought. In the cleared spots shade" is a swear-word phrase growing food, hole-in-the-sky near the house, I planted some for both garden book writers gardeners must be willing to peas and beans and tomatoes. and plant nursery owners. When morph into gypsy gardeners. But I planted the raspberry canes you say dry shade to some nurs most of us are willing to get out I had carefully dug up and ery owners, they look like they the bicycles, because even with brought from Alberta. just took a bite out of a lemon, a lovely woodland and eclectic I watered and waited. I then lead you to a corner where plant collection, we've had to heaped on compost. I watered they've put the gardeners who face the fact that we may not a lot more. No matter how much say they want plants the deer be able to have our cantaloupes I watered, the thin soil turned won't eat. Then the nursery own- ' and eat them too.

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LIVE ENTL~TAINMENT LIVE El\'TE.RTAIJ\'MENT LIVE ENTERT.AJ]\j.. MENT L.lVE EN'I'ERTA11\1iVIENT ACTIVITl.ES LIVE ENTERTAINMENT Selvaggi Trio. Steph Rhodes, Matt Johnson & Ray Newman Night. Multi-performer Rhythm & Rags. Garden Club Spring Plant Sale. The Barley Brothers. BC -STY Info Session. One of the U.S:sbrightest young Russ DiCapprio. Rock covers and jazz evening and fund raiser for Ray Salt Spring Concert Band show Farmers Institute. 1p .m. sharp. Still Alive and un-plugged. Every With Citizens' Assembly member chamber groups. ArtSpring. 8p.m . originals at Moby's Pub. 8 p.m. Newman Fund for youth music. Cafe El featuring professional marimba 2009 Slasher Skateboard Race. Sunday at Fulford Inn. 6:30p.m. Diana Byford and short film. GISS Pre-concert chat at 7 p.m. Zocalo. 7-10 p.m. player Luanne Katz. ArtSpring. 8 p.m. Downhilllongboard races at Juniper multi-purpose room. 7-8:30 p.m. ACTIVITIES Earth Day Cabaret. Vacuity. Ontario rock band plays at Ray Newman Night. Place. From 10 a.m. . ACTIVITIES Issues in Fulford. Music and performance to celebrate Killer Whales of the Salish Sea. Moby's. 9p.m . ·• Second multi-performer jazz evening Nature Zodiak Tour. IDuck Creek Farm Tours. Public meeting with Fulford Study the Earth. GISS multi-purpose ASSI Conservancy fundraising ACTIVITIES and fund raiser for Ray Newman .Reserve at 250-538-0318. . Earth Week activity at 134 Tripp Group. OAP Room. Fulford Hall. room. 7p .m. presentation by Howard Garrett Fund for youth music. Cafe El Zocalo. The First Five Pages. Road. 1p .m. 7:30p.m. African-themed Dinner. GISS Global Simply Organic. and Susan Berta, co-founders of 7-10p.m. Free writers' workshop at library with New Moon Float. Hans Plomp Author Reading. Awareness Group fundraising dinner I Vacuity. I Visiting Dutch writer reads from Free organic recital at All Saints. Orca Network. ArtSpring. 7p.m . for HIV-positive youth in Nairobi. GISS Phyllis Smallman. I Warm water, relaxed lighting Ontario rock band plays at Moby's. Followed by muffin &coffee /tea for Hiking on Salt Spring Island. multi-purpose room. 6:30p.m. I• Info: 250-537-4666. I and beautiful meditative music. Tantric Picnic, Tales of India. $2.10:10a.m. Slide show by Lynn Thompson Wilderness Adventure and Primitive 9p.m. Rainbow Road Pool. 7:30p.m. ArtSpring gallery. 7 p.m. at SS Trail and Nature Club social Liquid Stranger. Youth Soccer Tourney. ACITlfTIES Skills for Kids. New series of Friday evening. United Church . 7:30p.m. sessions begins today. 10 a.m. to 3 lnterchill Records presents Sweden 40-plus soccer teams play on seven Peaceworks! Non-members welcome. p.m.Call Wisdom of the Earth 653-9122 based electronic music performer. Salt Spring fields. Earth Day celebration for school Liquid Waste Open House. or e-mail [email protected] Beaver Point Hall. 9 p.m. Nature Zodiak Tour. Tues. children. Salt Spring Centre of Yoga CRD staff presentation about a pilot Nature Zodiak Tour. Leaves Ganges ~ Reserve at 250-538-0318. ACT1VITTES April28 Pond Dome. 1-2:30p .m. com posting .operation. Harbour Harbour at 10 a.m. SSI Conservancy Salt Spring Garden Club. House. 7:30p.m. fund raise r. Reserve at 250-538-0318. IYouth Soccer Tourney. ACTIVITIES Speaker is rhoda expert Bill Meat Meeting. Guest speaker Red Tent Women's Cirde. Howto get • 40-plus soccer teams play on seven GISS PAC Meeting. McM illan. Meaden Hall. 7p.m . Frank Moreland speaks to sheep the job done with maximum satisfaction. Salt Spring fields. Gulf Islands Secondary School An intentional gathering for women of SOLID Slide Show. breeders and other meat producers. library, 7p .m. Farmers In stitute. 7p.m. all ages. ArbutusTherapy Centre. 7p .m. And discussion about islanders' TantricYoga For Women. Info: Rasma, 250-931-2269. journeys to and work in Kenya, Pay what you can Thursdays with Yoga for Everyone. Pa y, what you can Swaziland and Zimbabwe. An go Kristin at Core Inn, third floor. Fridaysw ith Kristin at Core Inn, 3rd floor. Retreat. 7:30p.m. Admission by 4:30-6p .m. 4:30-6 p.m. donation.

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Cl:\fEJ'!.A M.D. Monsters vs. Aliens - This latest flic from the DreamWorks Animation team, creators Jonathan Newmark, and the Salt Spring Chamber Players present Jut of such hits as Madagascar, Shrek and Kung Fu Panda, pits an unlikely group of mutant a concert program and lecture on composers heroes (monsters!) against an invasion by the power-crazed alien Gallaxhar. Loads of and their neurological disorders. ARBOUR. ~ la~ghs & plenty of action for everyone to enjoy! Please note: because The Fritz plays All Saints 35mm film prints and not digital, Monsters is only available as a standard film & will not Sat., May 2, 3 p.m. OUSI; Vft.r(tiC;~'\ A Salt Spring Chamber Players event . C'Ldj C'r . be played in the 3D format. '-.)' '-~' '}/ The new Star Trek film opens at The Fritz May 8th!!! TJUUFTY FOODS-'if ~ · smiles every day· CAS!..£ IV Ganges, Mouat's Centre • 7:30am to Spm • Customer Service 250·537-1522 lt's • Attention Shaw Cable TV Channel 11 viewers - The Daily is your source for stories reflecting southern Vancouver Island people and places. The program is about half hnlibut seosoo ... an hour in length and repeats continuously during the day and evening with new stories ... at ~ Hru-boor H01ASe! added daily. f:XHIBIT!ONS Join us for fresh ·The Rites of Spring. Salt Spring Island Painters Guild annual show and sale. Da ily halibut and chips served at ArtSpring from 10 a.m . to 5 p.m. until April28. with classic coleslaw ·An Immense and Unexpected Field of View- Works on paper by Jamie Callum Macaulay runs at Salt Spring Books until May 15. $12 for one piece; ·Cody Conner shows oil paintings at Island Savings until the end of May. $15 for two pieces • Shari Macdonald shows new photos at Jana's Bake Shop. 1-800-8874321 OR a fresh www.tempun:anada.cnm The only Tempur issold inover50countries recognized by NASA worldwide, with hundreds of ·halibut burger served and certified by the dealersaprossCanada Space Foundation with fries or salad for $12 A better night's sleep, no springs attached! While supplies last UNCLE ALBERT'S FURNITURE 107 2nd St. Duncan Mon.-Sat. 9-5:30 iCJJI'I -· 1-800-593-5303 Sun 11-4 ~

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PHOTO BY JOHN CAMERON Jesse Grindler, Franz Heinrich, Lulu F_ulford and Prairie Moat get carried away at the GISS lmprov show. ~.· ... Youth improv teams find solid footing Boring Horn capped at three to four "an uncommon noun "what happened to all students on the junior minutes, and theatre such as ice cave" and the dinosaurs." Despite team, for example, stays silent for sports and open scenes promising to use the graduating in various might make it difficult easy. adventurous whose lengths were "international trade years and presum- for everyone to find determined by their language of Esperanto." ably taking on other room to participate. We do ~visit crowns. performers worthiness according For their noun they interests in their post- But all of the per No follow-up visits, no temporaries, to the coaches. got the word albatross GISS lives, the alumni formers had to recover no impressions, no extra f reezings, Erin Jory, mom of and the instructions team proved how well from a bizarre incident no kidding! Natural looking CEREC BY ELIZABETH junior team mem- that the scene could an experienced team with a drunken ticket porcelain crowns and onlays, milled NOLAN ber Nicole Jory, was not involve the Ancient can bounce ideas and holder who managed right in the office using comput er DRIFTWOOD STAFF assigned the task Mariner. Not surpris- energy between the to slip into the theatre assisted design, can now be done Energy levels were of holding the Bor- ingly, with an albatross members. between scenes. After in one appointment . near the top of the ing Horn, with strict involved, this was A very involved story the intruder was calmly scale and the laughter instructions to put pretty hard, but the se took two scientists escorted outside by one give us a call, today. 537-1400 infectious at the impro- scenes to an end if niors pulled it off. back in time aboard of the alumni, the show -one-visit CEREC crowns -reflexology ava ilable visation showcase held she wasn't laughing. a time machine. Not went on so searnlessly -adult orthodontics before, during or after at ArtSpring last week The only occasions on only was the dialogue that much of the audi -dental implants -all cosmetic & aesthetic - and that was before which the horn was "Oh my god, the hilarious ("Oh my god, ence thought it was all -root canals techniques incl. veneers the scenes had even put to use, however, the dinosaurs are so part of the act. -restorative dentistry -full and partial dentures started. were when the coaches frickin' nice!"), the Their ability to -emergency treatments new and restoration The evening was a took too long explain- dinosaurs are so actors wrapped the continue on and keep final performance for ing the rules or finding scene by answering the the audience laughing artful dentistry the current Gulf Islands a prop. frickin' nice!" question. Individually, proves that performers Dr Richard Hayden Island Dental Centre Secondary School The first exercise was you could see on all from all levels are truly senior team, and as a mixed event starting the performers' faces professional. an added bonus also with two players from The junior team's just how much they featured the Grade 8/ any of the teams, with first group effort saw enjoyed being back in Grade 9 SIMS/GISS two members from the them taking a random that milieu. junior team and veter- juniors being the first fortune cookie message While a few of the ans from the alumni. to volunteer. The game for inspiration. This scenes could pos- ·As high school called for the first two turned out to be: "Keep sibly have benefitted coach Jason Don- to start a scene and your plans secret for from the Boring Horn aldson said at the for others to pick an now." (the alumni's" 1,000 beginning of the night, individual and take The team wrapped cats" scene was a rare with such enthusi- up his or her exact the message into the miss) the majority of astic participation at physical position and story of a broke family the night was right on all levels, improv on then change the scene. whose father wins the track. Alex Corley's the island is "in really Players rapidly moved lottery and tries to keep quick coining of"alco- great shape." Students between ideas, rang- the news to himself. holomist" to describe in Grade 8 participat- ing from a marriage With the largest team an alchemist who had ed with those who had proposal to a lesson in at eight members, the "taken to the drink" is graduated up to three how to massage a tiger, juniors did a good job a prime example of the years ago and all were and from the Macarena of having everyone creativity that can arise Saturday, May 2, 3:00 p.m. obviously in love with to a mad scientist. participate and keeping in the moment. the activity. The quick momen- the story going. With such a lot of All Saints by the Sea In an exhibition tum established the The alumni asked performers sharing the Jim and Laurie Stubbs present a chamber music concert including the music of rather than competi- propulsion for the the audience to give stage, however, there Ludwig van Beethoven, Max Bruch, the Brazilian composer Francisco Mignone and tive event, the teams night. them a story idea were some who didn't Jonathan Newmark. Newmark, composer I pianist I world renowned neurologist, performed exercises The senior team about anything at all seem to contribute as will also give a lecture/demonstration of neurological disorders through the music from the Canadian was first up as a group, and ended up trying to muchthroughoutthe of select composers. T" k t t th D $lS Improv Game Scenes asking the audience for answer the question of evening. Having eight 1c e s a e oor ea. 812 I WEDNESDAY, APR IL 22,2009 I GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD ARTS ·& ENTERTAINMENT ~ · SALT SPRING SINGERS PUB MUSIC ~· \ Vacuity hits the MADE\ INI~ CANADA western MUSIC/MUSIQUE shore at

Saturday, May 2 at 8 p.m. Sunday, May 3 at 2 p.m. ArtSpring 537-2102 Moby's And Russ, Steph fAR~~ & Matt perform PHOTO BY DERRICK LUNDY HAVE A SEAT: Thursday Tom Jahn is seen with Moby's opens its · his natural furniture at doors for some Ontario the Saturday market in visitors this weekend, as Centennial Park. rock band Vacuity gets a taste of island life. Vacuity members have been travelling across the country from Toronto since last month, with Salt Spring the western-most stop on the tour. See www. vacuity.net for more information and music samples. Cover charge is $5, which is waived as usual for those who come in early for dinner. On Thursday, April23, island favourites Steph Rhodes, Matt Johnson and Russ DiCapprio take the stage, begin ning at 8 p.m., with no cover charge.

VISITING PERFORMERS Grace Fong back by demand with acclaiined Selvaggi Trio Haydn, Shostakovich and Mendelssohn performed tonight at ArtSpring ArtSpring finishes its winter music program ming on Wednesday, April 22 with a fine American piano trio called the Selvaggi Trio, • General auto repair and maintenance composed of pianist • Drive line specialists Grace Fang, cellist Pat • Classic, antique and modified rick Jee and violinist Jun as well Iwasaki. Call Mi ke: 250-537-5040 "Those who attended 316 RAIN BOW ROAD ArtSpring's first piano festival in spring 2007 will remember Grace Fang as a brilliant pia

nist who captivated PHOTO CONTRIBUTED WAHL the audience with her The Selvaggi Trio MARINE LTD. charm and virtuosity," • Dock bui lding & repair • Crane barge service & towing saidArtSpring executive versity Conservatory of sures of Stalinism and • Pile driving & drilling • Crane truck service director George Sipos. Music in Los Angeles. its bizarre self-inflicted • Alum. gangways & ram ps • Mooring systems & service "Many of our audi Iwasaki is concert tensions between for • Wood piers & wood floats • Complete welding shop ence asked us imme master with the Oregon malism and realism. Serving the Gulf Islands since 1990 diately after Grace's Symphony and Jee is "Anyone who thinks PH: Gord Wahl250.537.1886 CELL: 250.537.7804 recital to bring her back assistant principal cello chamber music is all 135 MCGILL ROAD at the earliest opportu with the Lyric Opera of about grace and deft nity, and here she now Chicago. intellectualism must is, together with a trio At ArtSpring they will listen to this second of brilliant young fellow play three impressive Shostakovich trio. Noth musicians." trios by Haydn, Shos ing beats the visceral Fong first came to the takovich and Men momentum of its final attention of Salt Spring delssohn. movement, the raw er Simon Rook who "What a great over existential heartbeat Expressvu heard her prize-win view of music," said of three instruments Satellite TV ning performance at Sipos. struggling for the soul the Leeds Piano Com "Haydn, the benign of history. Wow." petition in 2006. Since grandfather of classical The concert starts at 8 250-531-1 her first ArtSpring visit form, Mendelssohn the p.m. with a pre-concert Grace has gone on to high Romantic and the chat at 7 p.m. become director of key incredible genius Shos Tickets are still avail board studies and assis takovich whose entire able from the ArtSpring 1 tant professor of piano musical career was ticket centre at 250-537- we're online at www.gulfislandsdriftwood.com 'DriftWodtl at the Chapm an Uni- tortured by the p res- 21 02. GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD I WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2009 I 813 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

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PHOTO BY DERRICK LUNDY Director Deb Toole and accompanist Jennifer Howard lead the Salt Spring Singers in a rehearsal.

SS Singers celebrate 35 years view on-line at gulfislandsaqua.com and available for pick-up at the of music-making ••• and fun following locations: • Patterson Market Made on Salt Spring involvement has always been Howard and his wife Jennifer • Vesuvius Store a part of the choir's repertoire. (the choir's much-loved accom • Raven Street Market choir gears up for Made • Salt Spring Natureworks Nowadays the choir helps stu panist) selected the repertoire for • Driftwood dents, choir members and those the upcoming Made in Canada in Canada concert in the community with its cov show, taking place atArtSpring on eted scholarship program, May 2 and 3. The concert will be a BY MEGHAN HOWCROFT besides bringing a real sense of celebration of Canadian music, DRIFTWOOD STAFF family and friendship to all of its songwriters and arrangers and My, how time flies. Can it really members. will include popular tunes such be 35 years since the inception Jean Brouard, current presi as Four Strong Winds, Hallelujah of the Salt Spring Singers, one dent of the Salt Spring Singers andOSiem. of the island's most popular and executive, explains, "Music is a longest-running choirs? great gift. You really can't do it As I sift through no less than six unless you get along - so when "To have the opportunity jam-packed photo albums, filled we put on a show we're telling with clippings, old programs and everyone, it's great to get along. I photos depicting beehive hairdos believe that 35 years from now in to rub shoulders with and pointy glasses, I find myself 2044, the Salt Spring Singers will also thinking about how much still be here." your neighbour whose times have changed. Over the years, the Singers have But for the Salt Spring Singers moved through many dedicated (of which I am a proud member), directors and conductors, start political views you may there are some things that never ing with founding member Ruth change. A spirit of camaraderie Barker, May George, Joy Johns and love of music are the two en, Lloyd English, Wendy Mil not share and set that ingredients that have kept the ton, Bruce Smith and the choir's Singers cookin' for more years current director Mitch Howard. than I've been on this earth. And While Howard has been recover aside to communicate for their upcoming spring con ing from illness over the past two cert entitled Made in Canada, sessions (supported by the choir through song is a audiences can expect more of the every step of the way), the Singers same winning recipe. have had the pleasure of singing Formed in 1974 with an official under the baton of islander Deb wonderful thing:' membership of27, the Salt Spring Toole, whose energy and enthusi Singers were soon hosting two asm know no limits. DEB TOOLE · major concerts a year, creating a The group has been learning Director tradition of song that islanders plenty of new vocal techniques could look forward to with eager and after rehearsals, if our tummy anticipation. · muscles aren't aching from Whether the songs are classi A 1974 Driftwood press clip extended vocal warm-ups, they're cal, jazz, pop, religious, Canadian ping notes that the original pur definitely aching from laughter at or otherwise, as is mentioned in pose of the Singers was to "have Toole's hilarious antics. a 1985 Driftwood review, "The fun singing together, and maybe Toole loves that the choir is so Salt Spring Singers perform for learn something in the process." representative of a vast cross-sec one reason - it's a lot of fun." \_'--'~nrv •T ~T Indeed, 35 years later, with a tion of our community. The members find such joy in u membership of 63, the organiza "To have the opportunity to singing, they never cease to infect . -- ~· · u~ , . ~ : \juMCERT.:.trr'IHE tion holds to the same purpose. rub shoulders with your neigh the crowd with the same sense of Flipping through the yellowed bour whose political views you optimism and delight. Art Spring Theatre clippings, I chuckle at the repeat may not share and set that aside For 35 years the smiles and ed ads boldly stating "Men Want to communicate through song is twinkling eyes of the Singers have Monday, May 4, 2009 ~8:00PM ed," thinking that some things a wonderful thing," she says. bridged the gap between stage have changed after all. Although . Conducting a group ranging and audience, welcoming the $17.00/person (all inclusive) it may have been difficult to in age from 17 to . .. let's just say crowd into their family of song. tickets available at attract male singers in the past, 'over 17,' is not without its chal This May, be sure that you are in 2009 we're rocking close to 20 lenges, but Toole has enjoyed the part of the camaraderie in what Ticket Centre: 537-1..10'2 666-537-21Q21o!l free male voices, who definitely round experience more than expected. could be one of the best Singers' f AR~t\ti www.artspring.ca out the choir's sound (while also "My motive for leading the choir concerts in 35 years. making rehearsals much more was to help my friend Mitch. What Tickets are available at the 1'\.D". riftW ...... oo '~tl.. interesting!). I didn't anticipate was how.much I ArtSpring ticket centre at 250- 1 .:. • t 1; <:1 li ». ~ .. •1 • 11 r "" jj ' • • ~: 1 i rll c l ' li iJ :l It seems that community loved doing the gig!" 537-2102. 814 I WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22,2009 I GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD \ ~~~·~ention New ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Salt Springers! AOOA AUTHOR READING India memoir focus of visiting Welcome Wagon A (<>nadW.n 'll'Mit!M .(hMf' f9l0 Don't miss your author evening opportunity (or a view on-line at gulfislandsaqua.com Tantric Picnic, Tales of India just great welcome visit. and available for Call Shelley today (or pick-up at the published by B.C. company your greeting, gifts following locations: Dutch author Hans Plomp launches his Canadi [( useful into. • Patterson Market an book tour with an event at the ArtSpring gallery 250-537-'12'10 • Vesuvius Store on Monday night. • Raven Street Market Plomp will read from Tantric Picnic, Tales of • Salt Spring Natureworks India at the April 27 event that begins at 7 p.m. • Driftwood Tantric Picnic, just published by B.C.'s Ekstasis lWi6;. Editions, is an insightful memoir of experiences and adventures on the astonishing sub-continent of India and has sold 50 thousand copies in Hol land, explains a press release. The great Polish writer Richard Kapucinsky called it "one of the best books on India he'd ever read." Plomp has published 30 books, including novels, short stories and essays. Some of his English poems , were published in City Lights Pocket Poets Series #42: Nine Dutch Poets. He's travelled extensively, especially in India, where he spent some p.ve years. In 1982 he toured the U.S. with a group of Dutch poets, performing with Anne Waldman, Diana di Prima, Allen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso and others. Born in Amsterdam in 1944, he participated in "a period of magical change." He took an active part in the playful Dutch Provo Revolution of the 1960s, including the White Bicycle movement. In 1973 he saved a village and founded an artists' colony with friends and kindred spirits in Ruigoord, a place destined to be demolished for Amsterdam's ever- · expanding industries. In addition, he continues to organize literary events and the annual "Fiery Tongues" festivals of poetry and music at Ruigoord. As Plomp states in his introduction, "India is a time machine where travellers encounter realities PHOTO BY DERRICK LUNDY and cultures that people in the West know only EARTH MUSIC: Billie Woods entertains in Centennial Park as part of last from history, mythology and fairy tales ...." weekend's Earth Day celebration s. The reading at ArtSpring is free. FUNDRAISERS Kids are Arts scholarship needs Francis Coffey great... Parent~: Shasta &Lauren help to keep it running Grandparents: Katharine Wil liamson fund raiser aids "I've been hearing from enough peo Atkins &Michelle Sheehan ple that the interest is definitely there. performing arts students It's just organizing everyone and work but grandchildren one of two SISO.oo term deposits in the grandchild's ing it out." name from Island Savings BY ELIZABETH NOLAN Perhaps even more important will are even better! (someconomonsapp/y) DRifTWOOD STAfF be finding a core team that will take For 10 years GISS students preparing responsibility for running the scholar for a career in the performing arts have ship in the future. benefitted from the Mary and Harry Calling all grandparents! Williamson Scholarship. "We need to think of the Aspecial spring celebration in the April 29 edition of Friends of Mary dedicated the award in her honour after the popular island The Driftwood. Photos and payment of $12.99 plus GSTmust be comedienne and Hysterical Society future of the award, and alumni passed away. received in our office, no later than Thursday, April 23~~-- -~: The scholarship's continuing exis plan some kind of tence is in jeopardy, however, unless its organizers can find immediate assis All grandkids featured will be entered in a tance. Jill Tarswell and Dawn Luker follow-through:' random draw for: have produced the annual fundraising event in support of the scholarship for o one $100.00 term deposit in the JILL TARSWELL the last four or five years, but this year Scholarship organizer grandchild's name from Island Savi neither has the time nor energy to con (some conditions apply) tinue as principal volunteers. "Putting on the show isn't such a "We're totally willing to work on it, huge, huge job," Tarswell explained. o $50.00 gift certificate to but we just don't have the jam to do it ''We need to think of the future of the Ganges Garment Company all," Tarswell said of the event. award, and plan some kind of follow for kids' clothes up to The evening showcases applicants' through. We feel that people need to size 8. talents to the community and provides come forward and form a committee an opportunity for judges to see their or a board to make sure the scholarship work before choosing a recipient. carries on." r------A performance date for this year's Teachers such as GISS theatre coach show has already been booked at Jason Donaldson have spoken of the I sponsored bv: Tiriff'Wooa ISLAND SAVINGS ·o~ • co'"'~ • •" • • ...... • • "• co '••• Mahon Hall for the evening of May 30. scholarship's importance to arts stu I T'S GOOD TO BE HERe.•• I To make it happen, however, volun dents, saying it would be a shame to teers will need to step forward to fill lose the opportunity. l:J GRANDCHILD'S NAME: positions such as stage management, The 2008 recipient, Hannah Everest, ~ PARENTS AR E: ______concession, ad sales, program produc is currently studying dance at the Arts tion, publicity; sound and lighting. Umbrella in Vancouver. She'll be able Last year a silent auction held at the to access her funds once she enrolls in I GRANDPARE NTS ARE :------showcase event proved the necessary a BFA program in dance and writing 1 PREPAID: (please circle one): a= ~ II·• ] Cash Chequ e ingredient to meet the goal of $1,000. this fall. An organizer for that portion will also To volunteer to help run the scholar 1 CREDIT CARD NUM BER: Expiry: ____ be required. ship or the showcase event, contact ·While the list of jobs can seem Tarswell at 250-537-0675 or jilstar@ I ARE YOU A SUBSCRIBER? D YE S O No daunting at first, people are already telus.net, or Luker at 250-537-5115 or L _.__,_ __ .- volunteering, Tarswell said. [email protected]. ' ·;· .... ,, ,;';. r.

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YOUTH ARTS Arts academy kids share talent at May 2fund raiser Bursary fund, computers Aina Yasue and Ru by Barnard have been working on a lovely ba.llet and editing equipment duet with instructor Lisa Hall. needed Monica George will perform a solo hip -hop number and the char An evening of kid-powered enter acter ballet class will wow audience tainment with a silent auction and members with an energetic piece of lots of goodies to munch on is on Ukrainian dance in full costume. order for a fundraiser benefitting Acoustic Planet alumni stu the Salt Spring Arts Academy on dents of Bob Delion's School of Saturday, May 2. Rock - Small Dogs at Large and At Mahon Hall, academy kids will Gel - will round out the evening showcase their work from over the with a concert/ dance .to e'nd the past year to collect money for a bur fund raiser. sary fund and to buy computers and The academy has had a success editing equipment for the media ful start, boasting more than 100 classes. students enrolled in various dance The entertainment includes and voice programs and over 50 stu Let's Make a Movie Workshop stu dents in various workshops. dents premiering their movie called The academy enjoys the support The Purse Snatcher. of the Salt Spring Arts Council and Vocal Improv Choir and Your Nat The Shine Program and hopes to ural Voice students have an excit scoop a few new supporters in the ing showcase of what they have future. been working on to share with the Anyone wishing to donate to the audience. silent auction or simply to the school ·The Explorations in Dance class can contact the office at 250-537- will entertain guests with Roxy, a 4294. PHOTO BY DERRICK LUNDY Broadway dance choreographed by Doors for the fundraiser open at Dancers Aina Yasue and Ruby Barnard rehearse for an upcoming fund rai sing performance. Sue Newman. 6p.m.

MUSIC Salt Spting Conce'lt Band Celebrated composer appears with SS Chamber Players 2>awn JJage, 'music 2>itectot ~ ag s Stubbs' host years through the prestigious as diversified in his medical of trumpet, bassoon and Chamber Music Conference career as he is in his music," piano. Jonathan Newmark of the East in Bennington, said Jim Stubbs. This will include the music t<~yt~rtt . & Vermont. Newmark's two passions of composers Max Bruch, BY ELIZABETH NOLAN The . couple knew their will come together during the Shostakovich and the Brazil DRIFTWOOD STAFF friend primarily as a musician, Salt Spring concert when he ian Fransisco Mignone. Professional musicians Jim and only recently learned that shares a lecture demonstra Jim Stubbs will play the and Laurie Stubbs continue his extensive career as a neu tion, on piano, of the neu Canadian premiere of an to share their talent with local rologist brings him to a yearly rological d isorders of vari elegy written by Newmark audiences through a series of lecture at a Seattle medical ous composers and how this for a mutual friend, a doctor Featuring chamber music concerts. conference. affected their composing and French horn player who Marimfm The latest offering from the Such proximity allowed styles. was mugged and killed while Salt Spring Chamber Players the Stubbs to bring Newmark The lecture will include walking home in New York Virtuoso will bring music lovers more north. Robert and Clara Schumann, City. Luatute Ka.iz interesting selections for With a resume that stretch Rachmaninov, Scarlatti, Originally written for piano, trumpet and bassoon es to over 15 pages of awards Frederick Delious, Randall French horn, Stubbs will play &SSCB as the Stubbs are joined by and publications, the Stubbs Thompson and perhaps the piece on flugelhorn. Percussion guest pianist Jonathan New thought they should reduce Glenn Gould as an added The afternoon concert, mark on Saturday, May 2 at Newmark's recommendation Canadian touch. which begins at 3 p.m., will All Saints By-the-Sea. to just a few words. In addition to the lecture, conclude with the trio play 25, 8:00 Newmark is a compos "He's a tremendous com the audience will hear a ing Beethoven. Satutday, .Aptif pm er and musician whom the poser, a wonderful pianist, varied program suitable for Admission is $15 at the Stubbs have known for 25 and a great violist- and he's the unusu al combination door. at .A'ttSpting JAZZ Ray Newman Nights:

~- JouRtw.Jsrs ·nostalgia, fine food ~Of~ 2Q09 AJAC Award for BEST NEW SUV Of THE YEAR and some great music under 135,<100 Annua l school music fund raising $399/MONTH evenings at Cafe El Zoca lo

Ten years ago on April 24, lifelong musician Ray . Newman was getting ready for a gig at Moby's Pub, I but never made it due to heart failure. In honour of him, his music and young music makers, Cafe El Zocalo will host Ray Newman Nights on Friday-Saturday, April24-25. Everyone is • invited to enjoy jazz influences performed by play ers young and old, while supporting the ongoing fund in his name that donates to Salt Spring school music programs. "Ray was a great musician, playing many instru ments well, but his personal faves were his tenor sax and vibraphones," said his daughter Sue New man. "As well, his songwriting was lyrical and rhyth mic, having been strongly influenced by the Latin wave of music that hit the '60s scene." Sue Newman said her father enjoyed his many '"Lease offer valid on '09 Forester 2.5X 5MT (9J1 XO /model shown), with MSRP of $27,410 including freight &POl ($1 ,495) and air and tire levies ($120). Monthly payments of '$39903 based on a24 month lease term with a"2.9% lease rate . years of making music in southern California, Vic with $4,100 down payment or equivalent trade-in. Total lease obligation is $9,576.72. The residual value at the end of term is $14,828.80. Lease llllleage allowance is 24,000 ~lometers per year with excess charge of $0.10/km. Lease security toria, Vancouver and his adored Salt Spring home, depos1t & PPSA included. License, insurance, registration dealer charges (if any) &taxes, extra. Other lease rates and terms available, down payment or equivalent trade in may be req uired. Financing and Leasing programs available through TCCI on approved credit. Honda CR·V is a trade-mark of It; owner who is not affiliated in any way with this advertisement. Dea lers may sell for less. Lease and Finance program expires April 30, 2009. See your local Subaru dealer for complete details. where he played with Gary Lundy, Bill Smith, Stu Salmond, Doug Rhodes, Ian VanWyck, Derrick Mil ton and his musical and life partner, Virginia, and the rest ofthe Newmiln family The April 24-25 events run from 7 to 10 p.m., promising fine music, food and nostalgia, plus a glimpse of some musicians of tomorrow. 816 I WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22,2009 I GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT ART EXHIBIT Rites of Spring show inspires fresh touch 'for guild Artists add literal'new dimensions' to their work BY ELIZABETH NOLAN DRIFTWOOD STAFF The annual spring show of the Salt Spring Painters Guild is always a welcome sign of the turning season as the mem bers' personal takes on the theme produce treats for the eyes in leaf and flower. , With this year's theme, organizer Nixe Gerbitz said she hoped to see something new from guild members. Encouraging the painters to bring in large-scale pieces was one of the strategies that certainly makes for an impres sive show at ArtSpring. And while local nature scenes still provide great subject matter for many of the paintings, several artists chose to get experimental with their technique, with some interesting results. Mixed-media works have taken the forefront ofthis show, reflecting in some cases the results of successful workshops during the guild's weekly meetings. With the addition of paper onto the canvas' surface or the incorporation of found objects into a lifelike scene, this season the artists have literally added another dimension to their work. Pami Sira's extremely close view of a single iris blossom is one that marries collage and painting, adding tangible depth and texture to the petals.

Deirdre Tessman's use of multimedia is difficult to detect PHOTO BY DERRICK LUNDY in Spring, a scene of a cottage on a Salt Spring morning, but Arti sts Jea nne Allen, left, and Diane Mortensen are see n with some of their work at a current pai nters' guild show at ArtSp ri ng. her skill in rendering the early light is admirable as always. Jeanne Allen's Floral is a monotype with something of the air of Alphonse Mucha's Art Nouveau prints, although much folds are tiny gifts found by the sea, including actual clam deep, rich tones to evoke the mystery of the forest. The light simpler in focus and design. Gorgeous vermillion poppy shells and a little red crab. comes through dissolving fog in soft violet, while the tangle heads are set against a turquoise background and a black Harold Stone's Sam McGee creates a lifelike, miniature oftrunks, ferns and leaves has a vivid intensity. Another nice vase - the blossoms glow as if lit from behind. scene on canvas with painted mountains and a river that scene of poppies (I admit I'm a fan of the flower) is Maureen Bert Small employs a different approach with two water has a bed of real stones. Glazed ceramic pieces add a tiny Walker's Poppy Balance. Painted with dye on silk, the close view of three huge flower heads is set against a soft purple colour paintings cut into panels and set at varying depths of figure of McGee, sled dogs and a cabin. s vision. Fish Dock in Maine moves toward the viewer like a Other artists who have stayed closer to painting none wash. · ' wave rolling from left to right. Into the Woods panels move theless have a fresh approach suitable for spring. Victoria Jamie B. Morris has created a dreamy storybook look in in symmetry from the front to the back, drawing the eye into Olchowecki's Tulip Fields in acrylic are almost abstract, The Farmer's Daughter's House in pastel. The house in mid the forest's depths. Painted in a very light impressionist style, taking the horizontal and diagonal lines of the fields in dle ground is overwhelmed by dark trees in the foreground, the forest takes on an illusion of depth and movement. brilliant oranges, yellows and vermillion. The low hills in while a full moon rises in the early evening sky. -, Elehna de Sousa's Ebb Tide is a work of textile art on silk the background contrast nature's uneven line with man's And Jose Campbell's Some Nice Cow, That One has such chiffon. Her fibres create a soft bed of seaweed in natural ordered grids. personality that it could only be described as a portrait, as J brown tones set off with a touch of green. Nestled in the Ann Hignell's Ruckle Park February Morning employs its subject gazes into the viewer's eyes.

INTERNATIONAL AID Relay for Life SOUD event offers project updates Slideshow at Ango lenges and successes of these to visit Khamboke School for Luminary Table valuable projects. Orphans, Field and Cole recon Retreat on Saturday The fight against female geni nected with Sipho Mamba, tal mutilation .is spearheaded another courageous leader who Saturdays 1O:OOam - 1:OOpm at Islanders who have been by Agnes Pareyio, a speaker at was present at the SOLID confer involved with SOLID and other SOLID's 2006 conference. She is ence in 2006. the market interested parties can learn more a Kenyan Maasai woman who In the past year, SOLID raised about the group's activities in suffered FGM and early marriage funds for the building of a health {" Africa with a slideshow presenta at age 14, and began to walk care centre where volunteer Tuesdays 3:00pm - 6:00pm at tion on Saturday, April25. from village to village, speaking nurses are working to tend to SOLID members Dr. Candace against FGM and for girls' edu the orphans and neighbouring Co.untry Grocer Cole, James Mujuru and Melanie cation. Cole describes Pareyio as community. Furman will host a discussion "amazingly effective in untying Masango Cultural Centre, Please come by, buy your luminaries, on three of the community-led the knot of this cultural practice which was founded by Mujuru at projects in Africa that SOLID is that had bound generations of the end of 2007, is well on its way pick up a registration form, working with at Ango Retreat, young girls to the trauma of geni to becoming the pivotal meet 340 LePage Road, at 7:30p.m. tal mutilation." ing place for the community in ask questions about the Relay, This past year, Cole and her Recently Cole and Field visited Seke. husband Eric Field travelled Tasaru Girls Rescue network in With awareness and funds or sign up to volunteer! to Kenya and Swaziland, while Kenya and followed up on the raised by SOLID in the past year, Mujuru travelled back to Zim educational outreach, recent Mujuru and the people of Seke If you are interested in volunteering babwe to follow up and chart successes and on-going needs of constructed a cob and thatch please contact Carin Perrins at the successes of the work being the centre. They will share how community centre, dug wells to accomplished. Salt Spring Islanders are improv quell the cholera outbreak and westmoon@saltspring;com . Images of shining faces and ing the lives of these young, cou formed committees to bring the wide landscapes will be brought rageous girls. vision of sustainability to frui Thank you for supporting to life with stories of the chal- Travelling then to Swaziland tion. the Relay for Life! ELECTRONICA Interchill Records welcomes liquid Stranger ,,.._.- Beaver Pc:iint Hall event combines elements of dubstep, pendent electronic music label breaks, ragga, tribal and glitch, headed by Andrew Ross Collins marks DJ's return according to a release about the and based on Salt Spring and current tour. Nelson, B.C. that has devel Salt Spring's Interchill Records "Liquid Stranger's sound is oped an international reputa is pleased to announce the return sure to be an otherworldly excur tion in the global electronica of Liquid Stranger to the island sion into bass-driven live elec scene. on Saturday evening. tronica," states the release. The Salt Spring event caps off a The Sweden-based musi "Live, the Liquid Stranger five-city tour of Alberta and Brit cian introduced islanders to enters the stage with a stash bag ish Columbia. his unique blend of beats and full of trippy dubstep and wob Tickets for the all-ages show rhythms last summer during his bly adventures for everyone with cost $15 and are available at the first visit to Canada. ears- an ever-growing perfor door. mance from a man with a pas The music starts on Saturday, ~ Liquid Stranger's style of electronic music features ener sion for the unexpected." April25 at 9 p.m. at Beaver Point getic dance floor material that Interchill Records is an inde- Hall.