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01 MAY FRILive Theatre: Ladysmith Little Theatre presents ‘Ravenscroft’, a psychological drama and gothic thriller, Apr 23 - 25, Apr 30 - May 3 and May 7 - 10. Evening and matinee shows available. Tix $20 at ladysmiththeatre.ca or 250.924.065845th Annual Cowichan Valley Fine Arts Show the largest non-juried art show in the Valley. Painting, photography, sculpture, clay, fabric, jewellery, woodwork and more! PORTALS and the Cowichan Suites, 2687 James Street, Duncan (inside the Island Savings Centre). Apr 29 - May 3. $5/person, kids under 12 free. FMI cowichanvalleyartscouncil.ca or 250-746-1633

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TPMS... say what? Ok so if you are anything like me an illumi-nated light on the dash of my car is an irritant and something you want to put a piece of tape over One of the worst things is when some ran-dom light comes on that you have no clue what it means Worse yet is the tendency of some of us (guys come on admit it) to take the ostrich ap-proach to scary dashboard lights

For example the "Tire pressure monitoring sys-tem" or, TPMS, indicator light It's an exclamation point embedded in an artistic rendering of a tire cut out It's yellow and sometimes it blinks Here's the thing if the vehicle you are driving was built af-ter 2007 you likely have a TPMS system on board Listen to me when I tell you this is NOT a warning light you EVER want to ignore Think of this sys-tem as on par with your seatbelts and airbags If the light is on you, my friend, have a problem

How TPMS works Individual sensors installed in each wheel frequently send pressure informa-

tion to the system receiver If the system detects low tire pressure it causes the TPMS indicator light to appear on your dashboard Basically, when this light comes on this is an indication of a serious malfunction This means you need to pull over and start looking for an issue The last time it happened to me I had my entire family in the car on our way to a soccer tournament By the time I pulled over one of my tires was almost flat The truth is, when the light came on my wife noticed it and asked about it My initial (and WRONG) reaction was to say "nothing to worry about " When she disagreed I reluctantly pulled over and quickly discovered the almost flat tire A few more minutes and I'd have risked a lot more than I care to think about

A simple diagnostic test can assess the state of your tire pressure monitoring system, give you a sense of calm, and most of all keep those annoy-ing lights from ever coming on

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Live Theatre: Chemainus Theatre Festival presents ‘The Mousetrap’, a famous murder mystery by Agatha Christie, Wed - Sun from Apr 24 - May 30. Matinee and evening performances available. FMI/tix chemainustheatrefestival.ca or 1.800.565.7738

02 MAY SATBC Forest Discovery Centre: explore the artifacts of early logging camps in BC and ride an old train. Fun for the whole family! 2892 Drinkwater Rd., Duncan. Apr 6 - May 31, Thu - Mon 10 am - 4 pm. FMI/admission rates 250.715.1113Live Music: the ‘Chevy Metal Band’ brings classic rock to the Cobblestone Pub, Cobble Hill for a 9 pm show. FMI 250-743-4232

HOME&LIFEThe Deep Clean.Housekeeping, cleaning house, sprucing the place up call it what you like but keeping our dwelling clean hearkens back to the days we lived in caves. Back in those days a messy cave was an invitation to hungry predators.

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A half-eaten ham bone in the cave was like leaving a welcome mat for the sabre tooth tiger In those times it was a matter of survival of the cleanest The lazy slovenly caveman was a dead one Simple as that No genes to pass on, no days spent in search of grubs and tubers, no inventing the wheel… just caveman-heaven Nowadays we don’t have large tooth and sharp clawed animals (well maybe YOU do but I don’t) sniffing out our scraps and licking their chops forcing us to throw out our food scraps into the fast flowing river or risk getting mauled So what, then in these modern times, is the impetus to run a tight ship Well plenty of reasons For one the

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Another reason to be clean and tidy is that messy houses stink. Have you ever been in someone's house and just wished you weren’t. When people live in filth they go “nose

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tackle some odious cleaning chore The reason this works is because if everyone is doing a little bit once per week it keeps the place looking good all month long The best part is by keeping up and on top of the cleaning you can avoid the far more rigorous, and hated, deep clean A deep clean is usually only necessary after a long period of serious cleaning ne-glect Unlike the ‘Thursday clean’ which only takes an hour if there are 4 of you working at it the deep clean can easily consume a whole day and leave you exhausted and certain that you ‘hate cleaning ’ So don’t be a ‘hater’ do the ‘Thursday clean’ it’s good for the kids, it’s good for your health, and you will be happier in the long run

fact is that clutter is annoying When you’re annoyed you pick fights and walk around with a black cloud over your head wishing you were happy and wishing someone would help you clean up your messes An-other reason to be clean and tidy is that messy houses stink Have you ever been in someone's house and just wished you weren’t? When people live in filth they go “nose blind” to their own rankness It’s just sad really and doesn’t have to be that way Here’s the thing If you are like most people you probably don’t like to vacuum and dust and clean the floors right? There is a simple solution and it’s what we do at chez Rideout Every Thursday (doesn’t have to be Thurs-day but it is a good day) we, all 4 of us, pitch in and

It is the middle of the night in the middle of

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One is a doctor, one is a lawyer The lawyer calls the police on his cell phone and they say they will be there within 20 minutes

It’s cold and damp, and both men are shaken up The lawyer offers the doctor a drink of brandy from his hip flask, the doctor accepts, drinks and hands it back to the lawyer, who then puts it away

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When we think about filing bankruptcy, we often think that we will be in the hands of the court and protected from your creditors.

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Talk to Steve or any one of his staff or just browse the 1000’s of titles across all genres Of course, in case you hadn’t heard, you can also download music and play it on your earbuds The fidelity loss in a download is such that you lose a good chunk of the experience There is something spe-cial about an actual physical album that you just can’t get in a bunch of ones and zeros on a hard drive but I digress Back to Cheap Trick It still gives me chills hearing, amid the scratches of diamond on vinyl, the excited screams of 12,000 Japanese fans all packed into the Budokan arena in Japan April 1978 waiting for the American rockers to emerge from backstage The screams are sporadic at first and reminiscent of the type of feverish or desperate screams previously re-served for The Beatles at the height of their reign Once the band begins to file onto the stage, which using your imagination you can almost see, the roar of the crowd is so loud it almost drowns out the music When the guitar and drums begin and lead singer Rick Nielsen begins to belt out “Hello There” the fans really get into it The magic of the interplay between the, very enthusiastic and unabashed, Japanese fans and the energetic and original brand of Rock n Roll that can only be “Cheap Trick”, and can only truly be appreciated

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on a vinyl LP, makes this album one of my per-sonal all-time favorites As a young child in 1978 we had a pretty high end turntable in the play-room and it was my older brother who actually bought the Budokan album We would play the album over and over as loud as we could get away with As a result, every note, every lyric, every nuance of that iconic album is indelibly burned into my brain Still today I will put that album on and crank the volume and listen to a band that, for me, was as much a part of being 8 years old as perhaps little league was for others Yes I’ve been listening to Cheap Trick for over 30 years and to me their sound, energy and enthusiasm will never get old If you don’t know Cheap Trick or you haven’t had the pleasure of the vinyl experience well then “ ain’t that a shame ”

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Live Music: Cowichan Consort Orchestra and Choir presents Mendelssohn's ‘Elijah’ at the Christian Reform Church, Duncan at 7:30 pm. $15/adult, $10/students and children. Tix at the door, at Volume One Bookstore or from orchestra or choir members. FMI cowichanconsort.comLive Music: ‘Blue Moon Marquee’ brings the feel of old delta blues, swing, jazz and ragtime to The Old Firehouse Wine and Cocktail Bar in Duncan at 9 pm. No cover. FMI 250.597.3473Live Theatre: Duncan Christian School presents ‘The A+ Project: A Modern Day Musical’ at the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre May 1 and 2 at 7 pm. Tix $20/adult, $14/student and senior,$5/child, under 5 years free. FMI/tix 250.748.7529 or cowichanpac.caLive Theatre: Chemainus Theatre Festival presents ‘The Mousetrap’, a famous murder mystery by Agatha Christie, Wed - Sun from Apr 24 - May 30. Matinee and evening performances available. FMI/tix chemainustheatrefestival.ca or 1.800.565.7738

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04 MAY MONLive Music: open mic regular ‘Chris Ruttan’ has a CD release party at the Duncan Showroom at 7:30 pm, All ages/no alcohol venue. $10/adv, $12/door. Tix online at showroomproductions.ca. FMI 250.748.7246Things to Do with Mom: drop by the Cowichan branch library in Duncan May 4 - 15 and celebrate your mom! Pick up a ‘Things to do with Mom’ sheet and see how many you can complete. For children of all ages. FMI 250.746.7661

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There may have been people growing grapes on Vancouver Island a century ago, and there may have been companies commercially fermenting fruit, but until 1990 there was no one growing grapes and commercially making wine from them And this makes sense Vancouver Island was never settled by people who required grape wine in cultural and religious context as in Cali-fornia for example We have a different history No, we drank wine if we liked But most likely the early settlers of Vancouver Island grew American varieties such as Concord to make jelly or juice Our wine history was slow to erupt

The large influx of Italian, Portuguese and German immigrants in the 50's created a heightened inter-est in growing grapes in backyards Wine making clubs flourished The Italian, Portuguese and Ger-man communities all over Vancouver Island were joining together to bring up refrigerated trucks from California filled with crates of Zinfandel and Palo-mino grapes This was prevalent in the 60's and 70's and immigrant kids can remember the Saturday ar-rival in September of the trucks when Dad dragged us out to the arranged location and we loaded a hun-dred pounds of grapes into the back of the car, or if you were lucky enough, the truck

This still continues to some extent today, but many of those early immigrant hobby winemak-ers were still not satisfied They tried growing grapevines from where ever they could find them From a neighbour, or a friend, or a friend of a friend Some more dedicated individuals contin-ually visited the Agriculture Research Station in Saanichton with hopes to find something "good", anything that resembled an European grapevine The concords were good grapes for eating, and they could withstand those -30C temperatures the Island never got, but they didn't make the kind of wine the European immigrants were used to

What these more dedicated individuals did not know was that it wasn't really about what could grow on Vancouver Island that dictated the grapevines that were available, but that a whole grape industry heavily controlled by government law, regulation and policy was the reason they could not find their beloved Merlot, Pinot Grigio, or Riesling, or any other European vinifera va-riety Quarantine regulations and import restric-tions hindered the efforts of these early grape growing pioneers So they waited!

Pick up the June 2015 issue of What's On Digest to read Part 2 of the Vancouver Island Wine history

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07 MAY THULive Theatre: Chemainus Theatre Festival presents ‘The Mousetrap’, a famous murder mystery by Agatha Christie, Wed - Sun from Apr 24 - May 30. Matinee and evening performances available. FMI/tix chemainustheatrefestival.ca or 1.800.565.7738Live Theatre: Ladysmith Little Theatre presents ‘Ravenscroft’, a psychological drama and gothic thriller, Apr 23 - 25, Apr 30 - May 3 and May 7 - 10. Evening and matinee shows available. Tix $20 at ladysmiththeatre.ca or 250.924.0658Things to Do with Mom: drop by the Cowichan branch library in Duncan May 4 - 15 and celebrate your mom! Pick up a ‘Things to do with Mom’ sheet and see how many you can complete. For children of all ages. FMI 250.746.7661 Live Music: folk/country treasures ‘Cindy Church’ with ‘Nathan Tinkham’, Duncan Showroom 7:30 pm. All ages/no alcohol venue. $20/adv, $22/door. Tix online at showroomproductions.ca. FMI 250.748.7246Art Exhibit: May 7 - 26 CVAC presents “The Best of the Best” Group Show - 30 juried pieces from the 45th annual Cowichan Valley Fine Art Show, at PORTALS, The CVAC Centre of Arts, Culture and Heritage, 2687 James Street, Duncan. Mon thru Fri 10 - 5pm and Sat 10 - 1pm. Free. FMI 250.746.1633

05 MAY TUEOpen Mic Night: for budding musicians at the Duncan Showroom 7:30 pm. Friendly atmosphere, everyone welcome! All ages, no alcohol venue. $5/door. FMI 250.748.7246Things to Do with Mom: drop by the Cowichan branch library in Duncan May 4 - 15 and celebrate your mom! Pick up a ‘Things to do with Mom’ sheet and see how many you can complete. For children of all ages. FMI 250.746.7661 Acoustic Jam Sessions: the first Tue of each month in the Curling Lounge, Lake Cowichan Arena. Bring your voice and your own instruments or just clap along! 7 - 9 pm, no cover. Ages 19+. FMI 250.749.6742

06 MAY WEDThings to Do with Mom: drop by the Cowichan branch library in Duncan May 4 - 15 and celebrate your mom! Pick up a ‘Things to do with Mom’ sheet and see how many you can complete. For children of all ages. FMI 250.746.7661 Saltair Pub live music with Peter Gooch & Ron Ingram 630-830 FMI 250.246.4942 Paws 4 Stories: kids can improve their literacy skills by reading to Percy the therapy dog! This sweet dog enjoys meeting new children. Ages 6-12. 3:30 - 4:30 pm Cowichan library, Duncan. FMI 250.746.7661Author Reading: Christine Bennett will talk about her book ‘Retrieval’ which she wrote for her family to record the amazing technological and social changes which have occurred during her lifetime. 12 - 1 pm at the Chemainus library. FMI 250.246.9471Live Theatre: Chemainus Theatre Festival presents ‘The Mousetrap’, a famous murder mystery by Agatha Christie, Wed - Sun from Apr 24 - May 30. Matinee and evening performances available. FMI/tix chemainustheatrefestival.ca or 1.800.565.7738

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08 MAY FRILive Music: ‘Blues Cubed’ play the River Rock Bar and Grill in Duncan at 9 pm. No cover. FMI 250.748.4311Things to Do with Mom: drop by the Cowichan branch library in Duncan May 4 - 15 and celebrate your mom! Pick up a ‘Things to do with Mom’ sheet and see how many you can complete. For children of all ages. FMI 250.746.7661 Art Show & Sale: the Crofton Art Group is hosting a show and sale of original watercolours, acrylics and oils 10am - 5 pm on May 8 and 9 at Crofton’s Senior Centre. Greeting cards, jewelry and pottery too. FMI Diana 250.246.9477Live Theatre: Ladysmith Little Theatre presents ‘Ravenscroft’, a psychological drama and gothic thriller, Apr 23 - 25, Apr 30 - May 3 and May 7 - 10. Evening and matinee shows available. Tix $20 at ladysmiththeatre.ca or 250.924.0658Live Music: ‘Mexican Bus Ride’ brings funk/r&b with a rock edge to the Duncan Showroom 8 pm. All ages/no alcohol venue. $10/adv, $12/door. Tix online at showroomproductions.ca. FMI 250.748.7246Live Theatre: Chemainus Theatre Festival presents ‘The Mousetrap’, a famous murder mystery by Agatha Christie, Wed - Sun from Apr 24 - May 30. Matinee and evening performances available. FMI/tix chemainustheatrefestival.ca or 1.800.565.7738Art Exhibit: May 7 - 26 CVAC presents “The Best of the Best” Group Show - 30 juried pieces from the 45th annual Cowichan Valley Fine Art Show, at PORTALS, The CVAC Centre of Arts, Culture and Heritage, 2687 James Street, Duncan. Mon thru Fri 10 - 5pm and Sat 10 - 1pm. Free. FMI 250.746.1633

09 MAY SATLive Theatre: Chemainus Theatre Festival presents ‘The Mousetrap’, a famous murder mystery by Agatha Christie, Wed - Sun from Apr 24 - May 30. Matinee and evening performances available. FMI/tix chemainustheatrefestival.ca or 1.800.565.7738Art Show & Sale: the Crofton Art Group is hosting a show and sale of original watercolours, acrylics and oils 10am - 5 pm on May 8 and 9 at Crofton’s Senior Centre. Greeting cards, jewelry and pottery too. FMI Diana 250.246.9477

Live Theatre: Ladysmith Little Theatre presents ‘Ravenscroft’, a psychological drama and gothic thriller, Apr 23 - 25, Apr 30 - May 3 and May 7 - 10. Evening and matinee shows available. Tix $20 at ladysmiththeatre.ca or 250.924.0658Author Presentation: local artist/photographer/author Cim MacDonald presents the story behind her book of photography highlighting the passage of seasons in the Chemainus Gardens. Learn about Cim’s self-publishing process. Free. 2 - 3 pm at the Cowichan branch library in Duncan. FMI 250.746.7661Things to Do with Mom: drop by the Cowichan branch library in Duncan May 4 - 15 and celebrate your mom! Pick up a ‘Things to do with Mom’ sheet and see how many you can complete. For children of all ages. FMI 250.746.7661 Sylvan United Church Fundraiser: the annual ‘Spring Fling’ is back! Family fun, food and finding treasures at Sylvan United Church in Mill Bay 10 am - 2 pm. Hotdogs and hamburgs. By donation. FMI sylvanunited.caBook Launch & Music Tour: singer ‘Theda Phoenix’ is joined by transformational author ‘Shaeah Love’ for an evening of original songs, written words and sharing from the heart. Love is launching her new book “From My Heart to Yours’. Duncan Showroom 8 pm. All ages/no alcohol venue. $15/adv, $17/door. Tix online at showroomproductions.ca. FMI 250.748.7246Art Exhibit: May 7 - 26 CVAC presents “The Best of the Best” Group Show - 30 juried pieces from the 45th annual Cowichan Valley Fine Art Show, at PORTALS, The CVAC Centre of Arts, Culture and Heritage, 2687 James Street, Duncan. Mon thru Fri 10 - 5pm and Sat 10 - 1pm. Free. FMI 250.746.1633Magic and Comedy Show: the Duncan Volunteer Fire Department presents internationally renowned illusionists ‘Murray Hatfield & Teresa’ for an all ages show of magic, illusion, comedy, juggling and more! Cowichan Performing Arts Centre 4 and 7 pm. Fundraiser for the Clements Centre. Tix $20 at 250.748.7529 or cowichanpac.ca Live Music: the Duncan Choral Society presents their annual Spring Concert at the Christian Reformed Church, Duncan at 7:30 pm. FMI/tix 250.597.2531

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Sigurdson: The show really started few years back by Ardelle Fitzpatrick to give a forum for female stand-up comedians and has just grown from there Truly

it is just a great night of comedy for men or for women But when you get 65% - 70% women in a crowd the show can really be an unfor-gettable experience

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Sigurdson: It really is a situa-tion where female comics are performing with no particular political bent Just a fun night of laughter and celebrating women

Rideout: Where do you find your inspiration?

Sigurdson: Just life Hard to say I guess It’s actually one of the more

difficult questions It’s like asking an artist where they get their inspiration I rarely sit down to write a joke Things happen and you just say “huh?” and you think about it and talk about it Some-times just a little thing can morph into a bigger thing and ultimately become the mainstay in a comedy piece

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Sigurdson: Sometimes I think I will re-member it and I don’t and then it’s like “ugghh…what was that thing…” It drives me crazy sometimes I make

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short notes sometimes just using one or two trig-ger words For me though I really don’t write jokes down I have come to realize that, for me, the process is much more fluid The joke is, of course, the words we choose but it’s also your personality and the faces you make and so on…

Rideout: What made you want to be a comic?

Sigurdson : The 1st time I saw comedy was at 6 years old watching Johnny Carson with my dad He was laughing so hard and I just thought…that’s what I want to do I never really told people I wanted to get into comedy but I just knew that’s what I wanted to do

Rideout: What was the last thing that made you laugh out loud? What type of humor do you dig?

Sigurdson: I’m a big fan Jim Gaffigan humour What really makes me laugh is slapstick Not very high-brow of me but then I’m not that high-brow Even just watching Jack Tripper in the old TV sitcom “Three’s Company” doing something stupid like falling over coffee table would abso-lutely cause me to lose it Same thing watching Manuel getting a tray in the face in Faulty towers

Rideout: Do you still get asked “… what's be-ing a female comedian like?”

Sigurdson: Yeah, I get asked that question less and less I really don’t know anything else I’ve never been a male comedian (*laughs) It’s almost too bad that it’s still acceptable to think that any given vocation is not a great job for a woman Comedy is comedy and the fact of my being a woman, as Tina Fey would say, has not really af-fected me, in any negative way, personally

Rideout: Have you noticed the industry im-proving in regards to feminism since your started your career?

Sigurdson: Definitely – not just comedy If you look at any industry women have been under-represented Hopefully the evolution of human kind is that women gain ground in equality in everything When I started there were maybe one or two women on any given comedy panel but the mix has changed to half men half women It helps having so many powerful an influential women in Hollywood such as Tina Fey not to mention the many female comedians that have come before including Joan Rivers, Carol Burnett,and Rose-anne Barr to name a few

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11 MAY MONLive Music: vintage Chicago blues with ‘Harpdog Brown’ and ‘J Arthur Edmonds’, Duncan Showroom 8 pm. All ages/no alcohol venue. $12/adv, $15/door. Tix online at showroomproductions.ca. FMI 250.748.7246Live Theatre: Canadian actor Charles Ross recreates the enchanting world of Middle Earth. With booming special effects, riveting stage fights and harrowing rescues, this gifted performer does it all! ArtSpring Island Arts Centre, Salt Spring Island at 7:30 pm. Adults $23, Youth $5. Tix from ticket centre or online at artspring.caDocumentary Night at the Cowichan Library: come enjoy an interesting documentary from the library’s collection. 6 - 8pm. Free. FMI 250.746.7661Art Exhibit: May 7 - 26 CVAC presents “The Best of the Best” Group Show - 30 juried pieces from the 45th annual Cowichan Valley Fine Art Show, at PORTALS, The CVAC Centre of Arts, Culture and Heritage, 2687 James Street, Duncan. Mon thru Fri 10 - 5pm and Sat 10 - 1pm. Free. FMI 250.746.1633Things to Do with Mom: drop by the Cowichan branch library in Duncan May 4 - 15 and celebrate your mom! Pick up a ‘Things to do with Mom’ sheet and see how many you can complete. For children of all ages. FMI 250.746.7661

12 MAY TUELive Music: Blues Tuesday hosted by ‘Thor and the Thundercast’, Duncan Showroom. Sit in, showcase or just watch and enjoy! 8 pm show, all ages. No alcohol venue. $10/audience, $5/players. FMI 250.748.7246Art Exhibit: May 7 - 26 CVAC presents “The Best of the Best” Group Show - 30 juried pieces from the 45th annual Cowichan Valley Fine Art Show, at PORTALS, The CVAC Centre of Arts, Culture and Heritage, 2687 James Street, Duncan. Mon thru Fri 10 - 5pm and Sat 10 - 1pm. Free. FMI 250.746.1633Things to Do with Mom: drop by the Cowichan branch library in Duncan May 4 - 15 and celebrate your mom! Pick up a ‘Things to do with Mom’ sheet and see how many you can complete. For children of all ages. FMI 250.746.7661

13 MAY WEDLive Theatre: Chemainus Theatre Festival presents ‘The Mousetrap’, a famous murder mystery by Agatha Christie, Wed - Sun from Apr 24 - May 30. Matinee and evening performances available. FMI/tix chemainustheatrefestival.ca or 1.800.565.7738Art Exhibit: May 7 - 26 CVAC presents “The Best of the Best” Group Show: 30 juried pieces from the 45th annual Cowichan Valley Fine Art Show, at PORTALS, The CVAC Centre of Arts, Culture and Heritage, 2687 James Street, Duncan. Mon thru Fri 10 - 5pm and Sat 10 - 1pm. Free. FMI 250.746.1633

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Tickets now on sale at PORTALS, 2687 James Street, Duncan BC Please visit the website for show times and ticket information at

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Derek EdwardsCowichan Performing Arts Centre - April 15

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One is located in Washington State somewhere and the other is in Louisiana Makes sense right? Yeah, no not really At least not until you un-derstand what they are looking for It’s actually not “looking” at all in the traditional sense it’s more what they are trying to detect This special type of telescope, which cost 365 million dollars (funding provided courtesy the National Science Foundation) is actually designed to sense small tremors in the fabric of space-time (known as gravitational waves) as predicted by (who else?) Einstein as part of his theory of relativity Space-time can be thought of as the fabric of space Ein-stein predicted that it will undulate or move when large things happen in space such as when stars collide or explode The reason they built, not one but, two of these massively expensive and physi-cally enormous 8KM telescopes is because, like ears, they need to work in synchronicity to inde-pendently detect and verify any potential space-time tremors

How does this relate to us regular folk? Well I find it interesting that many people are so caught up trying to juggle their lives just to get to work on time, get the shopping done, pay the bills and find some time to relax or take in some entertain-ment Still others have an even tougher time and, as we see in the news, some folks just completely can’t cope at all Yet, fortunately, there are those among us who spend time actually thinking

about the fabric of space and time and ways to better un-derstand and even mea-sure it It’s just amazing! What will come out of it is hard to say I’m sure it was hard for Alexander Gra-ham Bell, a Canadian, to imagine the rise of the smartphone when he was busy trying to figure out how to convert sound waves into analogue code that could be deconstructed, sent down a wire, and then re-constructed on the other end of the wire If they do detect a bump in space and time it’s hard to imagine how this might change our understanding of the universe or what, if any, practical applications may come of an un-derstanding of bends or ‘warps’ in space-time It’s so inspiring and motivating to think beyond ourselves and to think big thoughts and to follow big science So for May 2015 Simon says: as long as you’re thinking why not try thinking about the universe, the world, your place in it and how to make it the best it can be Make your gravitation-al ripple count for something positive

Simon Rideout, Editor & Publisher What’s On Digest Cowichan; What’s On Digest Nanaimo.www.rideoutcommunications.com

SaysSimonMake a ripple. The best and brightest have built a new type of telescope in the US. Actually they made two of them.

by Simon Rideout

Open Mic: the Fox and Hounds, Ladysmith. 8 pm. FMI 250.924.1747TeaFarm: an eclectic and peaceful way to experience tea + art + nature in the Cowichan Valley. TeaFarm fea-tures high quality non-blended es-tate grown organic teas from around the world. 10 am - 5 pm Wed - Sun at 8350 Richards Trail, North Cowichan. FMI teafarm.ca or 250.748.3811 Karaoke Night: 9 pm - midnight at the Green Lantern Sports Pub and Grill in Chemainus. FMI 250.246.3131Youth Corner: Mon - Fri See details under "Every Monday" FMI 250.748.7529 Live Theatre: Chemainus Theatre Festival presents ‘The Mousetrap’, a famous murder mystery by Agatha Christie, Wed - Sun from Apr 24 - May 30. Matinee and evening perfor-mances available. FMI/tix chemainus-theatrefestival.ca or 1.800.565.7738

EVERY THURSDAYCowichan Valley Museum and Archives: ‘Electric Memories Wed - Sat, FMI 250.746.6612. See details under "Every Wednesday" Live Music: with Daragh Fitzgerald at the Fox and Hounds, Ladysmith, 7.30 pm. FMI 250.924.1747Tech Tutoring: free one-on-one tutoring on any technical issue. Monday, Thursday and Saturday afternoons at the Salt Spring Island Public Library. Sign up for a session by contacting the library at [email protected] Pub: “Wing Nights” & $3.50 drinks.Live Theatre: Chemainus Theatre ‘The Mousetrap’ Wed - Sun. Starts Apr 24th. FMI 1.800.565.7738 See details under "Every Wednesday"TeaFarm: Wed - Sun FMI teafarm.ca or 250.748.3811 See details under "Every Wednesday"Youth Corner: Mon - Fri See details under "Every Monday" FMI 250.748.7529 BC Forest Discovery Centre: Thu - Mon. FMI 250.715.1113 See details under "Every Monday"

EVERY FRIDAYCowichan Valley Museum and Archives: ‘Electric Memories Wed - Sat, FMI 250.746.6612. See details under "Every Wednesday" Live Theatre: Chemainus Theatre ‘The Mousetrap’ Wed - Sun. Starts Apr 24th. FMI 1.800.565.7738 See details under "Every Wednesday"Youth Corner: Mon - Fri See details under "Every Monday" FMI 250.748.7529 Karaoke Night: The Sportsmans Pub in Ladysmith from 9 - 1 pm. Great pub food, great atmosphere! FMI 250.245.8033

EVERY WEEKDAILYPacific Northwest Raptors: See eagles, hawks, owls, falcons and vultures up close. Go for a hawk walk or owl prowl! Open 11 am - 4:30 pm daily at 1877 Herd Road, Duncan. Daily flight demonstrations 1:30 pm. Admis-sion $14 adult, $7 child (3 - 12). FMI 250.746.0372 or pnwraptors.comArt Exhibit: ‘Laird Campbell: Into the Woods’ is an exhibition of new wood works and prints by the artist. Cowichan Performing Arts Centre, Duncan May 1 - 31. Gallery open one hour prior to Theatre showtimes or for private viewings contact the art-ist directly (see www. lairdcampbell.com) FMI cowichanpac.caArt Exhibit: May 7 - 26 CVAC pres-ents “The Best of the Best” Group Show - 30 juried pieces from the 45th annual Cowichan Valley Fine Art Show, at PORTALS, The CVAC Centre of Arts, Culture and Heri-tage, 2687 James Street, Duncan. Mon thru Fri 10 - 5pm and Sat 10 - 1pm. Free. FMI 250.746.1633Art Exhibit: Desmond Pratt, sculptor - featured artist until May 3 at the artisan’s cooperative ‘Imagine That’ at 251 Craig St in downtown Duncan. New artists include Lorraine Mary Hawe, Trisha Klus, and Maria Curtis. Open Mon - Sat 10 am - 5 pm and Sun-days starting in May. FMI 250.748.6776

EVERY MONDAYBC Forest Discovery Centre: explore the artifacts of early logging camps in BC and the communities that grew up around them. Ride an old train. Fun for the whole family! 2892 Drinkwater Rd., Duncan. Apr 6 - May 31, Thu - Mon 10 am - 4 pm. FMI/admission rates 250.715.1113Youth Corner: an after-school drop-in centre for youth to hang out, make friends, watch movies, play video games and more! 3:15 - 5:30 (Mon - Wed), 3:15 - 8:30 (Thu), 3:15 - 9 pm (Fri) at the Island Savings Centre. Gr. 6 and up. Free! FMI 250.748.7529

EVERY TUESDAY Family Storytime: 10:30 - 11 am at the Cowichan branch library in Duncan. Bring the whole family and join us for stories, songs, rhymes and fun. Ages 0-5 and their families. FMI 250.746.7661Youth Corner: Mon - Fri See details under "Every Monday" FMI 250.748.7529

EVERY WEDNESDAYCowichan Valley Museum and Archives: ‘Electric Memories: The Duncan Powerhouse’ explores the advent of electricity in Duncan and how it changed lives. Until May 18. Museum open Wed - Fri 11 am - 4 pm and Sat 1 - 4 pm. By donation. FMI 250.746.6612

Music Trivia/Karaoke: Fri and Sat at the Horseshoe Pub in Chemainus 8:30 - 11 pm. FMI 250.416.0411TeaFarm: Wed - Sun FMI teafarm.ca or 250.748.3811 See details under "Every Wednesday" Live Music: showcasing local talent each Fri starting at 9 pm at the River Rock Bar and Grill, Duncan. No cover. FMI 250.748.4311BC Forest Discovery Centre: Thu - Mon. FMI 250.715.1113 See details under "Every Monday"

EVERY SATURDAYDuncan Farmers’ Market: every Sat year round in Market Square, downtown Duncan. Fresh fruit, veggies, honey, baked goods, crafts and more! 9 am - 2 pm until Oct. FMI duncanfarmersmarket.caLake Cowichan Farmers’ Market: May 16 - Sept 5 in the Lake Co-wichan Town Square. FMI Jenn at [email protected] Valley Museum and Archives: ‘Electric Memories Wed - Sat, FMI 250.746.6612. See details under "Every Wednesday" TeaFarm: Wed - Sun FMI teafarm.ca or 250.748.3811 See details under "Every Wednesday" Music Trivia/Karaoke: Fri and Sat at the Horseshoe Pub in Chemainus 8:30 - 11 pm. FMI 250.416.0411Live Theatre: Chemainus Theatre ‘The Mousetrap’ Wed - Sun. Starts Apr 24th. FMI 1.800.565.7738 See details under "Every Wednesday"Free Music Poker: every Saturday 7 - 11 pm at the River Rock Bar and Grill, Duncan. Win a trip to Las Vegas! FMI 250.748.4311BC Forest Discovery Centre: Thu - Mon. FMI 250.715.1113 See details under "Every Monday"

EVERY SUNDAYTeaFarm: Wed - Sun FMI teafarm.ca or 250.748.3811 See details under "Every Wednesday" Winemaker’s Dinner Series: May 3 - 24 there will be an intimate eve-ning showcasing local wines and new releases at The Old Firehouse Wine and Cocktail Bar in Duncan. 3-course paired dinner at 7 pm, discussions with the winemak-ers! $85/dinner or $75/dinner if all 4 evenings purchased. FMI/tix 250.597.3473Live Theatre: Chemainus Theatre ‘The Mousetrap’ Wed - Sun. Starts Apr 24th. FMI 1.800.565.7738 See details under "Every Wednesday"Live Jazz: 2 - 5 pm at the Crofton Hotel. $10/door. FMI 250.324.2245BC Forest Discovery Centre: Thu - Mon. FMI 250.715.1113 See details under "Every Monday"

20th Annual Wooden Boat Celebration: at Maple Bay Marina in Duncan May 16 - 17. Lots of boats to see, nautical and other displays on shore. Free. FMI maplebaymarina.com/eventsLive Music: ‘Open Mic Night’ at St. Michael’s Hall in Chemainus starts at 7 pm. Participants and audience members welcome! By donation. FMI cvcas.comWine, Women & a Paintbrush: join other women in enjoying 3-hours of creative instruction, a glass of wine, tea and snacks, fascinating conversation and time for yourself! Equipoise Bodyworks Yoga Studio, Duncan from 3 - 6 pm. Cost $45. Similar event will also be held June 13th. FMI/register winewomenandapaintbrush.comLive Music: folk/grunge/pop singer ‘Ali McCormick’ at the Duncan Showroom 8 pm. All ages/no alcohol venue. $12/adv, $15/door. Tix online at showroomproductions.ca FMI 250.748.7246

17 MAY SUNLive Theatre: Chemainus Theatre Festival presents ‘The Mousetrap’, a famous murder mystery by Agatha Christie, Wed - Sun from Apr 24 - May 30. Matinee and evening performances available. FMI/tix chemainustheatrefestival.ca or 1.800.565.773820th Annual Wooden Boat Celebration: at Maple Bay Marina in Duncan May 16 - 17. Lots of boats to see, nautical and other displays on shore. Free. FMI maplebaymarina.com/eventsWinemaker’s Dinner Series: every Sunday May 3 - 24 there will be an intimate evening showcasing local wines and new releases at The Old Firehouse Wine and Cocktail Bar in Duncan. 3-course paired dinner at 7 pm, discussions with the winemakers! May 17 features Venturi - Schulze. $85/dinner or $75/dinner if all 4 evenings purchased. FMI/tix 250.597.3473Live Music: roots/pop singer-songwriter ‘Roxanne Potvin’ at the Duncan Showroom 8 pm. All ages/no alcohol venue. $15/adv, $17/door. Tix online at showroomproductions.ca FMI 250.748.7246Live Music: ‘The Exalted Throng’ present ‘The Boys in the Band’ - Terry Tam, Cory Balzer, Kenji Fuse and Brian Yoon at Duncan United at 2 pm. FMI cowichanmusicalsociety.bc.ca

18 MAY MONLive Music: folk/roots/blues/country with ‘Lucas Chaisson’ at the Duncan Showroom 8 pm. All ages/no alcohol venue. $12/adv, $15/door. Tix online at showroomproductions.ca FMI 250.748.7246Art Exhibit: May 7 - 26 CVAC presents “The Best of the Best” Group Show - 30 juried pieces from the 45th annual Cowichan Valley Fine Art Show, at PORTALS, The CVAC Centre of Arts, Culture and Heritage, 2687 James Street, Duncan. Mon thru Fri 10 - 5pm and Sat 10 - 1pm. Free. FMI 250.746.1633

19 MAY TUEOpen Mic Night: for budding musicians at the Duncan Showroom 7:30 pm. Friendly atmosphere, everyone welcome! All ages, no alcohol venue. $5/door. FMI 250.748.7246Art Exhibit: May 7 - 26 CVAC presents “The Best of the Best” Group Show - 30 juried pieces from the 45th annual Cowichan Valley Fine Art Show, at PORTALS, The CVAC Centre of Arts, Culture and Heritage, 2687 James Street, Duncan. Mon thru Fri 10 - 5pm and Sat 10 - 1pm. Free. FMI 250.746.1633

20 MAY WEDLive Theatre: Chemainus Theatre Festival presents ‘The Mousetrap’, a famous murder mystery by Agatha Christie, Wed - Sun from Apr 24 - May 30. Matinee and evening performances available. FMI/tix chemainustheatrefestival.ca or 1.800.565.7738

Art Exhibit: May 7 - 26 CVAC presents “The Best of the Best” Group Show - 30 juried pieces from the 45th annual Cowichan Valley Fine Art Show, at PORTALS, The CVAC Centre of Arts, Culture and Heritage, 2687 James Street, Duncan. Mon thru Fri 10 - 5pm and Sat 10 - 1pm. Free. FMI 250.746.1633Paws 4 Stories: kids can improve their literacy skills by reading to Percy the therapy dog! This sweet dog enjoys meeting new children. Ages 6-12. 3:30 - 4:30 pm Cowichan library, Duncan. FMI 250.746.7661

21 MAY THULive Theatre: Chemainus Theatre Festival presents ‘The Mousetrap’, a famous murder mystery by Agatha Christie, Wed - Sun from Apr 24 - May 30. Matinee and evening performances available. FMI/tix chemainustheatrefestival.ca or 1.800.565.7738Live Comedy: gal with a guitar ‘Shirley Gnome the one and only’ comes to the Duncan Showroom for an 8 pm show. Special guest ‘Johnny Love’. Age limit 18+/no alcohol venue. $12/adv, $15/door. Tix online at showroomproductions.ca FMI 250.748.7246

22 MAY FRILive Theatre: Chemainus Theatre Festival presents ‘The Mousetrap’, a famous murder mystery by Agatha Christie, Wed - Sun from Apr 24 - May 30. Matinee and evening performances available. FMI/tix chemainustheatrefestival.ca or 1.800.565.7738Live Music: ‘Undercover’ plays the River Rock Bar and Grill in Duncan at 9 pm. No cover. FMI 250.748.4311Youth Dance: kids 10 - 13 years can dance the night away! Island Savings Centre (Duncan) 7 - 10 pm. $5. FMI 250.748.7529Live Comedy: ‘I Am Woman Hear Me Laff’ is a rib-tickling event featuring four outstanding female comedians at the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre. Katie Ellen, Brynn Peebles, Alicia Tobin and host Erica Sigurdson will have you in stitches. 7:30 pm show, mature content. Fundraiser for CWAV. Tix $27, $23 students/seniors. FMI/tix 250.748.7529 or cowichanpac.ca

23 MAY SATLive Theatre: Chemainus Theatre Festival presents ‘The Mousetrap’, a famous murder mystery by Agatha Christie, Wed - Sun from Apr 24 - May 30. Matinee and evening performances available. FMI/tix chemainustheatrefestival.ca or 1.800.565.7738Saltair Pub live music with Andy McCormack 7-9 FMI 250.246.4942Home, Lifestyle & Business Expo: at Travelodge Cowichan in Duncan 10 am - 4 pm. Free. Presented by Black Tree Events which will be accepting donations for The Cowichan Women Against Violence Society. Vendors will have table draws and there will be door prize draws as well. FMI facebook.com/blacktreeeventsLive Music: ‘Daniel Cook & The Henchmen’ and ‘ Peet Vuur & Buz Davidson’ at the Duncan Showroom 8 pm. All ages/no alcohol venue. $12/adv, $15/door. Tix online at showroomproductions.ca FMI 250.748.7246Live Music: Encore! Women’s Choir presents their annual spring concert “We Are One” at the Christian Reformed Church, Duncan at 7:30 pm. FMI/tix encorewomenschoir.com

24 MAY SUNLive Theatre: Chemainus Theatre Festival presents ‘The Mousetrap’, a famous murder mystery by Agatha Christie, Wed - Sun from Apr 24 - May 30. Matinee and evening performances available. FMI/tix chemainustheatrefestival.ca or 1.800.565.7738Live Music: one of Canada’s finest singer-songwriters, ‘Joe Charron’ brings folk/country to the Duncan Showroom at 2 pm. All ages/no alcohol venue. $15/adv, $20/door. Tix online at showroomproductions.ca FMI 250.748.7246

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Winemaker’s Dinner Series: every Sunday May 3 - 24 there will be an intimate evening showcasing local wines and new releases at The Old Firehouse Wine and Cocktail Bar in Duncan. 3-course paired dinner at 7 pm, discussions with the winemakers! May 24 features Averill Creek. $85/dinner or $75/dinner if all 4 evenings purchased. FMI/tix 250.597.3473Chemainus Classical Concerts: “Flashes of Brilliance” with Alejandro Ochoa (piano) at St. Michael’s Church, Chemainus at 2 pm. Tix $20/door (under 18 $5), $15/advance (under 18 free) from Owl’s Nest Bistro (Chemainus), Ten Old Books (Duncan) or call 250.748.8383. FMI chemainusclassicalconcerts.ca

25 MAY MONReel Alternatives: presents ‘Phoenix’ at the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre at 7 pm. A gripping tale about a concentration camp survivor who searches postwar Berlin for the husband who may have betrayed her to the Nazis. Tix 12, student rows A, B, C $5. All proceeds to Cowichan Valley Hospice Services. FMI/tix 250.748.7529 or cowichanpac.caArt Exhibit: May 7 - 26 CVAC presents “The Best of the Best” Group Show - 30 juried pieces from the 45th annual Cowichan Valley Fine Art Show, at PORTALS, The CVAC Centre of Arts, Culture and Heritage, 2687 James Street, Duncan. Mon thru Fri 10 - 5pm and Sat 10 - 1pm. Free. FMI 250.746.1633

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26 MAY TUESpoken Word Event: ‘For the Love of Words’ with host Bill Levity at the Duncan Showroom 7:30 pm. $5/speakers $7/audience. FMI showroomproductions.caArt Exhibit: May 7 - 26 CVAC presents “The Best of the Best” Group Show - 30 juried pieces from the 45th annual Cowichan Valley Fine Art Show, at PORTALS, The CVAC Centre of Arts, Culture and Heritage, 2687 James Street, Duncan. Mon thru Fri 10 - 5pm and Sat 10 - 1pm. Free. FMI 250.746.1633

27 MAY WEDLive Theatre: Chemainus Theatre Festival presents ‘The Mousetrap’, a famous murder mystery by Agatha Christie, Wed - Sun from Apr 24 - May 30. Matinee and evening performances available. FMI/tix chemainustheatrefestival.ca or 1.800.565.7738Live Theatre: ‘The Real Thing’ by Tom Stoppard at the Duncan Showroom 8 pm. Laura Faulkner directs the Shawnigan Players. $15/person (opening night 2 for 1). Tix online at showroomproductions.ca FMI 250.748.72466th Annual Mariachi Festival Canada: featuring Mariachis and folkloric dancers from Mexico, USA and Canada. 7 pm at the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre. Tix $30, $20 students/seniors. FMI/tix 250.748.7529 or cowichanpac.ca

28 MAY THULive Theatre: Chemainus Theatre Festival presents ‘The Mousetrap’, a famous murder mystery by Agatha Christie, Wed - Sun from Apr 24 - May 30. Matinee and evening performances available. FMI/tix chemainustheatrefestival.ca or 1.800.565.7738Live Theatre: ‘The Real Thing’ by Tom Stoppard at the Duncan Showroom 8 pm. Laura Faulkner directs the Shawnigan Players. $15/person (opening night 2 for 1). Tix online at showroomproductions.ca FMI 250.748.7246

29 MAY FRILive Theatre: Chemainus Theatre Festival presents ‘The Mousetrap’, a famous murder mystery by Agatha Christie, Wed - Sun from Apr 24 - May 30. Matinee and evening performances available. FMI/tix chemainustheatrefestival.ca or 1.800.565.7738Live Theatre: ‘The Real Thing’ by Tom Stoppard at the Duncan Showroom 8 pm. Laura Faulkner directs the Shawnigan Players. $15/person (opening night 2 for 1). Tix online at showroomproductions.ca FMI 250.748.7246Ladysmith Maritime Festival: May 29 - 31 at Ladysmith Community Marina, Ladysmith waterfront. Fantastic heritage boats (including the SS Minnow of Gilligan’s Island fame), entertainment and speakers! FMI lmsmarina.ca

Live Music: ‘Clearcut’ plays the River Rock Bar and Grill in Duncan at 9 pm. No cover. FMI 250.748.4311

30 MAY SATLive Theatre: Chemainus Theatre Festival presents ‘The Mousetrap’, a famous murder mystery by Agatha Christie, Wed - Sun from Apr 24 - May 30. Matinee and evening performances available. FMI/tix chemainustheatrefestival.ca or 1.800.565.7738Music Bingo Cosmic Bowling: come out and enjoy 5 or 10 pin bowling while playing music bingo for free. All Ages. Great prizes and tunes provided! 7:30 - 10:30 pm at Youbou Lanes. $3.75 per game per person, shoes extra. FMI 250.745.3431Ladysmith Maritime Festival: May 29 - 31 at Ladysmith Community Marina, Ladysmith waterfront. Fantastic heritage boats (including the SS Minnow of Gilligan’s Island fame), entertainment and speakers! FMI lmsmarina.caLive Theatre: ‘The Real Thing’ by Tom Stoppard at the Duncan Showroom 8 pm. Laura Faulkner directs the Shawnigan Players. $15/person (opening night 2 for 1). Tix online at showroomproductions.ca FMI 250.748.7246Live Music: the Medford Singers present their Spring Concert in Lake Cowichan - venue and time TBA. FMI cowichanmusicalsociety.bc.caLive Dance: Judy Hogg’s Celtic Rhythm Dancers present ‘From Then - Till Now’, a lively performance of music and dance from the 1800s to the present, 7 pm at the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre. Adult$18.50, student/senior/child $13. FMI/tix 250.748.7529 or cowichanpac.ca

31 MAY SUNLadysmith Maritime Festival: May 29 - 31 at Ladysmith Community Marina, Ladysmith waterfront. Fantastic heritage boats (including the SS Minnow of Gilligan’s Island fame), entertainment and speakers! FMI lmsmarina.caLive Music: the Medford Singers present their Spring Concert at Duncan United Church at 2 pm. FMI cowichanmusicalsociety.bc.ca

01 JUN MONPacific Northwest Raptors: a family favourite destination! See eagles, hawks, owls, falcons and vultures up close. Go for a hawk walk or owl prowl! Open 11 am - 4:30 pm daily at 1877 Herd Road, Duncan. Daily flight demonstrations 1:30 pm. Admission $14 adult, $7 child (3 - 12). FMI 250.746.0372 or pnwraptors.comArt Exhibit: ‘Christine A. Allan: Saving Nature’’ shows at the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre, Duncan from June 1 - 30. Allan is an award-winning artist whose work has been shown locally and internationally. Gallery open one hour prior to Theatre showtimes. FMI cowichanpac.ca

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MAY 1Live Music: ‘Downtown Mischief’ brings folk/ rock to Moby’s Pub. FMI 250.537.5559Photography Exhibit: ‘Faces of Salt Spring’ by Tamar Griggs. Until May 5 at the ArtSpring Island Arts Centre. 10 am - 5 pm daily. Free. FMI artspring.ca

MAY 2Photography Exhibit: See " May 1" listing for detailsLive Music: ‘Aidan Miller’ brings rock/dance music to Moby’s Pub. FMI 250.537.5559

MAY 3Photography Exhibit: See " May 1" listing for detailsLive Music: the ‘Salt Spring Singers’ present a bouquet of songs about love and renewal! ArtSpring Island Arts Centre, at 2 pm. Tix $18/adult, $16/seniors, $8 students/children from ticket centre or online at artspring.ca

MAY 4Photography Exhibit: See " May 1" listing for details

MAY 5Photography Exhibit: See " May 1" listing for details

MAY 6Art Talk: join artist Roy Henry Vickers and author Lucky Budd for an evening of storytelling and art to celebrate ‘Orca Chief’, Salt Spring Island Public Library 6 pm. Free. FMI 250.537.4666 Live Music: song jam at Moby’s Pub 7:30 - 10 pm. FMI 250.537.5559

MAY 7Live Music: ‘The Big Show’ competition at Moby’s Pub. FMI 250.537.5559

MAY 8Live Music: ‘Brothers’ rock Moby’s Pub. Opening act ‘Lover’s Touch’. FMI 250.537.5559Book Launch: join William Deverell - lawyer, bestselling author, and creator of the hit CBC television series Street Legal - as he reads from his new novel Sing a Worried Song at the Salt Spring Island Public Library at 7 pm. Free. FMI 250.537.4666

MAY 9Live Music: ‘Angry Hippies’ bring rock/dance to Moby’s Pub. FMI 250.537.5559

MAY 10Live Music: ‘Swingshift’ brings some swing to Moby’s Pub. FMI 250.537.5559

MAY 13Live Music: song jam at Moby’s Pub 7:30 - 10 pm. FMI 250.537.5559

MAY 14Live Music: song jam ‘The Big Show’ competition continues at Moby’s Pub. FMI 250.537.5559Poetry Open Mic Night: join featured poet Bob Weeden for open mic poetry night at the Salt Spring Island Public Library. 1 poem per person. Reader signup 6:45 pm. Open mic 7 pm, guest poet Bob Weeden 7:30 pm. Free. FMI 250.537.4666

MAY 15Live Music: ‘The Coalition’ brings rock/dance to Moby’s Pub. FMI 250.537.5559

MAY 16Live Music: ‘Ange Hehr’ brings rock/dance to Moby’s Pub. FMI 250.537.5559

MAY 17Live Music: ‘Ange Hehr’ brings rock/dance to Moby’s Pub. FMI 250.537.5559

MAY 20Live Music: song jam at Moby’s Pub. 7:30 - 10 pm. FMI 250.537.5559

MAY 21Open Mic: with Ross and Dave at Moby’s Pub, 9 pm - midnight. Free. FMI 250.537.5559

MAY 22Live Music: ‘Sister Speaks’ bring rock/dance to Moby’s Pub. FMI 250.537.5559

MAY 23DJ Music: ‘Interchill Records’ rock Moby’s Pub. FMI 250.537.5559

MAY 27Author Reading: join BC author and paddler Sanford Osler for a reading of his book ‘Canoe Crossings: Understanding the Craft That Helped Shape BC’ at Salt Spring Island Public Library at 5:30 pm. Free. FMI 250.537.4666Live Music: song jam at Moby’s Pub. 7:30 - 10 pm. FMI 250.537.5559

MAY 28Open Mic: with Ross and Dave at Moby’s Pub, 9 pm - midnight. Free. FMI 250.537.5559

MAY 29Live Music: ‘Ange Hehr’ brings rock/dance to Moby’s Pub on Saltspring. FMI 250.537.5559

MAY 30Live Music: ‘Crikey Mor’ brings some great Irish tunes to Moby’s Pub on Saltspring. FMI 250.537.5559

SALT SPRING ISLAND EVERY MON IN MAYTech Tutoring: Free one-on-one tutoring on any technical issue. Monday, Thursday and Saturday afternoons at the Salt Spring Island Public Library. Sign up for a session by contacting the library at [email protected].

EVERY WED IN MAYLive Music: Song Jam at Moby’s Pub, 7:30 - 10 pm. Free. FMI 250.537.5559

Computer Programming for Youth: learn computer programming on the Raspberry Pi mini-computer at the Salt Spring Island Public Library. 4:30 - 6:30 pm. Youth of all ages welcome. FMI [email protected]

EVERY THURS IN MAYLive Music: at Moby’s Pub. Free. FMI 250.537.5559

Tech Tutoring: free one-on-one tutor-ing. Mon, Thurs and Sat afternoons. See "Every Mon in May" for details

EVERY FRI IN MAYGames Night: at the Salt Spring Island Public Library. Free, all-ages, drop-in. 6 - 9 pm. Evening of board games, magic, and socialization, facilitated by Bryan Dubien. FMI [email protected]

Family Storytime: at the Salt Spring Island Public Library, 10:30 - 11:15 am. Free, drop-in. Most suitable for kids 3 - 6 years and their families but all are welcome! Stories, songs, crafts. FMI [email protected]

EVERY SAT IN MAYSalt Spring’s Saturday Market: 8:30 am - 4 pm rain or shine. Oceanside at Centennial Park, Ganges, Salt Spring Island. Over 140 artisan FMI saltspringmarket.com

Chess and Scrabble Club: 10 am - 1 pm at the Salt Spring Island Public Library. All welcome to come and enjoy chess and scrabble in a re-laxed, social environment. No expe-rience required, all levels welcome. FMI [email protected]

ToddlerTime: Children 3 and under and their parent/caregiver welcome for 30 minutes of songs, activities, and simple stories at the Salt Spring Island Public Library. 10:30 am. Year-round excepting Jul, Aug and Christmas break. FMI: [email protected]

Tech Tutoring: free one-on-one tutor-ing. Mon, Thurs and Sat afternoons. See "Every Mon in May" for details

Spend the weekend with someof BC’s most treasured artistsat Painter’s Lodge.

MAY 30-31

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Now’s the time to get out there and catch the big one. Hook up with one of our sensational

guided packages. Halibut & Salmon at Canadian Princess in Ucluelet or fighting Chinook at Painter’s Lodge and give yourself a Spring to remember.

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21st Annual

7 HOUR GUIDED

$159PARTY STYLE

Fishing at the Canadian PrincessUcluelet

4 HOUR PRIVATE GUIDED TRIP

$299 SALMON

Fish the Salmon Capital of the Worldat Painter’s Lodge

PURE EXCITEMENT

$119OCEAN RAPIDS TOUR

Ride the Ocean Rapidsfrom April Point

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