The April edition of Sound House is a unique treat: the extraordinary music of Kin Balam (The Path of the Jaguar), which uniquely blends Indigenous Central American music, hip hop, Flamenco guitar and Afro-Latin jazz. The six-piece band is led by Balam S. Antonio, a Nahua Pipil Lenca Salvadoran-Canadian, whose music portrays the struggles, beauty, history and warrior spirit of his Indigenous community.

Sound House is a monthly music series that celebrates culture and music, set against a stunning backdrop of Northwest Coast art and architecture. Enjoy genre-bending performances in a setting unlike any other—inside the Haida House, overlooking ocean and forest. Gather around the toasty bonfire outside with friends, and let the picturesque views and scent of cedar inhabit your senses. Sound House delivers surprises and delights on the first Thursday of each month. Book your calendars for February 7, March 7, April 4 and May 2.

Doors | 7 pm
Performance | 7:30 pm

Tickets: $10 (includes museum admission)

Using the plants and minerals that were harvested and prepared by Jessica Silvey herself, participants will learn how to make natural plant dyes and earth pigments. Participants will gain hands-on experience working with these dyes to paint onto cedar bark.

Jessica is a self-taught weaver and dyer of Coast Salish and Portuguese descent of the Silvey family in Egmont, BC. Many of her childhood hours were spent with her paternal grandmother in the forest where she learned many of the techniques she will be sharing. Combined with her natural curiosity for experimentation, she has mastered the delicate science of dyeing.

Workshop fee includes all materials and light lunch.