How we run Saturday Night Special

Saturday Night Special is not a commercial concert series. It is a community concert club, presented by Chinook Musical Society and run by the people who sit in the room.

An elected volunteer Board of Directors sets the season and keeps the Society on its feet. There is no paid staff. Every booking, every table, every sandwich, every last chair stacked at midnight is done by members and friends who want live music in the folk tradition to stay affordable and close-up at Braeside Community Centre.

Volunteers plan the season, work with artists, set the hall, run the cash-only bar and concession, greet the room, and put everything back so the next Saturday can happen. Some people take on a role for the whole season. Others jump in for a single show. Both keep the lights on.

If you love these nights and want them to continue, we are looking for help—season-long or event-by-event. Come for the songs. Stay long enough to help make the next one.