Local Dancers at the Provincials
Four young dancers who qualified at the Kootenay Festival of the Arts went on to participate in the Provincial Festival of Performing Arts — known as “the Provincials” –last spring, in Powell River. Pictured here are (from front to back) Charlotte McKay, Sabrina Neufeld, Emilia Hoffman and Ava Jinjoe. Charlotte and Emilia hail from Rossland, […]
Selections From the Past Four Years of 'Arc'
Why a retrospective? Believing as I do that history is of profound importance, I seek to discern the purposes and themes I have explored with constancy over the years of publishing this column. I hope by doing this to present a coherent statement of the issues and interests that have stirred current events in culture, […]
More Galleries Opening in Rossland for Rekindle the Spirit of Christmas
With 4 new art galleries/studios opening for Rekindle the Spirit of Christmas on December 5th in Rossland, the event is going to be an exciting day for artists and art patrons alike. Rekindle The Spirit of Christmas sees the official opening of the new Jenny Baillie and Louise Drescher studio and gallery space in downtown […]
Civic Theatre hosts: Where the Ocean meets the Rainforest - Exploring Canada's Great Bear Rainforest with Ian McAllister
The Civic Theatre in Nelson is hosting a wildlife star this weekend, as Ian McAllister presents a mutli-media presentation detailing decades of wildlife research. The event is on Nov. 14 at 4 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $6 fr seniors and students. A thousand uninhabited islands, the world’s largest extent of temperate...
Spellbinding storytelling on tap for Trail
Calling all storytellers and Vinyl Café fans-- Trail’s version of New York City’s ’The Moth’ returns to The Griff at The Bailey Theatre Friday November 20th at 7:30pm. ‘Little Moths’ is based on ‘The Moth’ in New York City where people gather (standing room only) to hear raconteurs and novice storytellers tell true stories ...
Kootenay Gallery seeking funds to relocate
The Kootenay Gallery of Art is moving forward with relocation plans and has asked the City of Castlegar to kick in $8,000 to that purpose. At its regular meeting Monday night, council heard from a gallery delegation, including board chair Audrey Maxwell Polovnikoff. “At the March 2014 Strategic Planning session, the Board of...
Selkirk College Presents Canadian Jazz Innovator Elizabeth Shepherd
Montreal-based jazz musician Elizabeth Shepherd will be kicking off her latest tour at Nelson’s Shambhala Music & Performance Hall where she will be joined on stage by Selkirk College students. The velvety-voiced pianist arrived on the international scene in 2006 when her debut album Start To Move was voted one of the top...
Writers Take Note -- Essay Contest: $10,000 Prize
Friends of Canadian Broadcasting announcement: The Dalton Camp Award will go to the winner or winners of an essay competition on the link between democracy and the media in Canada. For thirteen years now, FRIENDS has sponsored the Dalton Camp Award, an essay competition honouring the memory of a great Canadian journalist ...
Three-time Juno Nominated Soul- Jazz Virtuoso Elizabeth Shepherd Announces Nelson Concert
Fresh off the heels of headlining tours in Mexico and Eastern Canada, three-time Juno nominee, and two-time Polaris long list artist Elizabeth Shepherd is bringing her progressive soul-jazz sound to Canada’s west coast, including stops in Nelson and Trail November 16 and 19. Performing songs from her acclaimed new album The...
Extras needed for pro video shoot in Castlegar, no auditions required
It’s not often Castlegar gets to play host to a professional video shoot, but that’s exactly what’s happening at the Element on Tuesday, Sept. 8 from about 8:30 – 11 p.m. – and you are cordially invited to be an extra in the video. Castlegar’s own Reiss Zibin, 21, will be performing a song she […]
