Upcoming Museum Events, including Remembrance Day Film Fest
Beyond the Battlefield: Remembrance Day Film Festival In honour of Remembrance Day, we’re hosting a mini-film festival on Saturday, November 9th to explore narratives that sometimes go unnoticed. We’ll be showing five films from the National Film Board of Canada that will highlight some of the incredible contributions of women in both world wars, Indigenous soldiers in […]
Yolone Art Group captures the Kootenays in Motion in Rossland, Trail, Nelson
In every dance there is a story waiting to be captured, and in every photograph, a movement yearning to be expressed, according to Jani Lakatos and Sophie Barbarics of Yolone Art Group. The seasoned professional artists recently emigrated from Hungary, bringing their expertise in dance and photography to the Kootenays with the aim of enriching […]
Premiere of 'Snk̛míp Dig Deeper': A Locally Produced Documentary about Wetland Restoration and Indigenous Reconciliation
The wait is over! The feature-length documentary, Snk̛míp Dig Deeper, will premiere at The Old Castle Theatre in Castlegar on Friday, October 11, 2024, at 7:00 PM. The film offers an in-depth look at the restoration of the Snk̛míp marsh and its historical significance to the Indigenous Sinixt People. This is the start of a screening tour that will […]
Kootenay Gallery of Art Announces Installation Exhibit by artist Kelly Schpeley,
The Kootenay Gallery is pleased to announce that the gallery will host a unique installation exhibit by well-known local artist Kelly Schpeley from Sept. 13 to Nov.2, 2024 Kelly’s wonderfully colourful and strange landscape “Arrow of Time” exhibit at the Kootenay Gallery is an interactive art piece and is meant to surprise and delight the […]
Between the Peaks Music Festival slated for Sept 13-14
BACK for its second year, watch a variety of international and local artists rock out at the RED base area with the gorgeous Red and Granite peaks as the backdrop on Friday and Saturday Sept. 13-14. With delicious Food Trucks, craft beer + ready-to-drink beverages, and rockin’ tunes all day, this is one family-friendly festival […]
Don't miss Smokiepalooza 2024
Celebrate the end of summer and the beginning of hockey season by attending 2024 Smokiepalooza – a musical festival put on by the Trail Smoke Eaters and Powered by AM Ford and Power Paving on Saturday, September 7. This all-ages annual music festival at the City of Trail’s iconic Jason Bay Field at Butler Park […]
Music in the Park ends the season with a fun program of events and activities at The Night Market
Join the Trail & District Arts Council and Trail’s Incredible Farmers Market on Aug. 15 for an entertaining evening of food vendors, market, beer and wine garden, and live music at The Night Market in Gyro Park from 5 to 8:30 p.m. The music will kick off at 6 p.m. as the Maritime Kitchen Party […]
The Night Market returns to Music in the Park for a fun evening of music, food and shopping!
Join the Trail & District Arts Council and Trail’s Incredible Farmers Market on Thursday, July 18 for an entertaining evening of food vendors, market, beer & wine garden, and live music at The Night Market in Gyro Park from 5 to 8:30 p.m. The music will kick off at 5:45 pm with Lheidli T’enneh artist, […]
Exhibit Opening at Kootenay Gallery of Art
The Kootenay Gallery is pleased to announce that the gallery will launch two exhibits by well-known local artists, Barbara Brown and Jenny Baillie. Barbara Brown is an artist and author residing in the Slocan Valley, where she paints and writes about the forest where she lives. Her show at the Gallery is entitled “Sylvan Reflections” […]
BC SPCA’s annual Wildlife-in-Focus photography contest is back
The BC SPCA invites the public to participate in its 16th annual Wildlife-in- Focus photography contest running July 2 through 22. Amateur photographers 14 years and older can submit their awe-inspiring images of owls, eagles, foxes, bees, whales, and other amazing creatures until July 22. You can enter as many times as you like and there […]
