Arts and Culture
By Nelson Daily Staff On on Tuesday Nov 16 2010
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
The Capitol Theatre
Wednesday, Nov. 17, 7:30 p.m.
Centered on a rare interview that director and friend Tamra Davis shot with Basquiat over 20 years ago, this definitive documentary chronicles the meteoric rise and fall of the young artist.
In the crime-ridden New York City of the 1970s, he covers the...
By Nelson Daily Staff On on Monday Nov 15 2010
Rachel Yoder and Natasha Smith exhibition
Touchstones Nelson
Opening: Nov. 19, 7-9 p.m.
Touchstones has divided their large Gallery A space between two local artists: Natasha Smith and Rachel Yoder.
The artists are friends and are at similar points...
By Nelson Daily Editor On on Saturday Nov 13 2010
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily
The flooding of a section of the Kootenay River in the 1970s was considered an “unforgettable” moment.
It was during the construction of the Libby Dam in Montana that Nelson born Stanley G. Triggs — who later became the curator of the McCord Museum of Photography at McGill University,...
By Nelson Daily Staff On on Wednesday Nov 10 2010
Nelson Daily staff
"The Armed Man must be feared;
Everywhere it has been decreed
That everyman should arm himself
With an Iron coat of mail"
— Anon, c1450-1463
The Armed Man
The Capitol Theatre, Nov. 11-13
Directed...
By Nelson Daily Staff On on Tuesday Nov 09 2010
By Jeff Yasinchuk, BC Teacher-Librarians’ Assoc.
Over 65,000 students and nearly 19,000 teachers, parents, and school volunteers participated in the Drop Everything and Read event on Oct. 25, including hundreds of readers in Nelson.
...
By Nelson Daily Staff On on Monday Nov 08 2010
Selkirk College is counting on the support of the community, foundations and organizations as it launches its campaign to raise $150,000 for the upgrade of Studio 80— the practice, recital and concert space for faculty, guest artists and students of the Contemporary Music and Technology program.
The...
By Nelson Daily Staff On on Friday Nov 05 2010
The goal has been set and operators are standing by.
Now the listening community of Kootenay Co-op Radio has to answer the call when the November membership month drive amps it up on air Nov. 12-22.
Bear witness to the outstanding efforts by volunteers and local talent during this time as they attempt to raise $18,000 by the end of November....
By Nelson Daily Staff On on Wednesday Nov 03 2010
Author reading at Nelson Library
Tuesday, Nov. 30, 7:30 p.m.
It’s a story any writer would love to wrap their keyboard around.
And although Creston author Tanna Patterson-Z had a personal connection with the story of the Colombian kidnapping of...
By Nelson Daily Editor On on Monday Nov 01 2010
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily
There are major challenges facing the 2011 Senior Games before it comes to the West Kootenay region, but they are challenges that could see the region prosper, says the president of the Games committee.
Pat Metge said with the Waneta Dam expansion project in Trail, all of the construction...
By Nelson Daily Staff On on Monday Nov 01 2010
Nelson Daily staff
"The Armed Man must be feared;
Everywhere it has been decreed
That everyman should arm himself
With an Iron coat of mail"
— Anon, c1450-1463
The Armed Man
The Capitol Theatre, Nov. 11-13
Directed...
