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Amazing entertainment lineup and over 90 local vendors at MarketFest

by Nelson Daily editor on 19 Jun 2011
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Amazing entertainment lineup and over 90 local vendors at MarketFest

MarketFest

On Baker Street, Friday, June 24, 6-10:30 pm

The famous Nelson street festival returns to Baker Street with an amazing entertainment lineup and over 90 local vendors and craftspeople.

Market Fest means fun and music for all ages right in the heart of Nelson.

Kendrick photography exhibit at the Nelson Library

by Nelson Daily editor on 18 Jun 2011
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Kendrick photography exhibit at the Nelson Library

Nelson’s Tim Kendrick has enjoyed several careers: fighter pilot, administrator and a few small businesses.

Interests have included caving, mountaineering, scuba diving, Search and Rescue, building boats and exploring the BC coast, painting and pottery, but photography is the passion that has endured.

Kendrick’s photographs—Nelson-inspired images with unique approaches—are now on display at the Nelson Public Library.

Miss Quincy house concert in Nelson kicks off summer tour

by Nelson Daily editor on 17 Jun 2011
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Miss Quincy house concert in Nelson kicks off summer tour

Miss Quincy

in Nelson, Sunday June 19, 7-9 p.m.

  • Suggested ticket donation: $10.

Nelson folks, come help Miss Quincy kick-off her Summer Tourcation in house concert style.

Switzer goes For the Birds at The Royal on Sunday

by Nelson Daily editor on 16 Jun 2011
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Switzer goes For the Birds at The Royal on Sunday

Nelson musician Aspen Switzer is on the road with Genevieve Rainey and Elaine Ryan and they’ll be in Nelson at The Royal on Baker this Sunday playing as For the Birds.

All three musicians placed in the top six of Vancouver’s Lilith Local Talent Search, an online songwriting contest geared towards drumming up new talent for Sarah McLachlan’s 2010 “Lilith” tour.

Nelson opera commission celebrates major milestones

by Nelson Daily editor on 15 Jun 2011
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Don Macdonald, composer and Nicola Harwood, librettist of the newly written opera Khaos — Ross McNamara photo.

Directors of the Amy Ferguson Institute had good reason to break out the champagne last week.

After more than two years of fundraising the Institute learned it had been awarded a major grant from the Vancouver Foundation that brought the total amount raised for the opera commission to just over the $100,000 target set by the board for completion of all aspects of the opera project.

Masters of BC Art: Selected works from the collection of Hans Wilking

by Nelson Daily editor on 15 Jun 2011
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E.J. Hughes, Indian Church, North Vancouver, Watercolour on Paper, 2005. Collection of Hans Wilking

Masters of BC Art: Selected Works from the Collection of Hans Wilking

Opening Reception:  Friday, June 17, 7-9 pm, (exhibition closing date August 28) 

Making his mark on the landscape: Jimmy Allen @ Touchstones

by Nelson Daily editor on 14 Jun 2011
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View of Nelson from Gyro Park. J.H. Allen

Making his mark on the landscape: Jimmy Allen
Gallery A, Touchstones Nelson

  • Opening reception Friday, June 17, 7-9 pm

With works from the Touchstones Nelson permanent collection, as well as on loan from local collectors, this exhibition will showcase the photographs of James (“Jimmy”) Allen (1878-1969), and celebrate the mark he has made on the landscape of our local history through his contributions as a photographer and community member.

To die for: Is fashion wearing out the world? A review

by Contributor on 14 Jun 2011
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Lucy Siegle has written To Die For, a revealing view of the fashion industry and its impact.

By Hephzibah Anderson, The Observer

By now, most casually informed shoppers know that cheap  fashion is something none of us can afford.

We're aware that the nimble needlework of children has been found in high street shops, that seas have died satisfy our cotton addiction and that sweatshops are far from being a thing of the past.

Keeping the beat with 'tonnes' of art

by Nelson Daily editor on 13 Jun 2011
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Keeping the beat with 'tonnes' of art
Keep The Beat Art Show

@ SelfDesign High, 402 Victoria St.

  • Wednesday, June 15, 7:30-9:30 pm

There will be tonnes of art made by LV Rogers High School students.

 

Boundary Museum - it's not just ancient history!

by Contributor on 12 Jun 2011
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Boundary Museum - it's not just ancient history!
A new shade shelter overlooking the Grand Forks valley was the centre of the Boundary Museum’s grand opening Celebrations last weekend. The day featured a Doukhobor prayer meeting and strawberry social.
 
The festivities, which took place on Sunday, Jun. 5, also included a tree planting ceremony honouring the partnership and goodwill between the Boundary Museum, the City of Grand Forks, the Regional District (RDKB), the United Spiritual Communities of Christ (USCC), and many other local organizations.
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