Arts and Culture
By Nelson Daily Staff On on Tuesday Jan 11 2011
Inna Faliks
@ The Capitol Theatre, Saturday, Jan. 15, 8 p.m.
After her acclaimed debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at age 15, Inna Faliks has performed on many of the world's great stages, with numerous orchestras, in solo appearances, and with conductors such as Leonard Slatkin and Keith Lockhart....
By Nelson Daily Staff On on Monday Jan 10 2011
Sarah Calvert
Monday @ The Royal at 8 p.m.
“Like all the great troubadours, Sarah tells a real story and sings with an open heart.”
— Paul Lansberg, former teacher at Berklee College of Music, founder of Selkirk Music College, Nelson, B.C.
What...
By Nelson Daily Staff On on Saturday Jan 08 2011
The Gemma Luna Trio
The Royal, Saturday, Jan. 8 at 9 p.m.
Music to melt your heart.
Indulge in the fresh new compositions from the original and elegant songstress Gemma Luna with the stellar accompaniment of Brian Stolle on upright bass and Jimmy Lewis on vocals and drums.
... By Nelson Daily Editor On on Monday Jan 03 2011
Deborah Loxam-Kohl - The Sound of … (silence)
Artist-in-residence at Oxygen Art Centre (to Feb. 10, 2011)
By Fiona Brown
Deborah Loxam-Kohl is artist-in-residence at Oxygen Art Centre through to Feb. 10, 2011 where she is exploring the use of felted wool forms to...
By Nelson Daily Staff On on Wednesday Dec 22 2010
Erica Dee with Shawn Ward (FM Attack)
@ the Spiritbar, Thursday, Dec. 23, 10 p.m.
Nelson's very own Erica Dee and Shawn Ward (FM Attack) will be joining forces in a Spiritbar concert Thursday.
Erica Dee is fresh off a lengthy tour with DJ Shadow and is ready to see all of Nelson's familiar faces. She will be performing in the back room alongside...
By Nelson Daily Staff On on Monday Dec 20 2010
Kris Ledrew and the Mushana Marimba Band
@ Self Design High (402 Victoria Street, upstairs)
Monday, Dec. 20, 7 p.m.
It’s cool outside but it will be hot inside for this free concert.
By Nelson Daily Editor On on Sunday Dec 19 2010
Ourglass, 568 Ward Street
Kiera Zaslove is the newest inspiration on the walls of Ourglass Studio and Gallery on Ward Street.
The Nelson-based painter had her show opening on Saturday night at the gallery, but will have her work adorn the walls of Nelson’s favourite art spot for the next four weeks (Dec. 18 until Jan. 14)....
By Nelson Daily Staff On on Thursday Dec 16 2010
National historic site Fort Steele is getting a $160,000 boost from the sale of a Scottish locomotive that is returning to the United Kingdom.
Proceeds from the sale, supported by the Friends of Fort Steele Society, will be invested back into Fort Steele Heritage Town, located 16 kilometres northeast of Cranbrook, strengthening tourism in the region.
... By Contributor On on Wednesday Dec 15 2010
Aboriginal students at Selkirk College and College of the Rockies will find support and a place to gather once construction is complete on the colleges’ newly announced Aboriginal Gathering Places. The two spaces, valued together at nearly $2.5 million, will be built thanks in part to a $400,000 contribution from Columbia Basin Trust (CBT).
“The Aboriginal Gathering Places will...
By Nelson Daily Staff On on Tuesday Dec 14 2010
Wassabi Collective w/DJ Rhapsody
Friday, Dec. 17, The Royal on Baker
Wassabi Collective, local hometown groove makers are back in town to ring in the holiday season and make you wanna dance.
The band's sound fuses everything from pop, roots reggae, funk, jazz, hip hop, rock and everything in...
