Scaramouche Jones Live theatre at Grid Gallery, Thursday, Feb. 3, 8 p.m. Performed by Michael Graham with set and promotional design by Shayne Brandel.   Scaramuccia, also known as Scaramouche, is a roguish clown character of the Italian commedia dell'arte who wears a black mask and black trousers, shirt and hat. He is usually...

FLIKS presents … Deborah Chow’s The High Cost of Living at the Capitol Theatre, Wednesday Feb. 2 at 7:30 p.m.  This TIFF winner of the best first Canadian feature is a dark drama that centres on the burgeoning relationship between an unlikely pair. Nathalie (Isabelle Blais) is expecting her first child and rushes onto the...

Snowed in Comedy Tour @ The Capitol Theatre, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 8:30 p.m. What happens when four comedians join forces to go snowboarding during the day and do comedy shows at night? The Snowed In Comedy tour brings together some of the top international comedians in the world. The lineup includes: • Phil Nichol - Corky and The...

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson DailyLess than one year after they obtained stabilized funding from City council, the Cultural Development Commission was back Monday night in council chambers and asking for that promise to continue. With eight projects on tap for the 2011 year, CDC cultural development officer Joy Barrett told...

Amnesty International Film FestivalSaturday, Jan. 29 @ The Capitol TheatreThe big screen offers the big picture this Saturday when the lights dim for the ninth annual Amnesty International Film Festival. Two films in a Saturday afternoon double bill offer contrast and food for thought. At 1:30 p.m. Nero’s Guests, filmed in ...

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson DailyIn enduring its third consecutive annual net loss and grappling with a budget overrun of $30,000 last year, the Capitol Theatre has had enough and has asked City council for additional money in 2011 to replace the funding they have lost. Cuts to the arts across the province last year also...

The talented drama group of Selkirk College’s Contemporary Music and Technology program is returning to the area for its fifth production featuring the songs of Broadway. Always a hit with audiences, “Broadway Bound 5” includes the very best of Broadway, with songs from Chorus Line, Grease, Lord of the Rings, Rent, Chicago ...

Jan Kabatoff: Ice Flows and Sound Retreats            @ Touchstones Nelson: Museum of Art and History, Jan. 22 to March 27   Alberta artist Jan Kabatoff has a fascination with ice. Not the household variety, but glacial ice, and more specifically its relationship to global warming. Kabatoff has travelled to glaciers on seven...

Max Liboiron: Trashscapes and Rubbish Topographies Jan. 15 to April 10 @ Touchstones Nelson: Museum of Art and History From trash to treasure, artist Max Liboiron’s reforming of our trash into tantalizing works of art and “walk in” art installations has contagious impact on the communities in which she exhibits her work. Last...

How often does someone like “Rock God” Pat Mastelotto come to Nelson? The answer is rarely, if ever.On Tuesday, Jan. 18, master musician Pat Mastelotto will be performing with Selkirk College’s Contemporary Music and Technology faculty at Mary Hall in Nelson. “This is an amazing opportunity for our faculty, students and...