Calling All West Kootenay Visual Artists
The Rossland Council for Arts and Culture (RCAC) will be presenting Celebrate! 20 Years in the Making. This is a juried visual art exhibition in celebration of the RCAC’s 20th Anniversary. 20 Years in the Makingis both about what the RCAC has accomplished in their 20 years of supporting arts and culture in Rossland and a...
Wildlife-in-Focus photography contest now open
Now celebrating its tenth year, the BC SPCA’s Wildlife-in-Focus Photography Contest is officially open for entries. Whether the subjects are in your own backyard, foraging for food in rivers, or exploring B.C.’s beautiful forests, amateur photographers at least 14 years of age are invited to send in their work. The contest ...
Impressive results from Kootenay Festival artists at Provincials
A trumpet player from Nelson took home the top prize in the music category at the recent Provincial Festival of the Arts in Victoria. Nico Bucher of the Heritage City won the Junior Brass category, edging out Grayson Ringdahl of Greater Victoria Festival. Bucher was competing under the Kootenay Festival banner. Other winners...
Largest choir in Nelson history fills NDCC Arena with 'Fireworks'
p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'; color: #000000} The largest choir experience in Nelson’s history filled the NDCC Arena as Capitol Theatre has teamed up with director Allison Girvan to produce FIREWORKS Saturday afternoon. Approximately 300 members of the Nelson singing community...
Jazzfest and Torchlight - Music for the Kids
The Kaslo Jazz Etc. Music Festival along with Torchlight Brewing have initiated a program to give back to the arts. This week as an L.V Rogers Jazz trio played in the background a cheque for $1200.00 was presented to Tim Bullen, the Music and Band teacher at L.V. Rogers. The money was raised from the sale of the craft beer ...
More than 400 singers to perform in Mass Choir performance
Have you noticed an increase of people humming in the grocery store line up or singing in their car? Maybe you have overheard your neighbour belting out Coldplay’s “Fix You” while mowing the lawn? There’s a reason, and you’re invited to see what it’s all about! The Capitol Theatre has teamed up with Allison Girvan to produce...
Family Zone at the Trail Market
Visit the Family Zone at the Trail Market on the Esplanade again this year. For the third year running, local early childhood service providers will provide the popular Trail Market on the Esplanade with a dedicated Family Zone this summer. The Trail Area Health & Environment Program, Family Action Network, and Greater ...
New from the Kootenays: 'The VinylCast'
New goings-on in the Kootenay music world: a local group is putting a new spin on the resurgence of vinyl with a brand-new project. It’s called The VinylCast, and it aims to deliver music on vinyl to music lovers – right to their doors. (Or post offices, as the case may be.) It launches globally this month, and will also ...
The sculptures are coming, the sculptures are coming!
Get your Sculpturewalking shoes ready! On Saturday, 35 sculptures will be landing in Castlegar’s downtown, marking the biggest year ever of the internationally-renowned Castlegar Sculpturewalk. 2018 also marks some exciting new changes: a new sponsorship program offering tiered levels of support, a revamped and expanded...
A Grizzly photo contest now open
In celebration of BC’s moratorium on the grizzly bear hunt, Grizzly Bear Foundation is embracing the shift from triggers to tripods by holding a photo contest to find and recognize the Canadian Amateur Grizzly Photographer of the Year. And the Grizzly Bear Foundation is promising prizes; see below. Grizzly Bear Foundation is...
