Recorded over the course of 15 years, Nelson musician Jenny Robinson’s new release, Lost Years, has songs that have traveled many roads. And now Robinson will play those songs during the Kaslo Jazz Festival this weekend. A little folk, a little pop, a little rock and a little country, performed with amazing musicians, with ...

Canadian bluegrass powerhouse band, The Dead South. Voted 2015’s “Best Band” in Prairie Dog Magazine’s “Best of Regina”, The Dead South will be embarking on an extensive Canadian tour with stops at the Hume Hotel Spirit Bar in Nelson (July 22) and Flying Steamshovel in Rossland (July 21). Hailing from Regina, Saskatchewan, ...

Sunshine Coast author Mark Cameron is loading up the family camper van for 30 Days of Sunshine, his inaugural BC Book Tour. This promotional tour for Cameron’s debut novel, Goodnight Sunshine, will have his family of four exploring the southern half of British Columbia in their 19-foot camper van, stopping along the way to ...

No Tom Cruise and no Alec Baldwin and no Julianne Hough. Instead, it's Pat Beauchamp, Jeff Frost and Anna Backus capturing center stage as Black Productions brings Rock of Ages to the Capitol Theatre in Nelson for a host of shows this weekend. Rock of Ages tells the story of small town girl Sherrie and city boy Drew, who meet...

Oxygen Art Centre in downtown Nelson is an artist-run venue that provides space and programming for artists and the public to engage in the creation, study, exhibition and performance of contemporary art in all disciplines.   Oxygen Art Centre is currently accepting submissions for its Exhibition and Residency program.  ...

Hume Elementary gymnasium was dressed up as a jungle as most of the student population treated the public to the opening performance of Disney's The Jungle Book Kids Wednesday. The production is based on the novel, The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling and stars Ally Oliver as Bagheera, Jamaal Radcliffe as Baloo, Mason MacKay ...

Following on the heels of three great performances of The Jungle Book by Hume Elementary students earlier this week,  L.V. Rogers Secondary School presents The Miracle Worker, a timeless story of Helen Keller and Annie Sullivan beginning Thursday, and playing throughout the weekend, at the Capitol Theatre in Nelson. Deaf and...

            Some West Kootenay environmentalists have decided to join the audience converging on Silverton, B.C. to attend the Convergence Writers’ Weekend May 13 to 14 without using a fleet of greenhouse-gas-emitting internal combustion-driven vehicles.             Members and supporters of Kootenays for a Pipeline-Free B.C....

Rossland Youth Week is an entire week of events to celebrate the diverse, talented and overall fantastic youth of Rossland.  This is a brief synopsis of what will be happening April 30-May 5.  For complete details please go to  rosslandyan.ca.  Youth Week Events are community events open to all! Youth Give Back – Friday April...

We are hosting our Third Annual Spring Farm Fair on May 14 from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m., at the Pass Creek Regional Exhibition Grounds in Robson. Spring Farm Fair is associated with the Annual Pass Creek Fall Fair, which informs and educates the public regarding the importance of the Agricultural Industry and the positive impact...