Hedwig and the Angry Inch, playing to packed houses at the Shambhala Music Hall
by Eli Geddis Walk into the Shambhala Music Hall at the Selkirk College Tenth Street Campus on an average weekend night this February and you're likely to encounter an entirely different world. Instrument-slinging Euro punks play fiercely in the shadow of a crumbling Berlin Wall, a rock diva in gypsy denim spits water out...
Charlotte Spins Her Web at the Capitol Theatre
On Friday, March 13th, 2015 at the Capitol Theatre, Nelson Youth Theatre presents Charlotte’s Web, adapted from E.B. White’s book by Joseph Robinette and produced by special arrangement with The Dramatic Publishing Company of Woodstock Illinois. Come to the farm, the barn and the fair to witness an animal tale about natural...
LVR Drama students take stage at Capitol Theatre for 'Almost Maine'
The L.V. Rogers drama class is taking over the Capitol Theatre this weekend with its adaptation of “Almost Maine.” The show, set for Thursday to Saturday beginning at 7:30 p.m., has about 40 students involved — most are behind the scenes as tech crew, stage crew, stage manager and crew chief. Nineteen senior actors from LVR...
West Kootenay EcoSociety presents Blues, Brews, and BBQ
The second annual Blues, Brews, and BBQ, hosted by the West Kootenay EcoSociety, is set to take the stage Saturday February 28th at the Eagles Hall (641 Baker St.) in Nelson. The event, a fundraiser for the West Kootenay EcoSociety, hosts three great bands providing the blues component of this fantastic show. Kicking the...
More than a woman, more than a man, is Nelson ready for Hedwig?
by Eva Brownstein, The Nelson Daily Who is Hedwig? Is he a "mere slip of a girly boy" smuggled out of East Berlin after a botched sex-change operation? Or is she an "internationally ignored song stylist", Bessie Wapp's rock goddess alter ego? Hedwig is a gender diverse diva, defying easy categorization. "Do we call Hedwig he,...
Bull-A-Rama cancelled this year
It is with great regret that the Kootenay Chrysler Bull-A-Rama Chair has come to the decision to cancel the upcoming 14th annual Bull-A-Rama event scheduled for April 25th at the Cominco Arena. “This was not an easy decision as we have received unbelievable support for the event from sponsors and fans,” says Gord McMartin,...
Chris Gibbs one man comedy show 'Like Father, Like Son? Sorry' rescheduled to Sunday, Feb. 8
The Chris Gibbs one man comedy show "Like Father, Like Son? Sorry" originally scheduled for Saturday (Feb. 7) evening at the Capitol Theatre, has been rescheduled to Sunday evening (Feb. 8). Gibbs did not make the flight into Castlegar Saturday, but he has booked a flight to Trail tomorrow afternoon. "Like Father, Like...
You Asked For It -- MONSTERS at the Charles Bailey Theatre
Survey results indicated that Greater Trail patrons of the arts want MORE THEATRE programming and so, on Sunday February 8, audiences can see not one, but two of Toronto’s Monster Theatre Productions at The Charles Bailey Theatre. First, in the afternoon on the main stage, we present The Little Prince where children aged...
PODCAST: How Nelson's Mandala Home's founders embodied their way of life into their company
The You can do that here! podcast is produced by Andrew Zwicker of AZcreative for the Kootenay Association for Science and Technology. The podcast is a weekly series of 30 minute conversations with some of the most innovative and successful entrepreneurs in the Kootenays. They say the best way to learn is to learn from the ...
Castlegar Art Walk call to artists
To all Visual Artists, Plans are under way for Castlegar’s 2015 summer Art Walk. An ongoing venture for Castlegar, the Art Walk has been a welcome opportunity for artists to show their work to the community and its visitors, in places of local business. The Castlegar Arts Council is inviting you to be a part of Art Walk 2015....
