The count down is ON – the Kootenay Festival is just two days away! What began as just a nifty committee idea has become a firmly-established Kootenay tradition, according to volunteer Audrey Maxwell-Polovnikoff. “People know about us now, and we have groups and vendors approaching us to participate,” she said, adding roughly...

A new crop of young actors will be taking the stage at the Capitol Theatre this week to perform a classic piece of fiction on-stage, The Secret Garden. Based on the novel of the same name by Francis Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden is set in the early 20th Century and tells the story of a young English Girl named Mary who...

The internationally acclaimed ALL-AMERICAN BOYS CHORUS will bring its troupe of 31 young singers to Nelson United Church on Tuesday, July 29 for a concert titled “In the Summertime!” Tickets are available at Otter Books, 398 Baker Street, Nelson - (250) 352-3434. The 31-voice ensemble, from nine to 15 years old, will present...

The Jam, that's the Starbelly Jam to the locals, is getting bigger and better every year. Friday kicks off the 15th annual outdoor music festival held in Crawford Bay, which runs through the weekend before concluding Sunday. The celebration includes entertainment is soulfully eclectic, and this year will include funk,  world...

With their inaugural concert being The Kaslo Jazz Festival, the public is about to hear a band that is poised to make a big splash.  25 or 6 to 4  is a new band comprised of the West and East Kootenay’s finest musicians– 12 in all– coming together to pay tribute to one of rock’s most successful bands: Chicago! Founder,...

From the grand opening of a SPIN farm to a day of touring farms by bike, Young Agrarians is collaborating with farmers across the East, West, and Central Kootenays to host seven on-farm events this summer.   Who?  All young-ish farmers, food producers, homesteaders, and farm-curious folks from the East, West, and Central...

Selkirk College student Nikita Afonso took home one of the major honours at the Fred Sherratt Award Ceremony this past week in Toronto. Afonso, from Penticton and attends the music school at Selkirk College in Nelson, had one of the top GPA’s in her class and was one of the top band leaders and performers in recent years....

Calling All Bards! “12th Night” occurs in August when Nelson Youth Theatre presents the foolish Shake-speare comedy at Gyro Park’s Ye Olde Stone Quarry. The project’s proposed/flexible rehearsal dates are August 5-22, Mondays to Fridays from 1-4 p.m, for actors age nine to 16 (or so). Please pass this news on to any youth...

The Oxygen Art Centre is thrilled to announce two new Summer Art Camps for anyone wanting to be a fashion designer. The five-day camp will explore the basic principles of fashion design.  Fashion Camp with Natalie Purschwitz runs from July 21-25 with Ages 9-12 from 9am to noon, and Ages 13-16 from 2-5pm and the cost is $150....

On Thursday, June 19, Indian summer semester students are hosting “Rising Stars” in the gym at the Castlegar Campus. The Indian dance competition will feature “Bhangra,” “Giddha “and “Street Dance” in the crazy world of Indian dancing. After the competition, participants will be providing lessons to those in attendance who ...