Trust support helps keep the culture at The Langham strong
More than 125 plus years of its existence, the current Langham Cultural Centre has been a boarding house, a bank, a bar, a bottling plant and a boat factory. At its darkest moment, it was home to 80 Japanese Canadians who were forcibly interned during World War II. Today, the building is in great shape and — while...
Yasodhara Ashram celebrates six decades of offering so much more
Yasodhara Ashram on Kootenay Lake’s East Shore is celebrating 60 years of offering transformative yoga and so much more. “The Ashram is here, and people can take it as far as they want to. They can just come for a rest and renew and go home happy, or they can come and make their life here like some of us have, or anywhere in...
Daily Dose — Yasodhara Ashram Celebrates 60 Years
Yasodhara Ashram, nestled on the East Shore of Kootenay Lake, turns 60 this year. Since its inception, the Ashram has been transforming lives and is one of the longest running yoga centers in North America. “We have had sixty years in one place, a beautiful place,” says Yasodhara Ashram President Swami Lalitananda, who explains...
What's Happening at the Capitol Theatre
The Capitol Theatre Nelson is in full swing in the month of June with various performances and events. “There is something for everybody at the theatre this June,” Allison Givran, Box Office Manager of the Capitol Theatre told Hall Printing Daily Dose reporter Sarah Lord. The FIREWORKS Community Choir kicked off the month...
You’re invited to celebrate Canada Day at Gyro Park in Trail
The Kiwanis & Rotary Clubs of Trail and the City of Trail invite everyone to celebrate Canada Day on Saturday, July 1 at Gyro Park with family-friendly activities from 10 am to 2 pm. A celebratory fireworks show will be scheduled for that evening at Gyro Park, if the current fire ban is lifted. Event-goers can...
Chamber launches Business How—To for aspiring Arts and Culture pros
The Nelson and District Chamber of Commerce has launched a first-ever guide aimed at helping aspiring professionals and veterans of the region’s widely renowned arts and culture sector build their portfolios and their profits. The guide, available online at discovernelson/arts-abc.com and in hardcopy at cultural venues...
The Addams Family: A New Musical coming to Capitol Theatre
It’s time to delight in the macabre as The Addams Family: A New Musical takes to the Capitol Theatre May 25-28th. A total of 22 cast members will take to the stage. Produced by Black Productions, this dark comedy features the eccentric Addams family, whose lives are upturned when their daughter, Wednesday, brings home a...
Arts, Culture colleagues invited to connect and share
How can we support artists — especially those deserving equity and justice — and arts and culture organizations in the Kootenays? That’s the question posed by the West Kootenay Regional Arts Council and the reason it’s launching a new series of free conversations, called Kootenay Art Connect, taking place online and in person...
Calling emerging writers for the 10th annual Richard Carver Award
The Nelson and District Arts Council and Elephant Mountain Literary Festival request assistance in nominating emerging writers in West Kootenay communities for the 10th Annual Carver Award. The award, which comes with a $500 cash prize, will be presented at the Elephant Mountain Literary Festival in Sept 2023. Nominations...
Daily Dose — A New Generation Farmer
Matthew Carr, Owner and Production Manager at Linden Lane Farms, runs a small fruit, vegetable, and nursery business on family land that has been farmed for generations in Krestova. The farm is located approximately eight kilometers north of the Highway 3A/6 junction at South Slocan and 31 km from Nelson. “It’s ...
