Corinna Rose plays Nelson in September
People listening carefully to singer-songwriter Corinna Rose’s debut full-length album Northeast Southwest, may note the influences of Weezer, Owen Pallett and the McGarrigle Sisters in almost equal proportions. The album marks a major evolution from Rose’s 2011 self-titled folk-pop EP. Music lovers get a chance to see Rose...
LETTER: Trail city councillor speaks to lack of Gay Pride events in city
Letter to the Editor: This week is Gay Pride Week in the Kootenays. This is a celebration of love and understanding to millions of people worldwide and, in many cases, the acknowledgment of equal rights for LGBT couples. I am afraid to say that I have been remiss in my duties as a councillor as I did not bring up the topic ...
Castlegar, get your Pride on next Friday!
Once again, Castlegar will be joining in on the Kootenay Pride celebration this Labour Day long weekend. Castlegar is starting the Pride weekend with a bang, hosting the first party of the festival at the Element Club, Bar & Grill on Friday, Aug. 30. This year's theme is Cirque de SoGay, featuring the unstoppable Conni ...
Corazón and Lalin hold auditions for 2013-14
The Corazón Vocal Ensemble will be holding auditions for new members on the afternoon and evening of September 10, 2013, in Nelson. There will also be auditions for Lalin, a sub-group of Corazón that features college-age singers and more advanced music. “Anyone age 13 or older and who loves to sing is welcome,” says the group’s...
A Midsummer Nelson’s Dream at Gyro Park
You like your Elizabethan drama served earthy and organic as intended, which is why you’ll be at the IVth Annual Bard in the Bush Shake-speare Festival in downtown Nelson’s Gyro Park. ACT I: “Shake-speare Shorts VII: Greatest Love Scenes” kicks off the bill in romantic style! Lisel & Jeff Forst reenact the Bard’s...
Kootenays Best Singer contest underway for next year
The Kootenays Best Singer concert is already in the works for next year. Event creator and organizer Vern Gorham is making plans to come to Grand Forks in September with the hopes of working with a local non-profit -- like the high school’s graduation committee – to help with ticket sales. Gorham will start travelling around...
Saskatoon producer Factor will be makes stop in Nelson
Swiss-American psychiatrist and author Elisabeth Kübler-Ross first hypothesized the five stages of grief in her 1969 book, On Death and Dying. When faced with death or its corporeal equivalent, an individual often moves through turbulent emotional stages of denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. Nearly a...
As transient population spikes, be aware of available resources
City councillor and food bank/drop-in centre manager Deb McIntosh is saying a recent increase in the city's transient population is our cue to ensure residents have adequate information about the resources available in terms of social safety nets here in town. "We seem to have an influx of 'transients' in the Castlegar...
Crimes costing tens of thousands morphed into community contribution?
Graffiti has cost the city and local enterprise countless dollars, including upwards of $10,000 damage last weekend alone (see: https://castlegarsource.com/news/vandals-cause-upwards-10000-damage-over-long-weekend-25885#.UgLC4W0dLtQ ), but some locals are trying to find ways to bring the perpetrators into the community's embrace...
Second round of ArtWalk set for Friday on Baker Street
After 25 years it's no surprise that organizers of ArtWalk want to celebrate twice. Friday, the Nelson & District Arts Council welcomes the public to the second grand opening of the 25th ediition of ArtWalk on Baker Street. The event showcases local artists at various businesses in and around the downtown core. From 6-9...
