Local author Steve Bareham paints grim picture in new book
Steve Bareham has spent a lifetime working with the written word. As former editor of the now defunct Nelson Daily News, Bareham, daily, navigated the news out to readers throughout the Kootenays. Now, a teacher at Selkirk College in Nelson, Bareham is again telling stories to readers only this time in books. The latest of ...
Columbia Basin Culture Tour Aug. 10 and 11
Taking place August 10-11 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., the Columbia Basin Culture Tour allows you to explore artists' studios, museums, art galleries and heritage sites during this free, self-guided event. Travel to studios and archives that aren't normally open, see demonstrations, new exhibitions and collections or meet people...
Sweeny Todd caps 25 years of Summer Youth Program excellence
Twenty-five years ago the idea was put forth to host a Summer Youth Theatre program in Nelson. In a town filled with hockey players, soccer stars, skateboarders and freestyle skiers, the idea may have been a long shot. However, more than two decades later the program has seen hundreds of teenage actors shine on the Capitol ...
Nine hints for a great Kootenay Festival Experience:
Wear comfortable walking shoes - you will be doing some wandering through the field to visit the various booths and events. Bring the whole family - there will be lots of activities and events for all ages. But leave the dog at home please - it will not be allowed on site. Plan to spend the day! Events start at 10:30 am and...
Beyond progress?
In the argument last column, I was still selling the typical narrative of our time, the story of progress in the West through democratic evolution and material science. The thesis is Progress. I see that this view, the perspective of modernity, is outmoded. Postmodernism now describes our mind and consciousness better than ...
Summer Youth Theatre celebrates 25th anniversary
It's that time again. Time for the annual Summer Youth Program at the Capitol Theatre. The 2013 edition marks the 25th annual time Nelsonites can watch inspiring star perform on stage. This year's show is Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street. The show runs Thursday through Sunday at 7:30 p.m. in the Capitol Theatre...
Starbelly Jam 2013 wows the crowds, and then some
What a weekend in Crawford Bay. Music lovers flocked to the East Shore of Kootenay Lake to take in the 2013 Starbelly Jam Festival. From Los Angeles hip hop artist Droop Caponeto Australia's Blue King Brown and Nelson based band Tofu Stravinsk, the music was amazing on the stage throughout the weekend. Louis Bockner of Eye ...
Justin Trudeau to visit Trail and Nelson within the week
Prime ministerial hopeful Justin Trudeau and his family will be in Nelson and Trail for informal meet-and-greets in less than a week, according to Southern Interior Liberal Riding Association president Dan Ashman. Ashman said Trudeau will be in Lakeside Park in Nelson on Sunday at around 5 p.m. and in Trail's Gyro Park at 2...
They're the Sultans . . . the Sultans of String at the Kaslo Jazz Festival
Juno nominees and raucous roots string wizards, Sultans of String, are touring widely in support of their third and aptly-titled CD, MOVE, and hit the sizzlin’ Kaslo Jazz Fest August 2, and local hub, BlueBelle Bistro, August 3. Known for dizzying roots music jams, polyrhythms and revved up riffs, Sultans of String can't be...
Conga line and Bach — only at the Kaslo Jazz Fest
Ever seen a conga line break out during a performance of Bach? Kaslo will when the three-time Grammy nominated Cuban music group Tiempo Libre is one of the groups which will perform on Saturday, August 3 (Tiempo Libre plays at 9 p.m.) as part of the Kaslo Jazz Etc. Summer Music Festival. The group will offer a workshop on...
