Kaslo rolls out red carpet for Canada Day Weekend Folk Fest beginning Friday
Kaslo is getting ready to provide the region with another weekend on celebration on the summer calendar with the second annual Folk Music Festival Canada Day Weekend. “The response was so great (last year) that we have decided to go even bigger this year . . . with more great musicians, and accessible for more people to come...
Alan Kirk Band live and in person soon in Winlaw
The Alan Kirk Band is hosting a gig Friday, July 6 at the Cedar Creek Cafe in Winlaw. AKB is an original Rock band based in Nelson and plays Melodic, bluesy Rock, plugged or unplugged, music. The gig is from 7 - 9 p.m. at Cedar Creek and features special guest Michael Frederick. ...
Inspectah Deck coming to Spirit Bar
The Spiritbar is pleased to have the fourth member of the infamous Wu Tang Clan touch down at the Hume Hotel nightclub on Friday, July 27th. After amazing performances by Raekwon, Gza, Ghostface Killah and honorary member Redman, Inspectah Deck will be putting on an impressive performance. Nelson's very own Erica Dee will be...
City Council Gives Civic Theatre Group More Time
Nelson City Council has given the Nelson Civic Theatre Society four months to do a feasibility study to bolster the proposal the group presented to Council on May 31. “There was a lot of excellent thought and detail put into it. We were impressed, and we realized they needed more time,” said Councillor Paula Kiss on June 11...
Rite of Movement show concludes LVR Dance progam season
The L.V. Rogers Dance program culminated the school year with their annual The Rite of Movement show Friday, May 25 in the school gymnasium. The production featured performances and choreographed pieces by both students and instructors. The performance was the highlight of a spectacular year for the program, which included ...
Selkirk College successfully opens the Aboriginal Gathering Place in Castlegar
In June of 2010 Selkirk College marked the beginning of construction on their Castlegar campus Aboriginal Gathering Place with a ceremonial blessing and ground breaking. On May 24, 2012 they celebrated the official opening of the facility with over 100 invited guests in attendance. “The Gathering Place project was initiated...
Colours of Nelson: Completed and Getting Rave Reviews (VIDEO)
The Colours of Nelson mural is getting great reviews from passers-by. This video was shot on May 29 as the artists were taking down the scaffolding and adding some finishing touches. One of the artist mentors, Bryn Stevenson, had the task of integrating the ideas and talents of about a dozen other artists into a cohesive...
Date set for BC Family Day in February
Ed. Note: The following is a press release issued by the government of B.C. Premier Christy Clark, along with Margaret MacDiarmid, Minister of Labour, Citizens' Services and Open Government were joined by local families at the Vancouver Aquarium today to announce that B.C.'s Family Day will take place on the second Monday in...
John Lent launches new novel in Nelson on June 15
Vernon author, educator and musician John Lent, an instructor at Nelson's former Notre Dame University, will launch his new novel, The Path to Ardroe, at Nelson's Oxygen Art Centre, 320 Vernon St. (alley entrance), on Friday, June 15 at 7:30 p.m. The launch, part of Oxygen Art Centre's Presentation Series, is free and open ...
Corazón choir year-end concert set for Nelson United Church in June
With half of its 67 members just back from an exciting trip to Cuba, Nelson’s celebrated Corazón choir is getting ready for its annual year-end concert on June 2. “For most people in Nelson it is only chance they get to hear Corazón,” said director Allison Girvan, “because almost everything else we do is out of town. And it...
