This year’s Selkirk College’s Fine Woodworking class of woodworking student has come from all regions of Canada, bringing with them many varied experiences and talents. This weekend the students will reveal their progress achieved in one year as the Year-End Show is held. An assortment of approaches to the design process and...

Selectah Messenjah with Gisto @ The Royal on Baker, Saturday, May 26, 9 p.m. Tickets: $5Reggae DJ, Selectah Messenjah along with Reggae MC, Gisto, plan to throw down a serious party at the Royal.  Come give it up for the reggae vibe with these two talented performers. Gisto is an ultra talented and versatile artist, who has...

Join the excitement this weekend at the first annual Oxygen Art Market – a studio sale of original work.As a fundraiser for Oxygen Art Centre, over 30 local artists will display their work, from mixed-media to cera-cola, encaustic, watercolour oil, and acrylic painting, to photography, fibre art, and other two-dimensional...

Aspen Switzer @ Cedar Creek Café, 7:30-9 pm, Tuesday, May 24 Aspen’s pure and powerful voice sets her apart and brings meaning to the subtle poetry found in her lyrics. Her influences range from folk to country to bluegrass to rock and jazz – but she has evolved a style that is all her own. Aspen is not just a great singer,...

100 Mile House @ Cedar Creek Café, Wednesday, May 25 Transatlantic outfit 100 Mile House have found a place somewhere between Canada and England with their rootsy folk sound full of intricate harmonies, luscious strings, pounding snares and heartfelt stories of places left and found.   100 Mile House is preparing for a busy...

There’s no mystery to the book signing tour for author Vicki Delany: she will be in Nelson this Saturday signing copies of her new book, loosely based on the Kootenay town of “Trafalgar” — a very thinly disguised Nelson. The newest mystery by Delany, Among the Departed, is a story about love — new and old, long-concealed,...

By Catherine Hargreaves, Nelson Grans to GransSeven cast-off pews from the Baptist Church are being transformed by local artists while five well-used chairs from Willow point Church are being reinvented by talented teens at the Nelson Youth Centre.The public is invited to vote on the People’s Choice Award for the best pew...

USS with Michou @ The Royal on Baker, Sunday, May 22 Tickets: $10One of Canada’s best kept secrets in the indie scene, USS (Ibiquitous Synergy Seeker) is bringing their one of a kind sound to the Royal.   You’ll dance, you’ll smile, you’ll be uplifted, you’ll be blown away, you’ll love USS. Their sound is as hard to describe...

Coco Love Alcorn@ Ymir Schoolhouse, May 22, 8:30 p.m.Tickets: $15 in advance and $18 at the door at the Ymir StoreThe incredible Coco Love Alcorn returns to the Ymir Schoolhouse this Sunday. Coco Love Alcorn is a Canadian pop and jazz singer. The daughter of jazz singer John Alcorn, she released her debut album in 1995. She...

Oxygen Art Market — A studio sale of original work@ Oxygen Art Centre Friday, May 27, 7-10 p.m., Saturday, May 28, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday, May 29, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.Join the excitement at the first annual Oxygen Art Market – a studio sale of original work. Whether your budget is $10 or $10,000, there is something for everyone and...