The first single from a new women’s ensemble, Lyyra, is composed by Nelson’s own Don Macdonald. The video of ‘When the Earth Stands Still’ by Macdonald is on YouTube here. Macdonald, featured in this week’s Hall Printing Daily Dose feature, published the song around a decade ago with a choral music publisher in the US, […]

Lozen isn’t much for boxes, because “magic happens outside of your comfort zone”. The bilingual Quebecer and now BC-based eclectic singer-songwriter-rapper-bandleader goes way beyond classification with a mixed bag of offerings from trippy future R&B, and soulful jazz-infused ballads, to groovy electronic bass and progressive hip hop soundscapes. Her raw and powerful vocals combined with […]

Get ready to be legally entertained! Black Productions, renowned for their spectacular presentations including “The Addams Family” and “Mamma Mia,” proudly announces the arrival of “Legally Blonde: The Musical” to the Capitol Theatre stage. Based on the beloved movie starring Reese Witherspoon, “Legally Blonde: The Musical” follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles […]

Nelson’s Emma Weiland is the President and Co-Founder of the Endo Educational Organization of Canada. She founded this non-profit with her mother, Deborah Weiland, in 2019. The organization was recently featured as the organization of the month at the Kootenay Koop, bringing in donations for the cause. “That was really neat,” says Weiland, “We’ve had […]

Shayna Jones, an Argenta-based performance artist and Afrocentric storyteller, is performing at the Capitol Theatre on April 11th. Jones’ show, Black & Rural is presented as part of the Capitol Season and is based on the artist delving deeply into what matters to Black people in the countryside. “The experience of being Black and rural is as […]

A locally-created short film about French-speaking outdoors women of the West Kootenays, NATURE + ELLES, has been selected for the 2024 Women’s Adventure Film Tour (WAFT). The film will be screened with English subtitles on April 5th at Castlegar’s Old Theatre with a Q&A with director Jackie Atkins, producer Patrick Lac, and three of the 11 local participants, […]

Are you looking for a fun evening out that includes a great Italian meal, music and dancing, all while helping contribute to charitable causes in our community? The Nelson Italian-Canadian Society is hosting their annual Spring Banquet on Saturday, May 4th at the Nelson Rod & Gun Club Hall.  Social hour starts at 6 p.m. […]

Nelson-raised singer-songwriter Lila Gray is returning to her roots for an upcoming show at the Royal on March 28th with a full band.  “I am so pumped. It’s going to be a full live off-the-floor show,” says Gray.   Gray, known for her unique indie pop sound, came into the spotlight when she placed in the […]

Vince DeVito Shoes, a multi-generational shoe repair and retail store in Nelson is branching into boot manufacturing under the soon to be subsidiary DeVito Boot Co. According to Mat DeVito, this is the family’s first time delving into footwear manufacturing. The journey started when, shortly after some down years during COVID-19, one of the company’s […]

Julie Kim, one of Canada’s top stand-up comedians, is performing at the Capitol Theatre on March 8th, with opening act Kate Belton and local opening act Michelle Hart. Kim recently toured across North America doing 40 theatre shows with Ronny Chieng (Crazy Rich Asians, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah). Born in Toronto and currently […]