The Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance (CKCA) invites members of the arts and culture community in the Columbia Basin to join its volunteer Steering Committee. The CKCA is a representative body of the arts and culture communities across the Basin and manages and administers arts and culture funding programs on behalf of...

Pushed online due to the pandemic, students in the Selkirk College Contemporary Music & Technology Program are undeterred as they get set to welcome the widest audience ever for annual year-end showcase concerts. A tradition that spans more than three decades of learning on Nelson’s Tenth Street Campus, students on the ...

The following story contains depictions of family violence. International Women’s Day is a time to celebrate and honor women the world over. Celebrate our everyday hero women who are brave trailblazers in the most everyday situations. This year marks the 110th annual International Women’s Day celebrated across the...

There will be no festival season in Nelson for the second year in a row, says the head of the city’s leading arts organization. Sydney Black, executive director of the Nelson and District Arts Council (NDAC), told city council in a recent checkup on the arts (in a Zoom meeting) that this year was shaping up like 2020, with ...

This past year has been a bit of whirlwind for everyone and Jena Renwick is no exception. The Nelson based entrepreneur saw a big lift in her clothing company, LYDA Collective – Live Your Dreams Actively -- thanks in part to a sale she put on at the beginning of COVID-19. “It was a huge success," Renwick...

If you’re like most people, you keep up with the goings on in town by utilizing social media. And if you’re tapped into the tattoo culture in town, you would have seen Josh Gatten post one of his infamous contests offering one lucky person a chance to sit in his chair, on his dime, for three hours. The theme this year? Silver...

As a Songster Anna Katarina’s voice and stage presence is something else. Accompanied by her red Nord Keyboard and her Gold Top Godin electric guitar, her performances have always been the sort of goose bump raising sonic experience you would imagine in a deep sublime dream state, gently drawing you out of your...

This years marks Hall Printing’s 100th year in operation inking them boldly into history in the Kootenay region, and like any business that survives 100 years, change and adaption is inevitable and necessary. Considering Hall printing has been making impressions for a century, like any business, the format to their success ...

Nelson International Mural Festival returns this week for its third annual event, taking place entirely online. From August 10 - August 14th, youth aged 12-24 years can sign up for free dance workshops in everything from breakdancing and waaking to dancehall and hip hop.  From August 14-16, tune in live to Nelson ...

The show must go on. But in this time of COVID-19, most events have been tweaked to enable groups to proceed with caution. The Capitol Summer Youth Program, in its 32nd year, have also had to adjust to safely deliver the program this year. “The biggest one is that we have moved outside to Lions Park, instead of being ...