Daily Dose — Broadway Talent featured at Queen City Burlesque Expo
From September 6th-9th, the 4th Annual Queen City Burlesque Expo is hitting the stage in Salmo, Castlegar and Nelson, with performers from Edmonton, Victoria, Vancouver, Quesnel, Seattle, and Georgia, alongside hard-working local talent. Burlesque performer and producer Deja Louve, is the Expo organizer. “The Queen City Burlesque Expo is my baby. My mandate is to […]
Daily Dose — Basin Food and Buyers Expo (FABx) Connects Food Producers, Buyers and Consumers
Since 2018, Shauna Fidler has been tasked with organizing a yearly Expo that brings together area producers and buyers. Fidler owns DESIGN FARM, a Slocan-based company that creates design solutions for producers building delicious and bio-diverse legacies of good food and community. Fidler explains how she got involved initially. “In 2018 the Columbia Basin Trust […]
Daily Dose — Nelson Civic Theatre Society Supporting a New Cohort of Resident Artists
Nelson Civic Theatre Society (NCTS) Artists Residency is one of a kind. NCTS Executive Director Eleanor Stacey introduced this concept. “When we initiated this program in 2020 with our first cohort of four artists, we sought to offer a space and opportunity that demanded nothing from the residents. We wanted to find a way ...
Daily Dose — Local Author’s Memoir Making New Waves
Diana Cole, a longstanding member of the Nelson community, published Sideways: Memoir of a Misfit in 2015 with Diaspora Press. Today, Washington State Library, which serves patrons who are blind and print-disabled, is transcribing Sideways: Memoir of a Misfit into braille and narrating it for an audiobook. “This is a ...
A night with RICK ESTRIN and THE NIGHTCATS
Blues Music Award-winning, Alligator recording artists, RICK ESTRIN and THE NIGHTCATS — from San Francisco — are making a swing through the Kootenays on their way from the Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival to the Edmonton Blues Festival and the Kootenay Blues Society was able to entice them to visit our slice of paradise ...
Daily Dose — In the realm of Art and Architecture with David Dobie
The realm of art and architecture is a fascinating and diverse field that encompasses a wide range of creative expressions, styles, nuances, materiality and form. In the realm of art, artists use various mediums such as painting, sculpture and photography to create their works that can evoke emotions, tell stories, and even...
CBIRH launches new website
The Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History (CBIRH) is pleased to announce the arrival of its highly anticipated Website Transformation and Rebranding project. “We are extremely grateful for the $30,000 of support from the Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) and their willingness to help us to realize our vision and achieve our...
Daily Dose — Capitol Theatre Summer Youth Program Celebrates 35th Year with Matilda the Musical
As the Capitol Theatre Summer Youth Education and Mentorship program celebrates its 35th year, students and supporting adults are working hard to bring Matilda the Musical to the stage. Inspired by the twisted genius of Roald Dahl, the Tony Award-winning Matilda the Musical is a captivating masterpiece that revels in the...
Daily Dose — Soulful Funk Band Coming to Nelson July 20th
On July 20th, the ferocious funk-soul band - The Soul Motivators – will play in Nelson at The Royal as a part of their ‘Do It Together; Summer 2023 Tour. It’s the band’s first time playing in Nelson. Powerhouse Lead Singer Shahi Teruko says, “I’m pretty excited. I’ve never been to Nelson before. I hear it’s an absolutely...
15th annual Columbia Basin Culture Tour boasts 110 venues
Amazing news: this year’s Columbia Basin Culture Tour is going to be the biggest one ever, with 110 venues. Throughout the Columbia Basin, residents and visitors are invited to hit the road to view extraordinary art, take part in unique events and fill a couple of summer days with colour and delight—all for free. The 15th...
