The Daily Dose
Your guide to the arts, lifestyle, culture and design of Nelson.
by Contributor on Thursday Jan 19 2023
Selkirk Pro-Musica presents its third concert of the 2022-23 season with JUNO and National Jazz Awards nominee, vocalist Melody Diachun performing The Music of Sting.
The concert will take place at Shambhala Hall, 7:30pm on Friday, January 27 with tickets now available at Otter Books in Nelson.
Diachun will be accompanied by her contemporary jazz group, David Restivo, piano and...
by Contributor on Thursday Jan 12 2023
Black Productions is proud to bring THE ADDAMS FAMILY: A New Musical to Nelson audiences in May of 2023.
This deviously delicious musical comedy with a book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice and music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa is coming to the Capitol Theatre for the musical theater event of the season.
THE ADDAMS FAMILY is directed by Lindsay Clague (The Gin Game), with...
by Sarah Lord on Tuesday Dec 20 2022
Ever since surviving a brain tumour at age three, Paige Purcell has wanted to give back to other families going through challenging medical situations.
Paige and her mother Andrea have worked together for nearly a decade to meet their latest fundraising landmark: $100,000.
“Never in a million years did I think this is something that would happen,” Andrea Purcell told...
by Emanuel Sequeira KIJHL Director of Communications on Thursday Dec 15 2022
The seed planted that grew Matthew Carr’s interest in farming vegetables happened by accident.
The former Fernie Ghostrider was in a Grade 11 biology class doing an experiment when he became really interested in how plants are bred, specifically how they can grow roots on stem tissue and vice versa. That led to him developing a little nursery garden centre with shrubs and...
by The Nelson Daily Staff on Thursday Dec 08 2022
A Nelson businessman is getting noticed on the social media video platform, TikTok during a visit to Europe to meet his daughter.
Jeff Shecter, who owns and operates Zap Welding and Glotech Sign Manufacturing in Nelson, is getting noticed thanks to a...
by Jeff Sawyer on Tuesday Dec 06 2022
The last time I sat down and interviewed local Nelson musician and independent recording artist Anna Katarina was over two years ago during the height of the pandemic.
We met at Oso Negro (September 2020), and she had just finished releasing an EP aptly titled ‘Gone With The Wine’ with Aline Daigle in the form of their duo act Rumour Mill...
by Sarah Lord on Thursday Dec 01 2022
West Kootenay EcoSociety, a local leader in community environmental organizing, has recently undergone a name and branding change.
The organization, now Neighbours United (NU), still has the same mission, says Executive Director Montana Burgess.
“Our goal is to bring local residents together to protect the natural environment and build just, equitable, livable communities. Our...
by Sarah Lord on Wednesday Nov 30 2022
Pantomime is a theatrical show mainly for children, involving music, timely jokes, and slapstick comedy and is based on a fairy tale or nursery story, usually produced around Christmas.
This year’s show, The Pied Piper of Nelsondorf which runs from December 1-4 at the Capitol Theatre in Nelson, is inspired by the centuries-old German legend of The Pied Piper.
The show’s hit is...
