The Daily Dose
Your guide to the arts, lifestyle, culture and design of Nelson.
by Sarah Lord on Tuesday Aug 16 2022
The West Kootenay Senior Slopitch squad is taking their game to new level with an upcoming date in the 2022 Canada 55-plus Senior Games in Kamloops.
Team West Kootenay, consisting of players from Nelson, Castlegar, Trail, Rossland and Kelowna, begin play Tuesday at the Canadian Senior Games with a contest against Team Ontario.
“It’s competitive but not as ...
by Sarah Lord on Tuesday Aug 02 2022
The outdoor anniversary event that had over four hundred people in attendance, ran from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with activities for people for all ages.
“We had a number of different artists performing, a lavender distillation display, an aikido demonstration, several different vendors, and watercolour classes. The mayor said a few words. We had food vendors as well. It was a pretty jam...
by Sarah Lord on Tuesday Jul 26 2022
The Capitol Theatre Summer Youth Program musical theatre program, celebrating 35th years of delivering theatre to the public, presents a full-scale musical production of Newsies from Thursday to Sunday — July 28-31 — at the Capitol Theatre in Nelson.
The show is a culmination of a month’s hard work from the youth actor to the directorial team and...
by Contributor on Tuesday Jul 26 2022
The Nelson & District Arts Council (NDAC) is looking forward to seeing the streets buzzing again with art lovers on Friday, July 29th for the second opening of ArtWalk 2022.
The second opening will see more than 25 venues display as many as 60 artists for folks to explore.
This opening is happening on the same night as the first Market Night so the ArtWalk hours will be a bit...
by Contributor on Thursday Jul 21 2022
Where were you last August?
If a person was in Vancouver and purchased a lottery ticket, be sure to check your beach bags, suitcases, glove boxes or anywhere else for a winning $15-million Lotto Max ticket that will expire at midnight on August 13, 2022.
BCLC is encouraging players who purchased a ticket for the ...
by Sarah Lord on Tuesday Jul 12 2022
Zaynab Mohammed accepted the 2022 Richard Carver Award for Emerging Writers at June’s Elephant Mountain Literary Festival.
The Carver Award recognizes an emerging writer who has published literary work in any genre.
The Nelson District Arts Council is proud to honour Carver’s contributions to the Kootenay arts scene with the support of the Carver Family.
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by CBT on Tuesday Jul 12 2022
The 14th annual Columbia Basin Culture Tour combines a road trip with uniquely curated cultural experiences for a weekend of fun! 84 venues are participating in the 2022 edition across four regions in the Basin.
By following the tour map, you will visit artists’ studios, museums, art galleries and heritage sites. With exhibitions, artwork displays, creative process demonstrations and...
by Sarah Lord on Wednesday Jul 06 2022
Tracy Bennet is a former professional tennis player and coach who recently moved to the Nelson area.
Now the former court star has moved her expertise into pickleball — a sport that is taking over the world
The increased interest and participation in pickleball, Bennet says, mainly because the sport is straightforward to join.
“Anybody can play at any age at...
