The Daily Dose
Your guide to the arts, lifestyle, culture and design of Nelson.
by CBT on Sunday Aug 01 2021
Get a fresh perspective on the local arts scene with the 13th annual Columbia Basin Culture Tour is a fun weekend that combines a road trip with a customized cultural experience like no other. Visit artists’ studios, museums, art galleries and heritage sites at your own pace.
With venues, exhibitions, artwork and performances, there is always something new to experience each year.
... by Sarah Lord on Sunday Jul 25 2021
What present can you give a person turning 100 years — a day on the lake, fishing, of course.
Nelson's George Coletti recently celebrated his 100th year birthday, and what did the Heritage City resident do to commemorate the momentous occasion, he went fishing the family.
"The celebration was fantastic," the centurion told Daily Dose Reporter Sarah...
by Sarah Lord on Tuesday Jul 20 2021
Sarah Beauchamp accepted the 2021 Richard Carver Award for Emerging Writers at the Elephant Mountain Literary Festival on July 11th.
Beauchamp, shares what this momentous moment means for her journey as a writer, breaking down how she uses writing as a tool for reconciling the different aspects of her identity.
“Writing about my childhood, my family dynamics, my traumas, and my...
by Sarah Lord on Tuesday Jul 20 2021
Sarah Beauchamp accepted the 2021 Richard Carver Award for Emerging Writers at the Elephant Mountain Literary Festival on July 11th.
The Nelson District Arts Council is proud to honour Carver's contributions to the Kootenay arts scene with the support of the Carver Family.
The Carver Award recognizes an emerging writer–one who has published literary work in any genre. Beauchamp,...
by Sarah Lord on Tuesday Jul 13 2021
Pat Henman is what you would call a lifetime arts virtuoso.
An award-winning veteran of the Canadian theatre and music industry and published author, she has extensive experience and degrees in theatre, music and creative writing. Pat and her family, husband Larry and three children, Zoe, Maia and Liam, make their home in Nelson.
Pat’s memoir “Beyond the Legal Limit:...
by Sarah Lord on Tuesday Jun 29 2021
“The people that we’ve met have been absolutely wonderful and supportive and giving and generous. It’s renewed our faith in humanity. We’ve met people randomly, and they’ve said, ‘What do you need? Come to our house; we’ll feed you.’ Total strangers. When I tell people our stories, they immediately want to help,” says Tiffany Muncaster.
Tiffany and her partner Graham...
by Contributor on Wednesday Jun 23 2021
The Nelson Mural Festival recently announce there will be a myriad of creators and musicians in celebration of the arts and community during the August 13 - 15 event.
Now, in their fourth year, the festival has hosted over 95 performances and has had their featured muralists' creations grace over 20 walls in the local Nelson area.
With over 400 national and...
by Lauren Penfound on Tuesday Jun 15 2021
Being called a chess prodigy is something any person most likely won’t forget.
It’s the kind of assessment of that would prompt the person to cut out newspaper clippings of accomplishments and keep with you for decades, ensuring the safety of that piece of your personal history as you traveled through life.
Which is precisely what Patricia Smuga (nee Chiroiu) has done...
