Black Bear Review magazine launch
2024-04-10 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Vancouver) | Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery, 502 Vernon Street, Nelson, V1L 4E7, Canada
Selkirk College Creative Writing and Digital Arts students are launching issue no. 15 of the Black Bear Review print edition, a collection of original artwork and writing from current students. Light refreshments will be served, and admission is by donation. This event is presented in partnership with Selkirk College.

Lysander Trio
2024-04-10 19:30 - 21:00 | The Capitol Theatre, 421 Victoria Street, Nelson, British Columbia, V1L 5R2, Canada
To book your free 18 yrs and under ticket, call or visit the box office. Children under age 12 must be accompanied by a paid adult and a seat must be reserved for each person.
A Nelson Overture Concerts Society Presentation!
Praised by The Strad for its “incredible ensemble and passionate playing”, by The Washington Post for
“vivid engagement and soaring playing”, and by The New York Times for its “polished and spirited
interpretations”, we are delighted to welcome the award-winning New York based Lysander Piano
Trio to our 23/24 Season.
Performance venue:
The Capitol Theatre
421 Victoria Street
Nelson, BC V1L 5R2
Phone: (250) 352-6363

Weekly Tango Mini Lesson & Practice
2024-04-10 19:30 - 21:30, 2024-04-17 19:30 - 21:30 | Christie Lee’s Hall, 807-703 Radio Ave, Nelson, BC, V1L3L3, Canada
Want to learn and practice dancing Argentine Tango?

We host a weekly mini-lesson and practica at Christie Lee’s Hall in Fairview.

The guided portion from 7:30-8:15 has a different host and topic each week (check our Facebook page for host and topic announcements). We have an open practice after the lesson until 9:30pm.

Dancers of all levels are welcome! Material is beginner-friendly.

Tango is an improvised partner dance originating in Argentina and Uruguay; you don’t need a partner to attend tango practices or events and it can be danced by anyone and everyone.

Please bring your dancing shoes and a water bottle.

5$ donation

Where to find us: Christies Lees Hall is on Radio Ave., in lower Fairview. You can access Radio from 4th or 7th Streets. The Hall’s part of the Kiwanis Villa complex. On Radio Ave. look for “701” on the deck post near the sidewalk leading to the front doors. Also, look for the sandwich board near the sidewalk.

Google map link: https://goo.gl/maps/zFraPXNpJ6aBBJtv6
Maps will tell you that it’s “temporarily closed” but don’t believe it!

Daniel Champagne in Concert
2024-04-10 19:30 - 21:30 | Taghum Hall, 5915 Taghum Hall Rd, Nelson, V1L 6Y4
An upcoming concert with astonishing popularity: before any publicity had gone out, word got around that celebrated Australian musician Daniel Champagne was coming to Taghum Hall on April 10—and the event has almost sold out! So he’s added a second concert on April 9 at 7:30pm. Beloved in his home country, he is no stranger to Canada: “The word Prodigy seems to entirely fall short of this soft-spoken young man’s skills he coaxes sounds and melodies out of his instrument that literally drop jaws,” wrote the Calgary Herald. Tickets are available at Taghumhall.ca and at Eddy Music and Taghum Shell.

Kootenay Comedy Open Mic
2024-04-10 19:30 - 23:30
Hosted by lil’ Mikey, its an open mic Comedy night!
To sign up come early or message @kootenaycomedy on Instagram!
Doors 6:30
Show 7:30

Youth Workshop – Visual Exploration Club – Ages 11-14
2024-04-11 15:30 - 16:30 | VISAC Gallery, 1501 Cedar Avenue, Trail, V1R 2J5
This bi-weekly club has a different theme per session. Participants will explore a variety of materials to gain confidence in their art making, building a sketchbook to reflect their growth as an artist. Themes include: Watercolour, Clay & 3D Art, Repainting Thrifted Art, and Paper Mosaic.
When: Thursdays (bi-weekly) 3:30pm-4:30pm
Duration: Jan 18-May 23, 2024 (Note that there will be no VEC club during Spring Break)
Age: 11 – 14
Class fee: $80 for 9 classes (January – May); or $10 drop-in per youth

Where:

VISAC Gallery – Under the red gallery awning
1501 Cedar Ave, Trail
Lower Level of Selkirk Building

Please email info@visacgallery.com with any questions.

SHAELA MILLER
2024-04-11 19:30 | The Royal, 330 Baker Street Nelson, BC V1L 4H5, Nelson, British Columbia, V1L 4H5, Canada
On the heels of a 1st Place Project Wild finish, years of top-tier folk festival circuiting, TV placements like HBO’s True Blood, and many other accomplishments, Shaela Miller is set for much more in 2023.
Early dreams stay in the blood. Pulsating drum beats meet ring-spun synthesizers balanced by steel guitar professions as the listener is introduced to a captivating story. It’s one of a dual world – a binary of New Wave and Classic Country – the expression that reared a young songwriter years ago. For Shaela, it’s a self-indulgent trip back to a world of music she’s been patiently waiting to explore. The listener should take comfort in feeling a little tense, but this is no sleight of hand. It’s all from the deep well of emotion where Shaela lives as a songwriter. Where dreams go unspent, the host can be left to wither. Take a small comfort knowing that Shaela is guiding her own career path as every artist should – with no fear of expectations.

Shayna Jones: Black & Rural
2024-04-11 19:30 | The Capitol Theatre, 421 Victoria Street, Nelson, British Columbia, V1L 5R2, Canada
Black & Rural is the story of a lone Black country woman struggling to defy the monolith of what matters to Black lives, derived from dozens of real-life interviews with Black folk tucked away on the countryside across Canada. Through powerful new folklore, verbatim interview, movement, music, and memory, Shayna Jones weaves together a story of vulnerability, quiet triumph, and striking humanity.

Evaluating Lenses for Cinematography Workshop
2024-04-12 13:00 - 16:00 | The Shoebox Theatre, 225 Hall St., Nelson, V1L 5X4
2024 Momentum Masterclass Workshop Series
Evaluating Lenses for Cinematography
with Corby Martin (Salmo Cine)
COST:
$30 General
$25 for KSBI Members
$20 for Students
Email lynn@kootenayfilm.com to sign up
WHEN: Friday April 12, 2024, 1pm – 4pm PST
WHERE: The Shoebox Theatre
225 Hall St, Nelson, BC V1L 5X4
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WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:
In this workshop we will be looking at the vast landscape of lenses available to the modern Cinematographer. We will learn to evaluate lenses to determine which are appropriate for each project, from choosing lenses for their aesthetic look to rejecting lenses for their practical deficiencies. We will discuss true cinema lenses vs still photography lenses, modern vs vintage, primes vs zooms. And we will look at a selection of lenses on camera on the big screen to see firsthand the differences between them.
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ABOUT CORBY:
Corby Martin is the owner and optical specialist at Salmo Cine. He has a passion for cinema lenses and loves to bring an artists vision to the screen through optics.
Corby started his career as a filmmaker shooting snowboard videos, he quickly moved on to lensing broadcast TV shows and music videos. He has been the director of photography on dozens of commercials, and several short films and documentaries. Corby’s career transitioned to working on the lenses rather than with them as a lens technician.
Over the years he has had the honor of speaking on panel discussions and as a brand presenter at industry trade shows N.A.B. and CineGear. He has personally serviced lenses for TV shows such as Riverdale, Bates Motel and Super Girl and feature films Warcraft and Deathnote. The accomplishment Corby is most proud of is designing and building the Ethereal and Effigy lens systems for Sim International, which have been used on the CW series Nancy Drew and the NatGeo series Valley of the Boom respectively.
When not dreaming up new lens designs Corby is an avid snowboarder and spends many hours running And hiking in the mountains.
https://salmocine.ca
Lenses sponsored by Lorne Lapham
https://www.llsr.com

Blues Set w/ J. Greg Walter
2024-04-12 17:30 - 20:30 | Torchlight Brewing Co., 125 Hall St, Nelson, BC, V1L 7B4
Come on down to Torchlight Brewing Co. in Nelson, every Friday, for some end of the week week good times and great tunes!

Digital Arts and Digital Fabrication Year End Show
2024-04-12 18:00 - 2024-04-13 13:00 | Mary Hall – Selkirk College Tenth Street Campus, 820 Tenth Street, Nelson, V1L 3C7, Canada
Join us at the Digital Arts and Digital Fabrication & Design Year End Show 2024, where students embody the spirit of creativity and innovation, shaping the future of tomorrow’s world. Explore new works in graphic design, illustration, animation, photography, web design, 3D design, product design, prototyping, fabrication and more!
Friday April 12 – 6pm-9pm
Saturday April 13 – 10am-1pm
We look forward to seeing you at Mary’s Hall in Nelson

SELKIRK COLLEGE YEAR END SHOWCASE
2024-04-12 19:00 | The Royal, 330 Baker Street Nelson, BC V1L 4H5, Nelson, British Columbia, V1L 4H5, Canada
All proceeds to go to Music Student Scholarships
Join us to celebrate the final week of classes! Selkirk’s Royal Spotlight features four instructor-led student ensembles from the Contemporary Music & Technology Program presenting an incredible night of great music!
We are featuring student ensembles: Jazz, Bluegrass, Broadway (Rock Opera), & Scary Pockets (Funk).

Author Talk
2024-04-12 19:00 - 21:00 | Kaslo & District Public Library, 413 4th St, Kaslo, V0G 1M0
Join us at the library with local author Ellen Burt talking about her new book “An Impossible Fidelity: My Quaker Childhood”

Friday April 12th at 7:00 pm

Ellen Burt is a Kootenay author and a spoken word artist active in the writing community. She received an award for creative non-fiction from the Kootenay Literary Awards. She is also the recipient of the 2023 Richard Carver Award.

“In this lyrical and honest memoir of growing up Quaker in the 1950″s and turbulent 60’s in Northwest U.S.A., Ellen Burt provides a rare glimpse into a childhood and adolescence centred in the Quaker community, with her imperfect and very human family” Helen Blum, librarian.

Rumpus Live At Bloom Nightclub
2024-04-12 22:00 - 2024-04-13 02:00 | Bloom Nightclub, 198 Baker St, Nelson, British Columbia, V1L 4H4, Canada
Bloom Nightclub Presents:
Friday, April 12th
RUMPUS
with Special Guests
10PM-2AM

Fun With Props Workshop
2024-04-13 10:00 - 13:00 | White Monkey Design, 805 Victoria Street, Nelson, V1L 4L4
2024 Momentum Masterclass Workshop Series
Fun With Props with Booth Milton (White Monkey Design)
COST:
$30 General
$25 for KSBI Members
$20 for Students
Email lynn@kootenayfilm.com to sign up
WHEN: Saturday April 13, 2024, 10am – 1pm PST
WHERE: White Monkey Design
805 Victoria St, Nelson, BC V1L 4L4
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WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:
This workshop will give you an overview and introduction to the Props Department in the film industry. We’ll go over responsibilities and typical techniques used for prop building. Participants will have a hands-on look at examples from the art department and hero props from White Monkey’s extensive props collection. As well, participants will get a mini tour of White Monkey’s mini prop building studio in Nelson (scaled-down from their original props house in Vancouver). The open discussion format will allow for any questions you have about working in props in film and the creative process, to be answered by an industry professional with over 30+ years experience.
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ABOUT BOOTH:
A renowned artist in the film industry, Booth Milton has been creating and designing sci-fi, steampunk, pre-cowboy vintage, and iron props for over 30 years. He is an expert in sculpting, with a focus on science fiction and recycled art.
Emily Carr 3D Studies graduate and sculptor of all things cool, Booth has
collaborated in designs and engineering of many hero props for major sci fi and fantasy movies and TV series shot in Vancouver such as the Flash, Arrow, I-Robot, Fantastic Four 1 and 2, X Men 1 and 2, Battlestar Galactica, Stargate, Night at the Museum 2, Watchmen, Sucker Punch, Imaginarium of Dr Parnasis, Eurika, Chronicles of Riddeck, Descendants 1 and 2, White Fang 2 and countless Disney shows, to name a few.
He founded White Monkey Design Inc. working alongside Jocelyn Banyard, primarily to service the art, movie, retail, museum and exhibit industries. The only ‘Dirty Studio’ serving Greater Vancouver until 2021, known for mixing traditional techniques and materials with emerging cutting edge technology. After closing the Vancouver studio, he now resides in Nelson, BC and has created a mini studio that is home to his legacy of props making.
‘His work shows a tremendous dexterity, flexibility in the range of materials he can work in as well as an elegance and energy that simply radiates off each piece.’

https://www.whitemonkeydesign.com/

Beginner Blacksmithing
2024-04-13 10:00 - 18:00 | Boundary Museum and Archives, 6145 Reservoir Road, Grand Forks, V0H 1H5
Forge your own Fire Pocker or Forge a Railway Spike into a Knife

Guided Cold War Bunker tours
2024-04-13 11:00 - 12:00 | Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery, 502 Vernon Street, Nelson, V1L 4E7, Canada
During the height of the Cold War, in the 1950s and 1960s, nearly 50 bunkers were constructed across Canada. In 2017, the Nelson Museum began work on restoring the space and opening it to the public. You can join a tour of one of the Museumʼs best-loved spaces!
From iodine pills and Geiger counters to board games and ashtrays, visitors get a glimpse of the vast measures taken to create normalcy in an extraordinary time.
Email info@nelsonmuseum.ca to register. Adult admission required – children under 18 are always free!

Author Reading Series: Alicia Elliott + Brandi Bird
2024-04-13 13:00 - 14:30 | Oxygen Art Centre, 320 Vernon St Unit-3, Nelson, British Columbia, V1L 4E4, Canada
Author Reading Series: April 2024
Saturday, April 13, 2024, at 1:00 PM PST (Zoom)
Alicia Elliott + Brandi Bird
+ introducing Morrigan Bonegardener
Free! Register to attend (Zoom)

Oxygen Art Centre is delighted to present the first event of 2024’s Author Reading Series featuring Alicia Elliott and Brandi Bird, and emerging writer Morrigan Bonegardener at an online reading event on Saturday, April 13, 2024, at 1:00 PM PST (Zoom).
To attend, please register in advance. This event is free, everyone welcome!
The online event will feature readings by all three authors, as well as a short question and answer period at the event. This program is generously supported by the Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance.
Learn more about this event and upcoming events and workshops, here.

Faceless Dolls workshop series
2024-04-13 13:00 - 15:00, 2024-04-18 17:30 - 19:30 | Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery, 502 Vernon Street, Nelson, V1L 4E7, Canada
The Faceless Dolls campaign, created by the Native Women’s Association of Canada, was launched in March 2012 to raise awareness of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, and of the impact this tragedy has on communities across Canada. The project builds on the work of Gloria Larocque’s ‘Aboriginal Angel Doll Project.’

Join Nelson Museum Social Justice Coordinator Lesley Garlow for free, facilitated workshops to create your own faceless doll. You can attend one, a few, or all of the workshops, and completed dolls will be on display in the Community Cabinets on the main floor of the Museum. This is a FREE program, no registration is required, and all materials will be supplied.

Free Artist Talk | Karen Tamminga-Paton
2024-04-13 16:30 - 17:30 | Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre, 320 Wilson Street, Revelstoke, V0E 2S0
Join main gallery artist Karen Tamminga-Paton for a free artist talk on Saturday, April 13th, from 4:30 – 5:30pm. Dive into the world of political, global, and environmental health as Tamminga-Paton shares the inspiration behind her stunning large-scale paintings.
This thought-provoking exhibition “Ventilate” stems from conversations held worldwide, and now it’s your chance to join the dialogue right here in Revelstoke! Stick around after the talk for a Q&A session and the opportunity to meet the artist in person. Admission is free, and everyone is welcome to attend.
– RVAC, 320 Wilson st.
– April 13, 4:30 – 5:30pm followed by a Q&A
– All welcome, no RSVP required

An Evening of Poetry and Literary Company
2024-04-13 20:00 - 22:00 | Silverton Memorial Hall, 203 Lake Ave, Silverton, V0G 1M0
Celebrating National Poetry Month

April is National Poetry Month and we should celebrate.
April 13th Silverton Memorial Hall will host An Evening of Poetry and Literary Company. Five established local adult poets will be joined by several young emerging poets reading their work. Over 40 books have been published by the cohort of adult poets. The doors open at 7:30pm and the readings start at 8pm. The event is free.
Tom Wayman stands as one of BC’s leading poets with over 20 published collections of poetry, plus several collections of short stories, novellas and novels. Recently Wayman was presented with BC’s George Woodcock Lifetime Achievement Award recognizing his long-standing contribution to the literary world in BC and Canada. Barbara Curry Mulcahy published The Man with the Dancing Monkey to strong reviews and is a regular contributor to literary magazines in BC and across Canada. Sean Arthur Joyce published seven books of poetry, a novel and several historic volumes. The former President of the Federation of BC Writers, Keith Liggett has published six books of which two are collections of poetry. Kate Smyles swings back and forth between singer/songwriter and poet. This evening she will be treading the boards as a poet. To round out the evening, several emerging poets from the Lucerne School will join to read their recent work.
Sean Arthur Joyce, Barbara Curry Mulcahy, and Tom Wayman all have books being released in the near future and will have work for sale at the reading.
Slocan Lake Arts Council will host a refreshment stand and the book sale table of published works by the reading poets.
The evening is supported by Silverton Writes, Slocan Lake Arts Council, and grants from the Columbia Basin Trust and the RDCK.
It should be an interesting evening with a wide variety of styles and voices in celebration of National Poetry Month.
And it is FREE.
For more information:
Keith Liggett
t.keith.liggett@gmail.com
250-423-8657
Tom Wayman www.tomwayman.com
Barbara Curry Mulcahy www.barbaracurrymulcahy.ca
Sean Arthur Joyce www.seanarthurjoyce.ca
Keith Liggett www.keithliggett.ca

Strings & Winds – an Up Close & Intimate Concert
2024-04-14 14:00 - 16:00 | Vallican Whole Community Centre, 3762 Little Slocan South Road, Vallican, British Columbia, V0G2J0, Canada
Join two Slocan Valley classical ensembles – The Lakeside String Ensemble, an eclectic mix of professional and amateur string players from Slocan Lake, and the Shifting Winds a quintet featuring flute, fluegelhorn, french horn, euphonium and bass clarinet. for an afternoon classical concert at the beautiful Vallican Whole Community Centre in the Slocan Valley.
The concert is Sunday April 14th at 2pm, and audiences will enjoy two classical sets. There will be tea, coffee, cakes and baked goods for sale. Tickets are $25, and can be reserved online via email: info (at) vallicanwhole (dot) com.

Newkeys Place presents, Blues in The Afternoon with Sam Hurrie
2024-04-14 16:00 - 19:00 | New Key’s Pub, 16070 BC-3A, Crawford Bay, BC, V0B 1E0, Canada
Newkeys Place in Crawforbay presents, Blues in The Afternoon with Sam Hurrie, Like with friends.
Sundays 4-7

ABIGAIL LAPELL W/ GUESTS
2024-04-14 20:00 - 23:00 | The Flying Steamshovel Inn & Gastropub, 2003 2nd Ave, Rossland, BC, V0G1Y0, Canada
Toronto songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Abigail Lapell returns with Anniversary, an evocative collection of original love songs. Produced with Great Lake Swimmers’ Tony Dekker, the album was recorded at 200-year-old St Mark’s Church in Niagara-on-the-Lake,
Ontario.
Dekker helped shape the sessions’ spooky, resonant sound and also lent his voice to a couple of spellbinding duets. Lapell’s deft lyrics jostle with love song tropes, grappling with love’s finitude and the irony of how codependency and longing are revered in popular
music.
Balancing upbeat earworms with elegiac ballads, Anniversary ultimately emerges as an earnest celebration of commitment. A stellar cast of musicians rounds out Lapell’s powerhouse vocals, piano, harmonica and fingerstyle guitar.
The ensemble’s sensitive orchestral country-jazz arrangements feature bass, drums, viola, trumpet and pedal steel along with the church’s own harpsichord and organ.
Anniversary is out May 10, 2024 on Outside Music

Weave a Portrait with Carl Stewart
2024-04-15 - 2024-04-16 | The Arts Station, Fernie
Carl Stewart is an artist living in Ottawa. He has an extensive repertoire of works created for solo and group exhibitions in Canada and the US.Using a photograph or other visual reference, students will learn various computer-assisted and freehand methods of transferring images to graph paper to create templates for weaving portraits. Students will weave samples using Swedish inlay and learn techniques which will incorporate gradations of colour and texture to a woven image.Each student must provide a portable 4-shaft loom warped with a 3-yard warp of 8/2 cotton set at 20 ends per inch. The warp will be 10 to 12 inches wide and in a dark colour of the weaver’s choice. Students will also provide their own cotton weft yarns. The class is limited to 12 students. The workshop fee is $20.00.Send expressions of interest to vallance@telus.net. Those who register will pay a non-refundable $20 deposit.

Indigenous Reads Book Club
2024-04-17 19:00 - 20:30 | Nelson Public Library, 602 Stanley St, Nelson, British Columbia, V1L 1N4, Canada
Embark on a learning journey with us! We will be reading books exploring the truth of Indigenous history and stories. Come to one or come to all and learn the richness of Indigenous culture. New learners welcome at The Nelson Public Library
MMIWG2S (Murdered, Missing Indigenous Women, Girls, Two Spirit) – Surviving the City by Tasha Spillet – January 24
Residential Schools – Five Little Indians by Michelle Good – February 21
Indigenous History – This Place: 150 Years Retold – March 20
Indigiqueer – Johnny Appleseed by joshua whitehead – April 17
Indigenous Humour – Prairie Chicken Dance Tour by Dawn Dumont – May 22

Youth Workshop – Visual Exploration Club – Ages 15-18
2024-04-18 15:30 - 16:30 | VISAC Gallery, 1501 Cedar Avenue, Trail, V1R 2J5
This bi-weekly club has a different theme per session. Participants will explore a variety of materials to gain confidence in their art making, building a sketchbook to reflect their growth as an artist. Themes include: Watercolour, Clay & 3D Art, Repainting Thrifted Art, and Paper Mosaic.
When: Thursdays (bi-weekly) 3:30pm-4:30pm
Duration: Jan 11-May 16, 2024 (No VEC club during Spring Break)
Age: 15 – 18
Class fee: $80 for 9 classes (January – May); or $10 drop-in per youth

Where:

VISAC Gallery – Under the red gallery awning
1501 Cedar Ave, Trail
Lower Level of Selkirk Building

Please email info@visacgallery.com with any questions.

Collage Journalling workshop
2024-04-18 17:30 - 19:00 | Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery, 502 Vernon Street, Nelson, V1L 4E7, Canada
Unleash your creativity and the power of self-expression as you explore the art of collage journalling. Celebrate every colourful moment of your wild life, guided by facilitator Fern Van Horne.
This workshop is FREE but pre-registration is required, and space is limited. Please email programs@nelsonmuseum.ca to register.
