West Kootenay Regional Arts Council

Guided Cold War Bunker tours
2025-05-31 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Vancouver) | 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!

A Cappella Love
2025-05-31 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Vancouver) | Brilliant Cultural Centre, 1876 Brilliant Road, Castlegar, V1N 4K2
The Twin Rivers Community Choir presents:
A Cappella Love!
Come join us as we sing many A Cappella favourites old and new…from Doo Wop to Canadian favourites to World music and everything in between!
Adults $20 / Students $10
May 30 & May 31, 7PM
Brilliant Cultural Centre, Castlegar.

Fireworks: Shifting Sound
2025-06-01 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Vancouver) | Nelson & District Community Complex (NDCC), 305 Hall St, Nelson, V1L 5X4
Fireworks: Shifting Sound
A Mass Choir Experience Like No Other
Presented by the Capitol Theatre | Directed by Allison Girvan
Now in its 5th year, Fireworks is a powerful, one-of-a-kind community singing event that brings together hundreds of voices for a single, breathtaking performance. Conceived and directed by beloved choral leader Allison Girvan and produced by the Capitol Theatre, Fireworks celebrates the transformative power of collective singing. “Group singing has long been one of the fastest ways to cement community,” says Girvan. “It’s incredibly moving to be able to share this experience again.”
The name Fireworks captures the essence of the event: brilliant, intense, and fleeting. While participants prepare individually in the weeks leading up to the performance, the full group – this year over 325 singers strong – will meet together for the very first time on the day of the show. After a single rehearsal, they will step into the echoing acoustics of the Nelson and District Community Complex to share their voices with the audience in one unforgettable half hour performance.
This year’s piece, titled Shifting Sound, reflects on change, connection, and diversity. Through a rich tapestry of perspectives, voices, and rhythms, it reminds us that to sing together is to listen deeply, breathe as one, and create something far greater than ourselves. As the lyrics of one of the songs declares: “when you band together, it’s a choir of thunder and rain – and now we have a choice, because I have a voice.” Whether you’re a seasoned music lover or simply curious, if you’ve never experienced a mass choir live – prepare to be swept away.
This show is supported by the BC Arts Council and Canadian Heritage.
Tickets $15

RUTH & SHELBY’S BOOT SCOOTIN’ BOOGIE – JUNE
2025-06-03 19:30 - 23:30 (America/Vancouver) | The Royal, 330 Baker Street Nelson, BC V1L 4H5, Nelson, British Columbia, V1L 4H5, Canada
Country Line Dance Night with instruction by Fabiola Gascon
Y’all ready for another boot-stompin’ good time at The Royal? We’ll start with a new line dance lesson led by Fabiola Gascon, followed by a quick refresher of the previous dances! Then, get ready to kick up some dust as we dance the night away. Western wear is encouraged.

Tea & Textiles
2025-06-04 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Vancouver) | J.B. Fletcher Store Museum, 3602 Sutton Street, Ainsworth, BC, V0G 1A0, Canada
The J.B. Fletcher Museum in Ainsworth will be hosting gatherings for fibre enthusiasts and tea lovers to come and work on their knitting, crochet, embroidery, and spinning projects while connecting with fellow crafters. These gatherings will occur the first Wednesday of every month from 9-12. Drop ins welcome.

Wednesday Bunker Tours
2025-06-04 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-06-11 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-06-18 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Vancouver) | 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.

Wednesday Bunker tours run seasonally from June to September. Saturday Bunker tours are offered year-round. Click on the link to register. Adult admission required – children under 19 are always free!

Still Life painting workshop w/ Cath McIntosh
2025-06-04 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-06-05 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Vancouver) | Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery, 502 Vernon Street, Nelson, V1L 4E7, Canada
Catherine McIntosh is your instructor for this 2-part still life painting workshop at the Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery. Bring your own objects to paint or use the items on hand. Learn tips and techniques for using light and shadow, perspective, and more.

Pre-registration is required and is $50+GST for non-members and $40+GST for Museum members, all painting materials are provided. Space is limited so register early!

Pride at the Railway Museum
2025-06-05 17:00 - 20:00 (America/Vancouver) | Revelstoke Railway Museum, 719 Track St W, Revelstoke, V0E 2S0
GAMES – ART – CRAFTS
Come Dress the Museum in Our Colours

Castlegar Art Walk
2025-06-06 - 2025-09-20 | Castlegar, Castlegar, BC
Opening night kicks off June 6th with live music, refreshments and art! This free, self guided community event runs from June 6th – Sep 20th which sees 19 artists featured at 11 local businesses.

Deep Roots exhibition opening
2025-06-06 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Vancouver) | Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery, 502 Vernon Street, Nelson, V1L 4E7, Canada
Deep Roots is the latest art/history exhibition at the Nelson Museum, which aims to explore the history of West Kootenay forestry industry, the attitudes and actions of our community to forest resources and the continuing importance of forest management to people, the environment and the economy. The exhibition examines our community’s relationship to the forest environment-both past and present, told through archival images, items from the collection, contemporary art and photography, film, and published articles.
This event is FREE and open to the public.

B.A. JOHNSTON, AK-747’S, MR. AWESOME
2025-06-06 20:30 - 23:30 (America/Vancouver) | The Royal, 330 Baker Street Nelson, BC V1L 4H5, Nelson, British Columbia, V1L 4H5, Canada

Saturday Bunker tours
2025-06-07 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-06-14 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-06-21 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Vancouver) | 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.

Click on the link to register. Adult admission required – children under 19 are always free! (https://form-can.keela.co/bunker-tours)

The Red Thread - and Other Mingled Yarns
2025-06-07 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Vancouver) | Silverton Gallery, V0G 1S1
The Slocan Lake Arts Council is hosting an intimate night of theatre at the Silverton Gallery with Ellie Reynolds on June 7th at 7pm.
The Red Thread – and Other Mingled Yarns – is part myth, part funny memoir, and all heart.
$20 tickets are available at the door.

Tongue in Cheeks Drag Show
2025-06-07 20:30 - 2025-06-08 01:00 (America/Edmonton) | Eagles Hall Cranbrook, 715 Kootenay St, Cranbrook, BC
Get ready Cranbrook for Tongue in Cheeks Drag Show at the Eagles Hall!
This night of sass and sparkle will have proformances by our MC and queen supreme, April Strom. plus fierce Nuff, Nada Nuff, The Marvelous Mo, and local drag creator Glitter Beast.
Get ready to laugh, cheer, and live your boldest life – this is one show you won’t want to miss.
This event will be 19+ and to pieces of valid ID will be required with one of them being facial ID.

Join the Friends of the Nelson Public Library
2025-06-10 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Vancouver) | Nelson Public Library, 602 Stanley St, Nelson, British Columbia, V1L 1N4, Canada
The Friends of the Library are dedicated to helping the Nelson Public Library through successful booksales and other creative fundraising efforts live trivia nights, with the funds going to new books, necessary technologies, furnishings and program supplies.
Join us: New members are welcome! It’s a great way to meet people and contribute to a vital and important part of our community. We meet at noon (12 pm) the 2nd Tuesday of the month at the Nelson Public Library.
For more information check out Friends of the Library webpage.

POM POM DROP IN | FREE
2025-06-11 15:30 - 17:30 (America/Vancouver) | 320 Wilson St., Revelstoke
POM POM DROP IN | FREE
Hosted by Jenna Aldus
Drop in & Get Crafty! Join us at the Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre for a fun, free afternoon of pom pom making! We’re finishing up our Pom Pom wall and we need your help. Bring your friends, kids, or just your creative self — all ages welcome and no experience needed. Stay for five minutes or all afternoon.
Wednesday June 11th
3:30pm – 5:30pm
FREE!
Drop in anytime, no RSVP required
Supplies provided
Kitchen Studio, 320 Wilson st
Entrance via the front door
Come spin, snip, and fluff your way to some joyful, fuzzy creations — it’s simple, fun, and totally free!

KOOTENAY COMEDY OPEN MIC
2025-06-11 19:30 - 22:00 (America/Vancouver) | The Royal, 330 Baker Street Nelson, BC V1L 4H5, Nelson, British Columbia, V1L 4H5, Canada
Open Mic Comedy with some of the Kootenays finest and some others!
message @kootenaycomedy on instagram to sign up!

Benefit Concert for Andromeda Drake
2025-06-13 19:00 - 23:30 (America/Vancouver) | Finley’s Bar $ Grill, 705 Vernon St, Nelson, BC, V1L 4G3, Canada
Finley’s Bar & Grill and Kootenay Blues Society present:
A benefit concert to celebrate the resilience and courage of Andromeda Drake and help raise funds to support her healing journey.
Live Music from:Baker Street BluesOpening Act:Mr. Aardvark
Suggest Cover $20

Taghum Hall Presents: Clanna Morna
2025-06-13 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Vancouver) | Taghum Hall, 5915 Taghum Hall Rd, Nelson, V1L 6Y4
Clanna Morna breathes life into their unique take on the Celtic Folk genre.

SUMI Workshop at Nikkei Internment Memorial Centre - with Tsuneko Kokubo (aka Koko)
2025-06-15 09:30 - 13:00 (America/Vancouver) | Nikkei Internment Memorial Centre, 306 Josephine St, New Denver, BC, V0G 1S0
The Slocan Lake Arts Council is bringing the Nikkei Art Excursions back this year!
This inspiring series offers a mix of artforms taught by talented artists from our area, share our local Japanese history, and take place at three beautiful (outdoor) Japanese Historic Sites in New Denver.
This SUMI workshop starts with a tour through the NIMC, after which Japanese Canadian artist Tsuneko Kokubo guides you in an exploration of SUMI (ink) drawing, using brush and pen.
Spaces are limited so please register today to secure your spot.

Rosa Good LIVE @ Backroads Brewing
2025-06-19 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Vancouver) | Backroads Brewing, 460 Baker St, Nelson, BC, V1L4H8, Canada
Rosa Good brings an enchanting blend of mesmerising vocals and uplifting folky guitar. Soulful, heartfelt, and captivating, she brings honest lyrics and compelling hooks that will have you singing along. Rosa’s performance is intertwined with inspiration from both bonnie Scotland and New Zealand. Don’t miss her Live at the Brewery.

Kootenay Co-op Grocery Store: 50th Birthday Party
2025-06-20 11:00 - 15:00 (America/Vancouver) | Kootenay Co-op, 777 Baker Street, Nelson, V1L 4J5
It wouldn’t be a birthday without a party! Come by on Friday June 20th between 11am-3pm – we will have giveaways, prizing and a BBQ by donation for our organization of the month. And yes – there will be cake! Local food will be on full display! Come down and connect with 20+True Local suppliers showcasing their incredible products!
Check out more details about the party and our birthday sale

Harmony Festival
2025-06-20 15:00 - 21:00, 2025-06-21 10:00 - 23:30 (America/Vancouver) | Slocan Beach, Village of Slocan, Canada
3rd Annual HARMONY Festival
Music, dance and play!
By donation $0-$50Pay-what-you-can or Pay-it-ForwardCash, scan or e-transfer treehuggersocietybc@outlook.com
A non-profit community event.Family Friendly and no alcohol served.
Local artists and free workshops:

Friday June 20th3:00 Open micCONTACT IMPROV WORKSHOP5:00 Mountain Weather Band7:00 Month of Sundays Dance * DJ Wax Headroom

Saturday, June 21st10:00 SONG WRITING & SAND SCULPTING WORKSHOPS12:00 Kiara Astara Prayers12:50 Mandi Sparrow & Jupiter Skye Dance1:00 Judy Brown & Sam Hurrie2:00 thisissami::rawHOOP DANCE WORKSHOP3:00 Melvyn4:00 Keith RathieBATIK WORKSHOP5:00 Rosa Good6:30 I Herd Cats Collective & Dance Cypher8:30 TruckVanCarPyro Pixie Fire Dance11:00 Solstice Lakeside Jam

Sunday, June 22nd11:00 INNER SOUL SOUNDS WORKSHOP12:00 Kera Willis1:00 Jasmine Wiley Wu with Belisse Binah Bellydance2:00 Barnharmonics3:00 Puppets Got Talent & Spin The Wheel4:00 Soul PotionMIX AND MATCH PUPPET MAKING WORKSHOP5:00 DJ Adham Shaikh

SATURDAY WATER GAMESSUNDAY FIREFIGHTER GAMEsVOLLEYBALLBOUNCY CASTLEKID’S CRAFT ZONEFACEPAINTINGBINGORAFFLE AND 50/50 DRAWSROSE WOMB SANCTUARY TENT

FOOD & ARTISAN VENDORS:FoodhiniTalishack KitchensCheez 2 PleezJaganath ExpressRawsaReverie Bakerie
Bring games to share!
If you have an idea for a last minute workshop, let us know!
We are looking for volunteers to make this community event a success:Fundraising and promotionSet up, tear down and clean upGarbage and RecyclingVolunteer CoordinatorSecurityRaffle prize and merchandize tableBINGO callerCollecting donations at the gate
Show up, PM or email treehuggersocietybc@outlook.com to let us know you want to help.
HARMONY is hosted by non-profit Treehugger Retreats and Events Society and produced by Live Harmonics Sound Science.
Our intention is to support local artists, small businesses and organizations, to create a space to bridge connections between old and new residents of the Slocan Valley and to bring increased tourism to the Village of Slocan. We also give back to the community by hiring local artists and tradespersons, donating extra revenue to local non-profits, and loaning equipment for free for other non-profit community events throughout the year.

Thank you to our sponsors and supporters!Village of SlocanSlocan Valley Legacy FundReDI Grant, Village of Slocan and Area HRDCK Community Development GrantColumbia Basin TrustKootenay InsuranceTrowelex Rentals & SalesKootenay Savings Credit UnionKootenay Co-OpSlocan Village MarketNelson & District Credit UnionTransformation Development

Organizers acknowledge that we will gather on snʕickstx tmxʷúlaʔxʷ (Sinixt territory) and give gratitude to this land and its waters. We wish to continue to build connections, with ourselves, with each other and with Mother Earth.

Kaslo Shakespeare Festival
2025-06-21 08:00 - 2025-07-05 17:00 (America/Vancouver) | The Langham, 447 A Avenue, Kaslo, BC, V0G 1M0, Canada
The Kaslo Shakespeare Festival will present three weekends of events in Kaslo and Argenta: Free Previews of our play “Hamlet” and the full play at the Langham Theartre with live music and elizabethan costumes, as well as a special eurythmy performance ( a movement art) of “The Emperors’s New Clothes” on June 29th at 2:00pm.
