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VISAC Gallery 1501 Cedar Avenue, Trail

Exhibition Opening Date: January 29, 2024 Artist Live Painting Demo @ The Josie Hotel: February 2, 2024 at 4PM Artist Talk @ VISAC: February 10, 2024 at 3 PM.  Registration required and opening soon. Light refreshments to be provided.   Exhibition Closing Date: March 7, 2024 Gallery Hours: Mon-Thu @ 12pm-4pm Artist Statement “My adventures mold me and each canvas […]

Free

Pollination Pathways Speaker Series

Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery 502 Vernon Street, Nelson, Canada

The Nelson Museum and the Kootenay Native Plant Society are presenting Pollination Pathways, a speaker series that takes a look at how to support resilient ecosystems in the Kootenays, and the research that is driving the recovery of plant-pollination networks. February 15 topics: – Blossoms and Butterflies in BC Parks – Milkweed and Monarchs in […]

Free

Porsche Hood Collab: A Display of Art and Generosity

167 Deer Park Avenue, Kimberley, BC, V1A 2J5 167 Deer Park Avenue, Kimberley

Prepare to be amazed as Art Gallery Kimberley showcases the coolest Porsche hood ever seen! Thanks to the collaborative efforts of Calgary artists Michele Doucette and Rita Thorp, this one-of-a-kind artwork will make an appearance in the gallery during FLANNEL FEST. The Porsche hood, generously donated byPorsche Centre Calgary, represents a fusion of automotive excellence […]

February Speaker Series with Bill Hanlon: The Ice Man from British Columbia

Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre 1100 Hwy 3B | Junction of Hwys 3B & 22, Rossland, BC, Canada

Join us at the Rossland Museum at 6 pm on Thursday, February 22nd to hear the story of this discovery of North America’s oldest preserved human remains from Bill Hanlon, one of the hunters who found them. Entry by donation. One day in August 1999, three men were hunting sheep in Northern BC when they […]

free-by-donation

Artist Talk with Naomi Bourque

Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery 502 Vernon Street, Nelson, Canada

Using traditional techniques for gathering, tanning, embroidering, and embellishment, Nelson-based textile artist Naomi Bourque has reimagined the intersection of function and beauty in her latest project, ‘Medicine Harvest’ – a series of ten ponchos constructed with natural materials, including deer hide, antler, birch bark, and plant dyes. Three of the ponchos in the series will […]

Free

Jolene Miner Gallery Show

601 1st Ave, Fernie BC

Join us for the opening reception of "APPLE SKINS" by Jolene Miner @joleneminerart⁠Enjoy brand new paintings in person, complimentary snacks, good company & the Arts Station bar ⁠⁠ARTIST STATEMENT:⁠I was a hesitant painter. I wanted so deeply to create something authentic and real that I often⁠got in my own way. I wanted it to be […]

Royal BC Museum Community Conversations at the Rossland Museum

Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre 1100 Hwy 3B | Junction of Hwys 3B & 22, Rossland, BC, Canada

The Royal BC Museum and the Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre officially invite the community to join us for a Community Conversation on Wednesday, March 6th at 5:30 pm up at the Museum. Community conversations are an opportunity to gather with your community for a focused conversation on how a reimagined Royal BC Museum could […]

Free

Langham Gallery Opening Night

The Langham 447 A Avenue, Kaslo, BC, Canada

Save The Date!! Friday March 8th from 7-9 pm. Join us for the opening night of 2 exhibitions at the Langham. Monstro, Monstrare by Calgary based ceramic artist Yvonne Kustec. Here’s to You, Fair Lady, guest curated by Kootenay Lake Archives, Elizabeth Scarlett, and Maggie Tchir celebrating the Langham Cultural Society’s 50th Anniversary. So come […]

Free

Met Opera: La Forza Del Destino

The Royal Theatre 1597 Bay Ave, Trail, Canada

Director Mariusz Treliński delivers the company’s first new Forza in nearly 30 years, setting the scene in a contemporary America. The cast also features tenor Brian Jagde as Don Alvaro, baritone Igor Golovatenko as Don Carlo, mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Semenchuk as Preziosilla, bass-baritone Patrick Carfizzi as Fra Melitone, and bass Soloman Howard as both Leonora’s father […]

$28.00

Judy Wapp: ‘VisuAlchemy’ exhibition opening

Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery 502 Vernon Street, Nelson, Canada

As an activist, visual artist, and radio personality for nearly 75 years, Judy Wapp has lived an incredible life, laying the groundwork for her intense interest in communication via mass media – the subject of her collage work for nearly 33 years. A thoughtful look at Judy’s art career spanning six decades, VisuAlchemy is a […]

Free

Met Opera: Romeo Et Juliette

The Royal Theatre 1597 Bay Ave, Trail, Canada

Two singers at the height of their powers—soprano Nadine Sierra and tenor Benjamin Bernheim—come together as the star-crossed lovers in Gounod’s Shakespeare adaptation, with Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium to conduct one of the repertoire’s most romantic scores Live Streamed Met Opera, held at The Royal Theatre in Trail BC

$28.00

Israelism

Nelson United Church 602 Silica Street, Nelson, British Columbia, Canada

Film: Israelism coming to Nelson, Sunday, March 24, 2024 Contacts for interviews: Sid Shniad, [email protected] Maxine Kaufman-Lacusta, [email protected] General info: [email protected] Israelism, the award-winning film by Erin Axelman and Sam Eilertsen, explores the lives of two young American Jews whose comfortable American upbringing centered largely on their unconditional support for Israel. This film is currently […]

$15