BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//West Kootenay Regional Arts Council - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:West Kootenay Regional Arts Council X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.wkartscouncil.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for West Kootenay Regional Arts Council REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Vancouver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240413T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240413T120000 DTSTAMP:20260603T201219 CREATED:20240118T014826Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240413T174611Z UID:6166-1713006000-1713009600@www.wkartscouncil.com SUMMARY:Guided Cold War Bunker tours DESCRIPTION: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! \nFrom 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. \nEmail info@nelsonmuseum.ca to register. Adult admission required – children under 18 are always free! URL:https://www.wkartscouncil.com/event/guided-cold-war-bunker-tours-23/ LOCATION:Nelson Museum\, Archives & Gallery\, 502 Vernon Street\, Nelson\, V1L 4E7\, Canada CATEGORIES:Calendar,Community Events,Kid Friendly ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://genexsites.s3.ca-west-1.amazonaws.com/05/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2023/09/20182335/17-UdtcgC.tmp_.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Nelson Museum%2C Archives &%3B Gallery":MAILTO:info@nelsonmuseum.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240413T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240413T150000 DTSTAMP:20260603T201219 CREATED:20240324T205951Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240413T174633Z UID:7042-1713013200-1713020400@www.wkartscouncil.com SUMMARY:Faceless Dolls workshop series DESCRIPTION: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.’\n\nJoin 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. URL:https://www.wkartscouncil.com/event/faceless-dolls-workshop-series-3/ LOCATION:Nelson Museum\, Archives & Gallery\, 502 Vernon Street\, Nelson\, V1L 4E7\, Canada CATEGORIES:Calendar,Exhibition/Speakers,Kid Friendly,LGBTQIA2S+,Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://genexsites.s3.ca-west-1.amazonaws.com/05/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2024/03/20181814/faceless-workshop-M6f1R2.tmp_.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Nelson Museum%2C Archives &%3B Gallery":MAILTO:info@nelsonmuseum.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240413T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240413T220000 DTSTAMP:20260603T201219 CREATED:20240409T165719Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240413T174611Z UID:7279-1713038400-1713045600@www.wkartscouncil.com SUMMARY:An Evening of Poetry and Literary Company DESCRIPTION:  \nCelebrating National Poetry Month \n  \nApril is National Poetry Month and we should celebrate. \nApril 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. \nTom 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. \nSean 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. \nSlocan Lake Arts Council will host a refreshment stand and the book sale table of published works by the reading poets. \nThe evening is supported by Silverton Writes\, Slocan Lake Arts Council\, and grants from the Columbia Basin Trust and the RDCK. \nIt should be an interesting evening with a wide variety of styles and voices in celebration of National Poetry Month. \nAnd it is FREE. \nFor more information: \nKeith Liggett \nt.keith.liggett@gmail.com \n250-423-8657 \nTom Wayman                                      www.tomwayman.com \nBarbara Curry Mulcahy                      www.barbaracurrymulcahy.ca \nSean Arthur Joyce                               www.seanarthurjoyce.ca \nKeith Liggett                                       www.keithliggett.ca URL:https://www.wkartscouncil.com/event/an-evening-of-poetry-and-literary-company/ LOCATION:Silverton Memorial Hall\, 203 Lake Ave\, Silverton\, V0G 1M0 CATEGORIES:Calendar,Kid Friendly,Live Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://genexsites.s3.ca-west-1.amazonaws.com/05/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2024/04/20181736/SILVERTONWRITESLOGO-HlnDhY.tmp_.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Silverton Writes":MAILTO:t.keith.liggett@gmail.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR