West Kootenay Regional Arts Council

Easter Egg Hunt at the Rossland Museum
2024-03-30 10:30 - 17:00 (America/Vancouver) | Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre, 1100 Hwy 3B | Junction of Hwys 3B & 22, Rossland, BC, V0G 1Y0, Canada
Snow is on the ground – but spring is in the air – and that means it’s almost time for our annual Easter Egg Hunt! Come up to the Museum on Saturday, March 30th to join in the hunt, try your hand at a classic egg-and-spoon race, bunny-hop your way through a sack race, enjoy some eastery-crafts, and more!
Egg Hunts start at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30, and 2:30.
If you’re interested in volunteering, get in touch with Fiona at admin@ rosslandmuseum.ca or 250-362-7722! We’re always on the hunt for face painters and egg-hiders!
Entry is by donation.
More information: www.rosslandmuseum.ca/news/2024/easter

Guided Cold War Bunker tours
2024-03-30 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-04-06 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-04-13 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-04-20 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-04-27 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-05-04 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-05-11 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!

Après Ski at The Josie Hotel with White Lightning Blues, Rock and Boogie Band
2024-03-31 14:00 - 16:30 | The Josie Hotel, 4306 Red Mountain Rd, Rossland, BC, V0G 1Y0, Canada
Easter Sunday Surprise!
Ski, walk or hop, hop, hop into The Velvet Restaurant at The Josie Hotel, RED Mountain this Sunday for Après Ski with White Lightning Blues, Rock and Boogie Band. Danceable toe-tapping classics from Little Walter to Chuck Berry and The Beatles plus lively Kootenay themed originals.

Youth Workshop – Visual Exploration Club – Ages 15-18
2024-04-04 15:30 - 16:30, 2024-04-18 15:30 - 16:30, 2024-05-02 15:30 - 16:30, 2024-05-16 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.

Faceless Dolls workshop series
2024-04-04 17:30 - 19:30, 2024-04-13 13:00 - 15:00, 2024-04-18 17:30 - 19:30, 2024-04-25 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.

Zaynab Mohammed – New Echoes in the Staircase mural launch
2024-04-06 14:00 - 16:00 | Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery, 502 Vernon Street, Nelson, V1L 4E7, Canada
Zaynab Mohammed will be joined by Lesley Garlow, Rayya Liebech, and Tenise Marie at the Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery to bring the ‘Olive Tree Womxn’ mural to life with poetic verse and music. the mural is the fourth instalment of the New Echoes in the Staircase residency project at the Nelson Museum.
This even is FREE and open to the public.

Youth Workshop – Visual Exploration Club – Ages 7-10
2024-04-10 15:30 - 16:30, 2024-04-24 15:30 - 16:30, 2024-05-08 15:30 - 16:30 | VISAC Gallery, 1501 Cedar Avenue, Trail, V1R 2J5
This bi-weekly club, facilitated by comic artist Erin Shuttleworth, encourages inquisitiveness and exploration, with a supportive environment and topics to focus activities. Participants will experiment with materials, style and subject matter to develop their confidence and support future artistic growth.
When: Wednesdays (bi-weekly) 3:30pm-4:30pm
Duration: Jan 17-May 22, 2024 (No classes during Spring Break)
Age: 7 – 10
Class fee: $80 for 9 classes (Jan – 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.

Youth Workshop – Visual Exploration Club – Ages 11-14
2024-04-11 15:30 - 16:30, 2024-04-25 15:30 - 16:30, 2024-05-09 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.

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

Nelson Community Drumming Experience
2024-04-18 19:00 - 20:30 | North Shore Hall, 675 Whitmore Rd, Nelson, BC, V1L 6H7, Canada
Set free your inner rhythm, connect with your community, and let the beat move you!
Rhythm by Nature presents a fully interactive and immersive drumming experience for one night only at the North Shore Hall, Nelson, April 18, 7 pm, as part of the Spring Community Drumming Tour!
No drumming experience is needed and all the instruments are provided.
Professionally facilitated, participants will learn about and experiment with different drums and drumming techniques from all around the world. You’ll experience a fun and inclusive drumming workshop, but that’s only the beginning!

Upcycled Trash Art Sculpture Workshop
2024-04-27 10:00 - 14:00 | Pharatree Learning Centre, 402 Baker St. Suite 201, Nelson, BC, V1L 4H8
Come spend the day turning trash into treasures in this innovative Upcycled Sculpture Workshop with Nicole at Pharatree Learning Centre in Winlaw on Saturday, April 27, 10am-2pm. For ages 8-16.
Participants will have the opportunity to display their creations at the second annual Haute Trash! Trash Fashion Show Competition and Art Exhibition on June 15, at the Capitol Theatre in Nelson, BC.

Buzz Brass: The Pen of Perilous Pitfalls – Teck Family Series
2024-04-28 15:00 - 16:00 | Charles Bailey Theatre, 1501 Cedar Ave, Trail, British Columbia, V1R 4C7, Canada
The Trail & District Arts Council presents Buzz Brass – The Pen of Perilous Pitfalls, a captivating music show for kids ages 5-10 and their families to enjoy together on Sunday, April 28 at 3:00 pm in The Bailey Theatre.
A dynamic classical and jazz score tells the story of Alexandra, a young teenage girl who doesn’t appear to be of the stuff heroes are made of until she gets a magic pen that allows her to adventure in imaginary worlds. The story is told through music that carries you from Camelot’s Arthurian legends to Sherlock Holmes’ investigations, then transports you to a ship out of The Pirates of the Caribbean, before you board a spacecraft out of Star Wars and enter the fantastical worlds of Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings and James Bond.

Graphic Novel Author Talk
2024-05-08 08:00 - 17:00 | Nelson Public Library, 602 Stanley St, Nelson, British Columbia, V1L 1N4, Canada
GRAPHIC NOVEL AUTHOR TALK! ???? The story of a Kootenay summer: forests are burning, old-growth activists are blockading, and a rookie wildfire fighter wrestles with her Doukhobor past while working to protect the future. We Were Found in the Fires, an in-progress book by writer-artist Nathan Wilkinson with writer Anne DeGrace, is coming to toi the Nelson Public Library with a talk and community discussion on the story and the process. If you have an interest in graphic novels, our B.C. wildfire situation, or the challenging process of writing culturally relevant fiction, join us. Appropriate for adults and older teens.
The creators acknowledge the support of the Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance, Kootenay Library Federation and Canada Council for the Arts.
Wed May 8th, 8am – 5pm

Mother’s Day Papercraft Workshop
2024-05-11 13:00 - 15:00 | Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery, 502 Vernon Street, Nelson, V1L 4E7, Canada
Join the Nelson Museum for this free workshop with local artist Jenine Lillian, where you’ll learn how to make an everlasting paper bouquet for your mom or other special women in your life.

This is a FREE event and all supplies are included. Pre-registration is required and space is limited!

Sign up here: https://form-can.keela.co/mothers-day-papercraft-workshop
