Local Art Studio Opening – Balfour, Green Road
2024-02-17 13:00 - 16:00 (America/Vancouver) | Donna Rodman Art Studio, 1259 Green Road, Balfour, V0G 1C0, Canada
All ages event. By appointment to private home. Tea/wine served. Fine artist in new business with oil canvases and limited edition prints for sale. Content is cultural, abstract realism, eco art, fine oil painting works. Seeking commissions. Community spirit: ideas and donations welcome for Arts Council projects.

BC Family Day at the Museum
2024-02-18 10:00 - 16:00 | Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre, 1100 Hwy 3B | Junction of Hwys 3B & 22, Rossland, BC, V0G 1Y0, Canada
Get ready for BC Family Day – we’re gearing up for an incredible celebration at the Museum on Sunday, February 18th, from 10 am to 4 pm with a snow-filled family day extravaganza! Explore our snow maze, race down our tobogganing hill, unleash your creativity with snow painting, and build the perfect snowman. Try out our family-friendly crafts and warm up by the campfire as we treat you to delicious maple taffy, hot chocolate, and hot apple cider. To top it all off, snuggle down for a family-friendly film screening in the Cominco theatre. Entry by Donation.

iLumiDance: Rainbow Dance Theatre – Teck Family Series
2024-02-18 15:00 - 16:00 | Charles Bailey Theatre, 1501 Cedar Ave, Trail, British Columbia, V1R 4C7, Canada
The Trail & District Arts Council presents iLumiDance by Rainbow Dance Theatre, a captivating dancing light show as part of the TECK Family Series on Sunday, February 18 at 3:00 pm in The Bailey Theatre.
A captivating interactive performance featuring electronic costumes, props, and puppets where dancers and puppets are illuminated so that they appear to float in an undersea world or where gigantic colorful insects and butterflies fly around the darkened stage. A tour-de-force of virtuosic dancing, magic, humor and cutting-edge technology.

Preschool Workshop – Itty Bitty Art Time
2024-02-20 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-02-27 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-03-05 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-03-12 11:00 - 12:00 | VISAC Gallery, 1501 Cedar Avenue, Trail, V1R 2J5
Looking to explore art and creativity with the little kiddo in your life?
The instructor, Erin Shuttleworth, will prepare projects focused on process and sensory activities that engage your preschoolers with colour, texture, and fun! Please be aware that this class gets messy, so send children in comfortable play clothes.
Children ages 2-5 yrs old (one adult helper per child or group of children is required.)
These classes coincide with Trail Gymnastics – make it an engaging morning for your preschooler by signing up with them as well.
When:
12 or 16 Tuesday mornings with two class time options
10:00 am – 10:45 am
11:00 am – 11:45 am
12-week series: January 16-April 16, 2024 (No classes during Spring Break)
16-week series: January 16-May 14, 2024 (No classes during Spring Break)
Where:
VISAC Gallery
1501 Cedar Ave, Trail
Lower Level of Community Building downtown
Class fee: $80 for 12 weeks, or $100 for 16 weeks, per child.

Youth Workshop – Visual Exploration Club – Ages 15-18
2024-02-22 15:30 - 16:30, 2024-03-07 15:30 - 16:30, 2024-04-04 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.

Guided Cold War Bunker tours
2024-02-24 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-03-02 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-03-09 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-03-16 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-03-23 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-03-30 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-04-06 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!

Youth Workshop – Visual Exploration Club – Ages 7-10
2024-02-28 15:30 - 16:30, 2024-03-13 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
2024-02-29 15:30 - 16:30, 2024-03-14 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.

Museum Mash!
2024-03-10 10:00 - 15:00 | Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery, 502 Vernon Street, Nelson, V1L 4E7, Canada
Museum Mash returns this spring with another round of singalongs, performances, cardboard box forts, and sock puppet shows, designed with kids in mind and for the whole family to enjoy at the Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery. Museum Mash provides the space for kids to be kids and shows them that museums and galleries aren’t devoid of movement and sound but are in fact exceptional places of learning and fun. This event is FREE and open the public of all ages.

G-Rated
2024-03-14 19:00 - 20:00 | The Langham, 447 A Avenue, Kaslo, BC, V0G 1M0, Canada
Join us for this hour long musical full of wit & wisdom tackling the awkward topic of sex!
Written by Nadine Tremblay & Almeda Glenn Miller specifically for 10-13 year olds and their significant adults, this show is ideal for anyone who is curious about how to talk to kids about puberty. Tremblay, a classically trained singer and seasoned performer, is joined onstage by fellow puppeteer and youth advocate Phil Loosley.
Debut performances of this show were recently well received in both Nelson & Trail and we’re excited to be bringing G-Rated to The Langham Cultural Centre on March 14th @ 7 pm
Tickets are only $10 and available at Sunnyside, Willow & at the door.

‘VisuALchemy’ opening reception
2024-03-22 08:00 - 17:00 | Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery, 502 Vernon Street, Nelson, V1L 4E7, Canada
Judy Wapp is a much loved and respected artist living in New Denver, BC, and is known as a prolific artist and staunch patron of the arts in the Kootenays. Judy’s work uses images from mass media to, “give a second look to what surrounds us every day.” Discussions can include the art of collage, the proliferation of the media, and more.
VisuALchemy is curated by David Everest and Arin Fay, and opens with a reception at the Nelson Museum on Friday, March 22 from 7-9pm. The show runs to June 22, 2024.

Extended Bunker Hours – Spring Break
2024-03-23 12:00 - 16:00 | Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery, 502 Vernon Street, Nelson, V1L 4E7, Canada
The Nelson Museum is offering an extended Bunker schedule for the first week of spring break! Explore one of Nelson’s best kept secrets during drop-in hours Wednesday to Saturday, 12-4 pm.
Kids – stop in at the Front Desk to get your free scavenger hunt, and return it for a prize!

Payadora Tango Ensemble: RCAC Performance Series
2024-03-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Rossland Miners Hall, 1765 Columbia Ave, Rossland, British Columbia, V0G 1Y0, Canada
Payadora Tango Ensemble: Thursday, March 26 at 7pm, Rossland Miners Hall
Payadora is an award-winning ensemble of vocalist, violin, bandoneon, bass and piano that performs its own arrangements of a core repertoire drawing from Argentinian/Uruguayan Tango and Folk music (tangos, milongas, waltzes, folk music such as Zamba and chacarera), as well as original songs inspired by that tradition; a group that’s endorsed by the Argentinian Consulate in Toronto for their adherence to the spirit of tango.
Presented by the Rossland Council for Arts and Culture 20th Anniversary Performance Series.
Tickets: Adults: $25, Youth 18 and under: $15 from rosslandartscouncil.com or Out of the Cellar downtown Rossland.

Easter Egg Hunt at the Rossland Museum
2024-03-30 10:30 - 17:00 | 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

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.

Faceless Dolls workshop series
2024-04-04 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.
