PRODUCER JAM NIGHT vol.2 (NELSON) | A night of collaboration
2024-04-03 18:00 - 21:30 (America/Vancouver) | Jam Factory Co-working Space, 303 Vernon St., Nelson, V1L4E3, Canada
Finally! Another night for Producers, Beatmakers, and Electronic Music Composers to jam for fun!

WHAT IS IT? It’s a night of collaboration games for Producers, Beat-Makers, and Electronic Music Composers, of all genres, DAWs, and skill levels.

Join us for a fun music collaboration event tailored for electronic music composers and producers. Bring your Headphones and laptop with your preferred DAW or hardware such as MPC, Maschine, Push3, or others.

The event is on April 3rd from 6-9:30 pm at “The Jam Factory”, 303 Vernon St, Nelson, BC V1L 4E3. This is Volume 2 of a series of monthly jams, each featuring a unique collaboration “game” or “style”.

***This month’s theme: SESSION MUSICIANS***

Here’s how it works:

Producers are each granted time with one of the participating “session musicians” to record original accompaniment to the music YOU create during the jam.

Producers choose when they’d like to use their recording time. You choose whether to record a lick, progression, or melody at the beginning of the jam to flesh out for the rest of the session or have the musician improvise on something you’ve started at the beginning of the jam!
At the end of the jam enjoy sharing your production, listening to other’s creations, asking questions and describing challenges you faced along the way!

It’s an opportunity to build music production skills, support and be supported by other producers, ask questions, and eat snacks!

RECAP:
-Date: April 3rd
-Time: 6:00-9:30pm
-Location: The Jam Factory, 303 Vernon St, Nelson, BC V1L 4E3
-Cost: $5 participation fee (to cover space rental)

What to Bring:
-Laptop with preferred DAW
-Hardware if you prefer (e.g., MPC, Maschine, Push3)
-Headphones
*If you have an audio interface, please bring it! (Not required but just in case)*

QUESTIONS?
Text or call: 1 250 505 7725

SEE YOU THERE!
Oh! and don’t forget to bring a friend!

Creative Writing Workshop
2024-04-03 18:30 - 21:30 (America/Vancouver) | Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre, 320 Wilson Street, Revelstoke, V0E 2S0
Workshop with Maya FowlerImmerse yourself in a supportive, uplifting, and enjoyable course delving into the fundamentals of creative writing. Covering elements like style, characterization, plot, genre, dialogue, narrative arc, and tension, the sessions are designed to be both informative and hands-on. Explore various genres, from literary and suspense to romance and horror, and discover your preferred arena.Throughout the four sessions, you’ll progressively create an outline and character maps for a short story of up to 2,000 words. This can be tailored for adults or children. Following Session 3, you’ll write the full draft of your story, sharing it with the class for constructive reviews in Session 4. The class will engage in providing feedback, drawing on the knowledge gained in the course.– Wednesday evenings, 6:30pm – 9:30pm– April 3, 10, 17 & 24– $140 for all four classes– Participants are required to bring their own notebook and pens (laptops are optional)While the teacher won’t have the capacity to review or edit work outside of class, she’ll be readily available for questions during sessions and offer guidance during practical exercises. You will also have plenty of opportunities for peer review. So dive into the world of creative writing and let your imagination flourish!

Weekly Tango Mini Lesson & Practice
2024-04-03 19:30 - 21:30, 2024-04-10 19:30 - 21:30, 2024-04-17 19:30 - 21:30, 2024-04-24 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Vancouver) | Christie Lee’s Hall, 807-703 Radio Ave, Nelson, BC, V1L3L3, Canada
Want to learn and practice dancing Argentine Tango?

We host a weekly mini-lesson and practica at Christie Lee’s Hall in Fairview.

The guided portion from 7:30-8:15 has a different host and topic each week (check our Facebook page for host and topic announcements). We have an open practice after the lesson until 9:30pm.

Dancers of all levels are welcome! Material is beginner-friendly.

Tango is an improvised partner dance originating in Argentina and Uruguay; you don’t need a partner to attend tango practices or events and it can be danced by anyone and everyone.

Please bring your dancing shoes and a water bottle.

5$ donation

Where to find us: Christies Lees Hall is on Radio Ave., in lower Fairview. You can access Radio from 4th or 7th Streets. The Hall’s part of the Kiwanis Villa complex. On Radio Ave. look for “701” on the deck post near the sidewalk leading to the front doors. Also, look for the sandwich board near the sidewalk.

Google map link: https://goo.gl/maps/zFraPXNpJ6aBBJtv6
Maps will tell you that it’s “temporarily closed” but don’t believe it!

Youthful Seniors Art & Music Classes - Nelson Studio 88
2024-04-04 - 2024-05-13 | Nelson Studio 88, 402 Victoria St., Nelson, BC, V1L 4K5, Canada
At Nelson Studio 88, we believe in the transformative power of creativity for all ages. Our adult and youthful seniors classes are designed for life long learners that are looking for creative outlets and connection with others. The beauty of the arts lies in its ability to stimulate various areas of the brain, enhancing memory, cognition, and a sense of accomplishment and our classes open opportunities to meet like-minded people to play and learn alongside.
Sing and dance with Glee Club
Commit to an artistic Sketchbook practice
Strum along Guitar and learn new fingerpicking
Create your very own landscape felted wall hanging
Join us today at Nelson Studio 88 and step into a world of creativity and growth.

Youth Workshop – Visual Exploration Club – Ages 15-18
2024-04-04 15:30 - 16:30, 2024-04-18 15:30 - 16:30 (America/Vancouver) | 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 (America/Vancouver) | 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.

Mini Sculptural Vases with Becky
2024-04-05 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Edmonton) | 601 1st Ave, Fernie BC
Our instructor Becky is a student at Glasgow school of the arts in Scotland. She has years of experience moulding, casting and working with clay. She is excited to share her knowledge with you!
In this fun introductory session into hand building clay, guided by Becky, you’ll get to create your very own mini sculptural vase.
Vases will be fired with white or clear glaze, and participants will be notified via email once their pieces are ready. Wait period is usually 8 weeks.
Cost is $55 and includes materials.
What is handbuilding?
Handbuilding is a ceramics technique that allows you to create forms with clay and your hands, without using a throwing wheel. Before ceramicists invented the wheel, handbuilding was the only way they could create functional and artistic ceramic forms. There are 3 main handbuilding pottery techniques of pinching, coiling, and slab rolling. All you need to get started are your clay, your hands, and a few simple tools.
While handbuilding is as simple as using your hands to form an object out of clay, it encompasses three main techniques and forming methods. Once you have mastered pinching, coiling, and slab building, you can make just about anything out of clay.
Pre registration is required.

Turtle Painting & Conservation
2024-04-06 09:30 - 11:30 (America/Vancouver) | Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre, 320 Wilson Street, Revelstoke, V0E 2S0
Workshop by Wildsight & Donna Naprstek
Learn from a a local biologist and a local artist. Find out more about our Western Painted Turtle and how Turtle Conservation Revelstoke is increasing their odds of survival with local biologist Sarah Boyle. Immerse yourself in the beauty of turtle imagery as artist Donna Naprstek guides you through the process of painting these captivating creatures, which have graced our earth since prehistoric times.
Students can choose between acrylics on wood, colored pencils on paper, or BYO watercolors & pastels.
All proceeds go to the Turtle Conservation group to continue providing protection to the turtles in our area.
$25 per person
Acrylics, wood, pencils & paper all provided
Youth & Adults
Saturday April 6, 9:30 – 11:30 am.
RVAC Kitchen Studio, 320 Wilson st.
Register by emailing:
revelstoke@wildsight.ca

Playwriting Workshop with Natalie Meisner
2024-04-06 10:00 - 16:00 (America/Edmonton) | The Studio Stage Door, 11 11th Ave. S., Cranbrook
CCT is honoured to bring Natalie Meisner to Cranbrook to share her knowledge andthoughtful insight into the playwriting process at the Studio Stage Door. CCTis following up with a frenzied 24 Hour Playwriting Competition in June (more details coming in May).
Natalie Meisner (www.nataliemeisner.com) is a playwright and poet who was born and raised on the Mi’kma’ki / South Shore of Nova Scotia and began her work in the indie theatre and spoken word poetry scenes of Halifax. After studying literature and theatre at Kings/Dalhousie, she trained as an actor at the National Theatre School then headed west coast for a MFA in Creative Writing at UBC, and PhD at the University of Calgary. She has seven full length books in various genres to her name and was Calgary/Mohkinstsis’ 5th Poet Laureate. She is a wife, a mom to two great boys, and a fullprofessor of creative writing at Mount Royal University where she loves helping other writers find their voice.
This Playwriting Workshop is an exciting opportunity to learn from a professionalplaywright and will also help prepare teams who are thinking about entering CCT’s 24 Hour Playwriting Competition June 13th to 14th. Both the workshop and competition are sponsored by The Baker Hotel.
Registration for the Playwriting Workshop is now open and will accept a limited number of participants. The fee is $20 for CCT members and $25 for nonmembers and includes a delicious lunch.REGISTER HERE
For more information on either event contacts us at crancommtheatre@gmail.comor 250-426-2490

Youth Workshop – Visual Exploration Club – Ages 7-10
2024-04-10 15:30 - 16:30, 2024-04-24 15:30 - 16:30 (America/Vancouver) | 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 (America/Vancouver) | 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.

Evaluating Lenses for Cinematography Workshop
2024-04-12 13:00 - 16:00 (America/Vancouver) | The Shoebox Theatre, 225 Hall St., Nelson, V1L 5X4
2024 Momentum Masterclass Workshop Series
Evaluating Lenses for Cinematography
with Corby Martin (Salmo Cine)
COST:
$30 General
$25 for KSBI Members
$20 for Students
Email lynn@kootenayfilm.com to sign up
WHEN: Friday April 12, 2024, 1pm – 4pm PST
WHERE: The Shoebox Theatre
225 Hall St, Nelson, BC V1L 5X4
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WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:
In this workshop we will be looking at the vast landscape of lenses available to the modern Cinematographer. We will learn to evaluate lenses to determine which are appropriate for each project, from choosing lenses for their aesthetic look to rejecting lenses for their practical deficiencies. We will discuss true cinema lenses vs still photography lenses, modern vs vintage, primes vs zooms. And we will look at a selection of lenses on camera on the big screen to see firsthand the differences between them.
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ABOUT CORBY:
Corby Martin is the owner and optical specialist at Salmo Cine. He has a passion for cinema lenses and loves to bring an artists vision to the screen through optics.
Corby started his career as a filmmaker shooting snowboard videos, he quickly moved on to lensing broadcast TV shows and music videos. He has been the director of photography on dozens of commercials, and several short films and documentaries. Corby’s career transitioned to working on the lenses rather than with them as a lens technician.
Over the years he has had the honor of speaking on panel discussions and as a brand presenter at industry trade shows N.A.B. and CineGear. He has personally serviced lenses for TV shows such as Riverdale, Bates Motel and Super Girl and feature films Warcraft and Deathnote. The accomplishment Corby is most proud of is designing and building the Ethereal and Effigy lens systems for Sim International, which have been used on the CW series Nancy Drew and the NatGeo series Valley of the Boom respectively.
When not dreaming up new lens designs Corby is an avid snowboarder and spends many hours running And hiking in the mountains.
https://salmocine.ca
Lenses sponsored by Lorne Lapham
https://www.llsr.com

Fun With Props Workshop
2024-04-13 10:00 - 13:00 (America/Vancouver) | White Monkey Design, 805 Victoria Street, Nelson, V1L 4L4
2024 Momentum Masterclass Workshop Series
Fun With Props with Booth Milton (White Monkey Design)
COST:
$30 General
$25 for KSBI Members
$20 for Students
Email lynn@kootenayfilm.com to sign up
WHEN: Saturday April 13, 2024, 10am – 1pm PST
WHERE: White Monkey Design
805 Victoria St, Nelson, BC V1L 4L4
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WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:
This workshop will give you an overview and introduction to the Props Department in the film industry. We’ll go over responsibilities and typical techniques used for prop building. Participants will have a hands-on look at examples from the art department and hero props from White Monkey’s extensive props collection. As well, participants will get a mini tour of White Monkey’s mini prop building studio in Nelson (scaled-down from their original props house in Vancouver). The open discussion format will allow for any questions you have about working in props in film and the creative process, to be answered by an industry professional with over 30+ years experience.
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ABOUT BOOTH:
A renowned artist in the film industry, Booth Milton has been creating and designing sci-fi, steampunk, pre-cowboy vintage, and iron props for over 30 years. He is an expert in sculpting, with a focus on science fiction and recycled art.
Emily Carr 3D Studies graduate and sculptor of all things cool, Booth has
collaborated in designs and engineering of many hero props for major sci fi and fantasy movies and TV series shot in Vancouver such as the Flash, Arrow, I-Robot, Fantastic Four 1 and 2, X Men 1 and 2, Battlestar Galactica, Stargate, Night at the Museum 2, Watchmen, Sucker Punch, Imaginarium of Dr Parnasis, Eurika, Chronicles of Riddeck, Descendants 1 and 2, White Fang 2 and countless Disney shows, to name a few.
He founded White Monkey Design Inc. working alongside Jocelyn Banyard, primarily to service the art, movie, retail, museum and exhibit industries. The only ‘Dirty Studio’ serving Greater Vancouver until 2021, known for mixing traditional techniques and materials with emerging cutting edge technology. After closing the Vancouver studio, he now resides in Nelson, BC and has created a mini studio that is home to his legacy of props making.
‘His work shows a tremendous dexterity, flexibility in the range of materials he can work in as well as an elegance and energy that simply radiates off each piece.’

https://www.whitemonkeydesign.com/

Beginner Blacksmithing
2024-04-13 10:00 - 18:00 (America/Vancouver) | Boundary Museum and Archives, 6145 Reservoir Road, Grand Forks, V0H 1H5
Forge your own Fire Pocker or Forge a Railway Spike into a Knife

Weave a Portrait with Carl Stewart
2024-04-15 - 2024-04-16 | The Arts Station, Fernie
Carl Stewart is an artist living in Ottawa. He has an extensive repertoire of works created for solo and group exhibitions in Canada and the US.Using a photograph or other visual reference, students will learn various computer-assisted and freehand methods of transferring images to graph paper to create templates for weaving portraits. Students will weave samples using Swedish inlay and learn techniques which will incorporate gradations of colour and texture to a woven image.Each student must provide a portable 4-shaft loom warped with a 3-yard warp of 8/2 cotton set at 20 ends per inch. The warp will be 10 to 12 inches wide and in a dark colour of the weaver’s choice. Students will also provide their own cotton weft yarns. The class is limited to 12 students. The workshop fee is $20.00.Send expressions of interest to vallance@telus.net. Those who register will pay a non-refundable $20 deposit.

Collage Journalling workshop
2024-04-18 17:30 - 19:00, 2024-04-25 17:30 - 19:00 (America/Vancouver) | Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery, 502 Vernon Street, Nelson, V1L 4E7, Canada
Unleash your creativity and the power of self-expression as you explore the art of collage journalling. Celebrate every colourful moment of your wild life, guided by facilitator Fern Van Horne.
This workshop is FREE but pre-registration is required, and space is limited. Please email programs@nelsonmuseum.ca to register.

Nelson Community Drumming Experience
2024-04-18 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Vancouver) | 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!

Trash to Fashion FUNshop Workshop- Upcycled Fabric Boas and Costume Items
2024-04-21 12:00 - 15:00 (America/Vancouver) | Jam Factory Co-working Space, 303 Vernon St., Nelson, V1L4E3, Canada
Come celebrate Earth Day weekend by turning some trash into treasures!
Gather your paper and fabric scraps and come make featherless boas, paper mache masks, and other upcycled costume items with artist Myra Rasmussen.
This Haute Trash! event is meant to inspire your inner creative to come out and play with all manner of discarded fabric scraps and paper items and transform them into fun and wearable art.
This family-friendly workshop is for ages 12 years to adult. Younger family members must be accompanied by an adult.
Space is limited. Pre-registration is required. https://forms.gle/92tmfUfdeg4Scw67A
Cost: $25
Workshop participants will have the option to exhibit their creations at the Haute Trash! Trash Fashion Show Competition and Art Exhibition on June 15, 2024, at the Capitol Theatre.

Upcycled Trash Art Sculpture Workshop
2024-04-27 10:00 - 14:00 (America/Vancouver) | 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.
