West Kootenay Regional Arts Council

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

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/

Rumpus Live At Bloom Nightclub
2024-04-12 22:00 - 2024-04-13 02:00 (America/Vancouver) | Bloom Nightclub, 198 Baker St, Nelson, British Columbia, V1L 4H4, Canada
Bloom Nightclub Presents:
Friday, April 12th
RUMPUS
with Special Guests
10PM-2AM

Author Talk
2024-04-12 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Vancouver) | Kaslo & District Public Library, 413 4th St, Kaslo, V0G 1M0
Join us at the library with local author Ellen Burt talking about her new book “An Impossible Fidelity: My Quaker Childhood”

Friday April 12th at 7:00 pm

Ellen Burt is a Kootenay author and a spoken word artist active in the writing community. She received an award for creative non-fiction from the Kootenay Literary Awards. She is also the recipient of the 2023 Richard Carver Award.

“In this lyrical and honest memoir of growing up Quaker in the 1950″s and turbulent 60’s in Northwest U.S.A., Ellen Burt provides a rare glimpse into a childhood and adolescence centred in the Quaker community, with her imperfect and very human family” Helen Blum, librarian.

SELKIRK COLLEGE YEAR END SHOWCASE
2024-04-12 19:00 (America/Vancouver) | The Royal, 330 Baker Street Nelson, BC V1L 4H5, Nelson, British Columbia, V1L 4H5, Canada
All proceeds to go to Music Student Scholarships
Join us to celebrate the final week of classes! Selkirk’s Royal Spotlight features four instructor-led student ensembles from the Contemporary Music & Technology Program presenting an incredible night of great music!
We are featuring student ensembles: Jazz, Bluegrass, Broadway (Rock Opera), & Scary Pockets (Funk).

Digital Arts and Digital Fabrication Year End Show
2024-04-12 18:00 - 2024-04-13 13:00 (America/Vancouver) | Mary Hall – Selkirk College Tenth Street Campus, 820 Tenth Street, Nelson, V1L 3C7, Canada
Join us at the Digital Arts and Digital Fabrication & Design Year End Show 2024, where students embody the spirit of creativity and innovation, shaping the future of tomorrow’s world. Explore new works in graphic design, illustration, animation, photography, web design, 3D design, product design, prototyping, fabrication and more!
Friday April 12 – 6pm-9pm
Saturday April 13 – 10am-1pm
We look forward to seeing you at Mary’s Hall in Nelson

Blues Set w/ J. Greg Walter
2024-04-12 17:30 - 20:30 (America/Vancouver) | Torchlight Brewing Co., 125 Hall St, Nelson, BC, V1L 7B4
Come on down to Torchlight Brewing Co. in Nelson, every Friday, for some end of the week week good times and great tunes!

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

Shayna Jones: Black & Rural
2024-04-11 19:30 (America/Vancouver) | The Capitol Theatre, 421 Victoria Street, Nelson, British Columbia, V1L 5R2, Canada
Black & Rural is the story of a lone Black country woman struggling to defy the monolith of what matters to Black lives, derived from dozens of real-life interviews with Black folk tucked away on the countryside across Canada. Through powerful new folklore, verbatim interview, movement, music, and memory, Shayna Jones weaves together a story of vulnerability, quiet triumph, and striking humanity.

SHAELA MILLER
2024-04-11 19:30 (America/Vancouver) | The Royal, 330 Baker Street Nelson, BC V1L 4H5, Nelson, British Columbia, V1L 4H5, Canada
On the heels of a 1st Place Project Wild finish, years of top-tier folk festival circuiting, TV placements like HBO’s True Blood, and many other accomplishments, Shaela Miller is set for much more in 2023.
Early dreams stay in the blood. Pulsating drum beats meet ring-spun synthesizers balanced by steel guitar professions as the listener is introduced to a captivating story. It’s one of a dual world – a binary of New Wave and Classic Country – the expression that reared a young songwriter years ago. For Shaela, it’s a self-indulgent trip back to a world of music she’s been patiently waiting to explore. The listener should take comfort in feeling a little tense, but this is no sleight of hand. It’s all from the deep well of emotion where Shaela lives as a songwriter. Where dreams go unspent, the host can be left to wither. Take a small comfort knowing that Shaela is guiding her own career path as every artist should – with no fear of expectations.

Youth Workshop – Visual Exploration Club – Ages 11-14
2024-04-11 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.

Kootenay Comedy Open Mic
2024-04-10 19:30 - 23:30 (America/Vancouver) | British Columbia
Hosted by lil’ Mikey, its an open mic Comedy night!
To sign up come early or message @kootenaycomedy on Instagram!
Doors 6:30
Show 7:30

Daniel Champagne in Concert
2024-04-10 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Vancouver) | Taghum Hall, 5915 Taghum Hall Rd, Nelson, V1L 6Y4
An upcoming concert with astonishing popularity: before any publicity had gone out, word got around that celebrated Australian musician Daniel Champagne was coming to Taghum Hall on April 10—and the event has almost sold out! So he’s added a second concert on April 9 at 7:30pm. Beloved in his home country, he is no stranger to Canada: “The word Prodigy seems to entirely fall short of this soft-spoken young man’s skills he coaxes sounds and melodies out of his instrument that literally drop jaws,” wrote the Calgary Herald. Tickets are available at Taghumhall.ca and at Eddy Music and Taghum Shell.

Weekly Tango Mini Lesson & Practice
2024-04-10 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!

Lysander Trio
2024-04-10 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Vancouver) | The Capitol Theatre, 421 Victoria Street, Nelson, British Columbia, V1L 5R2, Canada
To book your free 18 yrs and under ticket, call or visit the box office. Children under age 12 must be accompanied by a paid adult and a seat must be reserved for each person.
A Nelson Overture Concerts Society Presentation!
Praised by The Strad for its “incredible ensemble and passionate playing”, by The Washington Post for
“vivid engagement and soaring playing”, and by The New York Times for its “polished and spirited
interpretations”, we are delighted to welcome the award-winning New York based Lysander Piano
Trio to our 23/24 Season.
Performance venue:
The Capitol Theatre
421 Victoria Street
Nelson, BC V1L 5R2
Phone: (250) 352-6363

Black Bear Review magazine launch
2024-04-10 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Vancouver) | Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery, 502 Vernon Street, Nelson, V1L 4E7, Canada
Selkirk College Creative Writing and Digital Arts students are launching issue no. 15 of the Black Bear Review print edition, a collection of original artwork and writing from current students. Light refreshments will be served, and admission is by donation. This event is presented in partnership with Selkirk College.

Youth Workshop – Visual Exploration Club – Ages 7-10
2024-04-10 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.

CHASTITY w/ GUESTS
2024-04-09 20:30 - 23:00 (America/Vancouver) | The Royal, 330 Baker Street Nelson, BC V1L 4H5, Nelson, British Columbia, V1L 4H5, Canada
Tue, Apr 9th, at the Royal in Nelson
8:30 p.m. PST

Daniel Champagne in Concert
2024-04-09 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Vancouver) | Taghum Hall, 5915 Taghum Hall Rd, Nelson, V1L 6Y4
Here’s a heads-up for an upcoming concert with astonishing popularity: before any publicity had gone out, word got around that celebrated Australian musician Daniel Champagne was coming to Taghum Hall on April 10—and the event has almost sold out! So he’s added a second concert on April 9 at 7:30pm. Beloved in his home country, he is no stranger to Canada: “The word Prodigy seems to entirely fall short of this soft-spoken young man’s skills he coaxes sounds and melodies out of his instrument that literally drop jaws,” wrote the Calgary Herald. Tickets are available at Taghumhall.ca and at Eddy Music and Taghum Shell.

Kootenay Entrepreneurs Group (KEG)
2024-04-09 17:30 - 19:00 (America/Vancouver) | Torchlight Brewing Co., 125 Hall St, Nelson, BC, V1L 7B4
NEW! Kootenay Entrepreneurs Group (KEG) happening in-person networking event!
Are you starting your own business in the Kootenays?
Join other folks just like you who are navigating the path from passion to profit! This group will give you a chance to network and skill share with other growth-minded people working on their own business! Starts in March, 2024. See you there!

The Porch Hounds w/ Peter Reed
2024-04-08 19:00 - 22:00 (America/Vancouver) | The Flying Steamshovel Inn & Gastropub, 2003 2nd Ave, Rossland, BC, V0G1Y0, Canada
Not – Not a ski season wind up party?
Join us in taking in The Porch Hounds with special guest, Peter Reed and celebrate a couple of new record releases from them, as well as raising a glass to the ski season, and the new spring season now upon us!
The Porch Hounds:
Born on the wide-open Canadian prairies, The Porch Hounds are the brainchild of singer/songwriter Nik Winnitowy.
Gaining traction as a honky-tonk cover band in the small mountain town of Revelstoke, the project has morphed into a country and rockinspired Canadiana outfit. With all parts and instruments written, recorded, and engineered by frontman Nik, the songs blend the raw energy of rock with the soulful storytelling of folk with a twang of classic country.
Tales of love, loss, and alcohol, along with the timeless allure of the wide-open road, draw listeners into a world of rustic charm and heartfelt emotion.
So grab a bottle, raise it high, and join The Porch Hounds as they blaze a trail through the untamed wilderness of heavy folk-country rock.

Newkeys Place presents, Blues in The Afternoon with Sam Hurrie
2024-04-07 16:00 - 19:00 (America/Vancouver) | New Key’s Pub, 16070 BC-3A, Crawford Bay, BC, V0B 1E0, Canada
Newkeys Place in Crawforbay presents, Blues in The Afternoon with Sam Hurrie, Like with friends.
Sundays 4-7

WHITE WATER BEACH PARTY
2024-04-07 11:00 - 15:30 (America/Vancouver) | Whitewater Ski Resort, Whitewater Ski Hill Rd, Nelson BC, V1L 5R3, Canada
BEACH PARTY

April 7, 2024

COME ON UP FOR OUR BEACH PARTY!
It’s time to hit the beach at Whitewater! Except, instead of sand, we’ve got snow! Sport your best bikini, swankiest suit, or coolest costume for this fun-filled extravaganza bonanza.
DJ | 11:00am
Slush Cup | 1:00pm
Live Music | 2:00pm
Join us in our on-the-snow beer garden for live music, brews, and a great view of the Slush Cup venue. Is there anything better than enjoying a bite in our beer garden with an ice-cold drink from Nelson Brewing Company while you watch your friends take an ice cold dip?
The crowd-favourite Slush Cup returns!
This legendary pond skim is here once again to challenge our mightiest athletes. Head on over to Guest Services at 10:30am the morning of to register; there are limited spots available and the list fills up quickly! Registration costs $20 per person.

THE PORCH HOUNDS w/ PETER REED DOUBLE ALBUM RELEASE
2024-04-07 00:00 (America/Vancouver) | The Royal, 330 Baker Street Nelson, BC V1L 4H5, Nelson, British Columbia, V1L 4H5, Canada
THE PORCH HOUNDS
Born on the wide-open Canadian prairies, The Porch Hounds are the brainchild of singer/songwriter Nik Winnitowy. Gaining traction as a honky-tonk cover band in the small mountain town of Revelstoke, the project has morphed into a country and rockinspired Canadiana outfit. With all parts and instruments written, recorded, and engineered by frontman Nik, the songs blend the raw energy of rock with the soulful storytelling of folk with a twang of classic country. Tales of love, loss, and alcohol, along with the timeless allure of the wide-open road, draw listeners into a world of rustic charm and heartfelt emotion.

Stylust Live at Bloom Nightclub
2024-04-06 22:00 - 2024-04-07 02:00 (America/Vancouver) | Bloom Nightclub, 198 Baker St, Nelson, British Columbia, V1L 4H4, Canada
Bloom Nightclub Present
STYLUST – Sleeveless Records
With Special Guests
R.Biggs
Before The Sun
10pm-2am
19+

DEAD AFTER DARK, BUCKET, JAR PORTEOUS
2024-04-06 20:00 - 23:00 (America/Vancouver) | The Royal, 330 Baker Street Nelson, BC V1L 4H5, Nelson, British Columbia, V1L 4H5, Canada
Sat, Apr 6 at The Royal in Nelson
8:00 p.m. PST

Zaynab Mohammed – New Echoes in the Staircase mural launch
2024-04-06 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Vancouver) | 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.

Guided Cold War Bunker tours
2024-04-06 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Vancouver) | 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!

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

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
