West Kootenay Regional Arts Council

Music in the Park
2024-08-07 18:30 - 20:00, 2024-07-31 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Vancouver) | Nakusp Park Gazebo, 8th Ave NW and Broadway, Nakusp, V0G 1R0, Canada
The Arrow Lakes District Arts Council Presents our 26th Annual Music in the Park. Every Wednesday night from July 3 – Aug 27, 2024 at the Nakusp Park Gazebo from 6:30pm-8:00pm. Free live musical entertainment.

Open Mic Night at The Angry Hen
2024-08-07 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Vancouver) | Angry Hen Brewing, 343 Front St, Kaslo, V0G1M0
Open mic night at The Angry Hen in Kaslo.
The first Wednesday of every month. All live music is presented in conjunction with Propel Studios, a full-production recording studio with accommodation directly across the street from The Angry Hen.

Guided tours of the Cold War Bunker
2024-08-07 13:00 - 14:00, 2024-07-31 13:00 - 14:00 (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!

Selkirk Weavers & Spinners Studio and Giftshop
2024-08-07 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-08-03 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-08-02 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-08-01 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-07-31 10:00 - 16:00 (America/Vancouver) | Doukhobor Discovery Centre, 112 Heritage Way, Castlegar, BC, V1N 4M5, Canada
Visit the Selkirk Weavers & Spinners Guild Studio and Gift Shop located at the Doukhobor Discovery Centre, Heritage Way in Castlegar this summer. Meet our members, shop a selection of handcrafted items in our giftshop and enjoy live demonstrations. Thinking to join? Find us on Facebook and Instagram @selkirkweaversspinners. Saturdays only in June. Wed-Sat July through Sept.

Wednesday Weekly Markets on Baker Street
2024-08-07 10:00 - 14:00 (America/Vancouver) | Nelson Baker Street, Baker Street, Nelson, BC
June 5th and will run until September 25th, 2024 from 10am – 2pm
The Nelson Farmers Market proudly supports local farmers and small business owners from around The Kootenay Region. The market has a wide variety of fresh farm produce, including fruit & vegetables, dairy, honey, meat, and eggs.
Our amazing artisan vendors create beautiful pottery, jewelry, apothecary, home goods, and so much more! While you browse the market for amazing goodies and gifts, you can treat yourself to some delicious fresh-baked pastries, hot foods, and a variety of tasty beverages.
Our goal as a market is to provide community members access to healthy food and support the direct interactions between farmers and consumers. The Nelson Farmers Market operations are a means of the City of Nelson’s goal to promote and support local food sustainability.
We are a proud member of the BC Association of Farmers’ Markets. (BCAFM)

Tea & Textiles
2024-08-07 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Vancouver) | J.B. Fletcher Store Museum, 3602 Sutton Street, Ainsworth, BC, V0G 1A0, Canada
The J.B. Fletcher Museum in Ainsworth will be hosting gatherings for fibre enthusiasts and tea lovers to come and work on their knitting, crochet, embroidery, and spinning projects while connecting with fellow crafters. These gatherings will occur the first Wednesday of every month from 9-12. Drop ins welcome.

TAYLOR JADE & ALEX DAWKINS w/ LIZ ARNASON
2024-08-06 20:00 - 23:30 (America/Vancouver) | The Royal, 330 Baker Street Nelson, BC V1L 4H5, Nelson, British Columbia, V1L 4H5, Canada

BC Day at the Rossland Museum
2024-08-05 10:00 - 18:00 (America/Vancouver) | Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre, 1100 Hwy 3B | Junction of Hwys 3B & 22, Rossland, BC, V0G 1Y0, Canada
Spend BC Day at the Rossland Museum, with lots of fun for the whole family!
Take advantage of our assortment of lawn games, including SpikeBall, badminton, and more! Try your hand at gold panning or enjoy our spectacular bubble wands. Explore our outdoor exhibits – climb up a caboose or into a fire truck! Tired of the heat? Cool down inside with crafts, activities, a scavenger hunt, and family-friendly short films in our theatre.
Our popular outdoor tours and gold panning demonstrations will be taking place throughout the day. Come on out to the Rossland Museum for a BC Day filled with fun activities – Monday, August 5th – open by donation 10 am to 6 pm.
We are open daily through the summer from 10 am-6 pm, and offer guided tours (included in admission) at 11 am, 1 pm, and 3 pm daily!
More info: https://www.rosslandmuseum.ca/news/2024/bc-day

Newkeys Place presents, Blues in The Afternoon with Sam Hurrie
2024-08-04 16:00 - 19:00, 2024-07-28 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

TYLER DEL PINO AND THE BRASSTRONAUTZ
2024-08-03 21:00 - 23:30 (America/Vancouver) | The Royal, 330 Baker Street Nelson, BC V1L 4H5, Nelson, British Columbia, V1L 4H5, Canada
Tyler brings his somewhat non traditional, horn backed flavour of country to Nelson!

Music in the Park Sunset Series: KLEZMERIDIAN
2024-08-03 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Vancouver) | Centennial Park, New Denver
There’s no better way to enjoy a Saturday night than at Centennial Park, New Denver with LIVE music and summer evening breezes in the air. By donation.

Guided Cold War Bunker tours
2024-08-03 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Vancouver) | Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery, 502 Vernon Street, Nelson, V1L 4E7, Canada

SUMI Workshop at Nikkei Internment Memorial Centre with Tsuneko Kokubo (aka Koko)
2024-08-03 09:30 - 13:00 (America/Vancouver) | Nikkei Internment Memorial Centre, 306 Josephine St, New Denver, BC, V0G 1S0
This SUMI workshop starts with a tour through the NIMC, after which Japanese Canadian artist Tsuneko Kokubo guides you in an exploration of SUMI (ink) drawing, using brush and pen.
Click here for more info and to register.
This SUMI Workshop is one of three Nikkei Art Excursions offered to you by SLAC this Summer.

31ST ANNUAL KASLO JAZZ ETC FESTIVAL
2024-08-02 12:00 - 2024-08-04 23:00 (America/Vancouver) | Kaslo Bay Park, Kaslo, British Columbia, Canada
This intimate and laid-back world-class music festival has been hosting big names and newly discovered gems of the music business since 1992.
This year, the Kaslo Jazz Etc Festival will once again make use of the astounding acoustics of Kaslo Bay Park to showcase an array of blues, jazz, latin, folk, world music and much more. Our unique floating stage transforms Kaslo Bay Park into a natural green amphitheater and sends live music reverberating out over Kootenay Lake. All weekend long, world-class musicians perform against our breathtaking backdrop of mountains and sky.
Selected as one of the “Top ten places to get out doors and be in tune,” by USA Today, and one of the “Top 10 places to enjoy outdoor summer music” by REUTERS, the Kaslo Bay floating stage has been recognized as one of the premier outdoor music venues in the world.
Festival goers dance in the sand, swim around the stage, or relax in the grass and enjoy the delicious offerings of local food and drink vendors. The intimate, laid-back vibe of this festival seduces audiences and performers alike. So come discover the magic of the Kaslo Jazz Etc Festival, and the culture of the Kootenay’s in the summer!

Trail’s Kootenay Savings Music in the Park
2024-08-01 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Vancouver) | Trail Gyro Park, 234 Park Rd, Trail, British Columbia, V1R 4X7, Canada
Trail Arts Council brings local and touring acts to Gyro Park at Kootenay Savings Music in The Park from 6:15 pm to 8:00 pm every Thursday from June 27 to August 15.
Schedule: June 27 Trail Maple Leaf Band, Trail Pipe Band, and B, McJones Highland Dancers; July 4 White Lightning and John Hewitt Band; July 11 Ron Halliday Band and Gabriel Palatchi; July 18 Kym Gouchie Trio, Twin Fiddles and Lisa Nicole; July 25 Steve Marc and Melody Diachun and The Swing Bastards; Aug. 1 The Eisenhauers and Meredith Moon; Aug. 8 KNS and Robin Layne & The Rhythm Makers; Aug. 15 Maritime Kitchen Party, Stubbs and the and drum workshops with Rhythm By Nature.
Shows are moved indoors if the weather is not cooperative. Check our Facebook page.

TENNYSON KING
2024-07-31 20:00 - 23:30 (America/Vancouver) | The Royal, 330 Baker Street Nelson, BC V1L 4H5, Nelson, British Columbia, V1L 4H5, Canada
The international touring act, Tennyson King, is rapidly gathering fans all over the world. Born in Hong Kong, raised in Canada, this nomadic musician brings a jovial personality to the stage. He often appears solo in great halls to small intimate theatres stunning the crowd with stories of adventure and travels while strumming electrifying guitar sounds paired with silky vocal lines. Bring in the band on the big festival stage, they create a huge sound surely to get everyone moving. Rock and roll infused with earthy roots and blues subtly laced in psychedelic ear candy.

Clanna Morna – Celtic Traditional at the Vallican Whole
2024-07-31 19:30 - 22:00 (America/Vancouver) | Vallican Whole Community Centre, 3762 Little Slocan South Road, Vallican, British Columbia, V0G2J0, Canada
Clanna Morna are a traditional Celtic folk band from Victoria, BC, coming to the Vallican Whole this July for a beautiful and intimate live concert.
The band is comprised of Cody Baresich (guitar, mandolins, Irish bouzouki, tenor banjo, percussion, vocals), Finn Letourneau (fiddle, banjo, harmonium, vocals), and Mark Leigh (accordion, tin whistles, harmonium, vocals). With the combination of traditional instruments featuring strong melodic leads, rhythmic guitar accompaniment and foot percussion, the band covers a wide swath of musical ground. From high-energy instrumentals to slow ballads, drinking songs to sea shanties, Clanna Morna brings a unique west coast influence to Celtic & English folk. The band pays tribute to and takes inspiration from legendary predecessors including The Dubliners, The Pogues, The Bothy Band, Planxty, and The Clancy Brothers. Their live shows are dynamic and diverse, with audiences dancing along to upbeat jigs and reels and singing along to rebel songs and heartfelt ballads. Clanna Morna effortlessly bring songs and tunes which are hundreds of years old into a modern context, sharing relatable stories of our collective past with the audience.

Tickets are sliding scale, $20-$25. Volunteers needed, who get in for free!
Tickets for sale at the door, or reserve in advance by email: info (at) vallicanwhole (dot) com.
Cash bar on site. Doors open at 7, music starts at 8pm.
For more about Clanna Morna, visit https://clannamorna.ca/

Weekly Tango Mini Lesson & Practice
2024-07-31 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!

KHC Summer Kicks- Garret T. Willie
2024-07-31 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Edmonton) | Keith King Park, 1501 Maple Dr., Golden, BC
Summer Kicks! Free outdoor concert in beautiful Golden BC.
Called “Canada’s next big thing in down-and-dirty, classic-rockin’ blues guitardom” by the Toronto Star, Garret T. Willie more than lives up to that purple praise. Hailing from tiny Cormorant Island just off the northeast tip of Vancouver Island, Willie was only 10 years old when he dazzled an Alert Bay Music Festival audience by scorching his way through a couple of AC/DC cover tunes. Jump ahead 13 years and Willie has a hit album out, and a reputation as a guitar star akin to Stevie Ray Vaughan or George Thorogood. No mere imitator, Willie is a thoughtful First Nations artist with a unique emotional truth – one that he unleashes in slow-burn ballads and powerful blasts of blues-rock fury. His great band features guitarist Brett Smith-Daniels, bassist Lucas Renshaw, and drummer Saha Enns.

Summer Exhibition Series: Stéphanie Gauvin
2024-07-31 - 2024-08-17 | Studio Connexion Art Gallery, 203 Fifth Ave. NW., Nakusp
Stéphanie Gauvin at Studio Connexion Gallery.
July 31 – August 17. Walk in hours 11am – 4pm
Opening reception on August 10th from 1-4pm.

Community Drumming Circle with Leo Carpio
2024-07-28 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Vancouver) | Centennial Park Gazebo, New Denver, BC
When people gather to make music, the world is slightly better place. Spend your Sunday afternoon getting into rhythm with those around you. No experience necessary. Some drums, shakers and other percussive instruments will be provided, but please bring your own if you have. Also bring a blanket or a chair. We will gather in the gazebo at Centennial Park in New Denver from 2pm-4pm. By Donation.

Music in the Park Sunset Series: Latin Lovers
2024-07-27 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Vancouver) | Centennial Park, New Denver

Gabriel Palatchi
2024-07-27 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Vancouver) | Harrison Memorial Cultural Centre, 16074 Crawford Creek Rd, Crawford Bay, V0B 1E0
Solo performance by Argentinian Piano Virtuoso Gabriel Palatchi, playing latin, jazz, tango and more. At the Harrison Memorial Cultural Centre in Crawford Bay, 16074 Crawford Creek Road. Saturday, July 27, at 7 PM. Let the music transport you!
