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Youth Workshop – Visual Exploration Club – Ages 15-18

VISAC Gallery 1501 Cedar Avenue, Trail

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 […]

$80

Collage Journalling workshop

Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery 502 Vernon Street, Nelson, 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 [email protected] to register.

Free

Faceless Dolls workshop series

Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery 502 Vernon Street, Nelson, 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 […]

Free

An Evening w/ Big Sugar

Spiritbar 422 Vernon St, Nelson, British Columbia

The legendary Big Sugar celebrate their ground-breaking “Five Hundred Pounds” deluxe vinyl release from Third Man Records with a 2 set theatrical presentation that spans their storied career from Hugo Boss suit days to their more recent Roots Rock Reggae vibes. Gordie Johnson’s power trio breathe life into their early blues and jazz-tinged songbook that […]

$32.50

Nelson Community Drumming Experience

North Shore Hall 675 Whitmore Rd, Nelson, BC, 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 […]

$28.50

BIG FANCY & THE SHIDDY COWBOYS

The Royal 330 Baker Street Nelson, BC V1L 4H5, Nelson, British Columbia, Canada

The Legendary Loser in Person! With Reena Vee and the Real Bad Times and Dana Sipos “The Golden Stallion”

$20

Webinar: Monetize Your Creativity Using Instagram

Zoom

Have a side-hustle you want to get off the ground? Sign up for this interactive webinar to learn how to use Instagram to expand your reach & sell your art! Explore real BC artists’ unique strategies & brainstorm great ideas for your creative business! Email info @ jeninelillian dot com to sign up, pay & […]

$25.00

Blues Set w/ J. Greg Walter

Torchlight Brewing Co. 125 Hall St, Nelson, BC

Come on down to Torchlight Brewing Co. in Nelson, every Friday, for some end of the week week good times and great tunes!

Finley’s Afterwork Dance Party with White Lightning Blues, Rock and Boogie Band

Finley’s Bar $ Grill 705 Vernon St, Nelson, BC, Canada

White Lightning Blues, Rock and Boogie Band returns to Finley’s Bar and Grill with another night of great dance music-  classics from Little Walter to Chuck Berry, Little Feat to the Beatles  and an ever increasing collection of Kootenay themed  originals. Suggested Cover $10.

Met Opera: La Rondine

The Royal Theatre 1597 Bay Ave, Trail, Canada

Puccini’s bittersweet love story returns to cinemas, with soprano Angel Blue starring as the French courtesan Magda, opposite tenor Jonathan Tetelman as Ruggero, an idealistic young man who offers her an alternative to her life of excess. Live Streamed Met Opera, held at The Royal Theatre in Trail BC

$28.00

Guided Cold War Bunker tours

Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery 502 Vernon Street, Nelson, 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 […]

$6 – $8