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Tzeporah Berman – Lean in and Listen: Building Bridges in a World on Fire

The Capitol Theatre 421 Victoria Street, Nelson, British Columbia, Canada

Tzeporah Berman shares surprising lessons that she has learned about finding common ground with logging executives and with the oil industry. Berman made her name as a leader of the protests against logging in Clayoquot Sound over 30 years ago and is today one of Canada’s best-known environmental activists. Hear renowned environmental activist Tzeporah Berman […]

$22

Weekly Tango Mini Lesson & Practice

Christie Lee’s Hall 807-703 Radio Ave, Nelson, BC, 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 […]

$5

Writing Against Perfectionism, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Revision w/ Corinna Chong

Oxygen Art Centre 320 Vernon St Unit-3, Nelson, British Columbia, Canada

IN PERSON @ OXYGEN ART CENTRE 1 Class: May 2, 2024 Thursday: 10am – 12pm Fee: $50 Register here! Registration Deadline: April 25, 2024   Course Description: “Perfectionism means that you try desperately not to leave so much mess to clean up. But clutter and mess show us that life is being lived.”     […]

$50.00

Praise, Gratitude, & Loss: Writing Odes & Elegies in an Age of Crisis w/Matt Rader

Oxygen Art Centre 320 Vernon St Unit-3, Nelson, British Columbia, Canada

IN PERSON @ OXYGEN ART CENTRE 1 Class: May 2, 2024 Thursday: 1pm – 3pm Fee: $50 Register here! Registration Deadline: April 25, 2024   Course Description:  How can we grieve the future while loving the present? How do we praise and mourn at the same time? In this workshop, poet Matt Rader will discuss […]

$50

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

AMY NELSON w/ GOOD GALS VINTAGE

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

SAD GIRLS TOUR! Amy Nelson was born in the winter of 1992 to a loving mother and father. I spent my babyhood learning how to talk and walk, but soon after, I found in myself a desire to write stories and sentences about feelings and what happened in a day. I didn’t know by doing this […]

$15

YUKON BLONDE W/ LAYTEN KRAMER

The Flying Steamshovel Inn & Gastropub 2003 2nd Ave, Rossland, BC, Canada

“Out on the road you miss births, funerals, birthdays, and back home over time even the strongest relationships come and go. This is all happening in our van somewhere on The Canadian Shield and all four of us have been through it.” This sense of self imposed exile undoubtedly contributes to the uniquely expansive and […]

$20

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!

Author Reading Series: Corinna Chong + Matt Rader (event)

Oxygen Art Centre 320 Vernon St Unit-3, Nelson, British Columbia, Canada

Event: Friday, May 3, 2024 @ 7 PM (Free!) All held at Oxygen’s facility (#3-320 Vernon St., Nelson, BC) Oxygen Art Centre is delighted to present the second event of 2024’s Author Reading Series featuring Corinna Chong and Matt Rader at an in-person reading event on Friday, May 3, 2024 @ 7 PM. This event is free, everyone welcome! No registration is required. […]

Free

GRAPHIC NOVEL AUTHOR TALK!

Kaslo & District Public Library 413 4th St, Kaslo

The story of a Kootenay summer: forests are burning, activists are blockading, and a rookie wildfire fighter joins her first crew. A sneak peek at We Were Found in the Fires, with writer-artists @nathancomics and Anne DeGrace. May 3rd at 7:00 pm

The Music of John Lennon and Joni Mitchell

The Langham 447 A Avenue, Kaslo, BC, Canada

The Music of John Lennon and Joni Mitchell featuring multiple JUNO Award nominees. Yvette Toller – Vocals Michael Occhipinti – Guitar Tony Ferraro – Drums Jill Mckenna – Bass Yvette Roller and Michael Occhipiniti are two of Canadas most imaginative musicians, using jazz, soul, and popular song to interprite the the music of two great […]

$20

REVY.Tracks: Josh Feinberg

Revelstoke Railway Museum 719 Track St W, Revelstoke

REVY.Tracks, Arts Revelstoke’s concert series collaboration with the Revelstoke Railway museum, returns May 3rd with a performance from sitarist, Josh Feinberg. Josh began his musical training at 4 years old with western classical and jazz on piano and bass in New York City, studying with some of the most accomplished musicians on the scene including […]