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Lucas Myers with the Cromoli Brothers World Tour

Harrison Memorial Cultural Centre 16074 Crawford Creek Rd, Crawford Bay

A creation of local performer and playwright Lucas Myers, inhabiting the realm between the poignant, the political, and the absurd. Saturday, October 7, at the Harrison Memorial Cultural Centre in Crawford Bay.  Adult humour.

$20

AMY NELSON & CARTER FELKER

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

Carter Felker traffics in music, yes, but even more profoundly in essence: the humdrum essence of Monday morning alarms clocks coming round again during lifetimes ticking on through thoughtless dawn moments walking across the kitchen floor; the craven essence of sneaking wordlessly away from a relationship and feeling the mute screen door sag shut behind you; […]

Mean Bikini w local guest Laughing Sickness

Kootenay Co-op Radio 308 A Hall Street, Nelson, Canada

West Coast skate punks Mean Bikini have been tearing up shows all over the west recently. Making their first stop in Nelson this KCR Basement show promises to be insane! With support from local rockers Laughing Sickness. Tix 20$ at the door. Capacity is SUPER LIMITED (30) Do not be late!

$20

Hey Viola!

Key City Theatre 20 14th Avenue North, Cranbrook, BC, Canada

Hey Viola!, a musical exploration of Canadian Civil Rights hero, Viola Desmond. But who is Viola Desmond...? other than the newest face on Canada’s ten-dollar bill. She is best known for her courage in refusing to leave the whites-only section of Nova Scotia’s Roseland cinema in 1946, a decision that made history, but she was […]

Visual Exploration Club – Youth (7-10)

VISAC Gallery 1501 Cedar Avenue, Trail

This bi-weekly club encourages inquisitiveness and exploration, with a supportive environment and monthly 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: Fall session: Sept 13-Dec 6 Winter session: Jan 17-May 22 Age: 7 – 10 Class […]

$150

MEAN BIKINI W/ GUESTS (SKATE PUNK / HARDCORE)

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

Mostly queer, sometimes political, always a damn good time. Mean Bikini are hailed for their fast, and enthusiastic live show. With musical influences that range from skate punk to hardcore they make a point to celebrate the good in the world while tearing down the bad in a way that is pointed and unapologetic, but […]

$10

Visual Exploration Club – Preteen (11-14)

VISAC Gallery 1501 Cedar Avenue, Trail

This bi-weekly club encourages creative growth and exploration, with a supportive environment and monthly topics to investigate and ask questions about. Participants will be tasked with finding their own style, experimenting with materials, and starting to develop their own art-making process.  When: Thursdays (bi-weekly) 3:30pm-4:30pm  Duration: Fall session: Sept 14-Dec 7 Winter session: Jan 18-May […]

$150

Hey Viola!

Capitol Theatre Nelson 421 Victoria Street, Nelson

Hey Viola!, a musical exploration of Canadian Civil Rights hero, Viola Desmond. But who is Viola Desmond…? other than the newest face on Canada’s ten-dollar bill. She is best known for her courage in refusing to leave the whites-only section of Nova Scotia’s Roseland cinema in 1946, a decision that made history, but she was […]

Trio Fibonacci: The Giants of Minimalism – Classical Series

Charles Bailey Theatre 1501 Cedar Ave, Trail, British Columbia, Canada

The Trail & District Arts Council presents classical masters Trio Fibonacci performing in The Griff at The Bailey Theatre on Thursday, October 12 at 7:30 pm as part of our Classical series. Discover a captivating body of works as Trio Fibonacci perform pieces that go straight to the heart of melody in The Giants of […]

$3 – $72

ALTAMEDA W/ SMALL PAUL

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

Written in the midst of deep personal tragedy and dramatic emotional upheaval, Altameda’s stunning new album, Born Losers, is a meditation on change, loss, and growth, but more than that, it’s a reckoning with mortality, a call to live while we’re still alive. Launched in Edmonton, Altameda first found their stride as a hard – […]

$15

Youth Beading Workshops

Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery 502 Vernon Street, Nelson, Canada

As Brain Scans / Neurotransmitting nears its end, we are coming together for a series of beading workshops with Nelson Museum Educator Lesley Garlow. Youth workshops are Fridays, October 13 & 20, from 4-5:30pm. These workshops are FREE and all materials are supplied.

Free

Write Off the Bat! Awards Night

Taghum Hall 5915, Taghum Hall Rd, Nelson, British Columbia

The Write Off the Bat! marathon that happened at Taghum Hall on September 23 and 24 brought together a courageous and possibly masochistic group of writers who wrote for Two Whole Days. The challenge? Respond to one of two assigned themes through fiction, creative nonfiction, or poetry series. How did they do? There’s one way […]

Free