The Longest Night
2023-12-21 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Vancouver) | Nelson United Church, 602 Silica Street, Nelson, British Columbia, V1L 4N1, Canada
A quiet and reflective service for those experiencing grief, loss or complicated feelings about the holidays. You are welcome to light a candle, sit with the dark and listen to poetry and music to soothe the soul.
? Thu Dec 21 2023 at 07:00 pm
(GMT-08:00)? Nelson United Church, 602 Silica Street,Nelson,BC,Canada

Finley’s Afterwork Dance Party with White Lightning Blues, Rock and Boogie Band
2023-12-22 19:30 - 22:00 (America/Vancouver) | Finley’s Bar $ Grill, 705 Vernon St, Nelson, BC, V1L 4G3, Canada
‘Tis the dance before Xmas at Finley’s Bar and Grill as White Lightning Blues, Rock and Boogie Band returns to deliver another great night of dance music. Suggested Cover $10.
White Lightning Blues, Rock and Boogie Band is a highly danceable 6-piece band from Nelson BC with a distinctive twin guitar plus harmonica sound. They play classics from Little Walter to Chuck Berry, Little Feat and The Beatles, plus an increasing collection of kootenay-themed originals.

DJANGO’S JEWELS
2023-12-22 20:00 (America/Vancouver) | The Royal, 330 Baker Street Nelson, BC V1L 4H5, Nelson, British Columbia, V1L 4H5, Canada
These cool cats have taken inspiration from the jazzy and swingin’ scene of 1930s and 1940s Paris to create a style that beckons back to the days of Django Reinhardt and his contemporaries!

Guided Cold War Bunker tours
2023-12-23 11:00 - 12:00, 2023-12-30 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!

Santa’s Workshop at the Rossland Museum
2023-12-23 12:00 - 16:00 (America/Vancouver) | Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre, 1100 Hwy 3B | Junction of Hwys 3B & 22, Rossland, BC, V0G 1Y0, Canada
Drop by the Museum between 12 and 4 pm on Saturday, December 23rd to help out Santa’s elves for the day!
We’ll be making toys, crafting Christmas decorations, and enjoying some festive games, yummy treats, and holiday films. We’ll also pull out our toboggans and our kid-sized snowshoes for some winter fun!
Entry by donation
We are open through the holidays! Regular hours: Tuesdays to Sundays, 10 am to 6 pm. We will be closed December 24-26 and December 31-January 1st.

HO-HO-HOUSE & TECHNO BOXING DAY
2023-12-26 20:00 (America/Vancouver) | The Royal, 330 Baker Street Nelson, BC V1L 4H5, Nelson, British Columbia, V1L 4H5, Canada
Featuring
DOSE
MR.MORISON
THROBEKK
ALISINA
and an ugly sweater contest!

Weekly Tango Mini Lesson & Practice
2023-12-27 19:30 - 21:30, 2024-01-03 19:30 - 21:30, 2024-01-10 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!

Boxing Day Bash
2023-12-27 21:00 (America/Vancouver) | Spiritbar, 422 Vernon St, Nelson, British Columbia, V1L 4E5
Dance off those turkey dinners at the Boxing Day Bash ?.
We will have both rooms open with 5 local favourites ready to get your booties shakin’, so get your tickets and book your rooms for some good old Boxing Day shenanigans.
Advance tickets are $10.

Blues Set w/ J. Greg Walter
2023-12-29 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!

THE ROYAL ART THROWDOWN
2023-12-30 19:30 (America/Vancouver) | The Royal, 330 Baker Street Nelson, BC V1L 4H5, Nelson, British Columbia, V1L 4H5, Canada
It’s an art battle with two rounds featuring three artists at a time going head to head with one hour to create a piece of art! The crowd votes and raffle tickets can be bought to support the artists and win the pieces made that night!
Brought to you by Paradise Painting!
FREE

The Royal Art Throwdown – Round 2
2023-12-30 19:30 - 23:30 (America/Vancouver) | The Royal, 330 Baker Street Nelson, BC V1L 4H5, Nelson, British Columbia, V1L 4H5, Canada
We’re back for Round 2 of ‘The Royal Art Throwdown’!!!
To continue the holiday fun we will have 6 new local artists up on stage doing their thing!
If you haven’t caught a Throwdown before this is how it plays out.
Two heats of three artists will take to the stage throughout the night and will have one hour to create their masterpiece. They will have the options of using a canvas provided but really its pretty open forum for whatever they want to create. After the hour is up, you (the crowd) will judge your favorite and the winner will go through to the grand final in March for some major prizes.
Raffle tickets will be available for purchase with your chance to win the art pieces created on the night with all money raised going straight to the artists.
There will also be some interactive fun and your favorite DJ – Mr Paradise spinning some phat beats.
It’s fun, it’s silly and it’s out right incredible watching the artists do their thing so get around it. No table bookings so if you want a seat get there early. It will be busy.
Our artists for Round 2 will be………
Taylor Green
Jaydlyn Fabro
Liz King
Steve Quattrochi
Aiden Damer
Takumi
Thanks to our sponsors and donors
Paradise Painters
The Royal
Oso Negro
Beauties
Ripping Giraffe
Urban Legends
Buddys Place
Nelson Kootenay Lake Tourism
Nelson District Arts Council
Whitewater Ski Resort
Mallards Sports
Nelson Farmers Supply
Kootenay Co-Op
Big ups Nelly
Catcha at the Throwdown.

Jesus Christ Superstar
2023-12-31 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Edmonton) | Key City Theatre, 20 14th Avenue North, Cranbrook, BC, V1C 6H4, Canada
“Jesus Christ Superstar,” directed by Brenda Burley. Comprising an exceptionally talented local cast and crew, Jesus Christ Superstar is a tale of betrayal, fear, frustration, and sacrifice set to some of the most memorable music ever composed.

NEW YEARS EVE w/ APOLLO SUNS & STUBBS AND THE
2023-12-31 21:00 (America/Vancouver) | The Royal, 330 Baker Street Nelson, BC V1L 4H5, Nelson, British Columbia, V1L 4H5, Canada
Apollo Suns
Founded by Ed Durocher, Apollo Suns is a 9-piece instrumental collective from Winnipeg, Manitoba. The band fuses the influence of jazz, rock and psychedelic music, to create their own unique sounds with the dancefloor in mind. They have self-released three EPs: ‘Each Day a Different Sun’ (2017), ‘Dawn Offerings’ (2019), ‘A Relationship of Force’ (Color Red, 2021), and were awarded “Instrumental Artist of the Year” at Western Canadian Music Awards in both 2018/2020.
Stubbs and The
Stubbs and The are ever-enigmatic. The evolving nature of their name reflects the organic spontaneity of their sound. Rooted in Rossland, BC, this 5-piece first bloomed playing crowd-pleasing covers before transforming into their independent, theatrical original music.
From head banging to their Italian metal song Cannibali, or ballroom dancing to The Waltz from their 10 part Odyssey of Barbara T., the crowds can’t help but join their wacky, whimsical, wingdings.
With lyrics in 7 different languages and a tracklist that defies labelling under traditional genres, Stubbs and The Experience speaks for itself.

NEW YEAR’S EVE 2023 WITH TRUCKVANCAR
2023-12-31 21:00 (America/Vancouver) | The Flying Steamshovel Inn & Gastropub, 2003 2nd Ave, Rossland, BC, V0G1Y0, Canada
Ring in the new year with your friends at The Flying Steamshovel.
Local hearthrobs, truckvancar will be performing from 9pm – 1am!
Doors @ 9pm
Music from 10pm
Tickets $35
Includes Entry for the Show + A glass of bubbly at midnight.
Open for regular dinner service ahead of 9pm, no cover.

A Golden New Year’s Eve feat. Damien Alblas, Paris Pick & The Pricks and John from Dawson
2023-12-31 21:00 (America/Vancouver) | Spiritbar, 422 Vernon St, Nelson, British Columbia, V1L 4E5
Dress up in your finest gold attire and kiss 2023 goodbye with us!
We have a dazzling gold themed musical journey planned with performances from @damienalblas @parispicktheprick and @john.from.dawson ?.
Grab your tickets here and get ready dance the night away!

Djembe Grand Master Michael Taylor workshop
2024-01-02 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-01-12 15:30 - 17:00 (America/Vancouver) | Taghum Hall, 5915 Taghum Hall Rd, Nelson, V1L 6Y4
Taghum Hall invites folks to start the year off on a new beat with two workshops and a concert. Djembe drum Grand Master Michael Taylor offers afternoon and evening workshops (3:30 – 5pm and 7 – 8:30pm). Taylor is the Director of the Chicago branch of the Tam Tam Mandingue Djembe Academy and the founder of Holy Goat Percussion. There is also a concert on Saturday, January 13 at 7pm.

Tea & Textiles
2024-01-03 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.

Met Opera: Nabucco
2024-01-06 09:55 - 13:30 (America/Vancouver) | The Royal Theatre, 1597 Bay Ave, Trail, V1R 4B2, Canada
Ancient Babylon comes to life in a classic Met staging of biblical proportions. Baritone George Gagnidze makes his Met role debut as the imperious king Nabucco, alongside soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska reprising her thrilling turn as his vengeful daughter Abigaille.
Live Streamed Met Opera, held at The Royal Theatre in Trail BC

Salon of the Arts
2024-01-06 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Vancouver) | The Langham, 447 A Avenue, Kaslo, BC, V0G 1M0, Canada
Kick off the New Year with Art! The North Kootenay Lake Arts Council invites everyone to join in celebrating local artists at the Salon of The Arts exhibit at the Langham Galleries. Show opens Saturday January 6th at 7pm…come and enjoy local arts, cake, and refreshments.

LIVE LOOPING SHOWCASE
2024-01-06 20:00 (America/Vancouver) | The Royal, 330 Baker Street Nelson, BC V1L 4H5, Nelson, British Columbia, V1L 4H5, Canada
Featuring Jaq Tofaro, Rob Gonlin and thisissami::raw
FREE

CKCA GRANT-WRITING WORKSHOP
2024-01-08 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-01-10 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Vancouver) | Online
Do you have an idea for a project that focuses on arts and culture? Grants from the Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance (CKCA) could help.
These grants—funded by Columbia Basin Trust and managed by the West Kootenay Regional Arts Council—are available for all art disciplines, for both individuals and arts and culture organizations in the Columbia Basin.
To learn more about these grants and how to apply, attend one of our FREE grant-writing workshops. The sessions all take place online through Zoom. See the schedule for all sessions here.
REGISTER FOR TODAY’S SESSION HERE.
Before you attend a session, we encourage you to watch the following video. Then come to the session with your questions.
VIEW THIS VIDEO BEFORE ATTENDING A SESSION.
If you have questions about your specific project, rather than the programs themselves, contact us directly instead of asking them during a session.

OPEN MIC COMEDY
2024-01-10 18:30 (America/Vancouver) | The Royal, 330 Baker Street Nelson, BC V1L 4H5, Nelson, British Columbia, V1L 4H5, Canada
Open mic comedy with a seasonal flair!
To sign up visit @kootenaycomedy on instagram!
$5 at the door

Youth Workshop – Visual Exploration Club – Ages 15-18
2024-01-11 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 11-May 16, 2024 (No VEC club during Spring Break)
Age: 15 – 18
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.

JAZZ NIGHT w/ THREE BIRD STONE
2024-01-11 21:00 (America/Vancouver) | The Royal, 330 Baker Street Nelson, BC V1L 4H5, Nelson, British Columbia, V1L 4H5, Canada
Upbeat Jazz with Jaq Tofaro on keys, Erick Sasaki on drums, and Kiyo Elkuf on sax!

LVR Student Art Show Opening
2024-01-12 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Vancouver) | Nelson Public Library, 602 Stanley St, Nelson, British Columbia, V1L 1N4, Canada
Check out new work by LVR student artists at the Nelson Public Library, meet the makers, and mingle!
