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Bill Lynch Trio LIVE at the Vallican Whole

Vallican Whole Community Centre 3762 Little Slocan South Road, Vallican, British Columbia, Canada

The Bill Lynch Trio is performing live at the Vallican Whole, Saturday August 12th. Bill invites his audience into a deeply felt world with his Irish gift of storytelling, his passionate vocals and beautiful guitar work.  Bessie Wapp expands the Trio’s palette with musically intriguing accordion and keyboard accompaniment and solos. And her vocal harmonies […]

$20

Sketchers in the Wild

Katherine Russell Glass Studio Elkford

We will be outdoors absolutely as much as possible (disc golf course, Hopkins Hollow etc) – it’s all about the sketchbook... observing nature, trees, bugs, leaves, animal tracks, clouds, deadfall. It’s learning observational drawing at first, then building composition using pen & ink, watercolour, acrylics. Nature journaling, portrait drawing. Rock painting. Nature mobiles. Reading. Meditation. […]

Live History Show at the Doukhobor Discovery Centre

Doukhobor Discovery Centre 112 Heritage Way, Castlegar, BC, Canada

The Live History international theatre company will be performing their “In Time” show at the Doukhobor Discovery Centre from 10-5pm on August 15th. Those participating will set out on unique missions and be able to interact with the historical characters to solve clues and further explore the museum. Live History will use multiple characters from […]

$5

Flow of Great Tao or Hunting for Tigers • art opening with Zora Doval

SOMA Sound & Events 444 Baker St., Nelson BC

gallery 444 is excited to be featuring the playful abstract paintings of Zora Doval • Flow of Great Tao or Hunting for Tigers : a series of ink on wooden panel paintings inspired by the writings of Lao Tzu. The exhibit opens Aug. 17 with an art opening; open gallery, refreshments & snacks followed with and artist talk […]

by-donation

Flats Fest 2023

Canal Flats Ball Diamond Canal Flats

Flats Fest is held in the quaint Village of Canal Flats, BC, peacefully located at the south end of Columbia Lake, the headwaters to the Columbia River, and nestled between the Canadian Rockies and Purcell Mountain ranges that encompass the Columbia Valley.Flats Fest was established in 2017 in this friendly little Village as the perfect […]

Making Waves exhibition opening

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

Kootenay Lake has long been a hub of activity, from the earliest sturgeon-nosed canoes to modern day sporting activities such as paddleboarding and kitesurfing. Through artifacts, photographs, and archival film from the Museum collection, Making Waves examines the diverse nature of this history and the role that the West Arm has in the community today.  […]

Free

Never Come Down bluegrass concert

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

A toe-tapping evening is in store for Nelson area music-lovers when the Portland, Oregon-based stringband Never Come Down plays Taghum Hall on Friday, August 18 at 7:30pm. Since the band formed in 2018, they’ve taken home the top prize at the FreshGrass and RockyGrass bluegrass competitions and have released one album, with a second on […]

$25.00

Mural Workshop | With Antonia Otoya

320 Wilson St. Revelstoke

Unlock your creativity and learn how to transform your artwork into larger-than-life murals in this immersive four-day workshop. Antonia Otoya will guide you through a perfect balance of hands-on learning and theory, providing you with the essential foundations of mural painting.Save the Date: August 19, 20, 26, & 27Teens and AdultsRVAC | 320 Wilson st,Cost […]

KYF Workshop Series – Truth Reconciliation & Accountability

Shambhala Center 812 Stanley Street, Nelson, BC, BC, Canada

Support the Kootenay Yoga Festival 2023 in collaboration with the Autonomous Sinixt in these very special events! This is especially for space holders, those who work in holistic health and anyone who may be interested in the subject of truth, reconciliation & accountability. Saturday, July 15th, 2023 1:00-3:00 PM at Shambhala Center, 812 Stanley St, Nelson, BC […]

$40

Summer Music Series Presented by The Langham & KLIC

Kaslo Front Street Park Kaslo, BC

Free outdoor live performances Saturdays from 4-6 pm on Front Street in Kaslo. Come join us for some great live outdoor music in beautiful Kaslo! These free outdoor shows are brought to you by Nelson & Kootenay Lake Tourism, The Community Fund of North Kootenay Lake, Columbia Power, Comlumbia Basin Trust, Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance […]

Free

WHEN PIGS FLY: New Paintings by Kristian Adam

Levity Micro Gallery 566 Baker St, Nelson, BC, Canada

The “When pigs fly” idiom is a type of adynaton and soon to be an art show, too! We’ll get to the art show part in a second. But first, let’s talk about adynatons. An adynaton is not only a super cool word, it’s also a figure of speech involving the use of a phrase that represents something impossible. So when […]

Free

‘Luminous’ Artist talk w/ Linda Dayan Frimer

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

NEW DATE! Part memoir, part art instructional, part art history book, Luminous: An Artist’s Story as a Guide to Radical Creativity, a gorgeous new book by Canadian artist Linda Dayan Frimer, would be equally at home on a coffee table or in an art classroom. Frimer is currently touring Luminous and will be at the […]

Free