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  • 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

    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
  • Grace Croughan

    Studio Connexion Art Gallery 203 Fifth Ave. NW., Nakusp

    The represented artist Grace CROUGHAN (Aug. 23 to Sept. 9) from Toronto will be showing her textural mountainscapes. Studio Connexion Art Gallery is a small cultural space nested in Nakusp. It has been in operation in the summer time mainly and going into its 15th season. 7 Art Exhibitions by talented Canadian Artists painting mainly […]

  • Beginner Spinning Classes

    J.B. Fletcher Store 3602 Sutton Street, Ainsworth, BC, Canada

    This class will teach you the basics of making a single ply yarn using a drop spindle. 50g of wool and a spindle are included to take home.    Class is being offered on August 23 & again on August 26. 9am- 10:30am $40 Location: J.B. Fletcher Store Museum, Ainsworth B.C.

    $40.00
  • 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