West Kootenay Regional Arts Council

Oh Pray Tell live in Vallican
2025-04-10 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Vancouver) | Vallican Whole Community Centre, 3762 Little Slocan South Road, Vallican, British Columbia, V0G2J0, Canada
Doors open 7:00pm; Music Starts At 7:30pm
Tickets $25 at the door or in advance from Rambling Rose in Winlaw
Oh Pray Tell is us – Betty Supple, Sally Titasey and Shayna Jones. Three part harmonies and experimental folklore grounded in banjo and stomp-clap-cajon rhythms carry poetry, stories and spoken word. Oh Pray Tell offers up an original, soulful sound influenced by gospel, rhythm & blues, roots music and folk story-telling.

“Uno” by Raul Pous Facha
2025-04-11 12:00 - 16:00, 2025-04-14 12:00 - 16:00, 2025-04-15 12:00 - 16:00, 2025-04-16 12:00 - 16:00, 2025-04-17 12:00 - 16:00 | VISAC Gallery, 1501 Cedar Avenue, Trail, V1R 2J5
Meet Raul: Architect, Artist, and Digital Fabrication Visionary

“I’m Raul, an architect and artist of Mexican origin, now based in Canada since 2022. My lifelong fascination with materials and manufacturing techniques has deeply influenced my approach to design. While I’ve always appreciated the artistry and individuality of handmade products, I’ve also recognized the challenges they face in achieving precision and consistent quality.

This curiosity led me to digital fabrication, where I discovered the power to translate complex designs into reality with precision and control. Through the fusion of technology and craftsmanship, I am able to create pieces that retain the unique essence of handmade work while elevating their quality and accuracy.”

Exhibition Dates: March 10 – 20, 2025

Opening Reception: Thursday, March 13 from 4:00pm-5:30pm

Gallery Hours: Monday-Friday, 12pm-4pm

To learn more, visit us at: https://visacgallery.com/exhibitions/#unoraulpousfacha

Selkirk College Digital Arts, Fabrication, and Design Year-End Show
2025-04-11 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-04-12 10:00 - 13:00 | Mary Hall – Selkirk College Tenth Street Campus, 820 Tenth Street, Nelson, V1L 3C7, Canada
Join us in Mary Hall at Tenth St. Campus for the annual Digital Art and Digital Fabrication and Design Year End Show!
WHEN: April 11, 6-9pm | April 12, 10-1pm WHERE: Mary Hall at Selkirk College Tenth St. Campus, Nelson BC Entry by Donation Art Sale | Cash only
Join us at the Digital Arts and Digital Fabrication and Design Year End Show 2025, where students embody the spirit of creativity and innovation, shaping the future of tomorrow’s world. Explore new works in graphic design, illustration, animation, photography, web design, product design, 3D design, prototyping, fabrication, and more!

Oh Pray Tell live in Nelson, BC!
2025-04-11 19:00 - 21:30 | Nelson United Church, 602 Silica Street, Nelson, British Columbia, V1L 4N1, Canada
Oh Pray Tell is us – Betty Supple, Sally Titasey and Shayna Jones. Three part harmonies grounded in banjo and stomp-clap-cajon rhythms carry poetry, stories and spoken word. Oh Pray Tell offers up an original, soulful sound influenced by gospel, rhythm & blues, roots music and folk story-telling.
Tickets $20-30 in advance (e-transfer ohpraytell@gmail.com; add note “Nelson Show” so we put you on the right list!) OR $20-30 (cash) at door. No one turned away for lack of funds.

Blue Moon Marquee w/ guests
2025-04-11 21:00 - 23:30 | Spiritbar, 422 Vernon St, Nelson, British Columbia, V1L 4E5
On The Road Productions, Kaslo Jazz, and The Hume Hotel present…
Blue Moon Marquee with guests!
2024 Juno Awards winners Blue Moon Marquee return to Nelson BC’s Spiritbar at the Hume Hotel for a night of Swing Blues Boogie and Jazz!
Special guests TBA
Doors 8pm | Show 9pm
Advance tickets $20 + tax / fees and are available at ontheroadmanagement.com

Oh Pray Tell live in Silverton, BC
2025-04-12 08:00 - 17:00 | Silverton Gallery, V0G 1S1
Oh Pray Tell is us – Betty Supple, Sally Titasey and Shayna Jones. Three part harmonies grounded in banjo and stomp-clap-cajon rhythms carry poetry, stories and spoken word. Oh Pray Tell offers up an original, soulful sound influenced by gospel, rhythm & blues, roots music and folk story-telling.
Doors 6:30 Show 7:00pm
Tickets $20-30 in advance (e-transfer ohpraytell@gmail.com; add note “Silverton” so we put you on the right list!) OR $20-30 (cash) at door. No one turned away for lack of funds

Guided Cold War Bunker tours
2025-04-12 11:00 - 12:00 | 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!

Inspirare Sings!
2025-04-12 19:00 - 20:00 | Nelson United Church, 602 Silica Street, Nelson, British Columbia, V1L 4N1, Canada
Choral concert by Inspirare, a women’s choir directed by Kathleen Neudorf, with Christoph Martens on piano. At the United Church, Saturday April 12th, 7 pm. Tickets $20 (half price for children) at the door.

A Celebration of India
2025-04-12 19:30 - 21:30 | The Capitol Theatre, 421 Victoria Street, Nelson, British Columbia, V1L 5R2, Canada
Step into the vibrant world and rich cultures of India with “A Celebration of India”! Indulge in an unforgettable evening of Indian cuisine, music, poetry, and dance. Join local performers as they bring the colors, flavors, sounds, and rhythms of India to life!

Homegrown Kootenay Punk Party!
2025-04-12 19:30 - 23:30 | Castle Theatre, 185 Columbia Ave., Castlegar
Come kick off the first of several killer punk shows in Castlegar this year!
We got TBD https://www.instagram.com/tbdordie?igsh=MXRkbjY5aHA3NWx5ZA==
coming our way from Fernie to give us some east kootenay skate punk! The weather should be perfect for skating and these guys are your soundtrack!
Toaster, https://toaster2.bandcamp.com/album/toasted
straight outta Castlegar armed with several new songs and a lot of grey hairs back to party on the stage at the old theatre, with our old friends,
https://www.instagram.com/toaster_the_band/profilecard/?igsh=bnl5MGVyeTduZGs1
The Adits! https://theadits.bandcamp.com/album/mangled-in-the-mine
Punk rock panners, kolsch chugging pretty boys!
There is one constant in the west kootenay music scene and that’s The Adits, don’t miss this opportunity to see these heart throbs!
https://www.instagram.com/the_adits?igsh=NHJ0Nmoycm9pcmxw
https://www.facebook.com/share/18NTonwUi3/?mibextid=wwXIfr

CARTER FELKER w/ STONE FACE KID
2025-04-12 20:00 - 23:30 | The Royal, 330 Baker Street Nelson, BC V1L 4H5, Nelson, British Columbia, V1L 4H5, Canada
Intricacy is often overlooked when accompanied by the sort of plain-spoken straight talk fashioned by Calgary singer-songwriter Carter Felker. Evoking the memory of such luminaries as Clark, Van Zandt and Prine, Felker’s nimble self-accompaniment neatly underscores the raw, universal themes he brings to life with his reedy tenor.

Possessing an innate ability to weave no-bullshit narratives that speak to the genuine travails of the hard done by, Felker’s latest LP, Even The Happy Ones Are Sad is a sublime interpretation of the underground country and folk sounds of the early to mid-1970s. Felker has the common touch, introducing audiences to a litany of born losers who still have enough pride to stand their ground, to take care of themselves and their loves, and keep digging through the hard luck, always in the hope that good fortune might be found a little deeper down.

Capital Jungle Presents: Season Send Off
2025-04-12 21:00 - 2025-04-13 02:00 | Finley’s Bar $ Grill, 705 Vernon St, Nelson, BC, V1L 4G3, Canada
Another one is in the books, and Capital Jungle is throwing a jam to celebrate another great season!
Stoked for this one and we have some local DJs with us this night to help give this season the send off it deserves!
DJs on night——————-Mr Mugz-Capital JunglePete Shredz-Capital Jungle/Subtle RadioChezDbonix
Pre Sale/early tix $10/$15 afterMusic Starts at 9pm19+ Licensed Event

Newkeys Place presents, Blues in The Afternoon with Sam Hurrie
2025-04-13 16:00 - 19:00 | New Key’s Pub, 16070 BC-3A, Crawford Bay, BC, V0B 1E0, Canada
Newkeys Place in Crawforbay presents, Blues in The Afternoon with Sam Hurrie, Like with friends.
Sundays 4-7

Local Trail, Distant Shores: Water Colour Perspectives
2025-04-15 12:00 - 16:00, 2025-04-16 12:00 - 16:00, 2025-04-17 12:00 - 16:00 | VISAC Gallery, 1501 Cedar Avenue, Trail, V1R 2J5
A series of watercolour paintings by Dan Ashman. The exhibition takes inspiration from the scenery of the West Kootenays.
Exhibition Dates:
March 27 – April 24, 2025
Opening Event:
March 27, 2025
Evening Hours:
April 15, 2025
Gallery Hours:
Tuesday-Thursday
12pm-4pm

Artist Statement:
If I am asked how long it took to paint a picture, I would reply, “Thirty-five years to learn how, and a few hours to put paint on paper”. It is a long process to master the media of watercolour and even after all this time, something can still go wrong. I’m still learning and developing my style.
About Dan Ashman:
Dan Ashman was born in British Columbia in 1956 and started his foray into art in High School by painting in oils. He moved to Trail to work as a Metallurgical Engineer at Teck and took up watercolours in 1987 during a night school course led by fellow engineer and local watercolour artist, Brian O’Hara. Subsequently, he attended workshops with Les Weisbrich, a watercolour artist from the Slocan valley, and Kiff Holland, a watercolour artist from the lower mainland. Otherwise, he is self taught.
Dan joined the Trail Art Club in 1988 and helped to establish the VISAC gallery. He was a member of the “Thursday Night Painters” when it was led by Bob Ross. His work has been shown in Art Club exhibitions, the VISAC invitational show, showings of the Thursday Night Painters both in Trail and Spokane as well as juried art shows. He has sold a number of paintings including one to St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver.
As an avid outdoorsman, Dan was inspired by the captivating scenery of the West Kootenays and began to capture local scenes in watercolour either painting “en plein air” or in his studio. He is also an amateur photographer and uses photos from his travels as subject matter. Now retired, his recent works include landscapes from the West Kootenays, the Canadian Rockies, Hawaii, and Atlantic Canada.

‘I Had Visitors Last Night’ book launch
2025-04-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery, 502 Vernon Street, Nelson, V1L 4E7, Canada
Local author and historian Rita Moir launches her latest book I Had Visitors Last Night, the Storied Life of Lydia Kania. Published in Nelson by Linda Crosfield, (Nose in Book Publishing) these are beautiful hand-bound limited edition books about Slocan Valley (now Nelson) resident Lydia Kania, who turned 100 this year.
Rita will be reading from the book and signing copies at the Nelson Museum on Tuesday, April 15 beginning at 7pm. This event is FREE and open to the public.

The Knitting Pilgrim – Stitched Glass
2025-04-15 19:30 - 21:00 | Bailey Theatre, 1501 Cedar Ave., Trail, BC
The Trail & District Arts Council presents The Knitting Pilgrim – Stitched Glass, a unique play about the artistic and spiritual journey of one man through knitting, on Tuesday, April 15 at 7:30 pm. Part of the Performing Arts Trail series in The Bailey Theatre.
A one-man play about the artistic and spiritual journey of actor Kirk Dunn, who took 15 years to knit a triptych of tapestries. Designed in the style of stained-glass windows, the knitted artwork explores the commonalities and conflicts of the Abrahamic faiths: Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
A multidisciplinary show that combines personal storytelling, image projection, and three huge, knitted panels that look like stained glass windows. The play explores why people struggle to get along, the meaning of art, and the power of love to overcome major obstacles (and minor mishaps) through hand-knitting.
Kirk Dunn is an actor, writer, and internationally renowned knitter, who is fascinated by the many ways in which knitting can bring people together and help them see eye to eye. He uses original, out-of-the-box knitting and his unique perspective to explore life today and in the past.
“10 best Toronto stage shows to see in May 2019” – NOW Magazine
“Top Picks at the 2019 Ottawa Fringe Festival” – Apt613
“The Knitting Pilgrim has … empathy, humour, intellectual and spiritual reflection. It leaves you with optimism that harmony for oneself (and the world at large) is just around the corner.” – Derek Ritschel, Artistic Director, Lighthouse Festival Theatre
Kirk “…has taken an accessible medium like knitting and … used it to communicate ideas that can help repair our social fabric. And then to combine it with a piece of theatre – that is to truly create a unique offering. ”— Nataley Nagy, Executive Director, Kelowna Art Gallery
“In the knitting world where grey and beige plain sweaters seem to rule, how extraordinary to find this energetic man knitting such detailed and intricate color. I applaud his moxie!”— Kaffe Fassett, Textile Artist
What Audiences Are Saying:
“This show was transformative… That’s the mark of really, really, really exceptional theatre. When people ask me how this play was, I say I really cannot describe it to you: it is beyond description. I would give this 6 stars, if I could, out of 5.” — CFMU Hamilton Fringe Review
“A brilliant show that sticks with you, teaches you how to think, about faith, empathy resilience, and art…This is a brilliant moving piece. ” — Deb K.
“This is a wonderful, compelling, one-of-a-kind show… A “from-the-heart” tale of artistic creativity, religious tolerance, and the difficult beauty of finding your path. Went with my teenagers and we haven’t stopped talking about it since! ” — Cynthia S.
#BYOK – Bring your own knitting. Knitting during the show is encouraged!
60-minute show, plus talk back of 30 minutes.

Coig (Nova Scotia Celtic Folk) w/ Guests
2025-04-16 19:00 - 22:00 | The Flying Steamshovel Inn & Gastropub, 2003 2nd Ave, Rossland, BC, V0G1Y0, Canada
Còig is one of Atlantic Canada’s most exciting Celtic traditional groups made up of accomplished multi-instrumentalists. With the fiery Celtic high-energy style as its musical core, Còig easily shifts between century-old tunes of past generations to original and upbeat compositions, featuring the band’s range of over a dozen instruments (vocals, fiddles, piano, guitars, banjo, mandolin, viola, bouzouki, whistles, and more). With driving tunes, haunting songs and infectious energy, Còig is an unparalleled music force.

Jesse Cook
2025-04-16 19:30 - 21:30 | The Capitol Theatre, 421 Victoria Street, Nelson, British Columbia, V1L 5R2, Canada
Jesse Cook, the internationally acclaimed guitarist and composer, brings his mesmerizing fusion of flamenco, jazz, and world music to Nelson on April 16, 2025. Known for his virtuosity and captivating live performances, Cook has won numerous awards, including a Juno Award, and continues to enchant audiences with his unique blend of genres. His most popular tracks, such as “Café Mocha” and “Mario Takes a Walk,” showcase his extraordinary talent and diverse musical influences.
With a career spanning over two decades and multiple chart-topping albums like The Rumba Foundation and Love in the Time of Covid, Jesse Cook remains one of the most influential and innovative artists in world music. His live shows are an unforgettable experience, featuring his masterful guitar work, rhythmic brilliance, and a deep connection with the audience. Don’t miss the chance to experience Jesse Cook’s musical journey live in Nelson!

SELKIRK COLLEGE MUSIC PRESENTS: A SPRING SPECTACLE
2025-04-16 20:00 - 23:30, 2025-04-17 20:00 - 23:30 | The Royal, 330 Baker Street Nelson, BC V1L 4H5, Nelson, British Columbia, V1L 4H5, Canada
Two nights of music with all proceeds going towards student scholarships!

Wednesday April 16th Featuring
-Acoustic and Unplugged
-Motown and Classic Soul
-Hiphop
-ABBA

Thursday April 17th Featuring
-Jazz
-XIII
-Funk/Soul/R&B
Hendrix

Young Visions of 2025 Exhibit
2025-04-17 10:00 - 2025-05-31 17:00 | Kootenay Gallery of Art, 120 Heritage Way, Castlegar, BC, V1N 4M5, Canada
After a two month period of time closed for renovations, the Kootenay Gallery is pleased
to announce that it will launch its 2025 exhibition season with one of its most anticipated
annual events. The Young Visions exhibit runs in both the West and East Galleries from
April 17th to May 31st, celebrating the creative skills and talents of young people in
School District 20 from ages 13 to 18.
This year, students from Stanley Humphries Secondary School in Castlegar, and Kootenay
Columbia Learning Centre will participate in the show.
The gallery and exhibit will open with a reception on Thursday, April 17th from 5:00 to
7:00 pm. All are welcome to attend the opening.
Gallery hours are from 10 am to 5 pm, Tuesday through Saturday.

For more information
contact the Gallery at 250.365.3337 or email kootenaygallery@telus.net.

Spring Fling FREE Thursdays
2025-04-17 16:00 - 20:00 | Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery, 502 Vernon Street, Nelson, V1L 4E7, Canada
Come on down to the Nelson Museum on Thursday evenings, where you can visit the galleries, museum, and shop for FREE. 4-8pm every Thursday.

Art & Ecology Book Study
2025-04-17 18:00 - 20:00 | Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery, 502 Vernon Street, Nelson, V1L 4E7, Canada
We are excited to offer a 5 week Art & Ecology course that will provide an opportunity for discussion, reflective writing, and art-making to critically examine the present and inspire the process of imagining and eventually realizing better futures. What we can create begins with what we can imagine.Co-facilitated by NMAG and the Kutenai Art Therapy Institute, the course will run on Thursday evenings from 6-8 pm, April 3 to May 1, 2025, at NMAG. There will be required readings each week from the collection of essays, An Ecotopian Lexicon.Registration fee includes a copy of the book, An Ecotopian Lexicon, a collaborative volume of engaging essays that offer new terms and concepts to inspire responses and alternatives to our current social and ecological trajectory.The content and readings are suited for adult learners. Maximum registration of 10 participants. Register here. Course cost is $40+GST for members, and $50+GST for non-members. Sign up for a Museum membership online or in person at the Front Desk.
