The Trail & District Arts Council, in partnership with The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary, is undertaking safety upgrades to The Bailey Theatre starting this summer. After four years of planning, we are excited to begin this big and necessary project that will start in August and be completed by the end of November....

Ryan Ricker is currently competing for the title of Mr. Health and Fitness 2021.The contest opened and public voting began in Mid-June with an estimated 25,600 entrants. Now only the top one percent remains. The winner will be featured in Muscle and Fitness magazine and take home $20,000 USD. Ryan pledges all the money to...

The Bailey stage may not be filled with performances this year, but over the summer the Silver Screen Drive-in at Waneta Plaza is bringing the best in recorded concerts, dance, and theatre performances to the big screen. Presented by Trail & District Arts Council and The Royal Theatre the recorded performances aim to put...

 The BC SPCA invites the public to participate in its 13th annual Wildlife-In-Focus photography contest. Amateur photographers 14 years and older can submit their awe-inspiring images of hummingbirds, bears, bees, seals and other amazing creatures until July 26.  “Wildlife-In-Focus is a celebration of the incredible diversity...

The Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre (RMDC) has been working away on developing a Conceptual Exhibition & Interpretation Plan for the Renewal Project Phase II: Mine Experience. This process has been guided by the Museum Experience sub-committee of the Rossland Museum Development Committee, which was tasked with...

This summer Living Lakes Canada is calling on all Columbia Basin residents to get involved in the Lake Biodiversity Photo Challenge. Simply snap a photo of your favourite lake(s) and submit it to the contest for a chance to win prizes from Kicking Horse Coffee and Lush. Photo submissions will be accepted until July 31, 2021...

The Rossland Council for Arts and Culture is pleased to announce a one-time Resilience Award fund for local artists and art organizations residing in Rossland, Warfield and Area B. The purpose of these awards is to lessen the impacts of the pandemic on the local arts community by giving back to artists and art organizations....

The Kootenay Film Society took a major step forward May 31, with four important artists and filmmakers joining as directors of the Board. The KFS welcomes Gary Deatherage, Alison Masters, Sarah Kapoor and Marty Agabob, replacing departing board members Rick Brown and Perry Ditzler, and joining remaining board members --...

The Trail & District Arts Council and The Royal Theatre have joined forces toimagine your new, favourite summer experience, the Silver Screen Drive-in. Running from June 18 to Sept. 25, filmswill screen Thursday through Saturday at duskin the Waneta Plaza upper parking lot. Building on the history of the Auto-Vue Drive-in,...

It’s time to put your Sculpturewalking shoes on! Castlegar has once again welcomed a huge variety of amazing artwork to beautify and enliven the city’s downtown core and offer a welcome attraction for residents and regional visitors “The past year has very challenging for arts and culture organizations,” says Sculpturewalk ...