The Civic Theatre in Nelson is hosting a wildlife star this weekend, as Ian McAllister presents a mutli-media presentation detailing decades of wildlife research. The event is on Nov. 14 at 4 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $6 fr seniors and students. A thousand uninhabited islands, the world’s largest extent of temperate...

Calling all storytellers and Vinyl Café fans-- Trail’s version of New York City’s ’The Moth’ returns to The Griff at The Bailey Theatre Friday November 20th at 7:30pm. ‘Little Moths’ is based on ‘The Moth’ in New York City where people gather (standing room only) to hear raconteurs and novice storytellers tell true stories ...

The Kootenay Gallery of Art is moving forward with relocation plans and has asked the City of Castlegar to kick in $8,000 to that purpose. At its regular meeting Monday night, council heard from a gallery delegation, including board chair Audrey Maxwell Polovnikoff. “At the March 2014 Strategic Planning session, the Board of...

Montreal-based jazz musician Elizabeth Shepherd will be kicking off her latest tour at Nelson’s Shambhala Music & Performance Hall where she will be joined on stage by Selkirk College students. The velvety-voiced pianist arrived on the international scene in 2006 when her debut album Start To Move was voted one of the top...

Friends of  Canadian Broadcasting announcement:  The Dalton Camp Award will go to the winner or winners of an essay competition on the link between democracy and the media in Canada. For thirteen years now, FRIENDS has sponsored the Dalton Camp Award, an essay competition honouring the memory of a great Canadian journalist ...

Fresh off the heels of headlining tours in Mexico and Eastern Canada, three-time Juno nominee, and two-time Polaris long list artist Elizabeth Shepherd is bringing her progressive soul-jazz sound to Canada’s west coast, including stops in Nelson and Trail November 16 and 19. Performing songs from her acclaimed new album The...

It’s not often Castlegar gets to play host to a professional video shoot, but that’s exactly what’s happening at the Element on Tuesday, Sept. 8 from about 8:30 – 11 p.m. – and you are cordially invited to be an extra in the video. Castlegar’s own Reiss Zibin, 21, will be performing a song she […]

Trail & District Harmony Choir welcomes new members to sing with us as we begin our 2015-2016 season on Sept. 9. We are a non- auditioned, mixed comm, we enjoy an atmosphere of fun and friendship, while also focussing on the music in order to perform to the best of our abilities in concerts several times a year. We practice...

Are you planning a project that will help social well-being, the environment or youth? Columbia Basin Trust may be able to help. Intakes for three granting programs are now open. Find forms and guidelines online. Application deadlines are: ·         Monday, October 5: Social Grants: cbt.org/applysocial. ·         Monday,...

If you love the performing arts and want to contribute to the vibrancy of your community, then consider becoming a volunteer for the Trail and District Arts Council.  Young or old, experienced or neophyte, we are currently looking for individuals to help us with the volunteer needs at the Charles Bailey Theatre. We are half...