Trail's Josh Beamish returns with MOVE
MOVE - Josh Beamish Dance Company @ Charles Bailey Theatre, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 7:30 pm Admission: $105 for series or $30 for single ticket Headlined by artistic director Josh Beamish's Allemande, a work for six dancers that exists as a physical deconstruction of a Bach Cello suite and the accompanying social dances of the Baroque...
Won't that be a party? Irish Rovers come to Trail
The Irish Rovers - Home In Ireland Tour @ Charles Bailey Theatre, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 7:30 pm The Irish Rovers have performed their brand of Irish folk music for 45 years. Today's band performs with original members George Millar and Wilcil McDowell. Will Millar left the group on 1994 and Jimmy Ferguson passed away in 1997....
Winter is coming...Blues legend Johnny Winter, that is
Johnny Winter has been a guitar hero without equal for decades: and now he's coming to the West Kootenay On October 11. Signing to Columbia records in 1969 called largest solo artist deal of its time, Johnny immediately laid out the blueprint for his fresh take on classic blues a prime combination for the legions of fans just...
COMMENT: Art is greater than filth
Ali Farzat, the Arab world’s greatest cartoonist – in fact one of the very best and bravest creative voices in the Arab world – was bundled into a van by Syrian regime filth last night. Some hours later he was found bleeding at the side of the airport road. First reports suggest that his hands have been broken.I’ve often used...
Gold Fever Follies 2011: The Race, The Voice, and the Gentlewomen
It’s that time of year again: the Gold Fever Follies starts up it’s 25th season on Canada Day and this year promises to bring a smile to your face get your toes tapping as usual. Directed by Iron Mountain Theatre’s RJ Peters and written by local RSS aluma and Follies veteran Brian Turner, this year’s cast are all new to...
ARTS: Dustin Bentall rides into town for the Starlight Saloon
Vancouver seems an unlikely place to nurture such a rustic troubadour as Dustin Bentall, but Canada seemed like an unlikely country to be the birthplace of artists like Rick Danko, Robbie Robertson, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel or Neil Young. If you look you’ll find as deep a frontier spirit and hard luck charm as any...
Story pole raised in traditional way at Christina Living Arts Centre
Every community has a story. For Christina Lake the story dates back to the times before even the First Nations story began, back to the time that only exists in the legends of the S’nixit people who lived in the area. Marilyn James, of the S’nixit nation, explained that the story of Christina Lake is still being created in...
Selkirk students dig into their studies
Students from Selkirk College’s School of University Arts & Sciences dug into their studies through an archaeological field school at Zuckerberg Island in Castlegar from June 7-11. During the week, archaeological sites were set up in and around former kekulis (remains of underground houses built by First Nations people) and...
Break out your dancing shoes for the Tim Hus barn dance
Hailed as well on his way to becoming a Canadian institution following in the footsteps of Ian Tyson and Stompin’ Tom Connors, cowboy singer and songwriter Tim Hus is bringing his storytelling style music to Grand Forks on Saturday, May 15. Folks say that Hus has a voice sweeter than a Husqvarna chainsaw, a wit that is sharper...
