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Authors for Earth Day!

by Contributor on 15 Apr 2013
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Children’s Author Yolanda Ridge to Participate in International Event to Raise Environmental Awareness and Help Young Readers Co
Yolanda Ridge will be “supporting conservation through literacy” this April as a participant in the annual Authors for Earth Day eco-event. Each year award-winning authors and illustrators schedule special school visits in honor of Earth Day.

And 'indescribable' evening

by Contributor on 15 Apr 2013
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And 'indescribable' evening

La Cafamore String Quartet will once again be playing at the Rossland gallery on Monday April 22.  The group has been touring the Kootenays since 2008 presenting high quality classical music.  

This particular concert will be the ensemble's most ambitious undertaking to date.  George Crumb's "Black Angels" is innovative, frightening and ethereal.  It is written for electric string quartet as well as "instruments" such as thimbles, gongs, paper clips, glass rods and crystal goblets.

TALES AND LEGENDS OF THE MOUNTAIN KINGDOM: Billy Esling

by Allyson Kenning on 15 Apr 2013
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TALES AND LEGENDS OF THE MOUNTAIN KINGDOM: Billy Esling

So, I grew up in lower Rossland, as many of you know, and I lived right below Esling Drive.  We also had an Esling Park, where the cenotaph use to sit and where the Rossland seniors’ complex now exists. The question is, who was Esling, and why was he so important that Rossland landmarks named after him? Interestingly enough, there isn’t a lot written about the guy, but what I did find makes him out to be an interesting character.

POEM A DAY 8: The Closet

by Almeda Glenn Miller on 15 Apr 2013
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POEM A DAY 8: The Closet

A few blankets, a lamp, four walls, some shelves.

I have squirreled away crackers.  A bottle of water.

My head and toes touch each wall. I have a pillow.

I can hear you – all of you – outside this door.

This is the beginning and it is a very tight space.

 

Modest ideas bloom in my scribbly writes,

yellow sun of my lamp punctures holes in my theories

about breathing in dust and people in tiny worlds.  

I have not read a book yet.  I have only heard music.

Party your way to equitable politics?

by Contributor on 14 Apr 2013
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Party your way to equitable politics?

The under 45 generation are getting tired of working and studying more, to have less. With rising home prices, cost of living, and incomparable wages, young people and their families are being squeezed of time, and income, and are being forced into crushing debt. On April 15 - 17, from 7 – 10 p.m. at Birchbank Golf Club (Trail), Dam Inn Pub (South Slocan), Finley’s Irish Pub (Nelson) the Generation Squeeze Campaign deals its first round to local supporters looking to party their way to a better generation deal for young people.

'Many Mouths' set to roar as Selkirk students launch book

by Tayla Scott on 13 Apr 2013
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'Many Mouths' set to roar as Selkirk students launch book

Selkirk College’s second year Creative Writing students are hosting a Gala for the launch of their book “Mouths of Many” on April 19th from 7:00 to 10:00 pm upstairs at The Kootenay School of the Arts in Nelson. Students will be reading excerpts from their self-published anthology, while promoting sales and awareness for the Creative Writing program.

A POEM A DAY 2: Have trim will travel

by Almeda Glenn Miller on 09 Apr 2013
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Other homes have it     I’ve seen it in movies and whatnot         We speak of it as we swirl our Shiraz in fancy round-bellied glasses            I had a friend who cut the birch trees down on an empty lot, milled planks out of it, cured it in stacks for three years, then used it in her house                 We sip our wine – hints of chocolate or anise beneath the berries  &n

The Rossland Art Gallery presents an evening of Art and Fashion this Friday

by Contributor on 09 Apr 2013
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The Rossland Art Gallery presents an evening of Art and Fashion this Friday

Mapleloop Boutique, a new online clothing store owned by Rossland’s Genevieve Fortin, will unveil spring and summer collections as models bring clothing to life down the runway.

“This is not going to be your typical cat walk, it's going to be Rossland style,” promises Fortin.

Art for People artists Martine Bédard and Andy Holmes will also showcase their work while Gabe Gaudet and Sue Pepin will be testing the acoustics of the old Bank of Montreal.

Folk...get dancing!

by Rossland Recreation on 09 Apr 2013
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Folk...get dancing!

If you’re looking to escape from the wet, Spring weather, Folk Dancing in the Miners Hall is this Thursday, starting at 7:00pm.  The style is a combination of English Country dancing and Contra Dance.  There are no complicated steps to learn, just bring your sense of humour and your rhythm and your willingness to have fun!  Drop in is $8.00 per person.

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