December 4th "Fun"draiser aims to capitalize on ski bum chums and theatre lovers’
After the successful debut and local area tour of Iron Mountain Theatre’s original musical production “White Star Lady,” IMT is preparing to enter the pre-production and rehearsal phase of its"destined-for-greatness" musical “Ski Bum: The Musical.” Yes ladies and gentlemen, a musical imagined, written, and produced locally,...
Too soon to think Christmas you say? Sounds like your spirit needs rekindling
My basement is chock-a-block full of kindling this year. Igniting a fire in the blackened heart of my welded steel woodstove has never been so easy, so immediate, so primal. In contrast, my holiday spirit has flagged somewhat this time around, more so even than in seasons past--the pyrotechnical equivalent of a big wet log....
The Voices of Winter at the Capitol Theatre
Nelson Choral Society presents Voices of Winter Saturday, Dec. 11 (7 p.m.), Capitol Theatre Musical director Kathleen Neudorf has chosen a variety of choral pieces on a winter theme for the show, ranging from traditional to contemporary, religious to secular, warm Yule-tide fires to hushed winter landscapes where snow “falls down scarce audibly.” Joining the […]
Lui Joe: Uncovering Rossland's Chinese history
My little series of historic pieces about Rossland’s past has been quite the adventure to say the least because the research has been very revealing. Having done my share of essay writing and research projects while studying Classics in university (one of the quirks of a creative writing major was that it involved almost no...
Canadian mining and human rights
Canadian mining and human rights in Guatemala will be the topic of a talk by human rights lawyer Grahame Russell this Sunday, Nov. 21 (7 p.m.) at Self Design High. Russell is the co-director of Rights Action, a Canadian NGO long engaged in community development, environment and human rights work throughout Central America. “Another world […]
Cheryl Hodge nominated for 2010 HMMA Awards
Selkirk College Contemporary Music and Technology Instructor Cheryl Hodgehas been nominated for the 2010 Hollywood Music and Media Awards (HMMA) for Best Jazz Song-Indigo. She will be heading to Hollywood, California, to participate in the Awards that takes place on Thursday, November 18, 2010, at the world famous Kodak Theater Complex. This is Hodge’s first major award nomination. “I’m […]
From racing grocery carts to the longest ski descent ever, the biggest little film festival is back!
Get psyched. The annual pre-ski-season stoke-up that is the “Rossland Mountain Film Fest Proudly Supported By The Members Of Rossland's Community Branch Of The Nelson & District Credit Union” gears up for three days of mountain culture. While the name has gotten exponentially longer this year thanks to a generous sponsorship...
INTERVIEW: Harry Manx - Mysticippi blues man comes to town
If you’ve ever wanted to hear soulful music based in the blues with Indian influences all throughout it, Harry Manx is your man. The long time musician and only more recently in the last decade or more a solo artist has been inspiring audiences with his deep storytelling lyrical content and worldly grooves. In a few weeks, ...
The Radiant Child on the radiant silver screen at the Capitol
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant ChildThe Capitol TheatreWednesday, Nov. 17, 7:30 p.m.
Centered on a rare interview that director and friend Tamra Davis shot with Basquiat over 20 years ago, this definitive documentary chronicles the meteoric rise and fall of the young artist.
In the crime-ridden New York City of the 1970s, he covers the city […]
Praise For The White Star Lady
Written By Brogan Pastro and Maddie Taylor-Greg White Star Lady from Rossland's Iron Mountain Theatre, written by Mark Pollard and Jane Gaudet, music by Nadine Tremblay and directed by R.J. Peters, came to Rossland's St. Andrews United Church on the weekend of October 22nd and 23rd. Jane Gaudet's one-woman...
