Movie Review: State of Play And the Death of the Newspaper
Russell Crowe and Ben Affleck team up to offer star billing for what amounts to a marketing ploy for the struggling newspaper industry. Paper papers are in a state of crisis. A Pew Research Survey has confirmed that over the last year, readers who use the internet as their sole source of news has gone from 24% last year, to...
Clumsy Custard About to Hit Rossland in the Face
April 15 marks the grand opening of the RSS Drama class’s newest comedy/action play, the Clumsy Custard Horror Show and Ice Cream Clone Review. “It is appropriate for all ages so parents don’t hesitate to bring the kids,” declares cast-member Brogan Pastro. The play is set in the land of Zob. The action begins when the Princess...
Instant Improv plays Rossland this Friday
The Vancouver-based Theatre Sports League is known for staging some of the most daring and innovative improv shows in the world. And when their Instant Improv team takes the stage at the Miner's Hall this Friday, audiences should be prepared for a family-oriented evening of 'participatory hilarity'. Instant Improv is 90 minutes...
Recycled Art - Andy Holmes Turns Trash Into Treasure
When the average person out there (and I’m one of them) thinks of ways to green up the world they tend to think of driving less, windmills, planting trees, picking up garbage, replacing lightbulbs and such. One area that never crossed my mind until now was greening our planet through art. This past year, Rossland artist Andy...
33 Paintings in 33 Days
The arts provide a creative process for inspiring the people of the Columbia Basin to understand and express their connections with the history, ecology, resources and cultures of their home, so as to take care of it wisely for the future . This is central vision of the Columbia-Kootenay Cultural Alliance, which each year...
Look No Further, Couples: It's Heartfest for Valentine's Day This Year
This weekend, loving couples seeking a fun and romantic night on the town need look no further afield than Heartfest, a evening of music and dance taking place at the Miner’s Hall this Saturday night. The event is in aid of the Johan Kruus Fundraising Campaign and will feature Rossland’s Michael Gifford and a whole host of ...
The Man Who Married Music - Stephen Fearing Returns to Rossland
Travelling the long and winding road of the Canadian musician, traversing the country from east to west and back again, one could imagine that, interspaced between bursts of adoration from groups of fans, the dark roads of the Canadian Hinterland could be lonely. On the other hand, if you’ve been at it for 20 years there must...
112th Winter Carnival a Success but Bobsled Races Cancelled for Future
112 years in the making, the 2009 version of Rossland’s Winter Carnival went off over three days of outstanding winter-themed events which attracted record crowds. For a largely volunteer run event, it is truly impressive what a group of dedicated people can do to provide entertainment, boost spirits, bring people together ...
The Hills are Alive With the Sounds of the Sound of Music
For the past four months a cast of more than 30 talented Rosslanders have been rehearsing and working hard to bring our hills alive with the sound of music. At the end of February, you won’t have Fah (a long, long way to run) to see the latest and greatest performance by the Rossland Light Opera. After performing for two...
Rossland's First Public Art Unveiling
Two new trees sprouted up on Columbia Ave this week, along with a few fine feathered friends keeping them company. Not just any old trees, these metal art sculptures are the realization of a dream many years in the making. For years, the Rossland Council for Arts and Culture has planned to do a public art project. This Saturday,...
