U19 Film Fest Submissions Open Now
We are calling for film submissions from youth! The Rossland Council for Arts and Culture (RCAC) proudly presents the 10th annual West Kootenay U19 Youth Film Showcase on Thursday, May 4th, 2017, at the Rossland Summit School. The showcase will be part of the Youth Week Gala, which is organized in partnership with the Rossland...
The Follies need a bit of help -- two host families, please.
Every summer, the Gold Fever Follies enliven Rossland with fun and frolic, entertaining locals and visitors. The Follies are busy preparing for the coming season. There are still two out-of-town female cast members who each need a bedroom to call their home for the summer. (If you would prefer a male, we can do some shuffling...
Joe Hill Coffeehouse on March 19 -- Don't miss it!
The March 19 edition of Joe Hill Coffee House features talent from near and far: · Johnny P. Johnson, with Javan on fiddle – Prairie roots, rising stars in the Kootenays, songs of life and experience · The Reluctant Dragon – highlights from the upcoming show by the Rossland Light Opera Players · Anna...
Film Screening in Rossland: A New Economy
A recent documentary film, " A New Economy," explores what might happen if working together for the common good were to become the most common business model. Can the world be saved? Can co-operation save us? Or can global capitalism, with its dependence on the infinite exponential economic growth demanded by return on...
Author reading at Rossland Library
Kootenay elders celebrated in new book When Nelson author Lee Reid set out to learn about elders and aging in the West Kootenay, she was unprepared for the richness and complexity of the stories she heard. Before long, interviews about gardening, cooking, and collective wisdom began to take root. The result is a fully illustrated...
Last chance to vote for Castlegar artist in Kootenay Music Awards
A well-known local artist is a contender for a Kootenay Music Award for Best Video, after releasing the video Faded Away – and your vote could be the one that helps her win! Christina (Nina) Amelio said the Faded Away video was filmed in the Nelson Cemetery. “I know it's weird to say, but (the cemetery) is so gorgeous,” Amelio...
Better kids with the natural world? Come to the discussion.
Parents and prospective parents who are looking for ideas about how to raise a healthier (in every way) young person, here's a source: show up at the Gold Rush Bookstore -- 2063 Washington Street in Rossland -- on March 9, at 7:00 pm and particpate in a discussion until 8:30 pm....
Call for Entry: Artists/Heritage Venues for Columbia Basin Culture Tour - Aug. 12-13
Call for entry: registrations are being accepted for artists/venues in the Columbia Basin to participate in the Ninth Annual Columbia Basin Culture Tour (CBCT), a celebration of culture taking place Aug. 12-13 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m....
A couple of performances to catch at the Flying Steamshovel
The Rossland Telegraph interviewed musician Joey Landreth, who will be demonstrating his considerable skill as a guitarist and singer at the Flying Steamshovel on Saturday, March 4. Asked how Rossland came to be included in his cross-country tour, Landreth said he has played here before, and "fell in love with the town," ...
Third Annual Youth Talent Slam showing in Nelson and Trail
The Charles Bailey Theatre is set to pull back the curtains and welcome to the stage the Youth Arts Festival Third Annual Talent Slam, a display of talent chosen in auditions by youth ranging in age from 15-29, according to Miriam Needoba, director of the Oxygen Arts Centre. She said there will be two shows […]
