'V-Formation' -- A New Sculpture Graces Rossland
On Friday morning, Nelson artist Nathan Smith's interactive sculpture, "V-Formation" came to Rossland and settled into the courtyard beside Mountain Nugget. The artist accompanied the flock on its journey. The interactive aspect of this sculpture becomes evident when a person turns the bicycle pedal at the front of the...
La Cafamore: Classical Music From The Movies (And Other Internet Lies)
Now in its eighth season of performances in the Kootenays, La Cafamore presents: Music from the Movies (and other internet lies). The trio consisting of Angela Snyder (violin), Alexis More (viola) and Carolyn Cameron (piano) will plays works of Felix Mendelssohn, Dimitri Shostakovich and Joe Hisaishi. When: Thursday June ...
Castlegar's new sculptures are almost here!
Thirty-one new sculptures will be landing in Castlegar’s downtown this Saturday, marking the sixth year of the internationally-renowned Castlegar Sculpturewalk. “2016 has a few firsts for us,” says Executive Director Joy Barrett. “We’re featuring the largest piece we’ve ever shown – a huge steel sculpture weighing over 25,000 pounds from Iranian artist Zohreh Vahidifard – […]
Don't Miss the Joe Hill Coffeehouse on May 15
SUNDAY, MAY 15, IN THE ROSSLAND LEGION HALL, DOORS AT 6:00 PM, SHOW AT 7:00. Joe Hill Coffee House, Rossland’s community venue for talent from near and far, has a great show for you on May 15: The Band Formerly Known as The String Section – Five excellent young local musicians. Not to be missed! Steve Rathwell – our itinerant...
MELT, THE MOVIE -- BEING CREATED.
Three high school boys from Vancouver are making a movie. Correction: three young men who have graduated. They've been allowed to graduate early to work on this project, and they're busy raising funds for the work. The introduction video (above) tells a bit about why they're doing it. It's an ambitious and exciting idea; ...
Getting to Silverton and Taking Personal Action Against Climate Change
Some West Kootenay environmentalists have decided to join the audience converging on Silverton, B.C. to attend the Convergence Writers’ Weekend May 13 to 14 without using a fleet of greenhouse-gas-emitting internal combustion-driven vehicles. Members and supporters of Kootenays for a Pipeline-Free B.C....
YOUTH WEEK EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
Rossland Youth Week is an entire week of events to celebrate the diverse, talented and overall fantastic youth of Rossland. This is a brief synopsis of what will be happening April 30-May 5. For complete details please go to rosslandyan.ca. Youth Week Events are community events open to all! Youth Give Back – Friday April...
Spring Farm Fair fast approaching
We are hosting our Third Annual Spring Farm Fair on May 14 from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m., at the Pass Creek Regional Exhibition Grounds in Robson. Spring Farm Fair is associated with the Annual Pass Creek Fall Fair, which informs and educates the public regarding the importance of the Agricultural Industry and the positive impact...
Spring Fling is finally here!
Spring hasn't officially arrived in Castlegar until you get to Fling it – and that day is finally here! Saturday will see the 11th Annual Spring Fling Festival, with tons of entertainment, vendors, food and fun, as well as the classic car show and the famous three-on-three street hockey tourneys, this year expanded to include...
U-19 Film Fest at RSS on May 5
Columbia Power Corporation and the Nelson and District Credit Union-Rossland Branch are proud supporters of the Rossland Council for Arts and Culture and the Rossland Youth Action Network U19 Film Festival. U19 – a showcase for local youth filmmakers – takes place on Thursday evening May 5th at Rossland Summit School as part...
