Rossland Recreation: More Public Skating for the Holidays
REC Dept. over the Holidays During the week of December 21st to 27th, the REC Dept. will be open on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, from 9:00-4:00pm, December 21-23. The Office will be closed on Thursday, December 24th. During the second week of the Holidays, the Dept. will be open Monday, December 28th to Thursday, December […]
Today marks release of video shot locally and featuring local artist
Local musician/song writer/vocal artist Reiss Zibin, 21, will be releasing her new video in just minutes – and it’s one that will excite locals because it was filmed here in Castlegar and featured many local extras, not to mention the production/direction talents of locals Geoff Fontes and Dan Caverly. The video, showcasing...
This Changes Everything
“This Changes Everything“ will show on Sunday, December 6, at the Rossland Miners Hall. Come at 7:00 pm. There will be sock puppets! Based on Naomi Klein's bestselling book by the same title, the film This Changes Everything is an epic attempt to re-imagine the vast challenge of climate change. Shot over 211 days in ...
Sculpturewalk Gala sets stage for new heights of artistic awesomeness
More than 100 people showed up to the Element Saturday night for the Sixth Annual Sculpturewalk Awards Gala announcing the 2015 winners. Regeneration, by Argnenta artists Spring Shine and Christopher Petersen, was the big winner out of 32 contenders, taking home the coveted People’s Choice Award. This sculpture will now be ...
Capitol Christmas Pantomime set for December 3-6
Director Jeff Frost is back in the spotlight with the production of the 28th annual Capitol Christmas Pantomime, Puss In Boots, set for December 3-6 at the Capitol Theatre in Nelson. The story follows a swashbuckling feline who fights to save his town from an evil villain. Get ready to cheer for the hero, boo […]
Local Dancers at the Provincials
Four young dancers who qualified at the Kootenay Festival of the Arts went on to participate in the Provincial Festival of Performing Arts — known as “the Provincials” –last spring, in Powell River. Pictured here are (from front to back) Charlotte McKay, Sabrina Neufeld, Emilia Hoffman and Ava Jinjoe. Charlotte and Emilia hail from Rossland, […]
Selections From the Past Four Years of 'Arc'
Why a retrospective? Believing as I do that history is of profound importance, I seek to discern the purposes and themes I have explored with constancy over the years of publishing this column. I hope by doing this to present a coherent statement of the issues and interests that have stirred current events in culture, […]
More Galleries Opening in Rossland for Rekindle the Spirit of Christmas
With 4 new art galleries/studios opening for Rekindle the Spirit of Christmas on December 5th in Rossland, the event is going to be an exciting day for artists and art patrons alike. Rekindle The Spirit of Christmas sees the official opening of the new Jenny Baillie and Louise Drescher studio and gallery space in downtown […]
Thinking About Paris: Roots of Terrorism
The next time any of us go out to a restaurant, to a sports event or to a music venue, will we be imagining what it would be like to be suddenly confronted by ISIL Jihadists shooting at us with machine guns? In all likelihood we will. And we should, because every Western nation involved in illegal wars and regime change ...
Up Those Bids! Silent Auction Ends November 30
The generosity and talent of local artists will help the Rossland Museum reach its fundraising goal for Phase 1 of its ambitious 6-year renewal project -- if enough people bid on these donated works of art. Many are on display at the Rossland branch of the Nelson & District Credit Union; you can see others at Salon...
