Lots of great programs starting in the next few weeks!
Are you the parent of a preschooler? The Sunrise Music for Youth Children programs starts on Tuesday, October 1 at 9:30am. This preschool program for children ages 3 & 4 (and their parent or caregiver) is a 10 week program that introduces singing, rhythm, games and crafts. The curriculum develops the children’s listening...
More from Lacafamore...next week!
La Cafamore has been striving to bring high quality classical music to the ears of Kootenay listeners since 2008. On Wednesday, October 2, at 7:30pm they will bring 2 famous piano trios to Rossland and Trail classical music lovers. Haydn’s “Gypsy” trio is recognizable because of its lively last movement, which uses themes...
Golden City Committee apologizes for snafu regarding event location
The Golden City Days Committee thanks the many citizens who didn’t let the dreary weather deter them from joining us for the parade and festivities! One can never predict nor prevent foul weather but the show did go on. We regret that the inflatable fun park had to be cancelled but the impending rain would have ruined them....
Cod to go wild in Rossland next Friday...at the Miners' Union Hall!
Cod Gone Wild is a Modern Celtic band, based out of the Okanagan Valley of beautiful British Columbia, Canada. The “Cods” have melded veteran musicians from diverse musical backgrounds such as folk, rock, jazz, and funk, to create a unique modern Celtic sound with driving rhythms and tight vocal harmonies. Cod Gone Wild was born […]
Selkirk Becomes Canada's First Community College to Achieve Fair Trade Campus Designation
Selkirk College has become the first community college, and fourth post-secondary institution, in Canada to achieve Fair Trade Campus designation from the Canadian Fair Trade Network. Selkirk joins the University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University and the University of Guelph to be among the first Canadian post-secondary...
‘Pantlers and Pelts’ art show endeavours to be a step outside the Rossland Art Box
The upcoming ‘Pantlers and Pelts’ art show at the Rossland Art Gallery (RAG) will be a showcase for the unconventional, a departure from the ‘norm’ when it comes to what many might expect of locally produced fine art. Organizer Tyler Austin Bradley refers to the works in the show, which runs from September 27 to October 13,...
"Passing Through the Missing Pages"--tonight at the museum!
The Rossland Historical Museum had Takaia Larsen here on Sept. 5th, as our first presenter in our "War, Murder and Graves: Stories and Legends of the West Kootenays" historical lecture series. Takaia's presentation was titled: "Women, Work and Memory in Trail, BC During and After World War Two". Women working at Cominco ...
Ginsburg becomes first United States Supreme Court justice to officiate a same-sex marriage
On Aug. 31, Ruth Bader Ginsburg became the first United States Supreme Court justice to officiate a same-sex marriage. The ceremony took place in the District of Colombia, in the atrium of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The centre’s president, Michael M. Kaiser, married economist John Roberts before a group of […]
Lots of new programs starting up this fall!
Lots of great programs starting in the next few weeks! The Kids Clay Arts with Sarah Zanussi starts on Monday, September 23 at 4:45pm. This class runs September 23, 30, October 7 and 28 for one hour on Monday evenings. The class is for kids ages 7-12 years who are interested in creating clay projects […]
TALES AND LEGENDS OF THE MOUNTAIN KINGDOM: Arthur “Slim” Evans forms Local 480 in Rossland
Just when I thought I’d uncovered every exciting personality to ever grace the streets of Rossland back in the day, I happened to make a spur of the moment trip to a rather well known Vancouver used book store, famous for not only its crammed shelves, but its crammed aisles, nooks, and crannies as well. I’m talking about...
