When CBC began their Spotlight Search in search of the nation’s next musical sensation, no one would have known the last two standing would include Cranbrook’s The Good Ol’ Goats. Fresh off of the Spotlight Search, The Good Ol’ Goats will be bringing their brand of bluegrass alt-folk to the 2013 Starbelly Jam Music Festival […]

Winners of the Giller Prize, Governor-General's Literary Award, Trillium Book Award, Canada Reads, and the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humor are among the lineup of presenters at Nelson's second annual Elephant Mountain Literary Festival, July 11 to 14.      And along with the roster of nationally-known and local authors and ...

A theatre company is coming to town. Directors, sets, costumes, props, make-up –everything is there to put on a show except the cast. And who is neededto bring this show to life? Children and teens currently in Kindergarten to Grade 12. This is the scenario when the Missoula Children’s Theatre comes to Trail April 29 […]

The JUNO Awards are ready to cap off a weekend of entertainment Sunday evening on CTV with the annual ceremony. This year the JUNO’S  have a bit of a Nelson Flavour with the John McCauig Band performing during JUNOFEST, the lead up to Sunday’s finale. The JUNO Awards are presented annually to Canadian music artists  […]

Marit Kassels, age 9, will attend the Professional Division Summer School at Alberta Ballet after auditioning this past winter.  Marit lives in Salmo, and travels to Rossland four days a week to dance with Renee Salsiccioli of Kootenay Danceworks. Marit has been dancing with Kootenay Danceworks since she was six, so for...

The Kootenay Gallery presents the annual Young Visions 2013 exhibition from April 25 to May 25, showcasing the work of students in grades 8 to 12 and their teachers from three high schools in School District #20. Young Visions 2013 provides art students and teachers from Stanley Humphries, Rossland and J.L. Crowe Secondary Schools the […]

There are a couple updates for REC programs whose dates have changed since the Spring Brochure was printed.  We try to ensure that all last minute information, changes and updates are posted on the City’s website, at www.rossland.ca.  Look for the Recreation Department’s “Program Guide” – that’s where we’ll post any updates. ...

I cried with laughter the first time I met Matt Billon last year at a Castlegar show. It felt so good to laugh out loud! I realized then that in my quest for peace, I spent too much time over-analyzing and not enough time laughing! That show kicked off a great year for me, a year of transformations, learning and hard work. ...

Yolanda Ridge will be “supporting conservation through literacy” this April as a participant in the annual Authors for Earth Day eco-event. Each year award-winning authors and illustrators schedule special school visits in honor of Earth Day. Together these participants have already touched the lives of thousands of students...

La Cafamore String Quartet will once again be playing at the Rossland gallery on Monday April 22.  The group has been touring the Kootenays since 2008 presenting high quality classical music.   This particular concert will be the ensemble's most ambitious undertaking to date.  George Crumb's "Black Angels" is innovative,...