Nelson Waldorf School Winter Faire: A Celebration of Light and Community
Nelson, BC – On Saturday, December 6, 2025, in the darkest part of the year, the Nelson Waldorf School invites the community to their annual Winter Faire—a wholesome, natural celebration of the magical winter season and festivals of Light.
The school will be transformed into a Winter Village, offering families an enchanting day filled with handcrafted activities, artisan treasures, and seasonal warmth.
Activities and Attractions:
At Nature Crafts, visitors can create natural, handmade keepsakes to take home. Candle Dipping offers a silent, meditative experience that brings forth the inner beauty and peace of the season.
Children will delight in the Children-Only Store, filled with beautiful handmade gifts perfect for their own holiday shopping. Class 1 becomes the much-loved Cookie Kingdom, where children of all ages eagerly await stories from the King or Queen while choosing a special cookie.
The Silver King Artisan Market showcases local artists selling their handmade and natural wares. When hunger strikes, warm up with a nourishing solstice bowl or chai at the Rudolph Cafe in the Artisan Market, or venture out to the village fire for hot cider and wieners at the Fireside Cafe.
A Silent Auction will feature a range of donations from local businesses.
The Snowflake Village Theater will offer two presentations of a puppet show for younger audiences in the morning, followed by three storytelling presentations for slightly older audiences by Barry Gray throughout the afternoon ($3 per person). Music will fill the faire throughout the day.
Event Details:
- Date: Saturday, December 6, 2025
- Children's Activities: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Artisan Market: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Location: Nelson Waldorf School, Highway 6 toward Ymir (5 minutes from Nelson)
- Contact: 250-352-6919
Join us for a day of community, creativity, and the magic of the season!
For more information, please contact: Nelson Waldorf School 250-352-6919
Craft, Connection and Conversation: Origami
Join Rumi and Katherine for a morning of craft, connection and conversation as we learn about the art of Origami.
Everyone is welcome to attend, and all materials will be provided.
To register, or for more information, please contact Katherine- nelsonsettlement@cbal.org
Family Friendly Paint Night - By Gilbert Studios
Join us for a fun, creative night out—perfect for friends and family! No experience needed. All supplies (brushes, paints, canvas), plus a snack and warm drink, are included. View and follow my facebook page for upcoming paintings!
📅 Thursday Nights (and the occasional Tuesday)
⏰ 6:00–9:00 PM
🏠 3364 Southridge Drive
💸 $40 each or 2 for $75 (Paint your Pet Classes are $45)
Please message me to confirm availability before sending payment.
👨👩👧 Family friendly: Recommended for kids 12+ but any age is welcome provided they are able to follow instructions and stay seated for the full class (ratio of 1 adult per child).
☕ Warm drinks (coffee, tea, hot chocolate) and a light snack provided. Let me know if you have any allergies (studio is nut free and I have gluten free options)
https://www.facebook.com/StudioPaintNight/
Studio is located in Castlegar, British Columbia
Sketch on Your Clothes with Embroidery
Bored of your clothes or want to learn basic embroidery? Come to this workshop and learn to sketch on your clothes with needle and thread. No experience required, just pre prepare a design and bring something to embroider. All other materials provided.
BYO Sewing Machine - make a tote bag
Bring your own sewing machine and get to know it! Learn how to set it up, basic stitches and construction making a tote bag. $40 + fees
New Workshop: BYO Sewing Machine @ HWY 6 Studios
Curious about sewing but not sure where to start? Join us at HWY 6 Studios for our new BYO Sewing Machine workshop — a beginner-friendly session designed to help you get comfortable using your own machine!
Together, we'll go through the basics and create a simple, stylish tote bag to take home. You'll gain confidence, meet other creative folks, and enjoy a relaxed afternoon with a cup of tea (on us!)
What to Bring:
-Your own sewing machine (or borrow one – reach out early to reserve my spare!)
-Scissors
-Thread
-Bobbins
-Pins
Precut fabric and tea are provided.
Spaces are limited, so grab your spot now and let’s get stitching!
Rural Theatre & Performance Lab
Rural Theatre & Performance Lab at the Vallican Whole
Saturday October 18th – Sunday the 19th
Registration now open:
$20-$40 per workshop, or $75 -$100 for the whole weekend. Lunches included both days.
Email slocanvalleygems@gmail.com to register.
To apply to perform at the Brave New Works Cabaret, please send a short description of your piece, approximate length, and your performer bio to slocanvalleygems@gmail.com. Work should be “new” or in-progress, original theatre/performance work. Feel free to ask questions if you need more details! Approximately 6-8 slots available, depending on length and number of applications. Honoraria provided for all performers!
Saturday Schedule:
9:00 AM – gather
9:30 – 10 AM – warm-up
10:15 – 1:15 – Performing with Larval Mask
1:15 – 2:15 – Lunch & Chat
2:15 – 4:15 – The Natural Actor
7:00 – doors open for
7:30 – Brave New Works Theatre Cabaret
Sunday Schedule:
9:00 AM – gather
9:30 – 10 AM – warm-up
10 – 12 – Intro to Improv
12 – 1PM – Lunch & Chat
1 – 3 – Co-creation time, deepening with content, collaboration, OR go home
See below for workshop descriptions so far
Thank you to the RDCK’s ReDi Grant program for funding support for this project!
Performance with Larval Mask
Enter the strange, simple, and magnetic world of Larval Masks. Rooted from the winter carnival of Basel, Switzerland and reimagined by Jacques Lecoq, these oversized, beginnings of life masks are a gateway to embodiment, archetype, non-verbal storytelling and dream space. This is physical poetry, where breath, stillness, and silhouette speak louder than words.
Larval work sharpens the performer’s ability to explore presence; by stripping back, listening with the body, and building story from tension, space, and rhythm with the unknown.
Ideal for performers, educators, writers, and anyone curious about the full-body language beneath text. The full-faced mask is a revelation and invitation to encounter the architecture of play and possibility.
Facilitator: Elaine Weryshko
The Natural Actor- Exploring the Craft of Acting
We will investigate the actor’s work as an expression of truth and the deep understanding of human nature. In preparation for an upcoming Valley Gems project, we will use Anton Chekhov’s, “The Seagull” and the Stanislavski Method as a jumping off point for the session.
Facilitator: Val Campbell
Intro to Improv with Michelle Hart
This intro to improv class covers the basics of long-form improv, including “Yes, And,” listening, and how to say YES – AND to your scene partner. We’ll focus on building confidence and spontaneity in a collaborative performance!
Facilitator: Michelle Hart
Rosa Good - Live at SOMA Sound & Events
Join us for an intimate live show by Rosa Good, an evening of reflection and exploration! This event will be held at SOMA Sound & Events (444 Baker Street, Nelson), a serene space perfect for listening and engaging with raw, honest, and emotionally charged songs, threaded with poetic lyrics.
Sat 22nd November 2025
7 - 9 PM
Doors at 6:30 PM
We will be joined by the fabulous SoBar with Keaton Hendy.
Rosa Good delivers an enchanting blend of soulful vocals and uplifting, folk-infused guitar that leaves audiences spellbound.
Born in Scotland and shaped by years spent in New Zealand, Rosa brings a unique transcontinental flavor to her music. Her sound is a rich tapestry, woven from a wide range of influences—think Eva Cassidy's tenderness, Nirvana’s edge, Billie Holiday’s soul, and the timeless swagger of The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. Resulting in a style all her own: deeply moving, refreshingly original, and utterly unforgettable.
From sold-out intimate shows to commanding festival stages, Rosa has a gift for making every performance feel personal. Her songs resonate deeply, evoking a sense of connection, belonging, and emotional release. This is music that meets you where you are—and takes you somewhere new.
Rosa is more than just a performer—she’s a storyteller, sound engineer, event organiser, and lifelong writer. She began her musical journey at 14 and has since poured her life into her craft, honing her skills both behind the mic and behind the scenes.
Her lyrics, shaped by a lifetime of poetry, stories, and soul-searching, offer a window into the universal human experience. Music is her sanctuary, her therapy—and now, it's her invitation to you.
Don't miss this opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals, gain new perspectives, and embark on a journey with Rosa that you won't forget. Reserve your spot now at SOMA Sound & Events with Rosa Good.
rosagood.com
youtube.com/@rosagoodmusic
instagram.com/rosagoodmusic
facebook.com/rosagoodmusic
Arts & Culture Festival
Join us on the Museum lawn for LIVE MUSIC and lots of fun for the whole family at our annual Arts & Culture Festival! In partnership with the Rossland IncrEdible Market, we'll be featuring Kootenay artisans, vendors, and food trucks! Check out our website for the whole schedule, which includes performances by:
TruckVanCar
Wild Will Kruse
Robbie Turnbull
Sarah Orton
Rosa Good
The Elderly Brothers
Diamond Willow Band
and the Golden City Fiddlers!
The festival is an opportunity for our region’s local visual and performing artists to showcase their talents to the public as we celebrate the spectacular culture in our area with live music, artist demos, artisan booths, and more. Entry is free, but donations are always appreciated! Lana Jamieson will be leading a FREE art workshop at 2 pm on Saturday the 13th, and Masira Mansuri will be offering FREE henna tattoos from 12-2 pm on Saturday and Sunday. A bouncy house, lawn games, scavenger hunt, and crafts complete the weekend - making this the perfect event to enjoy on a September afternoon.
This event is made possible with support from Tourism Rossland, Columbia Basin Trust, Columbia Power, Nelson & District Credit Union, Teck Trail Operations, and the Government of Canada.
Your Story, Your Stage
YOUR STORY YOUR STAGE
Beginner-friendly, inclusive & accessible workshops
September 6-7 | Oxygen Art Centre
A rare opportunity for creativity and self-expression in the Kootenays - at an unbeatable price!
Optional Sunday evening showcase: Share your piece (poem/comedy/song/scene) with a live audience if you're feeling it. No pressure!
WORKSHOPS & FACILITATORS
Saturday, Sept 6 | 11:30 am
Associate Professor Emerita (Drama) from University of Calgary's School of Creative and Performing Arts. Theatre artist, movement educator, and producer of Shakespeare on the Shore in New Denver.
Saturday, Sept 6 | 2:30 pm
Award-winning actor, playwright, and folklorist specializing in African and Afro-Diasporic oral storytelling. Creator and performer of the touring solo show Black and Rural, Vibrant Basin podcast host.
Sunday, Sept 7 | 11:30 am
Decade-long drag entertainer from Kelowna, podcast host of Dénht'ā, appeared on Call Me Mother, and host of Nelson shows including Hard Leather Honey and Swipe Right: a Drag Dating Show.
Sunday, Sept 7 | 2:30 pm
Final prep and supportive feedback before the evening showcase.
Sunday, Sept 7 | 6:30 pm
Share your creative work with a live audience!
PRICING
- FREE spots available!
- Full series: $20
- Individual workshops: $10
Register: tinyurl.com/yourstoryyourstage
PIQSIQ with Oh Pray Tell - Double Bill
The Trail & District Arts Council presents Inuit style throat singers PIQSIQ at The Bailey Theatre on Saturday, March 7 at 7:30 pm as part of the Performing Arts Trail series. They will be joined in the double bill by Oh Pray Tell who are gospel, rhythm & blues, roots music and folk storytelling singers.
With a style perpetually galvanized by darkness and haunting northern beauty, sisters Tiffany Ayalik and Inuksuk Mackay come together to create an Inuit style throat singing duo, PIQSIQ. They perform ancient traditional songs and eerie new compositions with improvisational looping. In Inuktitut, a “piqsiq” is a storm where the snow seems as if it is falling back up towards the sky.
PIQSIQ have toured internationally and performed at the NONAM (North American Native Museum in Zurich), The German American Centre in Stuttgart, Germany, the Linden Museum and the Canadian Embassy in Washington, DC as part of the Library of Congress concert series. They also performed for the High Commission to Canada in London for a tribute concert alongside Susan Aglukark.
They have recorded a television special for APTN’s “Indigenous Day Live Winter Solstice”
and for the Chan Centre for the Arts Dot Com Series. And PIQSIQ’s music has been licensed for several films including “Food for the Rest of Us”, directed by Caroline Cox and produced by Tiffany Ayalik, and “The Magnitude of All Things”, directed by Jennifer Abbot.
They even partnered with Coloma Guitars in Vancouver to create a one-of-a-kind instrument made of an entire caribou antler mount with a baleen whale bow.
Their 2020 album “Taaqtuq Ubluriaq: Dark Star” charted for several months nationally in the top 30 for Electronic and National categories and one of the songs off the album, “Arctic Hallows”, was listed by CBC as one of the top 100 songs of 2020.
Listen to the haunting throat singing composition "Echoes & Electricity" by Kayley Inuksuk Mackay sung during a lightning storm on the shores of the big lake where water meets sky. https://youtu.be/IKR5DwbaDj0
Oh Pray Tell is Betty Supple, Sally Titasey and Shayna Jones whose three part harmonies grounded in banjo and stomp-clap-cajon rhythms carry poetry, stories and spoken word. They offer up an original, soulful sound influenced by gospel, rhythm & blues, roots music and folk story-telling. Shayna is a recent and rejoiced addition to the group.
Oh Pray tell is based in British Columbia, Turtle Island — Sally and Shayna on Sinixt Territory and Betty moving consistently between territories, most often landing in that of the Sinixt, Haudenosaunee, Anishnaabe, Huron Wendat, Quw’utsun and Snuneymuxw Peoples.
Single tickets are $30. Under 30 years is $15.
7-show pass $188 or Pick Your Own season by becoming a Patron Member for $25 and get 20% off Trail Arts Council presentations and other benefits. All tickets available online at trail-arts.com, by phone at 250-368-9669, and in person at the Bailey Box Office at 1501 Cedar Ave., Trail.
Reminder - please do not wear strong smelling perfumes or colognes to the Bailey Theatre as the building is a scent free zone. Thank you for your cooperation.
This performance is made possible thanks to the support of our funders the BC Arts Council, BC Live Performance Network, and the Government of Canada. We also gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Province of British Columbia.
