Star Wars: A Lewd Hope Burlesque Revue

Get ready for a night of intergalactic indulgence as Vesper Valentine brings you the epic conclusion of her Star Wars burlesque trilogy:
🚀 STAR WARS: A LEWD HOPE 🚀
Saturday, May 3rd | The Royal | 8:30 PM

The twin suns of Tatooine aren't the only thing heating up the galaxy… This sultry space saga is back with brand new acts, a stellar cast, and a whole new adventure that’s hotter than a blaster on stun!

Join a rebel alliance of sassy scoundrels, seductive Siths, and jaw-dropping Jedis as they tempt and tease their way through a night of shimmering star power. This is your final chance to witness the glittering grand finale of this cosmic trilogy, it's going to be absolutely out of this world!
Climb aboard our starcruiser of seduction and let us take you on a pleasure cruise to the farthest reaches of the galaxy, with stops in all the most scandalous spaceports. Whether you're here to root for the rebels or revel in the dark side, this is the place to be dazzled, delighted, and deliciously distracted by the finest force-fueled tease in the universe.
Come dressed to slay! We’ll have prizes for best dressed and a few surprises still locked in the cargo hold. Whether you’re channeling your inner Wookiee, bounty hunter, or burlesque droid, we want to see you in all your star-studded glory!

by Jaymes Bowman

Revival - Art Show & Live Performance at SOMA

Saturday April 12th
Doors Open 1:30pm
Artist Talk/Show 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Live-Music Performance 5:00 - 7:00pm
Door Price $10-15
Original Artwork, CDs, Digital Download Codes, & High quality Art Prints Available at event
Organic Food & Elixer Bar Available
The project known as 'Revival' is a creative outpouring by folk artist Ru Rose. Revival showcases a deeply sincere full length conceptual debut album of 12 original sacred folk songs recorded Live-Off-The-Forest-Floor in the mountains of the unceded and ancestral territories of the Sinixt and Ktunaxa nations, also known as the Kootenays of British Columbia. Interwoven with the songs of the album is a series of 12 intricate paintings created with hand-made inks, dyes and paints.
With deep gratitude for the support of Creative BC and the Province of British Columbia in making this creation possible
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More About the Artist / Album:
Ru Rose sings, catches songs, and plays acoustic guitar, shruti box, and native drum to accompany her voice within the Sinixt tum-ula7xw of British Columbia. She is a devoted mother to a son & daughter, an off-grid mountain homesteader, an intricate esoteric artist, a contemplative writer of existential seasonal musings, and a re-wilding Creatrix inspired by growing regenerative culture. Ru shares her intimate journey of creating, homesteading, and cyclical living as a woman and mother upon a mountain with community on Patreon.
With love for the Creative and the rhythms of the seasons, and life as ceremony, the album ‘Revival’ was recorded outdoors live-off-the-forest-floor to the tuning of 432Hz. With each song of the album recorded, Ru was either pregnant or had her infant daughter sleeping upon her. Her devoted partner Kai Cabodyna helped hold the fruition with sound recording, videography, instrumentation of drum, bass, and banjo, and holding roles of father and partner. Their talented son would add steadiness with a drum and the sweetness of his voice, while musical friends would accompany this muse upon violin, native flute, strings and support vocals.. as well as the birds, insects, squirrels and elementals weaving in their magic of the moment.
The songs that Ru has midwifed into this world are a prayer for this Earth, they hold her grief and her praise and encompass the grounded and initiatory journey of building a house and homestead from the ground up. The songs of Ru Rose are a precious treasure, a somatic experience and call to be shared for the future generations to come. Her haunting, quivering, mountain-folk voice and visionary lyrics call you to remember, and to come home to this sacred Earth.
For more information visit www.rurose.earth

by _KCR Events

Prevel

Get ready for an unforgettable day featuring gourmet vegan cuisine (lunch and/or dinner), live DJ sets and family-friendly fun—all set against the breathtaking backdrop of Procter, at the stunning new venue: Kootenay Lake Village. This event will also serve as a rehearsal for the revelfest.dance West Kootenay community, making it a truly special occasion. There is plenty of space for camping, including tent trailers. Don’t miss out, mark your calendar!

🎧 DJ lineup: Bass Cat - Christopher Wayne - IN2IT - Lady V - La famille - Lexa Voltz - Madbeats - Movinunit - MP - Old Ben - Pete-to-the-beat - RAH - Sistersun

Also featuring Puppets on the Move and yoga instructor Heather Boyer.

🎟️ Tickets are available at revel.tickit.ca

⏳ Food preorders close on Saturday, April 26! Very limited meals as well as some snacks, sweets and drinks will be available for sale on-site.

Presented by BPM COMMUNICATIONS 🙌

by _KCR Events

Oh Pray Tell - Up Close & Intimate

The Vallican Whole Presents

OH PRAY TELL

Oh Pray Tell is Sally Titasey, Betty Supple and Shayna Jones.
Stomp, clap, banjo, harmonies, experimental folklore, this is much more than a musical performance. This trio of soulful musician-storytellers bring magic to the stage, and promise a gorgeous and inspiring night of music and fable, up close and intimate at the beautiful Vallican Whole Community Centre in the Slocan Valley.
Tickets are $25, available in advance from Rambling Rose Boutique in Winlaw, or at the door.
Kids tickets are $15, only at the door.
As usual, there will be cake, pizza and drinks for sale at the show!

by Jaymes Bowman

The Mosquitos – New Absurdist Theatre

"Things are changing rather quickly. We no longer share a reality".

A group of old friends get together for a dinner party, while rumours of an unimaginable change swirl around them. How will they face total transformation?

An absurd comedy of manners with an existential heart, The Mosquitos is original new theatre written and directed by Slocan Valley playwright Marya Folinsbee. With equal parts humour and pathos, The Mosquitos reconsiders our place in the ecosystem, asking;
How do we create a coherent life together when we understand the world so differently?

A meditation on politics, relationships, (mis)information and the role of art in making meaning, The Mosquitos is inspired by absurdist classics like Eugene Ionesco's Rhinoceros and Samuel Beckett's Happy Days (and, by life in these times).

This world premiere features a talented ensemble of local performers and artistic team:

Written and Directed by Marya Folinsbee

Featuring Performances by:
Emily Ryan
Kozmo Sammartino
Roger Carter
Patricia McLaughlin
Karmelle Spence-Sing
Lindsay Clague
James Shaw
Aaron Pickett
Mike Funergy

Sound Designer Jeremy Sauer
Projection Designer Brian Lye
Mask & Puppet Designer Elaine Weryshko
Stage Manager Martina Avis
Technical Director Terry Brennan
Production Designer Marya Folinsbee

Creation support from The Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance.
Production support from The BC Arts Council.
We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts

by Jaymes Bowman

Art & Ecology Book Study

We are excited to offer a 5 week Art & Ecology course that will provide an opportunity for discussion, reflective writing, and art-making to critically examine the present and inspire the process of imagining and eventually realizing better futures. What we can create begins with what we can imagine.

Co-facilitated by NMAG and the Kutenai Art Therapy Institute, the course will run on Thursday evenings from 6-8 pm, April 3 to May 1, 2025, at NMAG. There will be required readings each week from the collection of essays, An Ecotopian Lexicon.

Registration fee includes a copy of the book, An Ecotopian Lexicon, a collaborative volume of engaging essays that offer new terms and concepts to inspire responses and alternatives to our current social and ecological trajectory.

The content and readings are suited for adult learners. Maximum registration of 10 participants. Register here.  Course cost is $40+GST for members, and $50+GST for non-members. Sign up for a Museum membership online or in person at the Front Desk.

by Jaymes Bowman

The Mosquitos - New Absurdist Theatre

"Things are changing rather quickly. We no longer share a reality".
A group of old friends get together for a dinner party, while rumours of an unimaginable change swirl around them.
How do we face total transformation?
An absurd comedy of manners with an existential heart, The Mosquitos is original new theatre written and directed by Slocan Valley playwright Marya Folinsbee. With equal parts humour and pathos, The Mosquitos reconsiders our place in the ecosystem, asking:
How do we live in the world together when we have fundamentally different versions of reality?
A meditation on politics, relationships, (mis)information and the role of art in creating meaning, The Mosquitos is inspired by absurdist classics like Eugene Ionesco's Rhinoceros and Samuel Beckett's Happy Days (and by life in these times).
This world premiere features a talented ensemble of local performers and artists:
Written and Directed by Marya Folinsbee
Featuring Performances by:
Emily Ryan
Kozmo Sammartino
Roger Carter
Patricia McLaughlin
Karmelle Spence-Sing
Lindsay Clague
James Shaw
Aaron Pickett
Mike Funergy
Sound Designer Jeremy Sauer
Projection Designer Brian Lye
Mask & Puppet Designer Elaine Weryshko
Stage Manager Martina Avis
Technical Director Terry Brennan
Production Designer Marya Folinsbee
Creation support from The Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance.
Production support from The BC Arts Council.
We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.
#BringingTheArtsToLife #Kootenayartist #Nelsonbc

by Jaymes Bowman

'The Distance' book launch with Judy Pollard

Judy Pollard will be at the Nelson Museum on Sunday April 6 to launch her latest book The Distance: Dreams and Despair, and will be signing copies available for purchase at the museum shop. Set against the majestic backdrop of southeastern British Columbia, The Distance is a tale of ambition, betrayal, and the lengths people will go to for justice. 

by Jaymes Bowman

The Mosquitos - New Absurdist Theatre

Material Theatre Presents:
THE MOSQUITOS
"Things are changing rather quickly.  We no longer share a reality".

A group of old friends get together for a dinner party, while rumours of an unimaginable change swirl around them. How will they face total transformation?

An absurd comedy of manners with an existential heart, The Mosquitos is original new theatre written and directed by Slocan Valley playwright Marya Folinsbee.  With equal parts humour and pathos, The Mosquitos reconsiders our place in the ecosystem, asking;

How do we create a coherent life together when we understand the world so differently?

A meditation on politics, relationships, (mis)information and the role of art in making meaning, The Mosquitos is inspired by absurdist classics like Eugene Ionesco's Rhinoceros and Samuel Beckett's Happy Days (and, by life in these times).

This world premiere features a talented ensemble of local performers and artistic team:

Written and Directed by Marya Folinsbee

Featuring Performances by:

Emily Ryan

Kozmo Sammartino

Roger Carter

Patricia McLaughlin

Karmelle Spence-Sing

Lindsay Clague

James Shaw

Aaron Pickett

Mike Funergy

Sound Designer Jeremy Sauer

Projection Designer Brian Lye

Mask & Puppet Designer Elaine Weryshko

Stage Manager Martina Avis

Technical Director Terry Brennan

Production Designer Marya Folinsbee

Creation support from The Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance.

Production support from The BC Arts Council.

We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.

by Jaymes Bowman

Black Bear Review Magazine Launch

Selkirk College returns to the Nelson Museum this spring for the launch of the 9th print edition of Black Bear Review! This event features readings from the talented students and community members showcased in the magazine. Refreshments will be served, admission by donation.

by Jaymes Bowman