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Digital Arts and Digital Fabrication Year End Show

Mary Hall – Selkirk College Tenth Street Campus 820 Tenth Street, Nelson, Canada

Join us at the Digital Arts and Digital Fabrication & Design Year End Show 2024, where students embody the spirit of creativity and innovation, shaping the future of tomorrow’s world. Explore new works in graphic design, illustration, animation, photography, web design, 3D design, product design, prototyping, fabrication and more! Friday April 12 – 6pm-9pm Saturday […]

SELKIRK COLLEGE YEAR END SHOWCASE

The Royal 330 Baker Street Nelson, BC V1L 4H5, Nelson, British Columbia, Canada

All proceeds to go to Music Student Scholarships Join us to celebrate the final week of classes! Selkirk’s Royal Spotlight features four instructor-led student ensembles from the Contemporary Music & Technology Program presenting an incredible night of great music! We are featuring student ensembles: Jazz, Bluegrass, Broadway (Rock Opera), & Scary Pockets (Funk).

$10

Author Talk

Kaslo & District Public Library 413 4th St, Kaslo

Join us at the library with local author Ellen Burt talking about her new book “An Impossible Fidelity: My Quaker Childhood” Friday April 12th at 7:00 pm Ellen Burt is a Kootenay author and a spoken word artist active in the writing community. She received an award for creative non-fiction from the Kootenay Literary Awards. […]

Rumpus Live At Bloom Nightclub

Bloom Nightclub 198 Baker St, Nelson, British Columbia, Canada

Bloom Nightclub Presents: Friday, April 12th RUMPUS with Special Guests 10PM-2AM

$26

Fun With Props Workshop

White Monkey Design 805 Victoria Street, Nelson

 2024 Momentum Masterclass Workshop Series   Fun With Props with Booth Milton (White Monkey Design) COST: $30 General $25 for KSBI Members $20 for Students Email [email protected] to sign up WHEN: Saturday April 13, 2024, 10am – 1pm PST WHERE: White Monkey Design 805 Victoria St, Nelson, BC V1L 4L4 . . . WHAT YOU’LL LEARN: […]

$20 – $30

Beginner Blacksmithing

Boundary Museum and Archives 6145 Reservoir Road, Grand Forks

Forge your own Fire Pocker or Forge a Railway Spike into a Knife

$130 – $180

Guided Cold War Bunker tours

Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery 502 Vernon Street, Nelson, Canada

During the height of the Cold War, in the 1950s and 1960s, nearly 50 bunkers were constructed across Canada. In 2017, the Nelson Museum began work on restoring the space and opening it to the public. You can join a tour of one of the Museumʼs best-loved spaces! From iodine pills and Geiger counters to […]

$6 – $8

Author Reading Series: Alicia Elliott + Brandi Bird

Oxygen Art Centre 320 Vernon St Unit-3, Nelson, British Columbia, Canada

Author Reading Series: April 2024 Saturday, April 13, 2024, at 1:00 PM PST (Zoom) Alicia Elliott + Brandi Bird + introducing Morrigan Bonegardener Free! Register to attend (Zoom)   Oxygen Art Centre is delighted to present the first event of 2024’s Author Reading Series featuring Alicia Elliott and Brandi Bird, and emerging writer Morrigan Bonegardener at an online reading event […]

Free

Faceless Dolls workshop series

Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery 502 Vernon Street, Nelson, Canada

The Faceless Dolls campaign, created by the Native Women’s Association of Canada, was launched in March 2012 to raise awareness of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, and of the impact this tragedy has on communities across Canada. The project builds on the work of Gloria Larocque’s ‘Aboriginal Angel Doll Project.’ Join Nelson Museum […]

Free

Free Artist Talk | Karen Tamminga-Paton

Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre 320 Wilson Street, Revelstoke

Join main gallery artist Karen Tamminga-Paton for a free artist talk on Saturday, April 13th, from 4:30 - 5:30pm. Dive into the world of political, global, and environmental health as Tamminga-Paton shares the inspiration behind her stunning large-scale paintings. This thought-provoking exhibition “Ventilate” stems from conversations held worldwide, and now it's your chance to join […]

An Evening of Poetry and Literary Company

Silverton Memorial Hall 203 Lake Ave, Silverton

April 13th Silverton Memorial Hall will host An Evening of Poetry and Literary Company. Five established local adult poets will be joined by several young emerging poets reading their work. Over 40 books have been published by the cohort of adult poets. The doors open at 7:30pm and the readings start at 8pm. The event is free.

An Evening of Poetry and Literary Company

Silverton Memorial Hall 203 Lake Ave, Silverton

  Celebrating National Poetry Month   April is National Poetry Month and we should celebrate. April 13th Silverton Memorial Hall will host An Evening of Poetry and Literary Company. Five established local adult poets will be joined by several young emerging poets reading their work.  Over 40 books have been published by the cohort of […]

Free