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Museum Mash!

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

Lucas Myers & Krista Lynch, Lance Ledger, and the Nelson Writing Salon return to the Nelson Museum for everyone’s favourite FREE children’s program–Museum Mash! Explore the building, get crafty with puppet-making, sing and dance, and have a blast! There’s lots of room to run and play, and no shushing here!

Free

Visual Exploration Club (Ages 5-8)

VISAC Gallery 1501 Cedar Avenue, Trail

About Visual Exploration Club (VEC): Students can expect to learn about other artists, experiment with various materials, and make mistakes. Each participant receives a sketchbook to track their skill development in a wide range of materials such as drawing, painting, printmaking and 3-dimensional art. This session is for ages 5-8, or primary students in grades […]

$200

Visual Exploration Club (Ages 9-12)

VISAC Gallery 1501 Cedar Avenue, Trail

About Visual Exploration Club (VEC): Students can expect to learn about other artists, experiment with various materials, and make mistakes. Each participant receives a sketchbook to track their skill development in a wide range of materials such as drawing, painting, printmaking and 3-dimensional art. This session is for ages 9-12, or intermediate students in grades […]

$200

Visual Exploration Club (Ages 13+)

VISAC Gallery 1501 Cedar Avenue, Trail

About Visual Exploration Club (VEC): Students can expect to learn about other artists, experiment with various materials, and make mistakes. Each participant receives a sketchbook to track their skill development in a wide range of materials such as drawing, painting, printmaking and 3-dimensional art. This session is for ages 13+, or secondary students in grades […]

$200

Debert Bunker: By Invitation Only film screening

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

Outside a military base in Debert, Nova Scotia, on a cold day in February 1984, a small but mighty group of women harnessed the power of performance art, protest, and the media—and captured the attention of the entire country. That same day in February, 329 people were planning on using the bunker for rehearsal of […]

$10 – $15

Write Off the Bat! Awards Night!

Taghum Hall 5915, Taghum Hall Rd, Nelson, British Columbia

Come hear the winners of Write Off he Bat! an on-site, theme-based writing marathon and juried writing competition that happened February 22 and 23 at Taghum Hall. This free event on March 16 at 7pm will reveal the winners, with juror comments, author readings, and refreshments in a friendly community celebration of creativity under duress!

$70.00

Write Off the Bat! Awards Night

Taghum Hall 5915, Taghum Hall Rd, Nelson, British Columbia

In late February, a draft of writers (a scribble? An epic?) came together for a marathon writing weekend. Two accomplished jurors read all 24 submissions with an eye to the quality of the writing, originality, and how they addressed the assigned theme. Who won? Come find out! Hear some winning words, and have a great […]

Free

Stephen Fearing & The Sentimentals

The Capitol Theatre 421 Victoria Street, Nelson, British Columbia, Canada

Stephen Fearing & The Sentimentals Revered Canadian songwriter Stephen Fearing and the award-winning Scandinavian indie-folk band The Sentimentals share a mutual passion for crafting evocative melodies and refined musical interplay that leave audiences cheering. Combining their shared admiration for classic Tin Pan Alley songwriting and storytelling with richly textured soundscapes, they have forged a singular […]

Dark Chapters opening reception

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

The Dark Chapters project encompasses the renowned career of Métis artist and educator David Garneau, through the dual lens of exhibition and publication. The book, Dark Chapters: Reading the Still Lives of David Garneau, invites 17 Canadian artists and academics to write a response – poetry, creative writing, critical essay – to one of Garneau’s […]

Free

Revival *Album Release Event* Art Show & Live-Performance

Vallican Whole Community Centre 3762 Little Slocan South Road, Vallican, British Columbia, Canada

*Album Release Day* Saturday March 29th Doors Open 1:30pm Artist Talk/Show 2:00pm – 3:30pm Live-Music Performance 5:00 – 7:00pm Door Price $10-15 *Food and Tea/Coffee Available for purchase 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 […]

$10 – $15

Visual Exploration Club (Ages 5-8)

VISAC Gallery 1501 Cedar Avenue, Trail

About Visual Exploration Club (VEC): Students can expect to learn about other artists, experiment with various materials, and make mistakes. Each participant receives a sketchbook to track their skill development in a wide range of materials such as drawing, painting, printmaking and 3-dimensional art. This session is for ages 5-8, or primary students in grades […]

$200

Visual Exploration Club (Ages 9-12)

VISAC Gallery 1501 Cedar Avenue, Trail

About Visual Exploration Club (VEC): Students can expect to learn about other artists, experiment with various materials, and make mistakes. Each participant receives a sketchbook to track their skill development in a wide range of materials such as drawing, painting, printmaking and 3-dimensional art. This session is for ages 9-12, or intermediate students in grades […]

$200