Monthly Archives: March 2016

“The Still Life Laboratory” – Alla Prima Oil Painting with Ingrid Christensen

Posted on March 4, 2016 by WKRAC admin

“The Still Life Laboratory” – Alla Prima Oil Painting with Ingrid Christensen The West Kootenay Chapter of the FCA is bringing Calgary artist Ingrid Christensen to Nelson for a 3-day Alla Prima Painting workshop, themed “The Still Life Laboratory”, suitable … Continue reading →

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The Capitol Theatre presents Liberation Days

Posted on March 4, 2016 by WKRAC admin
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Idealware – The Landscape of WordPress for Nonprofits

Posted on March 3, 2016 by WKRAC admin

Since its launch in 2003, WordPress.org has grown from a simple blogging platform to one of the best known and widely-used Content Management Systems available. Access to the expansive ecosystem of more than 43,000 plugins developed and contributed by users, … Continue reading →

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The Earring Show

Posted on March 3, 2016 by WKRAC admin

Call For Artists Presented by the Craft Council of BC and the Vancouver Metal Arts Association The Earring Show is back! Now in its third year, the Earring Show is an exciting exhibit and sales opportunity for contemporary art jewelers. … Continue reading →

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Share your family stories – website commemorating the 100th anniversary of WW1

Posted on March 3, 2016 by WKRAC admin

As you may know, Nelson History Theatre, in partnership with Touchstones Nelson Museum, is developing a website commemorating the 100th anniversary of WW1. It will be part of the umbrella website http://www.kootenayhistory.com which already contains sites dedicated to John Houston … Continue reading →

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Kootenay Gallery of Art News

Posted on March 3, 2016 by WKRAC admin

Kootenay Gallery of Art Exhibitions We are pleased to announce that our first gallery exhibitions will feature Dianne Clark in the East Gallery, with a show entitled Dianne Clark: From Here and, in the West Gallery is Celeste Rode with … Continue reading →

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Music BC news

Posted on March 3, 2016 by WKRAC admin

MUSIC BC’S HOW TO SERIES PRESENTS: ALTERNATIVE FUNDING SOURCES Sunday, March 12th 1 – 4pm With record label support dwindling, it’s often up to artists to fund their own careers. We’ll dig into the different areas artist can tap into, … Continue reading →

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The Bailey Theatre – THE LONELY 0 – A Tribute to Roy Orbison

Posted on March 3, 2016 by WKRAC admin

Thursday Mar 3, 7:30 pm Charles Bailey Theatre THE LONELY 0 – A Tribute to Roy Orbison Roy Orbison’s music defined a world unto itself, a true master of the romantic apocalypse we all dread. Although Orbison is counted as … Continue reading →

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Kootenay Fibre Arts Festival

Posted on March 3, 2016 by WKRAC admin

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Metal Arts Guild of Canada’s national exhibition INNOVATION

Posted on March 1, 2016 by WKRAC admin

Metal Arts Guild of Canada’s national exhibition INNOVATION War and industrialization had taken their toll on metal smithing, but the arts and craft tradition lingered. During the twenties, thirties and forties, jewellery and metalworking were taught in secondary school shop … Continue reading →

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Kicking Horse Culture presents April

Posted on March 1, 2016 by WKRAC admin

It’s a delight to bring April Verch and her band back to Golden. By the time April graduated high school, she’d won the Canadian Open Old Time Fiddle Championship! Above anything she was determined to become a professional musician, and … Continue reading →

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Heritage BC News

Posted on March 1, 2016 by WKRAC admin

HERITAGE WEEK Update us on your Heritage Week events! Thank you to all who created events to celebrate Heritage Week province-wide! Events were varied including a Heritage Day lecture in Victoria from Caroline Adderson, Ancestry workshops at Tsawwassen Library, the … Continue reading →

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Hills Strategies Research – Arts Attendance and Participation

Posted on March 1, 2016 by WKRAC admin

Arts attendance and participation Volume: 14 Issue: 9 24 February 2016 Subtitle: Motivations and barriers What motivates people to attend an arts activity? What prevents others from attending? This issue highlights four American reports that examine motivations for and barriers to … Continue reading →

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The Bailey Theatre presents 11 o’clock number

Posted on March 1, 2016 by WKRAC admin

PRESENTS Grindstone Theatre’s 11 o’clock Number Friday March 4 7:30 PM The Muriel Griffiths Room There’s no script and no safety net as Edmonton’s best emerging talent bring improvised song, dance and comedy to the Muriel Griffiths Room. Improvised on the … Continue reading →

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Miners Hall Attic Renovation

Posted on March 1, 2016 by WKRAC admin

Miners Hall Attic Renovation 30 Day Matching ChallengeShe’s been the heartbeat of our community for almost 120 years. It’s here that we’ve gathered to dance, to sing, to marry, to learn, and to say goodbye. And now our grand old girl is … Continue reading →

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CBCMUSIC.CA’S SEARCHLIGHT RETURNS WITH A TWIST!

Posted on March 1, 2016 by WKRAC admin

CBCMUSIC.CA’S SEARCHLIGHT RETURNS WITH A TWIST! Final four contestants will appear in a CBC-TV special judged by three celebrity judges Tweet this release: http://cbc.sh/ASvpuna February 16, 2016 – CBCMusic.ca’s annual SEARCHLIGHT contest is back, and this year it’s bigger and … Continue reading →

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