Last chance to register for "Writing Non Fiction" taught by multi talented B.C. author Luanne Armstrong. … [more]
Press Release: ARTS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE GRANT APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE Columbia Basin – Artists… [more]
PRESS RELEASE: Arts, Culture and Heritage Grant Writing Workshops | Applications Now Accepted Columbia… [more]
Press Release: Nelson Community Opera announced last week that the eagerly awaited ticket sales… [more]
PRESS RELEASE from the Kaslo Jazz Etc. Society The Kaslo Jazz Etc. Society proudly presents the 2012… [more]
Last chance to register for “Writing Non Fiction” taught by multi talented B.C. author Luanne Armstrong. This weekend long intensive starts Friday, March 2nd. Nonfiction is one of the highest paying and most popular writing genres. This course will cover the basics of writing and publishing nonfiction, including memoir, literary journalism and autobiography. Registrations are [...]
Press Release: ARTS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE GRANT APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE Columbia Basin – Artists in all disciplines—as well as arts, culture and heritage organizations—are invited to apply for funding through the Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance (CKCA), which delivers the Arts, Culture and Heritage Program of Columbia Basin Trust (CBT). For 2012/13, funding has increased by $55,000, [...]
The Kaslo Jazz Etc. Society proudly presents the 2012 Kaslo Jazz Etc. Festival Artwork Contest.
They’re looking for original, creative four-colour art that reflects bright, festive, simple, clear images of professional quality that is camera ready and transfers well to posters, T-shirts, etc.
The REEL Youth Film Festival features some of the best in international youth film-making, along with submissions from the talented youth of the West and Central Kootenays (youth under 19 must submit films by November 4, 2011 – visit www.rosslandcac.com for submission guidelines and prize information).
Join popular CBC host Grant Lawrence for a reading and slide show about his award-winning book, Adventures In Solitude: What Not to Wear to a Nude Potluck and Other Stories from Desolation Sound (Harbour Publishing, $26.95), at venues across the Kootenays.
There is chaos in the literary community! The Kootenay Literary Competition is now open and the theme this year for the adult competition is “Chaos” in all its forms.
This popular annual writing event is open to all writers in the entire Kootenay region. This year there will two distinct competitions: one for adults and another just for youth.
It’s that time of year again – the 12th annual Rossland Mountain Film Festival!
There are some changes this year with the format. Typically having Friday and Saturday late night events, we’ve condensed our films and entertainment and will be having one exciting show on Saturday, November 26th being held at Rossland Secondary School.
Nelson film-maker Amy Bohigian’s Conceiving Family will be showing in its Kootenay premiere at the Capitol Theatre on Saturday, September 17 at 8pm. From the film’s website: Conceiving Family follows (Director/Producer) Amy Bohigian and her partner, Jane Byers, as they adopt biracial 15 month-old twins, Franny and Theo. Their journey to becoming a family, like the [...]
Ben Nixon is the 22-year-old bassist/engineer/poet of formerly Nelson-based band Locomotive Ghost. The folk-rock group will be performing with special guests in Nelson at Cottonwood Market and The Royal on Saturday, September 17th. As our guest blogger today, Ben has written this poignant tribute to Nelson’s arts scene as the birthplace of his adult artistic [...]
The Events Calendar on this site has returned and it is better than ever! Your events will reach more people and can provide more information to them. The new calendar puts your events on all sites on InTheKoots network (News in the Koots, the Nelson Post, and so on) and will also link to your [...]