February 28, 2014 by Nelson Vurb

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The Bros. Landreth Charting their own course A

fter spending the first decade of their music careers playing as sidemen for prairie bands like Doc Walker and Imaginary Cities, brothers David and Joey Landreth joined forces to start their own alt-country project called The Bros. Landreth. Initially the Winnipeggers thought it would just be a small side project. Nothing too serious. But since releasing their debut album this past September and hitting the road to promote it, the brothers have little time for anything else. "It's like a real aggressive weed," joked David. "There's a lot that goes into creating an album and getting it out for people to hear. Things we didn't have to think about when we were just playing for other people's stuff." Both brothers have been playing music for as long as they can remember. Their father, Wally Landreth, is known in the Winnipeg music scene as a songwriter and sideman, and he always had a lot of instruments around the house for his sons to play. David took up bass, while his younger brother Joey played guitar. By the time they reached their early teenage years, they were already picking up gigs as freelance musicians. Soon different bands were hiring them to join their tours around the world. David played for Romi Mayes, Chris Carmichael, and Imagi-

nary Cities, while Joey was out on the road with One More Girl, The Wyrd Sisters, Dallas Smith, Deric Ruttan, Steve Bell, and Doc Walker. Until one day they decided it was time to get together and focus on a project of their own for a change. "[Joey] had just gotten off a particularly arduous stretch of touring as a side man and was feeling a little bunt out," David recalled. "He called me up and said, 'hey it would be really great if we could put something together that gives us an opportunity to pour some creative juice into our own thing.'" They called up childhood friend, Ryan Voth, who agreed to play drums for them, and later Alex Campbell came on board to add piano, harmonica, and vocals. They released their debut album Let It Lie to much critical acclaim, toured across the country twice, and received significant radio airplay nationally on CBC, Galaxie and college radio. They're currently on tour with Montreal's Mark Berube and will be opening up for him at an early show tonight (Friday, February 28) at Spiritbar. Doors open at 7 p.m. and The Bros. Landreth will take the stage at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10. -Sam Van Schie Above: David Landreth, Joey Landreth, Ryan Voth and Alex Campbell makeup the new alt-country band The Bros. Landreth, playing tonight at Spiritbar.

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THANK YOU A mix of metal plus humour— ALL!!

Minus the Czar

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ome heavy sounds coming from the Kootenay Co-op Radio station Saturday night will be in celebration of local band Minus the Czar releasing two new albums. The progressive metal band is Sean Hale on lead vocals and guitar along side Bo Faraguna on guitar and vocals. Travis Volgmann plays bass and Rob Radcliffe is the band’s drummer — one of three members who play drums. Having three drummers in the band has a unique influence on Minus the Czar’s sound. “We often write songs that are rhythmically oriented,” says Hale. “When I write a riff, I am always thinking how I would drum it.” While their roots are heavy, with elements of thrash metal, their newer sound is more “proggy” with more “singing than screaming” like typical metal. Their songs are technically structured with odd timing, stop-starts and abrupt time changes.

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The band’s name is a tribute to a former member, Nicholas Faraguna who moved to Japan to pursue a modeling career (seriously). Minus Nicholas — also the name of the last Czar of Russia — the band became Minus the Czar. The group of guys has been playing together off and on for 15 years and a couple years ago, the band returned to their old songs. Compiling these and many new, they have two albums to release on Saturday — Empty Sea and Hellpus. Hellpus was an alter-ego band in which Minus the Czar mates switched up their instruments, wore masks and opened up for themselves — to double up on the night's pay cheque. The band mates play together most Friday night’s. It is an important weekly time out from their busy lives. Most of the guys are tradesmen with families. “We all feel like little kids when we’re jamming away,” says Hale. “Even though it’s metal and most people often think we’re angry. A lot of our songs have humour. Our song “Meat Rules” is about a love of bacon. We get a lot of laughs out of it.” Hale says completing this project feels great, as does the accomplishment of Minus the Czar doing its own recording. “It’s been a lot of trial and error. It’s been a learning process,” he says. “But it turned out really well because we had ultimate control. Everything is right where we want it — big heavy drum sound, which all of us were thinking about.” On Saturday, the guys will headline their first show in 12 years and celebrate the release of their albums. “I am stoked,” says Hale. “We’ve never done a production CD with this band so it’s great that we’re getting our music out there.” Chinese for Travelers and Wayner will join Minus the Czar. Doors open at 8 p.m. and cost is $10 at the door. Hale says “bring earplugs.”

One Billion Rising event set for Women's Day Nelson will join with activists around the world for "One Billion Rising For Justice" at The Old Church Hall (602 Kootenay Street) on March 8 at 7 p.m. The campaign will build upon the energy and momentum that was created on February 14, 2013 when one billion activists in 207 countries and territories came together to rise, strike and dance, in the biggest mass action in human history, to demand an end to violence against women and girls. March 8 is International Women's Day, and One Billion Rising is teaming up with the Nelson and District Women's Centre to create what is sure to be an amazing and inspiring night. The event will include dance, song, spoken word, and more. There will be performances by DJ Morninglory and Rhoneil, with more to be announced

soon. An open mic component will be available for anyone who wishes to speak briefly on women's justice. International Women's Day celebrates the social, political and economic achievements of women, and focuses energy on the work still to be done to reach equality. One Billion Rising calls on us to claim space and dance together for a world free from gender-based violence. All ages and genders welcome! Doors open at 6:30 and the entertainment will go from 7 to 10 p.m. Tickets are $10 to $20 sliding scale or $15 to $40 for families. Tickets available at the door. Delicious snacks and refreshments will be available. All proceeds go to support our Nelson and District Women’s Centre. To learn more about the event visit the One Billion Rising Nelson Facebook page.

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AFKO brings the streets of Paris to Nelson AFKO is hosting its second French Extra Market on Saturday, March 8 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Hart Hall (501 Carbonate Street). This year, while the kids are building a cardboard Eiffel tower, you can enjoy a “café croissant” listening to beautiful French ballads played by Catherine McGrath on the accordion. You could also shop at “La rue des Artisans” and stop for a picture

Selkirk Pro-Musica presents:

Marcus Goddard and Candy Siu On tour throughout the West Kootenays, the Vancouver based duo of Marcus Goddard (trumpet) and Candy Siu (piano and organ) will perform at St. Saviour’s Pro-Cathedral on March 10 at 7:30 p.m. as part of the Selkirk Pro-Musica Concert Series. Taking advantage of the beautiful organ and new piano of St. Saviour’s ProCathedral, the program will feature the early medieval music of Hildegard von Bingen, Baroque masterpieces of Purcell, Telemann and Handel as well as Romantic works by Ravel, Saint Saens and de Falla. In addition, Goddard’s original composition Ancestral Voice, inspired by a collaboration with First Nations artist Mike Dangeli, will have its premiere. The work is a soulful reflection on origins: cultural, human and personal. Joining the duo for several works is local Grammy-nominated soprano Noemi Kiss. Goddard is an internationally respected trumpet player and bright, imaginative composer whose music has touched the hearts of audiences, musicians and critics alike. His compositions have been described as “shim-

mering, translucent” and “beautiful” with performances by the l’Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Victoria Symphony, Vancouver Symphony, Turning Point Ensemble, Standing Wave and Vancouver Chamber Choir. Goddard has held principal trumpet positions across Europe and North America and is currently the Associate Principal Trumpet with the Grammy and Juno award-winning Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Originally from Hong Kong, Siu received her master of music degree in piano accompaniment from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, England. With a focus on voice and opera accompaniment, Siu continued her training as a répétiteur at the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin, Ireland and the Flanders Operastudio in Gent, Belgium. Siu has been a répétiteur at the Vancouver Opera since 2010. She also enjoys being a freelance ballet accompanist, church organist and piano teacher. Tickets to their Monday night concert are $15, available at Otter Books and at the door.

on the bridge in front of “l’Église Sacré-Coeur de Montmartre.” Come and hang out. There will be French pastries, films, full hot meals, art, buskers, and even table chess. It’s affordable, fun and beautiful. “We have something for everyone,” says Lyne Chartier, director of West Kootenay Francophone Association. “We’re really hoping that both the francophone community and the English-speaking community will come experience something a little different.” The French Extra Market is part of a Canadawide week called “Les Rendez-vous de la francophonie” held in March every year. This local event is sponsored by Grounded Café and Heritage Canada. Admission to the French Extra Market is by donation. Left: Camille Zoé, artist, will show her art at the French Extra Market.

Folk singer adds local stop on Rocky Road Tour Finding your way can often be a rocky road. Some stumble through life, while others blaze trails. Brett Wildeman has been slowly but steadily crafting his raw folk sound over the past few years while performing in intimate venues throughout BC and Alberta. His Rocky Road Tour is an ode to the fossil fuel dependent path Canada’s Federal and Provincial Government is leading us down, as the Joint Review Panel has given the green light to contentious Northern Gateway Pipeline. This is a time where Canadians must dig in or let the carbon emissions levy break. The year 2013 was one of success and artistic growth for Wildeman, characterized by more than 40 tour dates, the release of Mother Earth, and a 700 km carbon-neutral cycle-tour of coastal British Columbia. In 2014, Wildeman has turned his focus to the release of a forthcoming EP and carbon neutral touring efforts. Wildeman is ecstatic to be exploring the Kootenay-Rockies while sharing his music with crowds of all ages during his seven-stop tour, which includes a stop in Nelson at John Ward Fine Coffee on Monday, March 10 at 7 p.m.

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98 athletes from the Kootenays competed at the 2014 BC Winter Games bringing home 20 medals. Thank you to the coaches, officials, volunteers, and families who support these growing champions. See photos, videos and results at

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Kootenay Literary Competition gala T

he judges of the Kootenay Literary Competition have chosen the winners of this year’s competition from among entries from across the east and west Kootenays. Writers submitted work in the fiction, nonfiction and poetry categories, and cash prizes will be awarded for the best work, plus publication in the Kootenay Literary Competition anthology. The winners will be notified on March 7, and receive their prizes at the literary gala celebration on Friday, March 14 at 6:30 p.m. at the Prestige Lakeside Resort in Nelson. Angie Abdou of Fernie, whose book The Bone Cage was a competitor in Canada Reads in 2011, and whose second novel The Canterbury Trail was a finalist for Banff Mountain Book of the Year 2011 will be the special guest speaker. The competition has received strong support from the community, including sponsorship from Kootenay Lake Tourism, the Kootenay Coop and many others, plus the work of the organization’s volunteers. The goal of the competition is to promote creative writing across the region, through the competition and also through investing in developing the talents of young writers. In 2013, the Spring Scribble event had high school students work in an intensive workshop over two days. In 2014, the Writer in Residence Program, supported by the Columbia Basin Trust has brought mentorship for creative writing students to L.V. Rogers and Trafalgar in Nelson, and Mount Sentinel in the Slocan Valley.

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If you live in the Kootenays, are in any way literate, and you still haven’t heard about Kootenay Landing or Bern Fortin, then you have some seriously enjoyable catching up to do. Nelson-based author Deryn Collier’s new mystery novel, Open Secret, is the follow-up to her much-lauded debut novel, Confined Space, in which we first met the French-Canadian newbie coroner Mr. Fortin in the fictional(ish) town of Kootenay Landing, BC. Confined Space was remarkable both for its taut, suspensefully murdery plot, and its deft portrayal of imperfect — but ultimately rewarding — small town life. The gist is this: after unmasking last story’s murderer, shutting down the town’s biggest employer in the process, and growing his first vegetable garden, Bern Fortin decides to go for a nice relaxing stroll through the woods. Hey, it’s a small town. What could happen? What follows is a series of interlocking, deeply personal events

Tickets for the gala are available at the door, with a suggested donation of $5. The 2014 anthology Refuge, will be available at the event for $7. Questions about the competition can be emailed through the website (kootenaylitcomp.com) or directed to Morty Mint at 250-352-7844. Above: Fernie author Angie Abdou will be the special guest at the Kootenay Literary Competition gala on March 14 (Kevan Wilkie photo)

that topple like dominoes, impacting everybody in town from the feisty barrista to the crooked pharmacist to the matronly pot farmer to the wandering bushman. Collier has created a realistic and intimate world, one in which breakfast is a sacred bond between neighbours, but the pains of systemic mistreatment of First Nations are still reverberating. Open Secret, picking up right where Confined Space left off, is its perfect companion novel. From the start, Collier seems determined to balance out the previous mystery’s elements with their polar opposites; where Confined Space constructed its central mystery around a claustrophobic, dark suspense, Open Secret derives its thrills from the sheer, well, openness of it. This time, Collier gives the reader enough intimate knowledge of her characters and storylines that it’s thrilling to watch them weave and — more often — careen off each other, oblivious to

the driving forces behind each of the story’s pieces. For mysteries, that often delight in keeping the reader in the dark, this book is almost frightfully open. If there’s a take-away from Open Secret, it’s that Collier recognizes that small town life is not a contained novel. Don’t expect each thread to get taped off. Don’t expect each baddie to get his comeuppance. There are some secrets that we can’t unknow. And Open Secret does its best to make sure we learn them. Eli Geddis is a Nelson-based writer, musician, and arts instructor.

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Upcoming concerts in Nelson Paul Hinrichs On The Road Management

here’s no shortage of talent lined up for Nelson in March. Here at On The Road Management, we have been planning all sorts of events that we’re really excited about. Here’s what we have coming up. Thursday, March 6 we welcome peak Performance winners Dear Rouge to town for their high-energy performance at Spiritbar, and on March 7 we see the return of Seattle soul-rockers Pickwick. That show will see a special opening set by local roots rockers Dirt Floor.

The following night, March 8, we’ll shift gears and venues to present: An Evening with Harry Manx at the Capitol Theatre. We’re also very excited to present our first ever show at the Civic Theatre on March 12. Old Man Luedecke and Jordie Lane will take the Civic stage for an all ages show. Later in the month, on March 24, we present Mounties, along with Rich Aucoin, at Spiritbar. Mounties are a brand new Canadian super group featuring Hawksley Workman, and Steve Bays of Hot Hot Heat. This will be an explosive Nelson debut! For the full calendar and details, please visit ontheroadmanagement.com.

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ow amazing is this vest! I love vests and this one is just the bees. I love Lillea’s look. She is always dressed glamorous and current. I’ll say it again, the high school kids in Nelson know fashion. Lillea’s outfit is great — her amazing faux fur vest, black top and Blank New York Jeans with faux fur leather, all sourced at local fashionista hot spot Bia Boro. Her amazing floppy studded hat is courtesy of Phat Angel, and her Doc Martins were found online at Urban Outfitters. Fashion Tip: To fur or not to fur? Touchy topic without a doubt. This is my take on fur: If it is vintage fur, I will wear it. The animals died for that jacket, fur trim or stole, and to just throw it away is kind of pointless. It’s shameful to the animal. Furs, back in the day, were passed down in families not just tossed away. However, I would never buy “new” fur and support the fur industry at all whatsoever. Nor would I even accept it as a gift. I would opt for faux all the way. This is, of course, just my opinion. I would say do your research and see what the fur industry is all about. If you can live with the methods of the fur industry and how animals are treated then that is your choice.

Robin Kristopher is a vintage stylist who blogs at misskittenvintage. tumblr.com. Watch for her on the streets of Nelson looking for fashionable folk to feature here.

Spring Sofa Sensation King’s Family Restaurant is closing its doors after more than thirty years! The owners as well as the staff at King’s would like to thank all of our loyal customers. Thank you so much for your patronage, loyalty and friendship over the years. Our customers have not only helped with sustaining a business but have also provided a relaxed place to share meals, coffee, laughter and good company. Before our doors close at the end of April 2014, we hope to see all of our beloved, local customers come visit us one last time.

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NELSON BREWING COMPANY COLUMN

What’s old is new again

he India Pale Ale has come a very long way from its beginnings in the 19th century when breweries in England were shipping beer to India and dealing with the long voyages.

Many styles of beer were being shipped, but a few breweries discovered that using more hops (a natural preservative) and increased alcohol content allowed the beer to make the long voyage and arrive in better shape. The end result became a favourite in India and thus the India Pale Ale style of brewing took hold. Just how important is the IPA to craft brewing? About 60 per cent of all craft beer sold in BC is an IPA. This month we focus on the English Style IPAs that got the whole movement started here in the first place. PADDY WHACK IPA – NELSON BREWING COMPANY In 2003, NBC entered Paddy Whack in the Canadian Brewing Awards. It took home the gold medal for best IPA in the country, we never entered it again. First off, it’s no beginner’s beer! Paddy Whack packs a punch of hop aromas and flavours that have a powerful but pleasant mouth feel and after taste. It’s a well balanced English style IPA that might not be the hoppiest beer on the market and that’s exactly why it sells so well to this day. As Pacific Northwest breweries push the boundaries further and further making bitter hoppy beers that some find undrinkable it’s nice to know some things don’t need to change.

DEVIL’S ELBOW – HOWE SOUND BREWING COMPANY Another great English Style IPA, Devil’s Elbow has that traditional malty back bone and great balance that makes this beer a fan favourite. It pours great and leaves a nice lacing in the glass as you down your pint. It is an assertive ale that is heavily-bittered and dry-hopped providing an intensive aroma and is brewed using selected English and North American barley and hops. It is named for the dramatic Grade 4 Devil’s Elbow rapid on the Elaho River. Interesting side note: Howe Sound is one of the breweries that NBC Brewmaster Mike Kelly used to work for. NASTY HABIT – MT BEGBIE “A generously hopped IPA, balanced by a blend of rich specialty malts and pure mountain water,” states the brewery’s website. Of the three beers, this one had the least amount of nose. It wasn’t quite as floral as the other two. It poured great though with a deep amber colour; clear; solid, tan head with good length. Woody pine, citrus, rich nutty elements, and a wonderful bread-like malt aroma make this a nice addition to any IPA tasting and is a must draft choice when in Revelstoke! All three of these beers are staples all over BC and for good reason — they taste great, are well balanced and show that more hops isn’t always the answer. The Nelson Brewing Company Column, co-written by brewery staff, appears monthly in this space.

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Slava Doval’s DanceFusion Showcase goes Saturday, March 1 at the Capitol Theatre at 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. The show will feature more than 120 dancers of all ages. Tickets $6 for the matinee performance or $12 for the evening. Buy online capitoltheatre.bc.ca or phone 250-352-6363. Kootenay Literary Competition Friday, Awards Gala

March 14 7 PM

(doors open at 6:30) • Light refreshments at intermission • Suggestion $5 donation • Angie Abdou Guest Speaker

Prestige Lakeside Resort

The Capitol Kids Series continues with Monster Theatre’s Miniature Masterpieces, a presentation of three play adaptations of classic children’s stories (Anne of Green Gables, The Ugly Duckling, and Tales from the Greek Myths), on Sunday, March 2 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $12.50. Buy online capitoltheatre. bc.ca or phone 250-352-6363. The Capitol Theatre presents Tara Travis’ Monster Theatre with Til Death: The Six Wives of Henry VIII. The Betrayed Wife. The Scheming Wife. The Peacemaker. The Ugly German. The Slutty One. The One in Love with Someone Else. Six queens. Six love stories. Six deaths. One Actress! You’ve never heard the story told like this. Tara’s performance is absolutely astonishing and is reason alone to see the show on Sunday, March 2 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25 for adults or $20 for students. Buy online capitoltheatre. bc.ca or phone 250-352-6363. Elephant Mountain Music Theatre’s production of Rent is at the Capitol Theatre for a three-show run from March 13 to 15. All shows are at 8 p.m. Tickets are $23 regular price, $18 for students and seniors. Buy online capitoltheatre.bc.ca or phone 250-352-6363.

LITERATURE

Kootenay Literary Competition winners will be announced at a gala events at the Prestige Lakeside Resort in Nelson on Friday, March 14. Fernie author Angie Abdou is the special guest speaker and winners will read from their work. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the event starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are by donation ($5 recommended) and copies of the 2014 anthology Refuge, will be available at the event for $7.

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FILM

The Nelson Civic Theatre's celebration in the lead up to the Oscars continues with Best Picture-nominee Gravity screening February 20 at 7:30 p.m. and Animated Feature Filmnominee Ernest and Celestine screening on March 2 at 2 p.m. On Saturday, March 1, the “Nelson Hustle” Oscar party and screening of Best Picture-nominee American Hustle is a chance to dress up in 70's glam, with food, fun, and prizes, for 19 and up. The week culminates with a live satellite feed of the Oscar Awards on Sunday, March 2 from 4 to 7 p.m. All proceeds benefit the much-needed concession upgrades. Details at civictheatre.ca. Nelson Civic Theatre will show 12 Years a Slave on Tuesday, March 4 at 7:30 p.m. SelfDesign High’s Wild Earth program hosts the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival’s “Best of the Fest Tour” at the Nelson Civic Theatre on Wednesday, March 5. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults and accompanied children under 12 are free.

MUSIC

Montreal folk rocker Mark Berube plays an early show at Spiritbar on Friday, February 28 with The Bros Landreth. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10, available at the Hume Hotel or ticketweb.ca. Aussie blues surf-rocker Ash Grunwald plays a late show at Spiritbar on Friday, February 28. Doors open at 11 p.m. Tickets are $15, available at the Hume Hotel or ticketweb.ca. Vancouver soul and blues band High Society will play Kayu’s Cafe in Winlaw on Friday, February 28 and Saturday, March 1 at 9 p.m. nightly. Admission is by donation. On Saturday, March 1 from 1 to 3 p.m., Ellison’s Cafe Acoustic Unplugged Sessions features Dawna (HarpPixie) McLennan, an emerging singer-songwriter-harperspoken-word-poet. She will be followed by Patrick Bonin and Friends who bring a mix of world and folk with original soulful lyrics. Admission is free and donations for the bands will be accepted. Nelson’s first ever “Blues, Brews and BBQ” goes Saturday, March 1 at 7 p.m. at the Eagle’s Hall (641 Baker Street) and will feature live blues music by Clinton Swanson and Friends, Lazy Poker Blues Band and The Kelly Fawcett Band, drink features from Nelson Brewing Company, and authentic southern-style cuisine by Smokewood BBQ. Tickets are $18, available in advance at Otter Books. Proceeds go to the Jumbo Wild campaign.

Folk duo Sofiella Watt and Huckleberry Jim play an all-ages show at Expressions Cafe on Saturday, March 1 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 to $15.

Shambhala’s Living Room presents party pioneer Hoola Hoop and longtime Nelson local Leif Luttmer at Spiritbar on Saturday, March 8. Cover is $5 before 11 p.m.

Nelson metal band Minus The Czar is having a CD release show for its two most recent albums in the basement of the Kootenay Coop Radio on Saturday, March 1 with guests Chinese for Travelers and Wayner. The concert will be broadcast live on the KCR at 93.5 FM. Doors open at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 at the door.

On The Road Productions presents Harry Manx at the Capitol Theatre on Saturday, March 8. The six time Juno-nominated Saltspring Island singer-songwriter blends blues, folk music, and Hindustani classical music. Doors open at 7:30 and the concert starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $37.75. Buy online capitoltheatre.bc.ca or phone 250-352-6363.

UK drum and bass superstars Sigma make their Kootenay debut at Spiritbar on Saturday, March 1 with Nelson’s own Billy Bangers and D-Sun. Doors open at 10 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance at the Hume Hotel.

Nelson Waldorf School presents: singersongwriter Stephanie Dufresne live in concert on Saturday, March 8 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Eurythmy Hall at the Waldorf School. Tickets are $10 for adults, and children free. Tickets or donations at the door. Sponsored by NWS PAC.

WildEarth Outdoor Program PRESENTS:

VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL Nelson Civic Theatre Wednesday March 5th 7pm www.selfdesignhigh.org

Kalle Matson plays a public house concert at The Special (810 Silica Street) on Wednesday, March 5 with El Gordo. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10. Vancouver-based synth rock band Dear Rouge, winners of the 2012 Peak Performance Project, play Spiritbar on Thursday, March 6 with The Shyness of Strangers. Doors open at 9 p.m. Cover is $10. Still touring hard behind their debut album Can’t Talk Medicine, Seattle indie band Pickwick will be at Spiritbar on Friday, March 7. Doors open at 9 p.m. Tickets are $15 at the Hume Hotel or ticketweb.ca. On International Women’s Day — Saturday, March 8 — Nelson’s One Billion Rising group is hosting a dance party at the Old Church Hall (602 Kootenay Street) from 6:30 to 10 p.m. There will be performances by DJ Morninglory and Rhoneil, with more to be announced, as well as an open mic opportunity for anyone who wishes to speak for five minutes on the topic of women’s justice. All ages and genders welcome! Tickets are $10-$20 sliding scale, $15-$40 for families, available at the door. Delicious snacks and refreshments will also be available.

Selkirk Pro-Musica's next musical offering will take place at Saint Saviours Pro Cathedral on Monday, March 10 at 7:30 p.m. The guest artists are Marcus Goddard, trumpet, Candy Siu, organ, and soprano, Noemi Kiss. Tickets are $15, available at Otter Books and at the door. Folk musician Bret Wildman plays John Ward Fine Coffee on March 10 at 7 p.m. Celtic punk band The Real McKenzies play Spiritbar on Wednesday, March 12 with Boids. Doors open at 9 p.m. Tickets are $15 available at the Hume Hotel or ticketweb.ca.

JOIN THE 118 YEAR OLD HOTEL YMIR Monday - Sunday Open 3pm-9pm, will stay open later for parties! Over 20 musical instruments to choose from to play anytime Every Friday join us for the Country & Bluegrass Jam

STAY THE NIGHT!

AT THE PUB

Rock ‘n’ Roll Bingo is at Mike’s Place Pub on Tuesday nights. Tickets are $2 for one or $5 for three. Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill hosts a rock ‘n’ roll jam night Tuesdays from 8 p.m. to midnight. Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill hosts Karaoke on Wednesday and Sunday nights from 9 p.m. to close.

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