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NELSON’S HERITAGE HOTEL SINCE 1898
Aug 2nd - The Boom Booms Aug 3rd - DJ Czech With Breakfluid Aug 4th - Val Kilmer & The New Coke
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
Start your summer by doing yoga at the Kokanee Creek Park Visitors Centre. Yoga lessons are offered every Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturday from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Take a moment just for you while relaxing in nature sounds. For more detail see ecosociety.ca or search “EcoSociety” on Facebook. Every Saturday this summer at Touchstones Nelson a museum docent will be available for guided tours. Running to August 25, tours will be available from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Free with admission.
Live 80’s Band
Aug 15th - El Papa Chango w/ Erica Dee, Honey Larouchelle & S. Anomaly
Aug 16th - SLYNK Aug 17th- DJ Hoola Hoop His Birthday Bash Aug 18th - Sweet Pickle & Perching Crow Free Show!
Aug 21st - Elliott Brood Aug 24th - Knight Riderz & Moontricks Live
Every Thursday features various dj’s. No Cover!
FOOD DELIVERY: SUNDAY TO THURSDAY 9AM- 11PM FRIDAY AND SATURDAY 9AM - MIDNIGHT
LIQUOR DELIVERY 9AM - 11PM 7 DAYS PER WEEK
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Pizza now available 11am till Late!
St. Saviour’s Anglican Church hosts summer public tours. The church, at the corner of Silica and Ward streets, will be open during August with volunteer tour guides in attendance to answer questions. Visitors can also pick up an informational pamphlet for a self guided tour or just enjoy a quiet contemplative time. Architectural plans for the imminent expansion of the church will also be on display. The church is open for tours, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to Saturday inclusive. Tours are free, though donations are accepted. The Nelson Technology Club is a growing, independent initiative to nurture technology advancement within the local community. Hackerspaces are creative outlets which cater to the curiosities of the enthusiasts and the skilled alike. It’s a place to talk about technology with people who understand what you are talking about. Bring in your projects on Wednesdays, you too can participate! Do you Arduino? We do. Come
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engage with like-minded technology enthusiasts. The Technology Club meets from 6 to 8 p.m. at 207-601 Front Street. Head to the Learning Centre located in the basement of City Hall on Wednesdays between 10:30 and 11 a.m. for a summer drop-in program for parents and children under six. Come and enjoy songs, rhymes and stories. See old friends and make some new ones. The next Save Our Services and Health Care Task Force joint meeting is Wednesday, August 1 at 3 p.m. The meeting will take place in the seniors co-ordinating society meeting room in the northeast corner of the Civic Centre. Wild and Wacky Sizzling Summer Wednesdays continues at the Nelson Public Library on August 8 with fingernail art and duct tape crafts. For youth entering Grade 7 and up, 3:30 to 5 p.m. There will be prizes and snacks. Please pre-register for this event. jharris@nelson.ca or call 250-505-5683. A contest for teens is running all summer at the Nelson Public Library. Open to teens ages 12 and up, teens can read a book or two and then write a short review (three to five sentences) of the book. Win all kinds of prizes. First prize is a MuVo T200 Flashdrive/MP3 with radio and voice recorder. Second, third and weekly prizes will be available too. Contest runs til September. More information is available at the library. FUNDRAISER
Locals are helping a
writer who lost her house and all of its contents in the Johnsons Landing landslide get back on her feet with a Mac Book Pro. If anyone can give her one, or can donate towards a new one, visit Digerati in Nelson. CAMPS
Curious, inquisitive, adventurous kids will have a chance to become nature detectives this summer, as they explore the forests, thickets and grasslands of Kokanee Creek Provincial Park. Through a weeklong day camp, kids ages nine to 12 will learn the lore of local plants, discover the micro-world of bugs, and learn to identify birds, animal tracks and trees. Full of games, field science, nature stories and crafts, each day promises to be an exciting opportunity for ecology learning by doing. The day camp runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day, and kids can be registered for one day or all week. Dates are August 27 to 31. To register, contact Monica Nissen at 250-3526346 or moni@netidea. com. Registration deadline is August 17. Cost is $40/ day or $150 for the week. Army of Love is a nonprofit summer day camp for kids ages six to 12. The camp is an opportunity to connect with exciting people, have ridiculous amounts of fun, eat interesting foods and play jungle games. Come and discover the adventures of knowing Jesus and making him known. You won’t want to miss out! The cost is $20 per kid for the week (including two snacks and one lunch per day. Mark these dates down in your calendar: August 6 to 10. Registration and information can be found at armyoflove.ca.
MARKETS
Nelson’s downtown local market offers up a superb selection of regional organic produce, ready to eat food, local arts and crafts, clothing, body care, and much more. Every Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Head down to the Cottonwood Falls Community Market on Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. There is a wide selection of vendors that include live plants, crafts, baked goods. WORKSHOP
The Canada Border Services Agency is pleased to offer an information session Tuesday, August 7 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Community Futures on importing and the documentation requirements. This workshop is designed for individuals and small business entrepreneurs interested in learning about the import process. Other information covered includes: Rate of duty, completing B3 and B2 refund forms, Canada Customs coding form, other government departments, brokers (do you need or want one?), transportation and accounting. Community Threads is offering their second free workshop on Saturday, August 11 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Nelson and District Women’s Centre. Stella Smith will show how to reuse old clothes and create beautiful rag rugs from them. This workshop is open to Women of all ages. All you need is a large crochet hook and a sense of fun! Booking your place is helpful, but not essential. For more information on this workshop and other events contact penny@nelsonwomenscentre.com.
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