Special Features - VURB July 2014

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In 1987, a small group of theater enthusiasts, headed by Ray Furlotte, started a musical review based on Rossland history. The show was embellished with local lore, old time tunes and real Cancan dancers from the Boomtown Garter Girls. Two decades later, the Rossland Gold Fever Follies, are still going strong with original stories from Rossland’s rich gold mining history. While artistic license is often used, many of the characters are based on real people from Rossland’s past.

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The shows run in the historic Miners’ Union Hall at 1765 Columbia Avenue in Rossland. Cast hit the stage at 3 and 7:30 pm Tuesday through Saturday from July 1 – August 23. Tickets are available at the door. General admission is $13, children under 5 are free, children 12 and under are $8, seniors are $10.

SEE ART AT THE ROSSLAND ART GALLERY!

Collection of Fine Art • Antiques • Gifts & Collectables Main Street Rossland mainstage@shaw.ca

Located on the main floor of acclaimed British Columbian architect Francis Rattenbury’s historic Bank of Montreal building, the Rossland Art Gallery provides the cultural HUB for a community undergoing its renaissance. The gallery has transformed over the preceding four years from a local non-profit gallery into a cultural commons hosting concerts, poetry readings, social gatherings, and workshops against a backdrop of large scale works by a variety of West Kootenay Artists.

During the month of July check out the works of Peter Velisek, Bryn Stevenson, Brad Waring, Nathan Smith and Keira Zasslove. And mark your calendar for July 9th’s Kootenay Brass Quintet performance!

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The 26th annual Nelson ArtWalk has expanded from the 400-block of Baker Street to venues on Front Street and Vernon this year. Starting on July 4, work by 27 artists will be proudly displayed in 16 businesses throughout downtown Nelson.

“We’re trying to include as many genres as we can,” said Nelson and District Arts Council executive director Neil Harrower.

“We really run the gamut of art work. We want to leave ourselves open to be quite flexible.”

This year they received applications from as far away as Nanaimo, but the focus is still primarily on Nelson-area artists.

Residents can expect to see work from Anita Baars, Lainey Benson, Lucas Jmieff, Claire Wensveen, Karen Foden and many others.

“We’re fortunate in this area to have so many talented artists. I’m not sure why they gravitate to our community. We have a national reputation,” said Harrower.

He said he’s thrilled to be involved with an event with such a rich history.

“It happens every year and everyone looks forward to it. It’s a chance for people to get out and mingle in the streets, see what local artists are producing.”

All the artwork displayed is pre-priced and for sale. He said the artists represented in this year’s show come from a variety of backgrounds and skill levels. Many of the artists will be familiar to attendees of past ArtWalk events, but he said they also had a “huge turnaround” this year.

“What we really try very hard not to do is overly adjudicate the work, so we can include as many people as we can. This year we accommodated everyone who applied.”

He said this event is about more than hanging something on a wall. “We want to feature the artist’s work, make sure it’s prominently displayed for the two months,” he said.

Though the artwork involved consists primarily illustrations, paintings and still photographs, Harrower said they’re looking for ways to broaden their mandate.

“Visual arts are the main thing we do,” said Ron Robinson, president of the arts council. “But we do pay performing artists and we’re hoping to continue and eventually expand in the future.”

Over the course of ArtWalk, which runs for the months of July and August, there will be events held on Saturdays to engage the public. Robinson said the planning is still in progress, but possibilities include live theatre, dance, magic shows and music.

“What we’re hoping is by having these

events spread over the summer, we’re hoping that’s how it will evolve,” said Robinson. “We want to carry the momentum throughout the summer, particularly for tourists or anyone who can’t make it on opening night.”

Last year organizers hosted a large opening night celebration in the streets, but this year they’ve decided to revert their attention back to the artists and business involved, especially since last year featured some problematic weather.

“Sand castle sculptures don’t do well in the rain,” said Harrower.

This year the focus will return to the artwork and the businesses that have agreed to host this showcase.

There was some concern earlier this year about the future of ArtWalk after the former director Joy Barrett stepped down once her husband became ill. But Harrower and Robinson both assure that ArtWalk is coming together wonderfully.

Meanwhile, Castlegar is hosting their 18th annual ArtWalk from late June to September 14.

Castlegar’s ArtWalk features more than 30 local and regional artists and artisans being shown at 26 venues throughout the community. Maps for the self-guided art tour are available at the Castlegar Visitor Centre.

For more information on the Nelson ArtWalk you can visit the NDAC Facebook page or www.ndac.ca. For more information on the Castlegar ArtWalk you can visit castlegarculture.com.

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Pop Goes the World - Night markets, guerrilla gardening and Pop-Up Parks transform underutilized urban space into vibrant places.

If you lined up the 338,000 cars driven to work every day in Calgary, the string of vehicles would stretch from Nelson to San Francisco. In 1966, the primary objective of the “Plan for Downtown Calgary” was to double the number of vehicles commuting to the downtown core. The resulting erosion of urban public space and mixed use neighbourhoods was dramatic, but not unique to Calgary.

A misplaced reliance on automobiles has pock-marked Canadian cities with parking lots, wide roads, off-ramps, and parkades - spaces devoted to cars, where we should have spaces devoted to people.

Today, prompted by a recognition that cities are about people and not cars, we are witnessing a paradigm shift in our public spaces. People from all walks of life are transforming underutilized urban spaces into vibrant, community oriented places.

Pop-Up Parks: The architectural equivalent of flash mobs, Pop-Up parks occupy leftover urban spaces, temporarily creating places for people to gather. PopUp parks turn voids into opportunities where there was once a parking space, there is a gallery. After some time, the Pop-Up park is dismantled, returning the city to its ‘normal’ state.

Once considered an architectural act of protest, Pop-Up parks

are enjoying major support at the municipal level. The City of Surrey hosts an annual design competition for a Pop-Up Park in a ubiquitous parking lot near Simon Frasier University. This year’s proposal from Liz Nguyen and Mike Wartman transforms the space into a whimsical place for an outdoor picnic. For Liz and Mike, design is a means to promote environmental stewardship and they work through urban infill. “There are vacant spaces all around the city that are just waiting to be transformed,” Liz observes. “[Pop-Up places] allow these spaces to be constantly changing and give the public something to look forward to.”

Guerrilla Gardening: Most ‘guerrilla gardeners’ assert that gardening is a subversive act a public reclamation of vacant lots and right-of-ways for the wellbeing of their communities. A stroll through Nelson’s Uphill neighbourhood finds rhubarb and flowers planted in the space between sidewalks and roads. In Victoria, the year-round growing season and left leaning populace make it a fertile city for guerrilla gardeners. One such gardener grows an abnormally large pumpkin, a source of pride for the Fernwood community and a must see on Halloween night. Guerrilla gardeners are creative and assertive, taking ownership of space that desperately needs beautification. They are also funny. Consider the man in Germany who collects shopping carts in mega-mall parking lots, plants vegetable gardens in them, and releases the ‘roller-cart gardens’ to plazas in the downtown.

Night Markets: Perhaps not an ‘emerging trend’ (after all, they existed in Egyptian cities 5000 years ago), night markets are growing in popularity. In Nelson, Market Fest is a wonderful example of how streets can be transformed.

Through the efforts of the EcoSociety and support from City planners, Baker Street becomes a stage for local talent and a meeting ground for all members of the community. Megan Squires, Senior Planner with the City of Nelson, conveys that the City places value in these types of temporary events and endorses their use of public lands. She asserts that the City of Nelson, with its sidewalk café policy and soon to unfold ‘Stores to Shores’ initiative, is a model city for good, pedestrian streets.

In fact, Nelson’s policies toward the urban public realm are studied and emulated by towns like Banff.

If Facebook is any indication of a mass cultural swing toward a ‘public’ lifestyle, than it is unsurprising that our urban realm is undergoing radical transformations. Efforts to reinvigorate our public spaces are coming from all facets of society - the grass roots citizen, artists, planners, architects and institutions. When these groups come together, real change happens. Look for it in a public space near you.

Matthew Stanley is principal architect at SOA in Nelson. Visit his website at www.soahome.ca

Image Caption: Decades of reliance on vehicles have eroded the public realm. PopUp Parks are just one of the ways people are reclaiming the city (Pop-Up place by Liz Nguyen and Mike Wartman).

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Music Festivals Gospel music festival set for second running! Organizers are busy putting the final touches in place, while singers and musicians are busy practicing for the second annual Pass Creek Gospel Music Festival set for Saturday, July 21. The concert at the Pass Creek exhibition grounds will begin at 6 p.m. Following last year’s event which drew more than 300 people, organizers have taken audience feedback to heart and extended the showtime by a half hour on each end. The featured group this year is Three and Company, consisting of Dale and Diane Johnson from Edmonton and Brent Anderson from Leduc, Alberta.

Also come to the 13th Annual Bluegrass Jamboree at Pass Creek Exhibition Grounds in Castlegar, BC on July 11, 12, 13 – 2014. Campers can pay $30 for a weekend filled with stringed acoustic instruments. So bring your chair and join in.

Secret Garden coming to the Capitol Will Johnson, VURB Frances Hodgson Burnett opened her famous 1911 novel The Secret Garden with a particularly memorable pair of sentences: “When Mary Lennox was sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle everybody said she was the most disagreeable child ever seen. It was true too.”

Over a century later, that bratty youngster will be played by local theatre star Clara Halbert in a musical production of the novel at the Capitol Theatre.

Rounding out the cast are Gabe Mcdonald as Archibald and Cian Wilson-Valdez as Mary’s sickly companion Colin.

“It’s one of those shows that’s an endearingly classic story,” said director Geoff Burns. “Somehow it’s transcended generations in its appeal to young people.”

Burns has been directing youth shows at the Capitol since 1993. He said the gruelling rehearsal process is great training for the

young thespians who grace his stage. Last year they put on a production of the musical Sweeney Todd, but the younger cast this year necessitated something a little more family-friendly.

Burns is joined by musical director Allison Girvan and choreographer Lynette Lightfoot. From July 2 to 26 they will be spending six hours a day, five days a week, getting the cast ready for the Nelson spotlight.

This year the cast has 33 Nelson residents from the ages of 12 to 18. Each of them will get a unique opportunity to learn what it means to be on stage.

“The summer show is such an amazing experience. We mount a full-length musical in less than three weeks. They learn a ton about singing, dancing and acting and just being in the theatre. It’s very much about building a community,” he said. “They get to experience professional design, we’ve

got people working on costumes, props.

They get the whole theatre experience.”

Burns is also thrilled that Adriana Bogaard, an LVR graduate who is currently studying at the National Theatre School in Montreal, is working on the show.

Burns said he cherishes the opportunity to work with students every summer, and though he’s also a teacher, it’s a unique experience.

“I think it’s the intensity of the situation. It’s just so focused,” he said. “We become a great family.”

The show will have four performances on July 24, 25 and 26 at 7:30 p.m. and July 26 at 2 p.m.

For more information visit capitoltheatre. bc.ca.

Literary festival

This year’s Elephant Mountain Literary Festival (July 10 to 13) in Nelson boast an impressive line up of talented presenters.

Among them are CBC national book show host Eleanor Wachtel, the 2011 Canada Reads finalist Angie Abdou, long-time McClelland and Stewart publisher Douglas Gibson, and nonfiction author and singer/songwriter Sid Marty, winner of the Grand Prize at the Banff Festival of Mountain Books.

“Our aim each year is to bring a diverse group of authors and publishers to Nelson, as well as to showcase area talent, in order to demonstrate the continuing vitality of Canadian writing,” said festival director Lynn Krauss.

“That’s why we’re naming our theme this year Intersections: a chance to appreciate what happens when different literary geographies and perspectives meet. Festival-goers are in for a wonderful time when they take in such a broad spectrum of achievement.”

Most festival events take place this year at Hart Hall (the former Anglican Church hall), except for a session featuring Wachtel and mystery writer Gail Bowen, winner of the Arthur Ellis Award for best crime novel and named by Reader’s Digest Canada’s best mystery novelist, which will be held at the Capitol Theatre.

As well, Gibson’s one-man show about his adventures publishing such authors as Nobel laureate Alice Munro, Peter Gzowski, W.O. Mitchell and Mavis Gallant will take place in the refurbished Civic Theatre. For more visit emlfestival.com.

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LA DOLCE VITA Lorne Eckersley Of the many reasons I enjoy wine tourism, foremost is because it allows me to get close to where my wine comes from. A good 90 per cent of our wine purchases are made right at the winery.

And most of those wineries are on the small side, producing fewer than 5,000 cases annually.

That number, totally 60,000 bottles, seems to be a tipping point. Produce much more than that and your costs go up dramatically. It’s no longer likely that you can handle all the winemaking chores and keep on top of the vineyards and sales aspects of the business. Make no mistake—even a small producer needs a few extra hands now and then, especially in the vineyard, but they do tend to be farmer types. Industrious and fiercely independent, they are at heart not far removed than the homesteaders who

Black Sage Road a bit to the east and the winery is only a few minutes’ drive from Oliver. When Ted and his wife, Lorraine, were looking for property on which to establish a home and vineyard, they struck gold. This particular piece of rocky soil slopes downward to the shores of Okanagan River, a pastoral setting in the truest sense of the word. Even better, the property had been sitting in fallow for three decades, giving Ted a clean slate on which to plant his grapes.

He set about preparing the land, planting Cab Sauv, Cab Franc, Merlot and Malbec red grapes in the deep rocky soil, as well as Pinot Gris and Gewurztraminer.

The rocky soil, Ted says, is significantly different only short distances to the north and south. Laughing Stock Vineyards was an early purchaser when the vines began to bear fruit.

The next step was to build a home for

It was no surprise to me, then, that I immediately took a like to Ted Kane, even in our first telephone interview.

He is warm and articulate, and his enthusiasm wasn’t tempered by the fact we were about 400 km apart when we first spoke. The second visit, which took place in May on the River Stone Estate Winery—no surprise here—was much more satisfying.

River Stone Estate Winery sits on a tidy 9.5 acre property on Tucelnuit Drive, just outside Oliver. Tucelnuit Road turns into

River Stone Estate Winery is steadily moving toward full production and the wines are racking up a string of awards that confirm the quality of the vineyards and Ted’s deep and abiding care in guiding the grapes’ transformation to wine. 2010 Cornerstone, a Bordeaux blend of Merlot, Cab Sauv and Cab Franc, was aged for 14 months in French oak. It is a supple, luscious wine that has remarkable depth and complexity. It won a Silver Award in the 2012 Savor Northwest Wine Awards.

The 2012 Pinot Gris was a Double Gold medal winner in last year’s All Canadian Wine Championships. My comment after a first sip was that it is exactly what I am looking for in a Pinot Gris—oodles of fruit and a mouth-pleasing body with just the right amount of acidity.

For proof that Ted and Lorraine Kane are the right folks in the right place, one need look no further than the labels on their wines. Elegant, distinct and startlingly simple, they feature an eye-catching red illustration of a man poling a leafshaped raft on a river, accompanied by his golden retriever. The Kanes put out a call for submissions on a crowdsourcing web site and got responses from graphic artists the world over. One particularly impressed, and they asked for some changes that resulted in one of the loveliest labels to be found on a wine store shelf.

Photo by Joanna Wilson toiled to tame this once wild country.

The one-time respiratory therapist now devotes his time to tending his vineyards, where, he says, “Mother Nature runs the show,” making wine, tending the shop and looking after the kids. When Lorraine isn’t working she can often be found outdoors, driving the tractor and caring for the beautifully landscaped flower gardens.

himself, Lorraine (a physician who practices in Oliver) and their two children.

On the ground floor is a beautifully intimate tasting room. Ted also began taking courses at OUC Okanagan to supplement his considerable knowledge as a hobby winemaker, which extended back to his high school years. Fascinated by science, he developed an obsession with making wine, first with kits and then later began purchasing grapes for his small batches. He meticulously learned everything he could about making wine and even with kits he was finding ways to improve the results.

For enthusiasts of small wine producers, River Stone Estate Winery is the real deal. I highly recommend a visit.

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Kootenay Chicks Vintage Faire Vintage and Collectable lovers rejoice!

Finally we will have our own Vintage market event right here in Nelson BC. Kootenay Chicks Vintage Faire is the collaborative effort of a group of Nelson women who love vintage, collectables and the creativity that goes along with taking other people’s cast-offs and transforming them into objects of desire.

Vintage markets have a festive, whimsical feel to them that evoke the memories of a bygone era. We all love strolling through a market on a beautiful summer day and the Kootenay Chicks Vintage Faire will be something different from our local street markets.

The event will take place at Hart Hall, a lovingly restored part of the Anglican church and the perfect setting for this quaint event. The Kootenay Chicks Vintage Faire will feature vendors such as local collectors, artisans, vintager’s, antiquer’s and furniture reburbisher’s. If you have been looking for a unique piece for your décor such as a distressed painted bench or a galvanized watering can for your garden; or if you are in the market for some vintage pyrex or Ironstone that reminds you of your grandma’s house, the Kootenay Chicks Vintage Faire is the place for you.

There will be something for everybody so bring the whole family and come and enjoy a delicious lunch or gelato while you shop the Faire. The Kootenay Chicks Vintage Faire can be a day of whimsy and musing or a ‘shop til you drop’ marathon. Either way, please join us July 5 and 6 at Hart Hall, 501 Carbonate Street on the corner of Ward and Carbonate St. The event is hosted by Birch n Burlap.

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Get your fill of fun festivals West Kootenay festivals abound this month Starbelly Jam Crawford Bay / July 18-20 / $100 adult, $60 youth, day passes available Year after year Starbelly Jam Music Festival has been committed to bringing an eclectic mix of music to Crawford Bay — and this year is no different.

This year’s lineup features some international acts like Nahko and Medicine For The People, The Motet and The Everyone Orchestra, alongside Canadian sweethearts like Basia Bulat, and Nelson’s own BC/DC, James Lamb and Mrs. Strange.

Starbelly organizers have deliberately steered the festival away from getting too big or becoming too crowded; this festival’s success is all about the celebration of

life though music, friendship and having a fun time for all in a safe and secure environment.

Tickets can be purchased online a starbellyjam.com.

Kootenay Festival Castlegar / July 26 The Kootenay Festival is a multi-faceted event encouraging the recognition and appreciation of our community diversity through entertainment, cuisine and interactive educational activities, displays and performance.

The festival will provide residents and summer visitors an outstanding opportunity to experience and celebrate the heritage, culture, ethnicity and artistic expression that enriches the Kootenay region.

The festival grounds will be located on the spacious lands situated adjacent to the Doukhobor Discovery Centre and The Kootenay Gallery of Art.

Main stages will be positioned between the Doukhobor Discovery Centre and the on-site Doukhobor restaurant, The Village Bistro. Festival goers will be treated to amazing musical talent.

The Kootenay region is home to a variety of dance troupes, including Highland, Bali, Jazz, Ballet, Modern and Belly Dancing. enay Festival provides the ideal venue to showcase their cultural and creative expression through movement. For info visit kootenayfestival.com.

Unity Music Festival Slocan City / July 25-27 Unity Music Festival, now in its fourth year, is a great family-friendly celebration of music and culture in the Slocan Valley.

Expect some great music, many free workshops in dance and art, plates of homemade food, vendors and artisan booths. Profits from the festival are donated to children and youth groups in the area by the Slocan Valley Cultural Alliance.

Get your tickets at unitymusicfestival.ca.

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HELLO BEACH BEER SEASON

By Chad Hansen, Nelson Brewing Company Kelly has again created another complex, intriguing, and down right delicious beer. As What better match could there be, hot sun a far as a beach beer goes weighing in at 5.2 cool lake (not too cold though… I’m looking per cent vol. alc you can have a couple pints at you certain sections of Kootenay) and an and still be able to find your water wings at the end of the day. even colder beer!

There’s a few things to take into consideration when deciding what beer best suits your day CENTRAL CITY RED RACER PALE ALE at the beach.

Not as hoppy as its Red Racer IPA older Crisp refreshing and quaffable all come to brother, this is a beer that is well suited for mind. Strong sun along with high alcohol the beach. content might not be a great call. Some of Easy drinking, flavour-filled and refreshing. the most seasoned beer drinkers have been The hop character in this ale would probably taken down by a combination of the two and have qualified it as an IPA a decade ago. they usually have the sunburn to show for it Nowadays though, the goal posts have been on Monday morning. moved and this pale ale is one of the last of a Any or all of the following options would dying breed. work great for your summer beach sessions.

The pale ales have in some ways gone the way of the Dodo, the audience moved on to HOPGOOD ORGANIC SESSION IPA bigger and hoppier options. This beer has We love our India Pale Ales here at NBC and stood strong though against the changing Hopgood is a relatively new addition to the fads of craft brewing and is a tasty option for family. All of these beers have to be tasted to a day at the beach. be believed, but this one is maybe the most surprising.

MT BEGBIE HIGH COUNTRY KÖLSCH Again and again people ask us what gives it High Country Kölsch is a pale, mildly hopped the tropical flavours and aromas they get? beer which originated in Köln, Germany.

Well its all in the hops. Our brewmaster Mike

Brewed with authentic Kölschbier yeast, it’s an excellent choice on a hot summer day. I should mention we know a bit about Kolsh’s ourselves as our Harvest Moon Hemp Ale is a Kölsch. It’s a great style for a crisp refreshing beer that still has a unique flavor to keep the beer interesting even after you’ve had a couple.

Other awesome summer beer ideas include: Nelson Brewing Co. Hooligan Pilsner, Whistler Brewing Co. Paradise Valley Grapefruit Ale, and Russell Brewing Co. White Rabbit Hoppy Hefeweizen.

As always head into your local cold beer and wine or government liquor store, go over to the craft beer section and grab something new, something you’re used to and some thing maybe you’ve never even heard of.

Beer sampling should be fun so have fun with it. Expand your horizons as the sun sets on a beach day, you’ll be glad you did. Remember when you sample a lot of new beers: you’re not intoxicated, your cultured!

Cheers from your friends at NBC.

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The market, situated along the picturesque esplanade, takes place every second Friday from June to October and features various local vendors who sell fresh produce, handmade jewellery, soaps, clothing, fresh homemade food and baking and home décor items.

Matcha Green Tea Cake Since this edition of {vurb} is the colour green, why not make a green cake? This is a light and moist cake that is not too sweet and has a refreshing green tea fragrance.

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Sift together the top dry ingredients and set aside.

2. In a large bowl, beat together sugar, oil, and eggs until smooth. Stir in vanilla and then beat in the flour mixture alternately with the yogurt, mixing just until incorporated. Pour batter into the prepared pans.

3. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool on wire rack for 30 minutes before turning out of the pans.

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JULY 2014 MOVIE RELEASES! DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES

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THE BOOK OF LIFE: A NOVEL. After traveling through time in Shadow of Night, the second book in Deborah Harkness’s enchanting series, historian and witch Diana Bishop and vampire scientist Matthew Clairmont return to the present to face new crises and old enemies. In the trilogy’s final volume, the themes of power and passion, family and caring, past deeds and their present consequences are deepened. The Book of Life brings this superbly written series to a deeply satisfying close.

TOP SECRET TWENTY-ONE: A STEPHANIE PLUM NOVEL. Catch a professional assassin: top priority. Find a failure-to-appear and collect big bucks: top score.

How she’ll pull it all off: top secret.

Trenton, New Jersey’s favorite used-car dealer, Jimmy Poletti, was caught selling a lot more than used cars out of his dealerships.

Now he’s out on bail and has missed his date in court, and bounty hunter Stephanie Plum is looking to bring him in.

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When an internationally-acclaimed author of dystopian science fiction for young adults comes to your library, it’s not the end of the world—it’s the beginning of a great event for teen readers. Moira Young, presents Raging Star, the concluding novel to the popular Dust Lands Trilogy, at the Nelson Public Library on Friday, July 4 at 1 p.m.

The first book in Young’s trilogy, Blood Red Road, won two prizes for children’s literature and has been optioned for a film. According to The Globe and Mail, “It’s Mad Max and The Hunger Games meets True Grit. . . . this is a must-read.” About the second novel, Rebel Heart, MTV’s Hollywood Crush said: “Rebel Heart is a kick to the gut; a book that will rip your heart out, tear it to shreds, and then apologize while trying to paste it back together.”

A Canadian currently living in the UK, Young has been chalking up followers of her fiction, and so the publication of Raging Star is a much anticipated event. Raging Star, published this spring, offers the breathtaking conclusion to the desperate tale of Saba and Jack living in an increasingly dangerous world.

Padma Viswanathan reads Tuesday, July 8 at 7 p.m. The tragedy of the 1985 Air India bombing reverberated around the world. In

her new novel, The Ever After of Ashwin Rao, author Padma Viswanathan looks at the event 20 years later through the eyes of a returning Canadian-trained Indian psychologist whose research turns up more than he expected.

Published this spring by Random House of Canada, The Ever After of Ashwin Rao follows Viswanathan’s debut novel, The Toss of the Lemon, which was shortlisted for a number of awards including the Amazon First Novel Award and The Commonwealth Writer’s Prize Best First Novel Award.

In Viswanathan’s newest novel, psychologist Ashwin Rao—who lost family members in the attack—returns to Canada to do a “study on comparative grief” just as the suspects in the bombing are finally going to trial.

When interviewing the bereaved, he finds himself embroiled in one family’s secrets, and is forced to confront his own losses.

The novel is already garnering praise.

“Viswanathan has written an important book – one that deserves to find international recognition,” writes J.C. Sutcliffe in The Globe and Mail.

Viswanathan, who was born in Nelson and raised in Edmonton, turned 17 in the year of the bombing. This early experience informs the work, deepened by her own research into the aftermath of the tragedy.

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Hannibal is an American psychological thriller–horror television series developed by Bryan Fuller for NBC. The series has received critical acclaim, with the performances of the lead actors and the visual style of the show being singled out by critics. This psychological thriller is based on characters and elements appearing in the novel Red Dragon by Thomas Harris and focuses on the budding relationship between FBI special investigator Will Graham and Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a forensic psychiatrist destined to become Graham’s most cunning enemy. NBC renewed Hannibal for a third season.

July 2014

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Kootenay Vintage Chicks Faire

Seun Kuti

Padma Viswanathan

Saturday 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Sunday 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Hart Hall- 501 Carbonate St. - Nelson

9 p.m.

Spiritbar - Nelson Youngest son of legendary afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti, will be with DJ Papa Roots and Egypt 80. Tickets are $30.

Communities in Bloom Garden Tour

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Trail Tour highlights the winners of the Best Residential Garden competition.

Maps are available at Ferraro Foods by donation July 17-19.

26TH Kootenay Festival 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Castlegar Admission $2.00. KOOTENAY FESTIVAL - LET’S CELEBRATE! is a multi-faceted event encouraging the recognition and appreciation of the community diversity through entertainment, cuisine and interactive educational activities, displays and performance. There’s a swell roster of entertainment too.

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The Nelson Public Library - Nelson Come enjoy a reading from Nelson-born Padma Viswanathan.

Viswanathan’s novel The Ever After of Ashwin Rao tells the story of an Indian psychologist trained in Canada who returns 20 years after the fatal bombing of Air India.

22ND Charlie Hunter and Scott Amendola with DJ Olive 9 p.m.

Spiritbar - Nelson

WEDNESDAY 9TH Kootenay Brass Quintet Rossland Art Gallery

16TH JULY 1 - AUG 23 Gold Fever Follies Tues - Sat 3 & 7 p.m.

Miners’ Union Hall, 1765 Columbia Avenue - Rossland Go back in time with original stories from Rossland’s rich gold mining history. Tickets are available at the door. General admission is $13, children under 5 are free, children 12 and under are $8, seniors are $10.

Best Residential Garden Awards Night 6:30 p.m.

Rossland Avenue - Trail Piazza Colombo. Wine and cheese.

Winners are selected in 14 categories that range from rose gardens, bed and borders to water features and garden architecture.

23RD Great Lake Swimmers 9 p.m.

Spiritbar - Nelson

Kootenay Savings Music in the Park 2014 7:00 p.m.

Gyro Park - Trail

3RD: Whispering Polly - Country rock, blues funk 10TH: Darelene Ketchum - Jazz, soul, gospel duo 15TH: Kootenay Fiddle Workshop - Fiddle, guitar & keyboard instructors from across Canada jam 17TH: Nice Verdes - New & traditional Cuban & Columbian songs 24TH: Jason Thomas Group - Country & country rock 31ST: Clinton Swanson & Friends - Rhythm & blues with drummer Tony Ferraro All dates Thursdays except July 15, which is a Tuesday. There will be two concerts that week. Set-up is at 4:30 p.m

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Charles Bradley and his Extraordinaires

Bend Sinister

Gail Bowen & Eleanor Wachtel

8 p.m.

Capitol Theatre - Nelson Come listen to American funk/ soul/R&B singer who was recently the subject of the documentary Soul of America that premiered at South by Southwest. Tickets can be purchased online at capitoltheatre. bc.ca

THURSDAY 3RD Mr. Mojo 1 p.m.

Nelson Public Library - Nelson Put on your dancing shoes, Mr. Mojo is coming to the library! Fun for the children and for the parents! Mr. Mojo is the perfect entertainer to get things shaking - his style ranges from reggae to funk to folk, with fun lyrics.

10TH-13TH Elephant Mountain Literary Festival

CBC national book show host Eleanor Wachtel, 2011 Canada Reads finalist Angie Abdou, McClelland & Stewart publisher Douglas Gibson, and nonfiction author and singer/ songwriter Sid Marty are among the presenters of this year’s fesitval.

MARKETFEST Friday, July 25 6 -10:30 p.m.

Downtown Baker Street is transformed into a lively night market featuring 100 vendors, live music, dance performances, kids entertainment and more.

Market Fest is fun for the whole family, and is not to be missed.

Everyone is welcome, whether you make a donation or not!

Flying Steamshovel - Rossland

Good Ol’ Goats Spiritbar - Nelson

24TH-26TH The Secret Garden Thur - Sat. 7:30 p.m.

Sun. 2 p.m.

Capitol Theatre - Nelson Enjoy this summer youth program musical with the story set in the early twentieth century, which tells of a young English girl born and raised in India who is orphaned by a cholera outbreak. “The Secret Garden” premiered on Broadway in 1991 and ran for 709 performances.

26TH MARCUS VISIONARY Spiritbar - Nelson Get down with this special debut by Marcus Visionary alongside Naasko, Mama, and custom visuals by Invisible.

Advanced tickets are $10 at the Hume Hotel.

30TH Charles Bradley and his Extraordinaires 8 p.m.

Capitol Theatre - Nelson Come listen to American funk/ soul/R&B singer who was recently the subject of the documentary Soul of America that premiered at South by Southwest. Tickets can be purchased online at capitoltheatre.bc.ca

FRIDAY 4TH Nelson Artwalk Opening Nelson

Vino and Forte

Ravencourt B&B, Passmore

7:30 p.m.

Capitol Theatre - Nelson The Kootenay Literary Society presents an evening reading from the award-winning crime novel A Colder Kind of Death, spoken by Bowen.

Tickets are $23 and can be purchased at capitoltheatre.bc.ca

11TH-13TH Blue Grass Jamboree

Pass Creek Grounds - Castlegar Join in the 13th Annual Blue Grass Jamboree. Campers - $30/ per couple all weekend long. Cash only.

Go to passcreekfair.com/bluegrassjamboree-2013/ for more info.

18TH-20TH Starbelly Jam

Crawford Bay Performers include Mockingbird Orchestra, BC/DC, Trypta and Mrs. Strange. Advance tickets on sale July 17th - price ranges from $50-$150.

Children under 12 are free. For more information visit starbellyjam.org.

25TH-27TH Unity Music Festival

Slocan Performing artists include Los Rastrillos, Gaudi, Locarno and the Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra. Early bird tickets are $65 until June 24. Day passes are also available. Children under 12 are free when accompanied by an adult. For more information visit unitymusicfestival.ca.

25TH KOTD West Coast Squad Tour 9 p.m.

The Element - Castlegar Featuring an Eight Man Freestyle Tournament hosted by Charron, also with performances by Bishop Brigante, and a Beatbox performance by Scott Jackson. 19+ Only | ID Required.

Tickets $20

Good Ol Goats `really stoked for debut Nelson concert Will Johnson, VURB The Good Ol’ Goats are all grown up.

The youthful Cranbrook band is gearing up for their first tour as legal adults, and to prepare they’ve purchased a Ford Econoline 150 van they’ve dubbed “The Green Bastard” to ferry them from gig to gig this summer.

“It’s definitely nice because before we had lots of parents helping us. It’s time for us to explore our own independence, see if we can actually do it,” said founding member Angus Liedtke.

Last year the Good Ol’ Goats took home two Kootenay Music Awards, including “Best Roots and Blues Artist” and “Artist of the Year”. They also placed second overall in the 2013 CBC Searchlight Competition. And all of that was before most of them had graduated from high school.

Fans describe the band as reminiscent of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros or The Tallest Man on Earth.

“You put the six of us in a barn with a big party, hay bales, cows mooing and horses stamping their feet.

Throw in a bunch of kegs. That’s my vision of us,” said Nolan Ackert, the lead vocalist.

Ackert is the creative force behind the band, and was originally recruited by Liedtke and Theo Moore. At the time the pair were focusing on metal and funk music, but they were instantly wowed by his song-writing, banjo-playing and singing abilities.

“We really wanted a banjo player, and we’d seen him playing on Facebook and we were like this guy is good. So we invited him to a jam and he played this song. We thought it was a cover, but he wrote it. It was amazing,” said Liedtke.

The boys were 14 at the time.

Ackert described the band as “five and a half happygo-lucky” people. When asked why there’s half of one person missing, Ackert laughed.

“Well, not all of us are going to be crazy happy every day. But we’re a pretty happy crew. If someone’s down, the rest of us will make up for it.”

The makeup of the band has changed recently, and founding members Liedtke, Ackert and Moore have brought on Julian Bueckert, Danica Martin and Joelle Winkel to help fill out their sound. “ W e play a sort of alternative folk that’s really energetic, got little bits of bluegrass, but other times it’s kind indie. A bit of a mix,” said Liedtke.

He said Cranbrook doesn’t have much of a folk scene, so they’re a bit of an anomaly locally. But they’ve already accumulated a cross-generational fanbase well beyond Cranbrook’s borders and have fans all across the Kootenay and BC. On July 7 they’ll play their first Nelson show at the Hume Hotel. Doors open at 9 p.m. and tickets are $10.

Ackert said he’s particularly proud of the song Plastic Smile, which they played recently at the Tiny Lights Festival in Ymir.

“Lots of our stuff has a more happy, upbeat sound.

This one’s a little slower, heavier, angsty. I guess it shows my dark side,” said Ackert.

But their set at Spiritbar will be mostly upbeat,” he said. The audience can expect a chaotic, energizing party atmosphere.

“Everyone’s stoked. We like to party,” he said.

For more information visit goodolgoats.com, or visit their Facebook and Twitter pages.

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“At the heart of Bend Sinister sits singer and keyboard player Dan Moxon. His soft spoken and warm demeanor belie the frenetic stage antics and vocal gymnastics that have made him one of the most unforgettable front men in the Canadian indie scene. His song writing draws from a wealth of influences and he is as equally at home softly singing over a piano ballad as he is wailing over crushing drums and guitars. Not to be outshined however, the rest of the band is just as dynamic. If Moxon is the heart, drummer Jason Dana is the gut. Channeling the best beats of Thin Lizzy and Led Zeppelin, Dana propels the band through their live set like a twin-engine jet. At the flanks are guitar player Joseph Blood and bassist Matt Rhode. Although often categorized as a “prog” band, the group strives to be more than just guitar solos and technique. While always looking to challenge themselves as players and writers, the band also tries to keep a classic pop sensibility in mind. “There are definitely ‘holy grails’ in terms of pop writing,” says Joseph Blood, “records that perfectly balance songwriting with concepts. The Beach Boys and the Beatles did it and newer bands like Dr Dog or The Flaming Lips are able to get close. I think that’s where Bend Sinister hopes to get as each record goes by.”

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The Capitol Theatre 26th Summer Youth Program presents

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July 24, 25 & 26 at 7:30pm July 26 at 2:00pm matinee

Tickets $15 Adult $10 Student $45 family of four Buy tickets online at capitoltheatre.bc.ca Phone 250 352-6363