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Register for “Writing for the Wild” Friday, May 2, 7:30 p.m. Heart’s Rest Retreat Centre, New Denver
Rain on a Distant Roof
Tuesday, Apr. 1, 7 p.m. Nelson Library
Unplugged music this week
Saturday, Mar. 15, 1- 3 p.m. 523 Front St, Ellison’s Cafe
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Participants at the 2013 Convergence Writers’ Weekend enjoying the event.
Budding authors can blossom this spring with the help of mentors and peers during the third annual Convergence Writers’ Weekend at the Heart’s Rest Retreat Centre in New Denver, May 2 to 4. The theme of this year’s gathering is “Writing for the Wild.” Registration is now open for this year’s event, which is limited to 25 participants. Cost for the Weekend is $275, which includes all six meals from dinner May 2 to lunch May 4. A limited number of scholarships are available for youth between 15 and 30 years of age, building community sinceand 1988this year also for residents of Silverton or New Denver of any age. Deadline for registration is April 11. www.heartsrest.com/convergence/convergence-writersretreat/
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Alan Kirk & Harry Rezansoff
Art and Folk Foundation is a fabulous acoustic songwriting ensemble from Selkirk Music Program who play all original songs. Alan Kirk and Harry Rezansoff have played together in local groups Switch, Alan Kirk Band and played various venues in B.C. as an acoustic photo submitted duo. In 2012 they opened for Juno Author, Vanessa Farnsworth, tackles Lyme winner Bill Bourne on his tour of the Disease in vital new book Kootenays. With Alan on guitar and Hal Nobody likes to think about ticks, on standup bass, their unplugged peror about Lyme Disease. But you can’t sona can best be described as acoustic sweep this bug under the rug. Author folk/rock/blues. facebook Vanessa Farnsworth brings Lyme Disease—and her own journey with the bizarrely intelligent tick-borne Submit your bacterium—to light in a special preFish Heads and Flowers at sentation at the Nelson Library. www.expressnews.ca/fishflowers.html http://nelson.bclibrary.ca/
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HH Capitol theatre Upcoming shows:
ALEX ZERBE: Family-Friendly Action Comedy Sunday, March 30 at 2:00 p.m. SHAY KUEBLER: Karoshi Contemporary Dance Performance Wednesday april 16 at 8:00 p.m. Buy tickets at www.capitoltheatre.bc.ca
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