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THE TALL MAN is coming... World premiere Friday, Mar. 16, 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. at the Capitol TheatreIn the summer of 2011, the West
Kootenay was a buzz after being told that an award winning director, Pascal Laugier, was going to shoot his latest horror film in Nelson’s backyard. The film was based in a fictional town called Cold Rock, better known around here as Salmo
“The Tall Man” is a story of the haunting secrets that hide behind closed doors. With children gone missing over the years, leaving neither a clue nor a witness, superstitious locals talk of ‘The Tall Man,’ a legendary, mysterious dark
figure who takes children away never to be seen again.
The film stars Jessica Biel, Stephen McHattie, William B. Davis, Samantha Ferris and Jodelle Ferland. Along with a all-star cast, the director also required extras to represent the people of Cold Rock and held auditions. Local Kootenay residents are part of the film.
The world premiere will be shown in Nelson. Tickets are $15 ($12 for stu-dents) and are available at the Capitol Theatre box office, http://tickets.capitol-theatre.bc.ca or by calling 250-352-6363
On Sunday evening, February 20, 2012, approximately 11:45 p.m. Nelson Police and the local Conservation officer teamed up to dispatch a cougar after the animal attacked and injured a dog in the Fairview area.
Earlier Sunday morning, the cougar had been sighted by area residents but a search for the animal was unsuccessful at that time.
After the attack on the dog, Nelson Police members were able to locate the large cat on at least two occasions. When the Conservation officer attended the scene he deployed trained hunting dogs to track and dispatch the cougar.
The cougar was located at the 800 block of Kokanee Avenue and shot. The desision was made based on the fact that the Cougar had been hanging around for a few weeks.
The Conservation officer estimates the cougar was a 2-3 year old female weighing in at 70 to 80 pounds.
Howie Grant, SergeantNelson Police Department
(250) 354-3919
Habondia invites input
Cougar in Fairview
Circle of Habondia Lending Society has been sup-porting women of the West Kootenay for the past 13 years through its unique micro-loan program for women.
The organization will now undergo a strategic planning exercise to chart the organi-zation’s future direction and invites interested women to provide their input.
Facilitated planning ses-sions will be held March 1st and 8th, from 9 am to noon, in Nelson. Please contact Pegasis at (250) 229-4223 to receive additional information and details about the location of the planning sessions.
www.habondia.kics.bc.ca.
The Nelson Cycling Club needs help7th annual bike swap set for April 22 at the Rod and Gun Club
For the past six years, Nelson Cycling Club vol-unteers have delivered an outstanding bicycle swap to community members in Nelson and surrounding areas. Please help us keep this community tradition going strong and consider stepping up to help out.
Each spring, bicycle hun-gry folks look forward to the swap to buy gently used bikes at great prices for all ages and abilities of riders. The swap is also an excellent opportunity to sell the bikes and gear that you no longer use or no longer fits.
The current bike swap volunteers have developed a top-notch system that makes organizing the event very straightforward. “The sys-tem is extremely efficient. Everyone knows what to do, and how to do it and the swap goes off very smooth-ly. Many hands make light work,” says Helen Lutz, bike swap organizer. “With some of our swap volunteers mov-ing on to other roles in the club, we need some new folks to step forward and help keep the bike swap going,” adds fellow swap organizer Bruce Hardy.
Other than the great feel-ing you will get as a bike swap volunteer, volunteers also get first choice on all of the bikes and gear that come into the swap. “By helping out as a bike swap organizer in the days leading up to the event, you won’t be asked to help out with any other Nelson Cycling Club events,” says Pat Wray.
For more information and to volunteer, please call Helen or Darcey at 250 352-6654. Check out the club website at www.nelson-cyclingclub.org and friend us on Facebook.
Special avalanche warningCanadian Avalanche Centre says backcountry travel in avalanche terrain not recommended without advanced training and experience
The Canadian Avalanche Centre (CAC) is issuing a special public ava-lanche warning for a widespread area of the province’s backcountry. The warn-ing is in effect from Friday February 24 through to Monday February 27.
“The clear, dry spell covering the province in early February had a weakening effect on the surface of the snow at that time,” explains Karl Klassen, Manager of the CAC’s Public Avalanche Warning Services. “Now that surface is buried and left us with a very complex upper snowpack, with a number of weak layers. Conditions are very tricky to manage right now. If you’re going into avalanche terrain, you need local knowledge, extensive experience and training.”
The CAC is advising all recreational backcountry users to carefully monitor the advice in the avalanche bulletins. Everyone in a backcountry party needs to be equipped with a shovel, probe and transceiver and the CAC strong-ly recommends all backcountry users take an avalanche awareness course. Snowpack stability changes constantly throughout the winter. Backcountry users need to check the avalanche bulletin regularly to keep informed of conditions in their area. More detailed information is also available on the CAC forecaster’s blog. For the bulle-tins, blog and information on training, check www.avalanche.ca/cac.
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Habondia invites input
Cougar in Fairview
In honour of all women, the Nelson Women’s Centre will be putting on a per-formance to come and meet a company of famous feminists including Gloria Steinem, Margaret Mead, Emma Goldman, Nellie McClung, Betty Friedan, Rosa Parks, Simone De Beavoir and Frida Kahlo who have inspired us over the years.
International Women’s Day “Night with the Stars” produced by Nelsonite Sandra Hartline, is a fundraiser for the West Kootenay Women’s Association. Suggested donation is $10 at the door. Light refreshments, music, silent auction, and volunteer recognition to follow. For more information call 352-9916.
After a successful first year oper-ating the area’s only licensed poul-try abattoir, owner Judi Morton is beginning the new season with an educational event. “Chicken Day” will feature an introductory session for beginners as well as sessions for experienced poultry producers and planning for group orders of chicks and feed.
Morton is expecting a busy sec-ond season for her abattoir. “We have a great crew who take pride in our convenient and humane service. We have updated our website with tips for commercial producers and back-yard hobbyists alike (www.passmorepluck-
ers.ca).” The site also has the schedule, booking instructions and prices.
Morton hopes her abattoir, locat-ed in the Slocan Valley, will support growth of sustainable farming in the area. Chickens that have been processed in a licenced facility can be sold legally to a wholesaler or direct to retailers, restaurants or consumers. Every bird in Morton’s abattoir is examined by a Canadian Food Inspection Agency inspector. Morton says, “Our CFIA inspector was really impressed with the quality of poultry raised in this area.”
Admission to Chicken Day is by donation. For directions see VallicanWhole.com
Seed swappers, gardeners, grow-ers, and gawkers alike are welcome to the annual Seedy Saturday. This year we will feature live music, and presentations on getting your seeds started right, waking your garden from winter, and saving your own seeds.
If you want to swap, share, or sell your seeds, email [email protected] to register for a table.
Registration is by donation. Please plan to label your seeds to let custom-ers know if they are organic, heritage, and/or pesticide/herbicide free.
Chicken Day Friday, Mar. 10 at the Vallican Whole Community Centre.
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Seedy SaturdaySaturday, Mar. 10, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Nelson United Church
International Women’s Day “Night with the Stars”Friday, March 9 at Self Design High. 420 Victoria Street. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Performance begins at 7 p.m.
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Dr. Science is in real life, Dr. Christine Humphries, a molecular biologist
dr. scienceChristine Humphries
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A model organism is not the type of tall, skin-ny, beautiful model you will find on the cover of a fashion magazine. You might, however, see one with green fur or a wing sticking out of its head on the cover of a science magazine. The definition of a model organism is a plant, animal or cellu-lar organism that is used
by scientists as a research tool to study basic biological functions. Some examples of model organisms used in laboratories are mice, worms, fish, frog eggs, yeast, and flies. To be a good tool for research, a model organism must have several charac-teristics such as rapid life cycles, rapid breeding or rep-lication cycles, and are easily manipulated at the genetic and cellular levels.
The reason scientists use model organisms is that they are simple, idealized and eco-nomical systems for studying
diverse biological processes and, for the more anthropo-centric reason that we learn from lower systems often applies to humans. Although the genome sequences of model systems are less com-plex than the human genome, they are remarkably similar. The Nobel laureate Jacques Monod famously remarked, “What’s true for E. coli is true for an elephant.” It has been found that as a general rule the basic mechanisms of most core cellular pro-cesses are shared by all liv-ing organisms. For example,
yeast has about 1/5th as many genes as humans, but has identical genes to nearly 200 human genes involved in disease, including 23 for cancer. Even a mouse is geneti-cally so close to humans that segments of its DNA are sometimes hard to tell apart from human DNA! This means that studies on model organism can pro-vide valuable insight into normal human processes such as gene regulation, genetic diseases, and evo-lution.
What are model organisms?
Osprey foundation seeks grant applicationsOsprey Community Foundation
distributes grants to local organiza-tions to support the great work they are doing. This year’s grant application guidelines and forms are now online at www.ospreycommunityfoundation.ca. The deadline for applications is March 30th. Applicants must be regis-tered charities or sponsored by ‘quali-fied donees‘ as defined by Revenue Canada.
Osprey also distributes one or more grants each year from its “BC
Festival of the Arts Legacy Fund.” The focus this year is on Literary Arts. These grants support local art-ists, preferably young or emerging artists, to create new works. Each year a different arts discipline is selected. Applications for these grants are also online, with a March 30 deadline.
Previous grants have supported a range of projects, from providing den-tal care for low-income residents, to training Red Cross volunteers to take on leadership roles in the event of a
local disaster, to funding CyberSeniors classes to help seniors learn computer skills and stay connected. Grants have helped fund playgrounds, restore the Anscombe wheel house in Balfour, support the Capitol Theatre’s summer youth program, and subsidize summer tipi camp fees for low-income fami-lies. That’s just a sample.
For further information, contact Executive Director Vivien Bowers at 250-352-3643 or [email protected]
What the Bleap Science Lost in the New Dark Age Tuesday, Feb. 28, 7-9pm Oxygen Centre
The Center for Inquiry (CFI), the local skeptic and freethinkers group, is com-memorating Darwin Day, an international celebra-tion of science and curios-ity held in February, the month that Charles Darwin was born. Darwin Day expresses gratitude for the enormous benefits that
scientific knowledge has contributed to the advance-ment of humanity.
CFI is commemorating Darwin Day by sponsoring a lecture by Dr. Andre Piver: What the Bleap Science Lost in the New Dark Age. Dr. Piver’s presentation will explore the intrinsic flaw in our need to believe in
simple and definite answers for complex problems.
Dr. Piver will explore the marketing of alterna-tive laboratory services, the repercussions of private sector funding of research as government disappears from this role, and the com-plicated decisions that go into public health policy
like offering screening mammography. Dr. Piver’s goal is to leave the audience with more questions than an answers, as questioning was the primary driver of Darwin’s theory of evolu-tion.
Birthday Cupcakes and a juice will be served. admission is free
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The Royal is about to cel-ebrate its 100 year anniversary and the new owners are seeing that the Royal changes with the times while staying true to its roots.
In celebration they are throwing a party and everyone is invited to join them as they unveil thier new microbrew menu, wine list and non-alco-holic options.
The Man in Havana will play the open house. No cover!
The Royal celebrates 100 years with an open houseSaturday, Feb. 25, 9 p.m. The Royal Grill and Lounge
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Monday, Mar. 5, 7:30 p.m. at
554 Ward St, Nelson$10 at the door, $5 for students
The Express builds presentation venue
Times are a changin’ and so is the Express. The current project fueled by the Express publisher, Nelson Becker is a presentation venue right here at the Express office at 554 Ward Street.
“This is something that I have dreamed of for many years” says Becker, “I am get-ting very excited to open and share my dream with the community.”
The space is a work in progress with it’s first show, the Tania Gill Quartet on Monday, Mar. 5. at 7:30 p.m.
More info to come...
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Sharon Huizinga at the lighting controls for U.S. President Obama’s Inaugural “Home States Ball”.
New York designer lights up Nelson’s KHAOS world premiereWhen Sharon Huizinga
was involved in creat-ing lighting magic for U.S. President Obama’s Inaugural Ball, designing lighting for opera in Nelson was the last thing she thought she’d find herself doing. Three years ago from her base in New York City, the idea that she’d end up designing for an operatic world pre-miere in a small town hidden away in the mountains of British Columbia would have seemed like some kind of hallucinogenic fantasy. But life is sometimes stranger than fantasy and, as light-ing designer for the world premiere production of the newly commissioned opera, KHAOS, opening at the Capitol Theatre in Nelson, BC on March 8 that is exact-ly what Huizinga is doing today.
After graduate stud-ies in theatrical design at
the University of British Columbia, Huizinga worked in theatre in the Vancouver area for ten years. Her work included lighting designs for Studio 58 as well as working on concert tours for Nora Jones, Diana Krall, Dido and Jesse Cook. She then moved to New York where she con-tinued her work in theatre
Huizinga moved to Nelson in 2009 with her part-ner in search of a healthy mountain environment and a slower pace than New York City.
“There’s no lack of opportunity to be involved in musical and theatrical productions. Soon after we arrived I read about Nelson Community Opera’s (NCO) auditions for Sondheim’s “Into the Woods” so I asked if they needed a lighting designer. They did and it was a great experience. KHAOS is now the third NCO pro-
duction I’ve designed light-ing for.”
Speaking about the KHAOS production, Huizinga noted that every-thing about this premiere is motivating the whole cast and design team to take their art to a new level. “I think people who see KHAOS are going to be very surprised by this show. I’m working on my friends who have never even thought about going to an opera to take the plunge and experience this show. I know they’ll be blown away,” she concluded.
The world premiere per-formances of KHAOS, com-posed by Don Macdonald to a libretto written by play-wright, Nicola Harwood, take place March 8, 9 and 10 at the Capitol Theatre in Nelson, BC. Tickets are available at the Capitol Theatre box office, by phone at 250-352-6363 or online at www.capi-
Film Festival in New DenverSaturday, Mar. 3 in New Denver at the Bosun Hall
The 6th annual North Valley Mountain Film Festival promises another amazing lineup of mostly local films and photography that will inspire and awe the audience.
Revelstoke-based ski mountaineer Greg Hill drops by as a special guest presenter. He is one of the world’s most accomplished ski-touring endurance athletes.
The Festival audience will also find local flavour in films such as Crossing Over: The Art of Jeremy Down. Local youth and up-and-coming videographers Yoan Shandro-Gosselin and Quade Nicholson-Chodat will also debut their ski films.
A couple of alumni pre-senters this year including kayaking film guru Carl Jacks and wildlife photographer Jim Lawrence returning with his festival favourite Kootenay Wild II.
Mountain biking is well-represented in the lineup this year by New Denver resident Gary Parkstrom.
Three more diverse films include: Surge Freerun by Liam Barnes, a mountain heritage film by Juerg Martig, and Our Bus by Burton resi-dent Jo Anne Alaric.
Tickets for the Festival can be purchased at Silverton Building Supplies and Rutabaga’s in New Denver. ($5 to $15 sliding scale; chil-dren under 10 are free). This year’s event is a fundraiser for the North Slocan Trails Society, so proceeds from ticket sales will benefit local trails.
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Since 2005, James has released two albums, been featured numerous times on CBC radio, is a 2009 Arts Wells songwriting competition award winner and has performed in count-less venues across Canada.
David’s live shows are known for his storytelling, audience interaction and off the cuff comedy.
Next is An Elegant Touch with some celtic and classical music fol-lowed by the Trafalgar Coffeehouse Singers.James Lamb & David Newberry open the Unplugged Sessions at noon on Saturday Feb 25.
James Lamb and David NewberrySaturday, Feb. 25, noon at Ellison’s Cafe
The Royal is very excited to pres-ent guitar genius Charlie Hunter. The man plays a 7 and sometimes 8 string guitar. And he doesn’t just play these guitars, he creates funky, soulful, groovy, bluesy and rockin’ rhythms complete with bass lines and melo-dies. With a career spanning 16 years and almost 20 albums, Hunter consis-tently ups his game as an innovative writer and bandleader. Hunter’s sig-nature style of writing and performing has secured his place as one of today’s great guitarists.
He’s a sight to behold, a sonic jun-gle to dance to and an artist to experi-ence. Get your tickets now before they are gone!
Tickets are $20 and available at Royal Espresso, Eddy Music and www.liveattheroyal.com. Doors open at 6pm.
Travis T. in the Kootenays, Wish You Were Here by Chris Rohrmoser
Charlie HunterMonday, Feb. 27, 6 p.m. at the Royal
Violin vs. Vinyl featuring KytamiSaturday, Mar. 3, 10 p.m. at the SpiritbarKytami is a violinist extremist. Perhaps Canada’s most diverse and engaging fiddle player, she is an unbelievably energetic performer. Kytami can bound between classical and fiddle styles, match them to heavy bass and electronic dance beats and then effortlessly cross ge...nres to combine her skills and sound with the pounding of skins in punk and metal. Tickets available at the door. $5 before 11 p.m., $10 thereafter.
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What do you think should happen with the Civic Movie Theatre?
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I think with just a few improvements, a movie the-atre could be very profitable. I love going to the movies, and would way rather see one in Nelson than have to drive to Castlegar. The restaurants here are better and I prefer the atmosphere at the Civic. If they made the sound bet-ter, cleaned it up a bit, and had better air conditioning for the summer, it would be great!
STARTING a movie the-atre might be financial sui-cide. Famous and previously successful theatres are closing around the world. The indus-try is in too much flux right now to bank personal money into, and especially to invest public money. Do a realistic, honest, business plan before getting people excited about it. Then present the hard facts along with the emotion ... and make decisions from there.
IT should be returned to a movie theatre.
I agree with Nelson, minus that he wants to see it in the city’s control. It should be the people of Nelsons responsibility
DEMOLISH the whole civic center and tear down the ice rink as well. restore the civic FIELD!!
FINISH the renovations and open it!
RE-OPEN right now! I started to believe more and more that nobody in the council isn’t interested in art.
I think the movie theatre needs to reopen as a movie theatre. Too many people are taking in dinner and a movie in Castlegar when they could be keeping that money in Nelson.
NELSON city adminis-tration has been incapable to orchestrate this change. I wouldn’t trust them to lease, contract out or orga-nize any other schemes. Just give us a movie the-ater again (thank god for the Capitol starting to show movies regularly). I am sur-prised the screw-up in this contract wasn’t an election issue. A first run theater would be great but the for-eign film Thursdays were incredibly well attended, I would be happy for that.
CONVERTED into squash courts and climbing gym. You could still wedge in two small 75 seat theartres as Nelson suggests in his editorial so you would get a win, win, win
TURN it back into a movie theatre!!!!! Or, switch places with the Capitol and make that the movie theatre and the Civic the performance the-atre. It makes sense!!!
MY Uncle worked at the Civic in the 1960’s and the Civic has a lot of history and memories; however, it is time the building was demol-ished. If Nelson had lots of land base I would feel differ-ently but currently, Nelson has very limited recreation facilities and many commu-nity groups can’t find a room to meet in. I would like to see new building with a con-vention centre, a large gym, and multiple meeting rooms. Perhaps Nelson can attract a cinema company to lease a new space. We do need a movie theater.
OUR city needs a new indoor climbing gym. The Civic would be a great place for it.
RE-OPEN for tenders for a movie theatre and con-certs.
LET’S finish the darn thing!
I think it should be leased to someone as a movie theatre after being upgraded some. Needs some investment by the City that has rented it for years and put nothing back in.
THE theatre is one of only a few art deco buildings in Nelson, I think it is quite beau-tiful and I would not want its character to be destroyed.
I think that the city should just take the hit. They allowed people to come in, rip it apart and leave, so they should be the ones to put it back together.
Have you ever been to the Civic Movie Theatre?
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With graduation fast approaching, an intense behind-the-scenes prepa-ration comes into play. In previous grades, I simply assumed that graduation would magically arrive with little preparation other than finding a fancy dress, cavalcade car and prom date. However, my perceptions turned out to be vastly incorrect. The effort, planning, and fund-raising which goes into graduation is an incred-ible amount of dedicated
work by students and parents of the grad class alike. We hold the tradi-tional grad bottle drive in addition to bake sales, dances and various dona-tions yet the remaining figures are still stagger-ingly high. Much work is yet to be done before we can relax and bask in the fruit of our efforts, enjoy-ing the two days of pho-tographs, extended fam-ily, and fancy dresses that mark the end of a period in our lives.
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Flowers and arm loads of lenten roses to our peren-nial jam fairy.
Signed: Sweet for sweets
Fish Heads to all the people in our neighbour-hood that let their dogs crap all over the place. Pleeeez pick it up!!!!!!
Signed: Stepped in poop
Regarding the Civic Movie Theatre, an excellent creative model in converting the facility into two 75 seat theatres and more important, a Banquet Room with kitch-en facilities. a great partner would be the Italian Society who have had an interest in a Banquet type facility.This
would bring together the his-tory of the Italian Heritage with that of the Civic Centre built in the late 30’s. I can visualize an announcement of the Civic’s 75th Anniversary with the contributing part-ner - Italian Society in an Opening Banquet to include Italian cuisine.
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Fish Heads. We are so fortunate to have a beauti-ful off leash dog park, but why is there so much dog poop NOT being picked up. With doggie bags at the gate, come on dog guard-ians, smarten up or we will lose this gem!
Signed: Smarten up dog walkers
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Gary ExnerAlberta
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It is with immense sadness and the heaviest of hearts that we announce the end of a life well lived.
On Friday, February 17, 2012 , in the presence of her ever faithful husband, only son and three grandchildren, Gail Valliere of Slocan, B.C. con-tinued her journey with her Heavenly Father.
Originally from Nova Scotia, Gail bravely made the move out west at the age of 21, settling in Slocan, where she met her true love Wilf, unit-ing in marriage on July 4th, 1969. On June 22, 1978 they welcomed their only child, Andrew.
From a very young age, Gail continuously defeated the many challenges she was faced with due to her diagno-sis with muscular dystrophy. Not expected to live into her 30’s, the Lord gave her the strength and determination to surpass the doctor’s expecta-tions by more than 40 years. As a true child of God, Gail faced each new day as a gift, always expressing how grate-ful she was for what she was given; a wonderful husband who loved her whole heart-edly, always ensuring her every need was met, a son who learned from her example and a granddaughter with a heart just as tender as hers. Gail
was thrilled when Andrew got married, gaining a daugh-ter-in-law with two children who she adored and loved as her own. Over the years, Gail was blessed by amazing and extraordinary people, making beautiful life long friendships. Her encouragements, gener-ous heart and kindness will be sorely missed by all who were so lucky to have her in their loves. The way Gail lived her life was a true testimony of a Christian - If we could all live by her example the world would be a better place! Gail will forever be remem-bered by her husband Wilfrid; son Andrew, daughter-in-law Joelle and grandchildren Taylor, Dion and Dania. Also left to cherish warm memories of Gail are her brother Burke, sisters Shirley and Vivian and their families, as well as by many extended family mem-bers and an incredible amount of close friends. Gail was predeceased by her parents Ralph and Ivy Miller. As Gail wished, cremation has taken place. A memorial service to honor Gail’s beautiful life will be announced at a later date.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.thomp-sonfs.ca
Funeral Arrangements are under the direction of Thompson Funeral Service
Gail Valliere August 19, 1940 – February 17, 2012
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Live musicstuffHappens
Fri. Feb. 24Rococode at the Spiritbar. 10
p.m. Rococode is an evolv-ing band of four Vancouver and Victoria musicians. They have been working hard to bring fans into their world through a collective desire to make adventurous, badass and meaningful pop music. $10 at the door.
The Polyrhythmics w/ Lint and Rafferty Funksmith. The Royal. Doors 8pm - Tickets $15 available at Urban Legends and liveattheroyal.com. They are an all original 8-piece afro-funk and world beat orchestra.
All Request DJ. Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill
Sat. Feb. 25Funkanomics w/ Freddy J at
the Spiritbar. 10 p.m. Juwee, FxFarmer and Bobby Kudlicz: the three headz from the south of Germany. They have a sound that is designed for the dance floor and made up of beautiful crunchy bass lines, coupled with pumping grooves. $10 at the door.
James Lamb & David Newberry, An Elegant Touch and The Trafalgar Coffeehouse Singers @ Ellison’s Cafe, 12-3Su
The Royal is throwing an open house party and you’re all invited to join us as we unveil our new microbrew menu, wine list and non-alco-holic options! The Man in Havana is on deck to pleasure the ears and make you move on the dancefloor as you enjoy some exciting new beverages. No cover! Doors open at 9pm.
.James Lamb and David
Newberry open at Ellison’s Cafe Acoustic Unplugged Sessions (fb), 12-3 Feb. 26
Niko at the Hume Library Lounge. 6p.m. to 10p.m.
Karaoke. Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill. 9p.m.
Mon. Feb. 27An Evening with Charlie
Hunter at the Royal. Tickets are $20 available at Urban Legends, Eddy Music and www.liveatthe-royal.com. Doors open at 6pm. Showtime 8pm.
Sarah & Rich at the Library Lounge. 6 p.m. to 10p.m.
Tues. Feb. 28Knoot w/ Groove Machine.
The Royal. 9 p.m. no coverCliff Maddix and friends 6p.m.
The Library LoungeWed. Feb. 29Variety Shows w/ Estevan and
Tracy Lynn. The Royal. 8:30 p.m. Come to listen, come to play! The stage is open.
Paul Landsberg at the Library Lounge. 6p.m. to 10p.m.
Thurs. Mar. 1The Green w/ Rebel Emergency
and Papa Roots. Doors 8pm - Tickets $15 and available at Urban Legends, Eddy Music and liveattheroyal.com
The Royal presents an evening heavy on the reggae with a dash of rock and roots. Starting things off will be Nelson’s DJ Papa Roots. Next we have the up and coming rock, reggae, ska sounds of Rebel Emergency. Rebel Emergency is an innovative new band from Toronto whose sound is an eclectic mix of Rock, Reggae and Ska that
is undeniable in both its energy and originality. Lastly, headlin-ing the evening, is an incredible roots reggae act, The Green! The Green blends roots reggae with traditional Hawaiian vibes. This is going to be a huge night!
DEEKLINE WITH SOUP @ SPIRIT BAR. 10 p.m. Back in the Kootenay’s to promote his forthcoming full length album with ED SOLO - ‘BOUNCE N SHAKE’. DEEKLINE is packing a load of new material to show-case. Tickets $15 available at the Hume Hotel.
Kiyo Elkuf and friends at the Library Lounge. 6p.m. to 10 p.m.
Fri. Mar. 2After Work Dance Party. The
Royal. 6pm - No Cover. Come dance your work week blues away with live music by Clinton Swanson and friends
Cedar and Rhapsody. The Royal. Doors 9pm - $5 at the door. Following Mostly Swing’s After Work Dance Party Local Dj’s Rhapsody and Cedar take over to play some bumpin’ bouncin’ beats.
All Request DJ. Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill
Sat. Mar. 3Violin vs. Vinyl feat. Kytami @
Spiritbar. 10 p.m. Kytami is a vio-linist extremist. Perhaps Canada’s most diverse and engaging fiddle player. Kytami can bound between classical and fiddle styles, match them to heavy bass and electronic dance beats and then effortlessly cross genres to combine her skills and sound with the pounding of skins in punk and metal. Tickets $5 - $10 at the door.
Abstrakt Nights w/ Lady AK, Buck Lee, and Mach-1. The Royal. Doors 9pm - $5 at the door.Join us for the first install-ment of Nelson’s latest Monthly Night featuring the finest in Drum and Bass, Jungle, Dubstep, Funky, House, Moombahton, Reggae, Dancehall and Hip Hop.
Sun. Mar. 4Niko at the Hume Library
Lounge. 6p.m. to 10p.m.Karaoke. Finley’s Irish Bar and
Grill. 9p.m.Mon. Mar. 5The Tania Gill Quartet, The
Express. 554 Ward St. 7:30. $10 at the door (students $5) 250-354-3910. More info to come...
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ongoing eventsWednesdaysAlzheimers/ Dementia
Caregiver support group meet-ings. 2nd Wednesday Monthly. 7 p.m. Call 250-352-6788 or email [email protected] for more info.
Nelson Women’s Centre Drop-in. Noon - 4p.m. Free clothing and food. 420 Mill St. 250-352-9916
Darts at the Nelson Legion. 7:30p.m. 250-352-7727
Girls’ Night with Margaret-Ann at the Youth Centre. 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. 608 Lake St. ph. 250-352-5656
Nelson & Area Elder Abuse Prevention Resource Centre. From 1200 - 2pm 719 Vernon St. www.nelsonelderabusepre-vention.org or phone 250-352-6000
ThursdaysSkate Lessons at the Youth
Centre
special eventsFri. Feb. 24 SK8FEST - A fundraiser
for Kootenay Lake Outdoor Skatepark Society. Mary Hall. 6 p.m. $50 per person.Sat. b
Kootenay Art Therapy Institutes ART for the HEART grand re-opening and art show. 191 Baker Street, 2nd Floor “Paint in” and open studio from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Reception and opening ceremony 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Sat. Feb. 25AGM for West Kootenay
Therapeutic Riding Club!! Nine a.m., Best Western Hotel. We need volunteers!!!!
“The Nuppet Show!” Nelson Youth Theatre @ Capitol, 7:30pm -- all-ages entertain-ment! www.capitoltheatre.bc.ca & www.forstmedia.ca $5 - students/seniors!
Sun. Feb. 26Alex Zerbe, Professional
Zaniac. 2 p.m. at the Capitol Theatre. Alex is a two-time Guinness World Record hold-er who was voted Seattle’s
Funniest Prop Comic. Tickets $12.50 available at the Capitol Theatre box office or online at tickets.capitoltheatre.bc.ca
Tues. Feb. 28What the Bleap Science
Lost in the New Dark Age 7-9pm Oxygen Centre. Celebrate Darwin Day with a science talk by dr. Andre Piver. No charge.
Wed. Mar. 1Regional Dramafest. 7 p.m. at
the Capitol Theatre. BDAC presents Murray
Toastmasters: Improve your public speaking, communication and leadership skills. 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month. www.toastmasters.or
Nelson Women’s Centre. Drop-in. Noon - 4p.m. Free clothing and food. 420 Mill St. 250-352-9916
Acupuncture for Addictions. Free drop-in clinic. 9:30a.m. Located at 333 Victoria St., 2nd Floor. 250-505-7248
FridaysGender Outlaws, a support and
social group for trans and gender diverse folks. 250-354-5362
SaturdaysMeat Draws at Nelson Legion.
3:30p.m., in beverage room with Karaoke after. 250-352-7727
The Nelson Scrabble Club meets at 1p.m. For further information, please call 250-352-6936
SundaysSt. John’s Lutheran Church
Service. Everyone welcome to
4p.m. worship. 321 Silica St. 250-354-3308
Nelson United Church Service. 10 a.m. All are welcome. 602 Silica St. 250-352-2822
Cribbage at the Legion bever-age room, 12:45p.m. 250-352-7727
Ascension Lutheran Church Service 10:15a.m. 1805 Silverking Rd. All are welcome. 250-352-2515
Quaker Meeting 4th Sunday of each month in Winlaw. 11 a.m. Phone 250-226-6701. Everyone welcome.
Texas Hold’em Poker at the Nelson Legion. 12p.m. Last Sunday of every month. 250-352-7727
MondaysScottish Country dancing 7 to 9
pm at the Central School Gym, 811 Stanley Street. For more info contact Kathy at 359-7545 or June at 352-1836.
Pool Table Nights, Finley’s Irish Bar and Grill
Heritage Harmony Barbershop Chorus. Welcoming anyone! Tim 250-825-9694 or John 250-352-6892
TuesdaysNelson’s Parkinson Support
Group meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each month, 1:30 pm at 701 Gordon Road (in Christie Lee Hall). Contact Bob at 250-229-2272.
Breast Cancer Support Group. Community First Health Co-op, 518 Lake St. Noon on every 4th Tuesday. Alice 250-352-6223Nadine 250-359-7777
Belly Dancing with Ashala. at The Youth Centre. 8-12 yrs, 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. 13-19 yrs, 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. 608 Lake St. ph. 250-352-5656
Skate Yoga at the Youth Centre. 8 p.m. - 9 p.m. 608 Lake St. ph. 250-352-5656
Hatfield & Teresa “An Incredible Evening of Magic” GFSS Auditorium - 7:30 p.m.
Circle of Habondia Invites Input; Women are invited to join Habondia for a facili-tated strategic planning ses-sion, 9 am to noon, Thursday, March 1 and Thursday March 8th. Please call Pegasis at 250-229-4223 to RSVP and for location details.
Thurs. Mar. 2Regional Dramafest. 7 p.m.
at the Capitol Theatre.
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ArtENCAUSTIC PAINTING WORKSHOPS in Nelson. Visit www.ericakonrad.wordpress.com (click News) for more information or call 250.352.2812.PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW “WATER” by Ross Scott,at Kokanee Camera,535 Baker Street. Feb. 3rd-29.FMI 250-231-0764
Automotive-Cars2002 SUNFIRE 2DR automatic. Black, tinted windows, winters + summers on rims. 151100k $3200 250-505-5270‘97 OUTBACK. CD Player, Winter rimed tires, Ski Racks, Towing Package. 290,000km $4500. Bill 250-551-5652
Automotive-Tires/Parts/Other
NOKIAN TIRES, ALL season 10-ply, LT245/75R16 VATIVIA, excel-lent tread and condition. $620.00 obo. 250 505-3468Automotive-Trucks/
SUVs/Vans90’ 4RUNNER 4X4 4 cylinder, 4 door 209,000k. Everything works. Custom aluminum roof rack. $3800obo 250-505-5034
FurnitureWORKING HOTPOINT FRIDGE $75.00; Toshiba 32”TV $25.00; 12x16 rose carpet suitable for basement $25.00; Ph.250-229-2385 you pick up.ABOVE TOILET CUPBOARD good quality $25.00. 250-352-9847NEW IKEA QUEEN bed frame, white $175 obo, FREE: mattress-es, single & queen, desks, stool. 250-352-7977HANDMADE SHABBY/CHIC WOODEN storage chest, can also be used as coffee table. $350 250-551-1963
Health & FitnessOVER SUPPLY OF Acupuncture needles. Assorted sizes Dongbang, Carbo & Tewa. $5 / box call Susan 250-354-1900
Help WantedCERTIFIED DENTAL ASSISTANT required for P/T position in upbeat, team-oriented dental office in Nelson, BC starting April 1, 2012. Please call (250) 352-2711 or toll free: 1-877-647-8476. Please email resume to [email protected]
Home & GardenNEW LAMINATE FLOORING for sale,”eurolock”. Golden maple. 95 sq.ft total. $75. 250-359-7499
Misc. for SaleBEAUTIFUL SENAGALESE MAHOGANY. jimbe. $400.00 250-352-7876BATH TUB SURROUND, boxed, not used. White acrylic, 3pc. 30”X60”. $200.00 Phone: 250-352-71542 LARGE BOXES of hardwood flooring staples. Over $100 each at Maglios, selling both for $50. 250-352-3545**NEW** BLACK DIAMOND Drift Skis unmounted and still in plastic. Worth $650, asking $450 250-352-1806
Misc. WantedWANTED: KEYBOARD WITH weighted keys. 250 352-1917.
Music & DanceVIOLA - QUALITY 15î Viola with bow & case in great condition ñ asking $725. Call Keitha 250-352-9288.BAGPIPES MADE BY David Glen. $1200 250-359-2919
Pets & LivestockWANTED: ORANGE TABBY Kitten Preferably female. We will provide her with a loving home. 250-352-2342
OSTER TURBO A5 Clippers. Professional grade, barely used. New price $290: http://www.oster-pro.com/Product.aspx?id=groomer&cid=926&scid=0&pid=6476 $75. 250-352-3545
Real Estate1983 GENERAL 14X70 3-bdrm Mobile home. Following renova-tions: sealed vinyl double pane windows, hot water tank, stove, fridge, bathroom, laminate floor-ing, metal roof with engineered trusses. Sliding glass doors off of dining area. Asking $32,000 Must be moved. 250-354-12572.35 ACRES AND cottage in Harrop, $319.000 Details at http://gypsyhaven.com/forsale.html
Rentals3 BDRM, 2 bathroom in Fairview. For pictures and information visit www.wix.com/keepingbal-ance/Douglas-Road $1,500/mo+utilities. [email protected] or 403.686.32702 LARGE BDRM Beasley daylight basement $1275 p.m inc heat and lights pets considered 250-352-3559COZY BACHELOR SUITE in uphill, looking for conscientious, ‘eco’ minded, quiet tenant, $550 + utilities 250-352-7269WELL CARED FOR 2 bedroom Duplex, in Castlegar, available April 1, 4 appliances, $775/month, References, 250-354-3793
1 BEDROOM SUITE, $750 includes utilities, Lots of storage, Off street parking W/D, N/S, N/P 778-678-5709SHORT TERM ON Salt Spring. 2 bedroom. Ganges. March 10-23; May 12-18 $150 a week. [email protected] 250-538-0086MARCH 1ST LOVELY cabin in Beasley. On shared 7 acre prop-erty. Pets considered. $700+uti-lites references 250-359-7979
Rentals WantedSENIOR COUPLE SEEKS long-term home to rent in Nelson. Need 2 bedrooms plus wood-working shop space. Pension income, can’t pay over $700/mo. Have 2 cats & a bird. Robin 250-354-1412
Shared Accom.SHARED ACCOMADATION, NICE Uphill home, new floors and bathroom. Feb 1st, $400 plus, NS,NP. 250-352-1204LIVE-IN SINGLE OR couple wanted to help develop/imple-ment permaculture solutions and share North Shore home. 250-825-0048
Work WantedCERTIFIED WORK SAFE BC OFA Level III looking for volun-teer experience. Please contact - [email protected]