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Love, politics, spirituality, and poetry: Ghada Alatrash reads at the Rouge this Thursday

by Adrian Barnes on 25 Mar 2013
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Love, politics, spirituality, and poetry: Ghada Alatrash reads at the Rouge this Thursday

This Thursday evening, Cranbrook-based author Ghada Alatrash brings her new book, So That the Poem Remains: Arabic Poems by Lebanese-American Youssef Abdul Samad to the former Rouge Gallery (and even more formerly, the Bank Of Montreal...) for an evening of music and poetry as Alatrash reads from her translations to musical accompaniment in the form of both Western and Arabic music. This week the Telegraph had an opportunity to speak with Alatrash in advance of her reading.

Calling for participants in Columbia Basin Culture Tour

by Contributor on 18 Mar 2013
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Calling for participants in Columbia Basin Culture Tour

Registrations are being accepted for artists/venues in the Columbia Basin to participate in the Columbia Basin Culture Tour (CBCT).

Awards recognize the efforts and achievements of Boundary women

by Contributor on 17 Mar 2013
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Boundary women who were recognized at the recent celebration for International Women's Day at Christina Lake; Photo submitted.

Historically, the Boundary Women’s Coalition has celebrated International Women’s Day in Grand Forks.  In 2012, at the suggestion of women living in the West Boundary, International Women’s Day was celebrated at the Midway Community Hall.  This year, the event was held at the Christina Lake Community Hall with more than 60 people in attendance.

Arts Council questions SD51 on censorship of DECK over mooning scene

by Erin Perkins on 16 Mar 2013
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Boundary District Arts Council president Michele Garrison, left, made a presentation to the School District 51 Board of Education during a regular board meeting on Tuesday, March 12 alongside other BDAC directors Anya Soroka and Ted Invictus. Photo Erin Perkins.

The Boundary District Arts Council (BDAC) is accusing School District 51 of being “inconsistent” when it chose to censor the DECK presentation because of a bare-bottomed scene but not The Vagina Monologues, which was performed at the same Grand Forks Secondary School Centennial Auditorium in 2003.

Three of the society’s directors – president Michele Garrison, vice president Anya Soroka and secretary Ted Invictus -- made a presentation to the School Board during their regular meeting on Tuesday, March 12.

SPOTLIGHT FILMS: Away from her

by Contributor on 14 Mar 2013
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Next week Spotlight Films presentsStories We Tell, a documentary that dissects reality.

Award winning writer/director, (and amazing actress, The Sweet Hereafter, Road to Avonlea, Dawn of the Dead),   Sarah Polley (Away From Her), plays the part of both filmmaker and detective as she documents a family story.  Through the process of delicately lifting away layers of family myth, Polley reveals the subjectivity of truth through playful interviews, or interrogations as one interviewee puts it.

LIBRARY MUSINGS: Learn at lunch or join in on dad's storytime!

by Grand Forks and... on 14 Mar 2013
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LIBRARY MUSINGS: Learn at lunch or join in on dad's storytime!

Hi Grand Folks!

If you stop to think about it, we’re all storytellers. When you’re talking on the phone with your Uncle Bob and telling him about your latest camping trip, you’re probably trying to tell the story in the most engaging way possible.

Mir Lecture Series presents Wade Davis: The Wayfinders: Why ancient wisdom matters in the modern world

by Contributor on 13 Mar 2013
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Mir Lecture Series presents Wade Davis: The Wayfinders: Why ancient wisdom matters in the modern world
The Mir Lecture Series and the Columbia Basin Trust present renowned anthropologist Wade Davis April 3 in Nelson.

Looking beyond fundraising: The West Kootenay Women’s Association explores ways to stabilize its finances

by Contributor on 11 Mar 2013
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The West Kootenay Women’s Association is revising its financial model so it can spend more time delivering benefits to the commu

Fundraising is a familiar activity for non-profit organizations, but the West Kootenay Women’s Association is hoping to find a way to spend less time seeking money and more time delivering benefits to the community.

Seedy Sunday means it must be spring...

by Rossland REAL Food on 11 Mar 2013
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Lettuce seed growing in Rossland

“Seed is the source of life and the first link in the food chain.  Control over seed means a control over our lives, our food and our freedom.” Physicist and activist Vandana Shiva

It’s time to dust off the gardening equipment and start planning your crops for this year! Rossland REAL Food’s annual Seedy Sunday and Interact Bake Sale welcomes local seed growers from the West Kootenays on March 17 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Rossland Secondary School.

Juno award winning artist performing next week

by Boundary Sentinel on 09 Mar 2013
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As part of the Grand Forks 'Casa Que Canta' concerts, they are welcoming multiple Juno award-winning Blackie and the Rodeo Kings member Stephen Fearing as he launches his next solo album, the highly anticipated, Between Hurricanes.

Born out of several life-changing events, Between Hurricanes is both the document and result of many significant changes for Fearing.

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