Arts and Culture
The “mid-life crisis” is a well-known phenomenon, often involving snazzy new sports cars, extra-marital affairs, or other impulsive and rash departures from the norm.
Could sexual dissatisfaction be fueling such attempts to spice up their lives? Middle-aged readers, if you’re less than ecstatic about the changes in your sex lives over the years, you’re not...
By Richard G. Stevens; republished from Aeon magazine
Light pollution is often characterized as a soft issue in environmentalism....
Patricia Henman of Nelson is one of five new members have been appointed to the BC Arts Council Board the Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture said in a media release.
A native of Nova Scotia, Hennman, joins José Delgado-Guevara of Prince George, Phillip Djwa of Vancouver, Norman Armour of Vancouver and Simone Orlando of Kelowna as the recent appointees to the BC Arts Council board....
A mind in movement across space and time: Part III
Traveller Chaos, Column Coherence
This month’s column is about travel, time, and identity. I have just returned from a four-week trip by car across the nation to Ontario and back. It is not the first such trip of my life; I have logged tens of thousands of miles since my first...
The Rossland Council for Arts and Culture (RCAC) will be presenting Celebrate! 20 Years in the Making. This is a juried visual art exhibition in celebration of the RCAC’s 20th Anniversary.
20 Years in the Makingis both about what the RCAC has accomplished in their 20 years of supporting arts and culture in Rossland and a reference to the time and experience underlying...
Now celebrating its tenth year, the BC SPCA’s Wildlife-in-Focus Photography Contest is officially open for entries. Whether the subjects are in your own backyard, foraging for food in rivers, or exploring B.C.’s beautiful forests, amateur photographers at least 14 years of age are invited to send in their work. The contest runs until Sept. 15.
...“Travel broadens the mind.”
“Einstein said Time isn’t really Real.” -- James Taylor, Secret of Life
A Traveller’s Chaos, A Writer’s Coherence
This month’s column is about travel, time, and identity. I have just returned from a four-week trip by car across the nation to Ontario and back. It is not the first such trip of my life;...
The Gallery 2 Art & Heritage Centre is hosting an opportunity for the public to to support your local art gallery and enjoy a summer evening out with the Taps and Tapas 3 Friday August 17th from 7-9:30 p.m. in Grand Forks.
The event features regional beer, delicious food, and great music on the grounds of Gallery 2 in Grand Forks.
Taps and Tapas 3 is great chance to sample...
By Melissa Dahl, from Aeon magazine
There is a meme that speaks directly to the hearts and minds of the overly self-conscious. Perhaps...
New goings-on in the Kootenay music world: a local group is putting a new spin on the resurgence of vinyl with a brand-new project. It’s called The VinylCast, and it aims to deliver music on vinyl to music lovers – right to their doors. (Or post offices, as the case may be.) It launches globally this month, and will also put Rossland on the map as a must-...