As an activist, visual artist, and radio personality for nearly 75 years, Judy Wapp has lived an incredible life, laying the groundwork for her intense interest in communication via mass media – the subject of her collage work for nearly 33 years. A thoughtful look at Judy’s art career spanning six decades, VisuAlchemy is a never-before exhibited retrospective showing at the N

At Nelson Studio 88, we believe in the transformative power of creativity for all ages. Our adult and youthful seniors classes are designed for life long learners that are looking for creative outlets and connection with others.

 In the modern world, where digital information is consumed ad nauseam, the artists in PULP are embracing the poetic simplicity of paper, and wielding its unparalleled ability to capture emotion, texture, data, knowledge, and imagination.

Every Friday afternoon, the Nelson Royal Canadian Legion (402 Victoria Street – Stanley Street Entrance) holds meat & prize draws from 3 to 5 pm.  There is also often a 50/50 draw.  All proceeds to local charities.  Please come out and join us in a great community cause.

Come on down to Torchlight Brewing Co. in Nelson, every Friday, for some end of the week week good times and great tunes!

White Lightning Blues, Rock and Boogie Band returns to Finley’s Bar and Grill with another night of great dance music-  classics from Little Walter to Chuck Berry, Little Feat to the Beatles  and an ever increasing collection of Kootenay themed  originals. Suggested Cover $10.

World events make the one-woman play on Friday, April 19 at 7:30pm at Taghum Hall feel especially timely. Nelson poet, artist, and performer Zaynab Mohammed performs “Are You Listening?”, a carefully woven narrative that traces centuries of colonization and displacement and reflects on what is learned through the art of listening.

During the height of the Cold War, in the 1950s and 1960s, nearly 50 bunkers were constructed across Canada. In 2017, the Nelson Museum began work on restoring the space and opening it to the public. You can join a tour of one of the Museumʼs best-loved spaces!

7:00 p.m. PST

Get ready to blaze a trail of fabulousness! The Dancing Legs Present: “Stoned & Stunning: A 4/20 Cabaret” ????????

Join us on April 20th for a night of high energy, as we roll out a joint effort of drag and burlesque excellence. ????✨

Join MC Adam O. Thomas and Curator Arin Fay for an evening of storytelling at the official launch of Grow Show, the coffee table book inspired by the 2021 exhibition, which was designed and published by NMAG.

We will be welcoming some very special guest storytellers to the stage to discuss the legends and lore of the cannabis industry, in the days before legalization.

Amai Kuda et Les Bois don’t fit into the usual boxes. Breaking boundaries is part of their superpower. Not a band or a solo act, they prefer to call themselves ‘a movement.’ Led by Amai Kuda, their shows and albums always begin with the pouring of libations and the invocation of ancestors.

Bloom Nightclub Presents:

Defunk

With Special Guests

Dubconscious

J.leod

10PM-2AM

19+

Taghum Hall’s Earth Day, on Sunday, April 21 from 10am – 3pm, is a much-anticipated annual event with something for everyone, including live entertainment, fun contests, eco-oriented info-booths and vendors, a kid’s zone, seed swap, and more. Refundable bottles are welcome to help fund the Hall’s eventual kitchen renovation. Admission is by donation.

Newkeys Place in Crawforbay presents, Blues in The Afternoon with Sam Hurrie, Like with friends.

Sundays 4-7

Wrap up your weekend with Sunday Karaoke and Late Night Happy Hour every week at Finleys Bar & Grill in Nelson.

Check out our song list HERE

The Pop Tarts are an adult pop choir, directed by Robyn Lamb. Two Show: 1st @ 7pm & 2nd @ 8pm.

Performance venue:

Nelson United Church