West Kootenay Events

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Faceless Dolls workshop series

Venue:
Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery
Community:
Nelson
The Faceless Dolls campaign, created by the Native Women’s Association of Canada, was launched in March 2012 to raise awareness of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, and of the impact this tragedy has on communities across Canada.
Exhibition/Speakers
Kid Friendly
Workshops
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FUBAR LIVE in Nelson!

Venue:
Bloom Nightclub
Community:
Nelson
FUBAR The LIVE show Based on the characters from the Canadian cult classic, FUBAR, FUBAR Live brings non stop laughter, classic rock & metal tunes and audience interaction like no other show.  We’re going back to our roots:  Improvised comedy LIVE in the bar. A white lie about a bonus leads Terry and Trish down a troublesome path of generosity and overspending that might just ruin their night
Live Performance

ANOTHER SEASON ENDER BENDER

Venue:
The Royal
Community:
Nelson

Spring is in the air and we’ve lined up a banger to kick off the winter season’s closing weekend! With a full PK Sound install care of Live Harmonics, The Royal will be absolutely booming from 8pm through ‘til last call at midnight with a mixed bag of electronic beats, care of the following DJ’s..

 

Live Performance
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ART THROWDOWN SEASON FINALE!

Venue:
The Royal
Community:
Nelson

Art Throwdown, at the Royal, Fri April 5th 7:30pm
The most exciting art event in the Kootenays!
Come down and watch two rounds of artists use one hour to create a piece of art, and buy raffle tickets to win the works at the end of the evening!
FREE

Live Performance
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Meat & Prize Draws

Venue:
corner of Stanley & Victoria
Community:
Nelson

 

 

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.

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Blues Set w/ J. Greg Walter

Venue:
Torchlight Brewing Co.
Community:
Nelson, BC

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

Live Performance
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‘PULP’ exhibition opening

Venue:
Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery
Community:
Nelson
PULP is the latest iteration in a series of medium-centric group exhibitions, focused on a common theme – in this case, paper – that highlights each artist’s interpretation of the medium.
Community Events
Exhibition/Speakers
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YMIR WIGGLE

Venue:
Whitewater Ski Resort
Community:
Nelson BC
YMIR WIGGLE

April 6, 2024

THE SUN IS SHINING, THE VIBES ARE HIGH, AND WE WANT TO CELEBRATE ANOTHER EPIC SEASON AT WHITEWATER WITH THE YMIR WIGGLE!

Snowboarders of all ages and riding levels are welcome to throw down and hoedown at the first-ever Ymir Wiggle – an ode to duels of the past!

Community Events
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Guided Cold War Bunker tours

Venue:
Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery
Community:
Nelson

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!

Community Events
Kid Friendly
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Zaynab Mohammed – New Echoes in the Staircase mural launch

Venue:
Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery
Community:
Nelson
Zaynab Mohammed will be joined by Lesley Garlow, Rayya Liebech, and Tenise Marie at the Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery to bring the ‘Olive Tree Womxn’ mural to life with poetic verse and music. the mural is the fourth instalment of the New Echoes in the Staircase residency project at the Nelson Museum. This even is FREE and open to the public.
Community Events
Exhibition/Speakers
Kid Friendly
Film

Blues, Brews and BBQ Fundraiser @ Finley’s

Venue:
Finley’s Bar & Grill
Community:
Nelson

10th Annual Blues, Brews, and BBQ at Finley’s – April 6, 2024! Fundraising for the Kootenay Blues Society and Kootenay Co-op Radio, Celebrating 25 Years of Community-Powered Radio!

Live Performance
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WHITE WATER BEACH PARTY

Venue:
Whitewater Ski Resort
Community:
Nelson BC
BEACH PARTY

April 7, 2024

COME ON UP FOR OUR BEACH PARTY!

It’s time to hit the beach at Whitewater! Except, instead of sand, we’ve got snow! Sport your best bikini, swankiest suit, or coolest costume for this fun-filled extravaganza bonanza.

DJ | 11:00am

Slush Cup | 1:00pm

Community Events
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Sunday Karaoke.

Venue:
Finley’s Bar & Grill
Community:
Nelson

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

Live Performance
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Book Babies

Venue:
Nelson Public Library
Community:
Nelson

Bring your 0 to 18 month olds to the Library in Nelson for rhymes, songs & stories! A great way to meet other parents and caregivers, and enhance early literacy skills in a casual environment.

Drop-in. TUESDAYS at 10:30

Community Events
Kid Friendly
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Crafternoon

Venue:
Nelson Public Library
Community:
Nelson

Drop in between 3:30 and 4:30 every Tuesday for CRAFTERNOON at the Nelson Public Library.

Crafts, LEGO, Ozobots, DatoDuo, STEAM stations & more! Every week is a bit different.

Activities will be geared towards school aged children aged 5-13.

Community Events
Kid Friendly
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Daniel Champagne in concert

Venue:
Taghum Hall
Community:
Nelson

Here’s a heads-up for an upcoming concert with astonishing popularity: before any publicity had gone out, word got around that celebrated Australian musician Daniel Champagne was coming to Taghum Hall on April 10—and the event has almost sold out! So he’s added a second concert on April 9 at 7:30pm.

Live Performance
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CHASTITY w/ GUESTS

Venue:
The Royal
Community:
Nelson
Tue, Apr 9th, at the Royal in Nelson

8:30 p.m. PST

Live Performance

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