West Kootenay Events

All Events

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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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Monthly Queer Games Night 2024

Venue:
Nelson United Church
Community:
Nelson
Nelson Pride is pleased to announce Monthly Queer Games Night, in collaboration with local LGBT ally The United Church. The event will run on the first Friday of each month from 6 to 9pm and all people over the age of 14 are welcome. We plan to have both video games and regular tabletop games available, but attendees are welcome to bring their own easy-to-learn tabletop favorites to share.
LGBTQIA2S+
Community Events
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The Music of John Lennon and Joni Mitchell

Venue:
The Langham
Community:
Kaslo

The Music of John Lennon and Joni Mitchell featuring multiple JUNO Award nominees.

Yvette Toller – Vocals

Michael Occhipinti – Guitar

Tony Ferraro – Drums

Jill Mckenna – Bass

Live Performance
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GRAPHIC NOVEL AUTHOR TALK!

Venue:
Kaslo & District Public Library
Community:
Kaslo

The story of a Kootenay summer: forests are burning, activists are blockading, and a rookie wildfire fighter joins her first crew. A sneak peek at We Were Found in the Fires, with writer-artists @nathancomics and Anne DeGrace.

May 3rd at 7:00 pm

Community Events
Exhibition/Speakers

HARPOONIST

Venue:
The Royal
Community:
Nelson

THE HARPOONIST

Live Performance
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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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TALES OF THE EARTH | Discover Circus School Showcase

Venue:
The Capitol Theatre
Community:
Nelson
Discover Circus is proud to present the fifth annual Circus School showcase, Tales of the Earth at the Capitol Theater in Nelson. Come one, come all to a Circus Journey exploring the Earth in all it’s unique ways!
Live Performance
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Spring Fashion Event

Venue:
Scout Clothing
Community:
Nelson
We’re SO excited to announce our Spring Fashion Event on Saturday May 4th Doors Open at 6pm @ Scout Boutique in Nelson
Amazing door prizes donated by incredible local business’ 
Entire store is on sale.
Community Events
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sunday brunch: making eggs benedict

Venue:
Kootenay Co-op
Community:
Nelson

Join us for a fun Sunday Brunch experience like no other with Chef Rahul Joshi. Learn the art of crafting hollandaise sauce, mastering the poached egg, and creating scrumptious hashbrowns from scratch.

 

register online here

Community Events
Food/Beverage
Workshops
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Sunday brunch: making eggs benedict

Venue:
Kootenay Co-op
Community:
Nelson

Join us at the Kooenay Co-op in Nelson, for a fun Sunday Brunch experience like no other with Chef Rahul Joshi. Learn the art of crafting hollandaise sauce, mastering the poached egg, and creating scrumptious hashbrowns from scratch.

May 5 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm

$35.00 – $45.00

Workshops
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sunday brunch: making eggs benedict

Venue:
Kootenay Co-op
Community:
Nelson

Join us for a fun Sunday Brunch experience like no other with Chef Rahul Joshi. Learn the art of crafting hollandaise sauce, mastering the poached egg, and creating scrumptious hashbrowns from scratch.

 

register online here

Community Events
Food/Beverage
Workshops
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A SUNDAY MARKET!

Venue:
The Royal
Community:
Nelson

Sun May 5th 12pm-4pm @ The Royal in Nelson
20 vendors! (Several brand new vendors too!)
On-site photography booth
Cinco de Mayo festivities
Mother’s Day gift ideas
Mimosa Special

Community Events
Markets/Festival
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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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Befriending Grief Series

Venue:
Lower Uphill Location given upon registration
Community:
Nelson

This is a six-part series reclaiming the art of turning towards loss in service of healing. In community, we can transmute the powerful energies of sorrow into good grief.

We will gather for six weeks—this is a closed group, designed to support 

folks who are grieving in several ways:

Workshops

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