Entertainment

Lowry Olafson, a singer-songwriter with nine CDs and a tour of the globe under his belt, will be back in Rossland and performing at Terry and Janet Marshall’s house on May 10 at 7 p.m.

The June Bugs from Alberta and Rossland’s own Glee Club led by Nadine Tremblay entertained an audience at the Miners’ Hall last Thursday with beautiful harmonies. The multi-instrumentalist Bugs got down with the folky tunes on spoons, double bass, guitars, banjos and more. They were brought to Rossland on their CD release tour by the Rossland Council for Arts and Culture.

From hit TV shows like The Simpsons and Glee to classic movies like Hot Tub Time Machine, Ivan Doroschuk welcomes all the recent pop-culture references to his band’s most famous song, The Safety Dance.

The Turning Pointe Performance Company presented their annual spring repertoire at the Brilliant Cultural Centre Saturday night. The company is made up of dedicated dancers who train in ballet, modern dance, tap, jazz, lyrical, musical theatre and hip hop.

Sue Port views the work of artist Tom Lynn while attending the opening of the exhibition ‘Connections Materialized’ at the Kootenay Gallery.

The Kootenay Gallery presents the next concert in its TD Canada Trust Sunday concert series. Selkirk Camerata members Wendy Herbison (violin), Vic Neufeld (violin) and Alex Nichol (double bass) perform a musical journey through history with Baroque and classical works for string trio.

Registrations are currently being accepted for artists/venues in the Columbia Basin to participate in the Columbia Basin Culture Tour (CBCT). The CBCT is a two-day celebration of culture taking place Aug. 13-14 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The next exhibition opening at the Kootenay Gallery of Art is one that celebrates contemporary craft and art created by 26 artists who teach and work at the Kootenay School of the Arts at Selkirk College in Nelson.

When Mountain FM morning show hosts Drex and Johnson heard one of their active listeners, Corbin Lew, was undergoing chemotherapy in Vancouver, they wanted to help.