West Kootenay Events
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Befriending Grief Series
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:
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Workshop takeaways:
Wing Wednesday
Our famous Finley’s Wings are just $9.99 per pound every Wednesday*
Choose from Honey-garlic, Teriyaki, Szechhaun, Hot, BBQ, Salt & Pepper, Cajun, Lemon-Pepper, Sweet Chili
*with beverage pruchase – dine in only
Indigenous Reads Book Club
Embark on a learning journey with us! We will be reading books exploring the truth of Indigenous history and stories. Come to one or come to all and learn the richness of Indigenous culture. New learners welcome at The Nelson Public Library
Weekly Tango Mini Lesson & Practice
Legally Blonde: The Musical
BLACK PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS
LEGALLY BLONDE: THE MUSICAL
Family Story Time
Drop by the Nelson Public Library Thursday mornings at 10:30 come to sing your favourite songs and hear some great stories!
All ages welcome.
Member Appreciation Day
Join us on Thursday May 23rd for a day of great savings for all members! Kootenay Co-op members will receive 10% off your entire order.
Stop by our table outside for a chance to win great prizes and sample some delicious snacks + treats.
Anything Goes! Collage with Michelle Oakley
Avante garde? Political? Whimsical? Anything goes in this collage workshop with artist Michelle Oakley, inspired by Judy Wapp’s exhibition VisuAlchemy and hosted by the Nelson Museum.
These workshops are FREE and all materials are supplied. You can attend one or both workshops, but separate pre-registration is required. Please use the links below.
Meat & Prize Draws
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.
Blues Set w/ J. Greg Walter
Come on down to Torchlight Brewing Co. in Nelson, every Friday, for some end of the week week good times and great tunes!
Sméagolly Blonde
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Come to our short play, you’ll still have time to get a snack or a drink and head over to the Capitol for the Legally Blonde musical afterwards!
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Ora Cogan Live in Nelson with Sarah Orton and Sauly Prior
at the Nelson Squash Club Social Lounge, upstairs at 330 Baker St
Finley’s Afterwork Dance Party with White Lightning Blues, Rock and Boogie Band
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 and the Beatles plus an ever increasing collection of Kootenay themed originals. Suggested Cover $10.
Saturday Weekly Markets at Cottonwood Falls Park
Every Saturday from May 18th until October 26th, 2024 from 9am – 2pm
Kootenay EcoFest
Community Futures Sponsored Quarterly Meetup for Kootenay Entrepreneurs Group (KEG)
Take your business to the next level with the Kootenay Entrepreneurs Group (KEG)! KEG meets monthly, but this is the inagurual quarterly meeting sponsored by Community Futures in Nelson!
Guided Cold War Bunker tours
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!
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