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Judy Wapp: ‘VisuAlchemy’
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
Youthful Seniors Art & Music Classes – Nelson Studio 88
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.
PULP
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.
TALES OF THE EARTH | Discover Circus School Showcase
Spring Fashion Event
Amazing door prizes donated by incredible local business’
Entire store is on sale.
VESPER VALENTINE PRESENTS: TOO HOTH TO HANDLE
Vesper Valentine Presents
Star Wars – Too Hoth to Handle ~ A Burlesque Revue
sunday brunch: making eggs benedict
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
Sunday brunch: making eggs benedict
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
sunday brunch: making eggs benedict
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
A SUNDAY MARKET!
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
Newkeys Place presents, Blues in The Afternoon with Sam Hurrie
Newkeys Place in Crawforbay presents, Blues in The Afternoon with Sam Hurrie, Like with friends.
Sundays 4-7
DANCING PLAGUE + TOTAL CHROMA + RENONCE w/ JAKOB and DARK ARTS MARKET
Come one, come all to an evening of darkwave, EBM, post-industrial, and synth-punk music, and vending from local artisans.
Sunday Karaoke
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
Book Babies
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
Crafternoon
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.
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:
RANDOM KILLING, MTHRFKRS, LAUGHING SICKNESS
Random Killing is a Toronto, Montreal and Oshawa based veteran Canadian punk rock band established in 1984. The group of childhood friends initially got together to jam some of their favourite punk rock music, just for a shits and giggles.
Graphic Novel Author Talk
GRAPHIC NOVEL AUTHOR TALK! ????
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
Guatemala: Fair Trade, Land Reform and Mayan Resilience
Mayan farmers are at the forefront of the struggle for environmental justice in Guatemala.
The Campesino Committee of the Highlands’ Neydi Juaracan shares their work to protect the land using fair trade coffee as a tool for social change.
Nelson United Church
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