Are you the owner or manager of a downtown business? Want extra profile and support the arts community during the Canada Winter Games? Call the Community Arts Council and sign up for the Artnerships Program, where local creators will be paired with downtown stores and offices to showcase the art and bring in the customers. The relationships it builds could last a lifetime, as a business legacy and a personal connection. Go to www.studio2880.com or visit the CAC at 2880 15th Avenue for more information.
Elders of the region are invited to gather for a Golden Age Social on Wednesday at St. Andrew's Church from 2 - 4 p.m. The special guest at the event is the foxy Canada Winter Games mascot Nanguz. The event is part of a series arranged by the Prince George Council of Seniors. For more information, or to reserve a table for your group, call 250-564-5888.
Alban Classical presents a musical event entitled Echoes Of Prince George on Feb. 15 ay 3 p.m. at St. Andrews United Church (corner of 5th Ave. and Union St.). The show features clarinetist Simon Cole of the PGSO performing his original compositions. His theme is "Prince George - its places and history."
Supporting Cole are musicians Don Bond (flute), Erica Skowron (oboe), Grace Waddell (clarinets), Lynn Giesbrecht (bassoon), Lazlo Klein (horn), Allison Bell (violin), Naomi Kavka (cello), Barb Parker (piano), Angela Alba (piano), Sam Nelles (trombone), Ariane Nelles (directing members of the Borealis Choir) and Susan Klein (conductor).
Admission is $20 for adults and free for children accompanied by an adult. For more information or to purchase tickets call 250-563-4693 or visit our website at albanclassical.org
Tonight, local gypsy jazz songsters Kenny Ogilvie (on bass), Raghu Lokanathan (on accordion) and Eric Tompkins (on guitar), popularly known as Zavan Trio, are returning to Caf Voltaire at 8 p.m. Come by early and grab a beverage and sample some of the caf baking, as these gents are certain to pack the house.
Two Rivers Gallery opened a new exhibition this week - A Lexicon of the North - in the Rustad Galleria. Motivated by the question "what does it mean to you to live in the North?" a set of teenagers was given a disposable camera each and dispatched across the city for a month.
"Considering the world of technology that teens and young adults live in at this time in our lives, these young artists brought back interesting, well composed and thought provoking images that speak to life in northern British Columbia," said 2RG official Maeve Hanna.
Artists include Morgan Clark, Emily Holmes, Wayne Rawlings, Latisha Rawlings, Caleb van Unen, Maggie Maloney, Sarah Frigon and Catia Webb. Come see the show anytime the 2RG is open.
The Vohon Ukrainian Dance Ensemble, a Western Canadian cultural institution for the past 25 years, is coming to Prince George for a one-night performance.
The show, called Kolekysiya, features the classic folk character Baba Yaga.
This production was directed by Trish Kushniruk and Ken Kachmar and according to them "showcases a collection of Vohon's many traditional regional dances from over the years."
It is woven into a dance tale "of folklore and fantasy with mystery, love, loss, and certainly dance."
The show happens Saturday at Vanier Hall at 7 p.m. Advance tickets are available ($30 regular, $20 students / seniors) at Studio 2880.
