The temperatures in the area are forecast to drop to the minus-20 range by the end of the week. It must be the effect of Coldsnap announcing its full schedule of performers and workshops.
The Coldsnap Music Festival is Prince George's midwinter romp through popular and powerful live entertainment. It runs from Jan. 26 to Feb. 3 at a number of local venues, and some of Canada's favourite musicians are coming to be part of the annual sizzler in the freezer.
As Christmas lists are getting their check-overs, consider all the cultural value in this lineup of concerts and workshops:
(Note: all concerts commence at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise specified, and all workshops are admission-free and take one hour.)
Jan. 26
Mainstage Concert: East Coast Kitchen Party (at the Ramada Ballroom)
Out Of Alba
Derina Harvey Band
Rum Ragged
Jan. 27
Mainstage Concert: FolkRockin' It At the Ballroom (at the Ramada)
Naomi Kavka
Scenic Route To Alaska
Digging Roots
Workshop featuring Scenic Route To Alaska (11:30 a.m. at Omineca Arts Centre)
Workshop featuring Rum Ragged (1:30 p.m. at Exploration Place)
Jan. 28
Mainstage Concert: Banjos and Cellos and Ukes, Oh My! (P.G. Playhouse)
Isabelle Houghton (winner of Limelight Quest 2017)
The Eisenhauers
James Hill & Anne Janelle
Workshop featuring Digging Roots and Kym Gouchie (1 p.m. at the Fire Pit)
Kids matinee concert featuring Rick Scott (2 p.m. at P.G. Playhouse)
Jan. 29
Mainstage Concert: Roots and Grooves (St. Andrews United Church)
Rick Scott & Nico Rhodes
Workshop for kids featuring Rick Scott (10:30 a.m. at public library's Bob Harkins Branch)
Workshop featuring James Hill & Anne Janelle (12 p.m. at the Railway & Forestry Museum)
Jan. 30 Regional Showcase at the Prince George Legion (7 p.m.)
Trina Chivalo
Danny Bell Trio
Adam Winn
Far From Linear
Jan. 31
Mainstage Concert: Boogie Woogie Jazz and Blues (P.G. Playhouse)
Zavan Trio
Blue Moon Marquee
A.J. Croce
Workshop featuring Blue Moon Marquee (12 p.m. at Native Friendship Centre)
Feb. 1 Regional Showcase at the Prince George Legion (7 p.m.)
Andrew Twining
Kiera Dall'Osto
The Alkemist
Crowmarsh
Feb. 2
Mainstage Concert: Small Pipes and Big Voices (P.G. Playhouse)
Genevieve Jaide
Ben Miller & Anita MacDonald
Madison Violet
Workshop featuring Ben Miller & Anita MacDonald (1 p.m. at Senior Citizens Activity Centre)
Feb. 3 (a collaboration with Le Cercle des Canadiens Franais)
Mainstage Concert: Electro-Traditional Dance Extravaganza (Ramada Ballroom)
Mlisande
Ten Strings & A Goatskin
Workshop featuring Ten Strings & A Goat Skin (11 a.m. at Omineca Arts Centre)
Workshop featuring Madison Violet (1 p.m. at Long & McQuade)
Watch the Coldsnap website (www.coldsnapfestival.com) for extra events and announcements as they are disclosed.
The website is also the place to go to make contact as a potential sponsor, or to volunteer for this grassroots-organized annual event. The links are easy to find at the bottom of the homepage.
Tickets to all the events are available for online purchase on the Coldsnap website, or get physical tickets at Studio 2880 and Books & Company.
