Arts & Life

For the first time in many years, the closest professional ballet company to Prince George will be performing in our city.

The Elks are rolling the clock back to the 1950s to help them roll a new kind of wheelchair into Prince George.

Virginia O'Dine is drawing a comedy circle. She got her start on the stage doing community theatre and improvisational comedy, then evolved into one of the city's best known standup acts.

Caledonia Ramblers slide show Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. at ArtSpace, above Books and Co., 1685 Third Ave., Sheila Page will give a slideshow on her recent trip to Papua New Guinea. For more information visit caledoniaramblers.ca.

The Columbus Community Centre may just be the most cosmopolitan stable in the city come Saturday night. That's when the place is host to the first in a series of old-time country dances starring the all local band The Barndance Boys.

George Harris is known for his award-winning grasp of the visual arts, but he is putting courage before comfort and is showing colours never seen before, even by those who know him well.

Celebration of Lights Thursday, Dec. 29 and Friday, Dec. 30 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Central BC Railway & Forestry Industry Museum for the annual Celebration of Lights. View more than 100,000 lights, enjoy visiting choirs and meet Santa and Mrs.

January Coldsnap, Prince George's unique winter music festival (most in Canada are held in summer, mostly outdoors, while this one is inside at a number of venues) made a triumphant return.

She looks like Alicia Keys and sounds like a cross between Molly Johnson and Ndidi Onokwulu. She generates lush pop-rock music compositions loaded in vocal muscle and fearless arrangements of guitar, keys, drums and brass (yes, brass).

If you already have the songs, you just need the knowledge. It takes more to tour than just starting the band van, and the BC Touring Council will help you get farther down that road.