Arts & Life

Like the fluid colours spill off the edge of a vigorous painter's palette in the throes of inspiration, the paintings of Marc Patrick LaCaille spilled out of Art Space.

Art Space is celebrating the arts and culture of local women tonight. The Inspiring Women Among Us Cabaret is a presentation of performing and visual arts. It will include poetry readings, live music, storytelling, paintings and more.

The dark clouds forming over CN Centre tonight are bringing the best sort of storm. Celtic Thunder will rain down on Prince George yet again.

Art is at the heart of downtown revitalization. Much of the new vitality being felt from the city's business core is radiating from arts-based locations.

When award-winning singer Sean Robinson dreams of being a star, he is a bit more literal than most.

Christmas is a perfect time for heavy metal horror. The warm feelings of family and community, sharing and caring, get a boost when juxtaposed with thundering drums and grimacing guitars.

Stan Walchuk has led an uncommon life and it led him to write an uncommon biography. A lot of his personal narrative involves the wilds of mountain and forest exploration, but he is equally comfortable in the urban jungle.

A university is a prime place to learn the art and science of history. A university professor is a prime person to write about history.

Bringing people closer to nature is one of the reasons parks are created in the first place. The towering trees in Cottonwood Island Park will now get a lot more up-close scrutiny, thanks to the creative art of masterful carver Elmer Gunderson.

Warning: these comedians could change the colour of the snow under any audience to yellow. Dan Quinn, Pete Zedlacher, Craig Campbell and Paul Myrehaug are causing crowds to pee themselves all over B.C. and Prince George is on their list.