The Fifth Annual Black and White Soiree raises the roof at the Civic Centre on Saturday night and raises funds for the Association Advocating for Women and Children (AWAC).
"Spend your evening with your girlfriends while supporting women less fortunate than we are," said a statement from the organizers.
The night will include a dinner, dancing, shopping, stiletto contest, a fashion show, entertainment, a silent auction and more. Tickets are $75 each, available at Shine Salon and Shhh the Unique Boutique.
Bednesti Lake Resort will be having local country singer-songwriter Rick Stavely perform on Saturday. Stavely is a local favourite, with a solid fan base for his new-country tunes rooted in golden-country charms.
Bednesti will also host musician Mike Smith on November 29. Bednesti Lake Resort is located about half an hour's drive west of Prince George on Highway 16.
Red Moon Road is returning to Prince George. After their appearance at Cold Snap 2014, the Winnipeg folk trio was anxious to return and this week they announced a date. As part of a Western Canada leg of their latest tour, they will crank up the acoustics at Art Space on Dec. 3. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 on sale now at Books and Company, presented by the Cold Snap organizing committee.
An album release concert by Sober Becky will happen at Riley's Pub (Days Inn) on Thursday night. The music gets underway at 8 p.m. with special guests Apple and Her Bad Habit plus members of High Society supporting the main attraction: Sober Becky. Tickets are $5.
Cinema CNC screens the film Pride at the college's Stan Shaffer Theatre (Room 1-306) on Saturday at 7 p.m. and again at 9:30 p.m. Pride, a 2014 hit by U.K. director Matthew Warchus, tells the story cutting into the meat of new-wave era London. In 1984 Britain, a ragtag band of activists from London's queer community form an unlikely, anti-Thatcherite alliance with striking Welsh miners, in this hilarious and inspirational comedy-drama. It stars Imelda Staunton, Paddy Considine, George MacKay, Faye Marsay, Ben Schnetzer, Dominic West and the legendary Bill Nighy (Viktor in the Underworld franchise, eccentric rocker Billy Mack in Love Actually, Davy Jones in the Pirates Of The Caribbean set, etc.).
The annual CNC winter film series also includes Ida, Life Itself, We Are The Best, Force Majeure and The Overnighters.
Tickets are offered at the door for each film, plus season's passes for all six films are $42 for guaranteed seating for these movies unscheduled by any other theatre in the city.
The Community Arts Council has opened its latest art exhibition at the Studio 2880 gallery. The paintings of Kat Valcourt have been assembled under the title Plethora. See the display, free of charge, during business hours at the CAC's gift shop and ticket office in their complex at 2880 15th Avenue.
Fresh off the Halloween success of Something Wicked This Way Comes, the Prince George vocal ensemble Nove Voce is back for Christmas with their rendition of the comedy classic How The Grinch Stole Christmas. There will be four showtimes on Nov. 29: 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 2:30 pm.
Richard Bjarnason will be joining Nove Voce to read the original story as the choir performs songs from the cartoon and live-action movies.
"We have some wonderfully awful Grinchy costumes from Pat Jorgensen, great music based on Dr. Seuss and even our own dog Max," said choral director Robin Norman.
Come out and enjoy your favorite Dr. Seuss Songs like You're a Mean One Mister Grinch, Where are you Christmas and Welcome Christmas.
All shows are upstairs at the Prince George Civic Center in Room 208. All tickets are $5 at the door,cash only, arrive early to avoid disappointment.
Tickets are on sale now for A Christmas Carol, a Judy Russell production from Dec. 12 to 21 at the Prince George Playhouse. Tickets are available now at Studio 2880.
This holiday classic is an adaptation by Anna Russell and featuring the on-stage talent of Gary Chappel, Curtis Abriel, Matthew Russell, Rya Quarenghi, Mark Wheeler, Quin McGowan, Sandra Clermont, Cecil MacRae, Edward Quinlan, Adam Harasimiuk and a host of others in this all-community presentation.
The Prince George Conservatory of Music is having the organization's Annual General Meeting on Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. All parents, students, and community members are invited to come and participate. An elected Board of Directors will be chosen; if you would like to be on our Board of Directors please contact our administrator at 250-564-7467 and come prepared to the meeting. It takes place at 3555 5th Avenue.
Bednesti Lake Resort will be having Rick Stavely perform on Saturday and Mike Smith will be performing on November 29. Bednesti Lake Resort is located about half an hour's drive west of Prince George on Highway 16.
On Nov. 21 come out to see the "baroque folk rock" of Exit Glow live on stage at Shiraz. Admission is by donation. The band has a popular follow so reservations are recommended.
Smithers author Sheila Peters will be visiting Prince George and she's made sure to book in Caf Voltaire as one of her stops. The author of mystery novel Shafted will be there for a book launch and reading on Nov. 27 at 7 p.m. This novel is a northern B.C. mystery novel with "conflicting agendas of an old prospector, a rich eco-activist, a couch-surfing teen and mess of misplaced desire, all meeting in a tangled web of festering grudges, phony mineral claims, blackmail and murder," said Peters. Come down for this free event, and don't forget your copy of Shafted to have signed.
Prince George's own award-winning and nationally celebrated soul singer Maureen Washington is coming home. Now based in Victoria, she returns on Nov. 27 at the Prince George Playhouse to debut her new Christmas album. She calls this seasonal collection a "celebration of timeless classics relived with a fresh feel." The title track, Christmas Is, written by Percy Faith, will set the mood for an evening of great music. Come out and celebrate the joys of the season with Maureen Washington and her stellar band featuring Karel Roessingh, Joey Smith and Damian Graham.
Advance tickets (assigned seating) are $25 each at Studio 2880 or $30 at the door.
At the Door (general seating).
The Pink Champagne Dance Band will be bopping from the big stage on New Year's Eve. Ring in the city's 100th birthday year on Dec. 31 at the Civic Centre, and boogie with the stars. The event is a cocktail gala to raise funds for the Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation. Join the Dance North Ballroom and Social Dance Club as community stars and their professional dance partners show off the showy choreography they have learned for this worthy cause.
Tickets are $95 ($85 before Dec. 1) available at Books and Company, Prince George Citizen front desk or Spirit of the North office.
Groop Gallery will feature the grand return of a Prince George favourite. Painter Anne Bogle has been away for several years but has come back and will be opening her latest exhibition on Nov. 14. The show features her most recent works - landscape, still-life and abstract - done in acrylics on canvas. Bogle is a member of famed Prince George painters group The Milltown Artists.
One of CN Centre's most requested shows will be coming back for an encore performance. The Very Best of Celtic Thunder returns to the CN Centre on March 14 for a very special evening.
Drawing material from Celtic Thunder's nine Public Television Specials, 11 albums and DVDs, and eight North American tours, The Very Best Of Celtic Thunder aims to combine all Celtic Thunder classics, fan favorites and hit songs into a formidable stage show.
Tickets go on sale Sept. 26, at 10 a.m. at the CN Centre box office, Studio 2880, or online.
The UNBC Northern Women's Centre hosts "a unique and empowering workshop" entitled Women Healing Through Art on Dec. 13. Participation fee is $80 for students, $140 for non-students / the employed, with a $20 per hour work program available to reduce the cost. For more information email [email protected].
The City of Prince George's 100th birthday will be celebrated by the nation's most beloved storyteller. Stuart McLean is coming back to our city with his Vinyl Cafe Roadshow. For the first time in his years of performances in Prince George, McLean and his company of fellow performers will take the stage at CN Centre for this auspicious occasion. The show is March 3. Tickets go on sale Monday at Studio 2880, the CN Centre box office and online at Ticketmaster.ca.
This Prince George show will be taped live, and will be heard on CBC Radio three times in the next two years - a birthday party that will reach 6 million people at least based on the massive audience for McLean's weekly CBC Radio show also named The Vinyl Cafe.
