Local Arts

The first two names have been announced for Prince George's next TEDx event. One will be one of the featured keynote speakers and the second is the event's master of ceremonies. The event is set for Nov. 17 at UNBC's Canfor Theatre.

London is calling. Maggie Trepanier is answering.

The worst fire in the province this year for the destruction of homes is the one at Telegraph Creek. More than 25 structures were burned by the Alkali Lake blaze in Tahltan territory, a community already experiencing a critical housing shortage.

The District 57 Tapestry Singers finished their singing year strongly. They hope to start the new school year riding that momentum.

The heart and the mind, the spirit and the intellect, science and art. These twins are conjoined in all people, and two local writers will flip to the deeper pages in the book of how those two conditions dance with each other.

As Randall Heppner's solo art exhibition comes to a close, the Two Rivers Gallery is hosting a reception to thank him for his work and give the public one last chance to meet him before his paintings come down at their facility.

When Dani Paivarinta starts her first year of high school next week, she already knows what her favourite class is going to be. She can't wait for Art at PGSS. It's a pursuit that has already made her into a professional.

Matthew Hughes is listed as one of Canada's top fantasy writers. He is also ranked among Canada's top science fiction writers. For added flavour, Hughes also won an Arthur Ellis Award for writing Canada's best short story in the crime genre.

After a tumultuous forest fire season, a different view of the great outdoors is coming to Prince George. The annual Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is stopping in at the Prince George Playhouse on Sept. 25. The first film rolls at 7 p.m.

The steampunk movement has a natural home in Prince George. The Central BC Railway & Forestry Museum is tailor made for the cultural aesthetic that marries the fashion and tools of the early 20th century, and that's right in the museum's wheelhouse.