Local Arts

There are silver tongued devils. There are silver spoon heirs. But there are only two Silver Screen Scoundrels and they gad about together, that Brandon Isaak and Keith Picot. Alone they are acclaimed musicians, mostly of the blues persuasion.

It isn't over till the little miracle sings. The romantic comedy with an ear for opera will get a few more arias in before the play fades into golden memory. Miracle Theatre's production of The Last Romance has been held over for an additional week.

There are no small artists, only small art. The painters and sculptors who have participated in the previous editions of The Best Damn Little Art Auction will tell you it is often a large effort to make a tiny piece.

The highway of life once again has Prince George on the map. Tom Cochrane, the bard of ragged ass roads everywhere, will be live at CN Centre on Monday night.

Some real aboriginal students in Prince George are finding their own voices by analyzing the voices of fictitious aboriginal people.

As smooth as water, the voice of Danielea Castell will ripple past your ears. Her drum will tap out a heartbeat she feels from the waters of the earth. Her words will dip into the gentle currents like toes easing in from the shore.

Theatre Northwest is pouring Scotch with a twist. No, not a splash of lemon or dash of salt - that kind of twist is blasphemy to aficionados of the Scottish nectar - but the kind of twist that surprises and enthuses the mind.

If the northern region had a house band, it would likely be Folky Strum Strum. They play regular gigs, they are an attraction on the festival circuit, despite the miles between them all.

As it is with people, sparks can also fly between businesses. When a crane lowered the enormous open-faced oven into place at Prince George's new downtown pizza restaurant, it became the most famous fire chamber in the city.

The funds are rising. The totals are expanding. The Doctor's Case is that much closer to being solved. The problem is one befuddling first-time filmmaker James Douglas more than his famous characters Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.