Arts & Life

The adventures of a curious youngster who wanders into a surreal world of discovery and danger is a universal tale but it has perhaps never been given to the universe as completely as now at Theatre North West.

Chris Lane is in the fast lane and there's a pit stop in Prince George on Wednesday night. The muscle car images in the video were a bit prophetic, as the hit single Fix burned rubber and made him into a No. 1 country artist.

Northern FanCon organizers are keeping their wits about them, and they are keeping Alicia Witt in Prince George for the annual pop-culture convention. Audiences will know Witt for a number of varied reasons.

The blues is something he has always played close to the vest. There is a world of music available to the player of a piano. It is the foundation instrument for classical on through to new wave and even used in hiphop and metal.

His lens has adjusted around the visage of presidents and sheiks, movie stars and military leaders, but his most famous photo - the one those celebrities can't stop talking about - is the black-and-white snapshot of his father standing by the woodshe

A round of high-fives can be heard emanating from the Community Arts Council. Their signature event, Studio Fair, was a huge success this past weekend. It was the event's 40th anniversary and the first for new CAC executive director Sean Farrell.

The Terri Clark concert was like watching a reality TV show happen before your eyes, with a sad lack of cameras there to record it. This was a different kind of show.

Here we go again, for the last time.

The first annual Northern BC SIP Wine Festival wraps up today with events across the city. The Prince George Cougars host Hockey & Wine tonight at 7 p.m at CN Centre.

If you don't think your inner child isn't still clapping its hands for glee and wide-eyed with world wonder, you haven't met Trish Pattison. She works for the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre in Vancouver as an outreach programmer.