Arts & Life

A lanky rider from out west is sauntering into Prince George. He wears a black hat and he's got a posse with him. They say he comes from parts all over, but his campfire these days is Wells-Barkerville high in the Cariboo mountains.

There are at least 50 shades of music style in Hewson Grey, maybe more. The Edmonton band is making its first trip into Prince George and can't wait to introduce some new fans to their brand of modern folk-rock blend.

Lauren Brotman and Amy Blanding are going to paint the streets of Prince George in theatre. Their canvas is paper, their brush is words and the first of them came from a letter to the editor published in The Citizen.

When the cosmic names of Canadian comedians is written in the stars, Bruce McCulloch's name will be somewhere near the top. In a nation known almost as much for comedy as it is for hockey, that's saying something significant.

The therapeutic power of art and the documentary power of art have met between the covers of a new book by Daniel Gallant.

Bryan Adams is coming back to Prince George, and he's coming soon. Never mind this six-month sales period so many artists embark on, Adams' date at CN Centre is Nov. 19. He has been to P.G.

We are all musical instruments. Each of our bodies resonates with its own distinct wavelength and we are affected by the respective resonance of the objects around us, from mountains to paperclips. Even our thoughts have their own electrical pulses.

Groop Gallery really is living up to its name. The founding studio owned by Melanie Desjardines is still operational, it's just confined to the back room of the main floor.

Prairie blues-rocker Dustin Harder and his band Prairie Soul will be in Prince George tonight for a concert appearance.

There probably won't be any rocket attacks on Saturday night, but in spite of that it should be a good night of comedy for Tim Nutt in Prince George.