Arts & Life

He was a rock star, then changed paths to become a country star. It was only a partial transition. In this summer's video for the single Miles To Go, he proudly sports an Iron Maiden T-shirt along with his black cowboy hat and rough jeans.

There were about 75 people who entered the many categories in the home arts and horticulture section of the BCNE this year.

The BCNE has been opening its gates since 1912 and today is Day 1 for the 2016 edition. The city's fall fair is loaded with agriculture, history, culture and entertainment. The doors officially open today at 10 a.m.

They are called Twin Peaks not because of a cult classic TV show, but because of, well, girl humour. "It's a boob joke. An elaborate boob joke - so elaborate we built a whole band around it," said Lindsay Pratt.

(Language may be unsuitable for some readers) By their own admission, legendary punk band D.O.A. has not performed in Prince George very often.

A local group of volunteers, Tragically Hip fans all, has organized a public event in Prince George to watch the band's final concert. The concert is being held Saturday night in The Tragically Hip's hometown of Kingston.

The next time they meet together, it will be on stage at the BCNE on Friday night, and it will be a drop-the-mic night. The finalists for this year's Limelight Quest competition have been determined.

Culture is a network of intertwined pulses of art. Two of those veins in Prince George are connecting more closely. Theatre North West presents a number of plays to local audiences each year. Each one is derived from a script, the words of a writer.

Ancient China's community traditions have a place in modern Cariboo culture, although it is set in the heart of the region's gold rush history. Barkerville has as much connection with 19th century China as it does cowboys and miners.

The letter W meant only one thing to veteran wildlife painter Joe Ferrante: wolf. How the animal and the letter would congeal into a public image for the Alphabet Project was a much more difficult mental hike.