Arts & Life

The hobbies and homecrafts people like to do at home in their basements and studios and garages are actually an industry and a spectator attraction all in one.

The artists' hearts will be pounding like the dance beats dropped by DJ Rubytrout. The spotlights will be as bright as these painters' talents.

Northern B.C. got some down-home back-east hospitality, courtesy of the Canadian Country Music Association. The annual CCMA showcase is second in Canada only to the Juno Awards for sheer music power, and this year it was held in Halifax.

Akon won't be the only million-seller on stage at the Civic Centre this Sunday night. One of Canada's biggest urban pop acts will also be there, standing alongside two other Canadian music success stories.

Buildings, like autumn weather, often need a fresh coat. And if "clothing makes the man" then the same can be said of what's worn on the exterior of a business, warehouse or home.

Everyone in Prince George has been invited to see the cutting edge of the arts.

A painting, a song, a meal, a quilt, a sculpture can all be the subject of argument over its artistic merit.

Singing with soul is often about the artist empathizing, imagining character so effectively the artist becomes a vessel for bigger concepts than the words and melody. For all the saddest reasons, Todd Windley can now sing with soul.

You can't conquer the world if you never leave your own home. The Statistics are a local band intent on making their living from music.

When the Prince George Symphony Orchestra launches its new season each fall, it always brings out one of the biggest crowds of their year for Pops in the Park.