Arts & Life

A pair of young singer/songwriter students from Quesnel are coming to Cafe Voltaire tonight for the weekly Friday Night Mics showcase. Come see Jenaya and Brodey perform their unique styles of relaxed, folksy original music.

Foxy De-Rossi is hanging up the feather boa, at least for the foreseeable future. One of the most recognized drag queen personas in B.C.

Prince George has hills, Prince George is alive with summer, and Prince George has the sound of music building to a crescendo at the PG Playhouse.

The limelight is shining. The question for local singers is "do you want some of it shining on you?" Limelight Quest (it used to be called PG Idol) is an open competition for singers of any kind.

The Cariboo Amateur Dramatic Association's first public performance took place 150 years ago this week (June 23, 1865) in a saloon in Barkerville.

The dead are walking to Prince George. World War Z has arrived. Some fans of the dramatic and the undead are arranging the city's first zombie-themed festival. On Aug. 22, the city is invited to P.G. Zombie Fest being held on the lawns of City Hall.

Shakespeare never got the chance to visit Lheidli territory, but the spirit of his language and drama will be here this summer. "One hundred beauteous springs have from the forests shook one hundred summers' pride," he once wrote.

Canada Day gets a bigger bang this year, to celebrate the Prince George centennial as well as the nation's 148th birthday.

Sweet music streams from the strings of Orchestra North students and instructors, today in Prince George.

The Health Arts Research Centre (HARC) at the University of Northern B.C. in the Northern Medical Program is exploring how art might positively affect health.