Arts & Life

At no other convention are the participants also the attraction. Thousands of people attended Northern FanCon last weekend, and many of them arrived in costumes - many of them elaborate costumes.

As Cliff Mann's year as the Prince George Community Arts Council's artist-in-residence draws to a close, he wanted to show the local public some sort of progression in his work.

As the City of Prince George turns 100, a new music venture is born that brings centuries-old music into the modern context. The Fraser Lyric Opera Society is staging its debut production later this summer as a birthday present to the city.

Arts programs in schools are not what they used to be, but creative forces are still alive and thriving in School District 57.

Having one of Canada's most luminous bluesmen in your good books comes with some benefits.

R.J. Mitte grew into public consciousness from an epic depiction of the drug world.

Prince George was already familiar to the eyes of George Killy. The local industrialist was a man of means and a man of vision, so he wanted to know what Prince George looked like through the eyes of someone far removed. Not just any eyes.

Costume play - or cosplay - may look like a high school theme party out of place or Halloween out of time, but it has grown into an art form and an industry all of its own.

Most artists know that clichs are to be avoided like the plague. But what if the stereotype is the whole point of the art? Somewhere on that disputed territory is where Jeff Molloy wanders around.

Country music superstar Jason Aldean will take to the CN Centre stageTuesday, Oct. 6 during his Burn It Down tour with special guests Cole Swindell, Tyler Farr and Dee Jay Silver. Tickets go on sale Friday, May 8 at 10 a.m.