Arts & Life

Simon Cowell left American Idol but the show went on. Dawn Boudreau left Prince George but PG Idol will go on.

Randy Bachman Overdrive wasn't a strong recipe for success and nobody wants BO. No, the rock gods were always calling out for Fred Turner. He was the T in BTO and the Turner in Bachman Turner Overdrive.

On May 30, the Groop Gallery will be hosting Ekphrasis II. This is the encore to the popular first edition, pairing visual artists with literary artists.

The beats of the world will pound the walls of Art Space on Saturday night. Rhythmic folk ensemble Barefoot Caravan will arrive from the Okanagan to headline the night of global music, joined by local Persian-jazz ensemble Navaz on this double bill.

The theme word for the Northern Orchestra's season finale is "surprise" said conductor Gordon Lucas. The word is built into one of the pieces the group will play: Symphony 94 in G Major by Franz Josef Haydn. It's nickname is The Surprise Symphony.

Two Rivers Art Gallery is opening the shutters on international climate change issues in vulnerable communities of the world.

The roads around here must seem downright pedestrian for Alex Debogorski, but he still looks to the Cariboo region for adventure.

A national poetry legend will be coming to the area to teach the craft.

The power of words will carry a group of local performers to the provincial level. The districts speech arts and drama festival has concluded, with some of the best participants earning a berth on the B.C. stage. Team P.G.

The nation's top science fiction/fantasy literary awards have had a trophy especially for teen fiction for only the past two years. Neil Godbout is batting a thousand in that Young Adult Novel category.