Local Arts

Imagine 85 Welsh men's voices raised in song during a concert with local Celtic group Out of Alba at the First Baptist Church June 10 at 7:30 p.m. The Vancouver Welsh Men's Choir will be touring Northern B.C.

Creativity goes a long way, and during the Imagination on the Move program, presented by the Two Rivers Gallery, it will go all the way out of Prince George and into the surrounding rural communities.

These talented performers from Prince George will be travelling to Kamloops for the Performing Arts B.C. Provincial Festival June 5 to 9.

A promise of laughing, caring and sharing is offered during the fourth annual Salmon Valley Woman's Festival at the Rockin' River Resort. A number of facilitators, healers, readers, vendors and participants attend the annual retreat.

If you want to be the next P.G. Idol, you better move fast - only the first 40 singers to register get a spot in the next contest, which is open to all Prince George residents. "I'm pretty excited about this," said producer Dawn Boudreau.

Excalibur Theatre Arts Company presents its year-end recital, We Are Family Saturday, June 11. Students aged three to 17 perform three different dance shows at Vanier Hall on June 11 at 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and the grand finale at 7 p.m.

Godfather of Canadian hip hop Wes Williams, aka Maestro Fresh Wes, performs at Rum Jungle June 4, thanks to the Prince George Public Library.

Conductor Les Dala's final performance with the Prince George Symphony Orchestra was a triumph. This was about as big an entertainment spectacle as it is possible to see here - complete with all the frills and flourishes.

Friday evening saw 55 plus participants in the first ever preschool of the arts exhibition. The ages ranged from two to "None of your business young lady," as was over heard in a conversation - but a fun time was had by all.

For the first time in 25 years, Chorfest, the provincial choir confederation conference, hosted by the Prince George Cantata Singers, will be held in Prince George this weekend.