Local Arts

Toby Hargrave, professional standup comedian who was voted the Funniest Comedian at the 2005 Vancouver Comedy Festival will be at Nancy O's Friday night.

The new artistic director for Coldsnap 2012 is not your typical artsy-fartsy festival fanatic with a flare for the dramatic. She is a geo-technical engineer with a huge love for music.

The Knowledge Network, B.C.'s public broadcaster, is hitting the road for 18 months and will be visiting Prince George at the end of June to offer a variety of events for the public to attend.

As Jimmy Rankin releases his fourth solo album, the singer songwriter will take to the stage to showcase his new work at more intimate venues. One of those will be At Space where Rankin will perform Sunday at 8 p.m.

The beautifully costumed Yalenka Ukrainian Dancers will hold their annual spring concert Vesna at the Prince George Playhouse Saturday at 7 p.m.

Gender bending might seem like a new idea but even William Shakespeare thought it was a great subject to explore in As You Like It, presented by the Prince George Theatre Workshop Society at the Playhouse June 16 to 18, and 23 to 25.

The red carpet will be unrolled soon at a Burns Lake theatre for a feature film shot in that location by a hometown actor/director.

Sounds like a great party is coming to Prince George this fall. Xtreme Muzik Tour is coming to CN Centre September 25 starring Big $ Rich, Gretchen Wilson, Cowboy Troy and Two Foot Fred plus special guests.

To study the art of sonwriting may not come often but to win a scholarship to attend a writing workshop with pop-culture legend Dave Bidini is a rare bird indeed. The contest is open to emerging and professional songwriters who submit entries.

Episode 1: A Dangerous Occupation The construction of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway brought men, from all walks of life and funneled them into different 'End of Steel Camps' or 'Tent-Towns' along the mainline.