Local Arts

Snowman building can be quite the challenge and the Snow Daze winter festival organizing committee is taking it to a whole new level - a record setting level, in fact. The 35th annual festival with more than 70 scheduled events will be held Feb.

A Victoria musician coming to town for the Coldsnap Festival is willing to risk a different arrangement for old favourites.

The Cancer Bats will be special guests of Devildriver at the Generator Wednesday night. Metal is not just for the young but also the young at heart. Just ask the grandma of Cancer Bats' bass player Jaye Schwarzer.

Christine Skorepa Citizen staff Mayor Dan Rogers has proclaimed Jan. 21 to 29 as Coldsnap Music Festival Week in the City of Prince George because of the positive contributions the event has made to the community.

The birthday of Scotlands' people's poet Robbie Burns will be celebrated at the Ramada Hotel Saturday night and you don't have to be Scottish to attend.

If you want to have a beautiful time, then put on your dancing shoes, and head to the Ramada Hotel Friday at 8 p.m. and enjoy Vivo, Cante, Danza, a celebration of life, love and happiness by Cuban-Canadian musician Adonis Puentes.

Eagle Transforming: The Prints of Robert Davidson, circulated by the Vancouver Art Gallery, will be presented during the opening reception at the Two Rivers Art Gallery Thursday beginning with the Haida artist's talk at 7:30 p.m.

Kenny Blues Boss Wayne will be beboppin' his way to the Legion Friday and Saturday night.

Four comedic stars showcase belly-busting chops on a 23-city tour that covers all the boarding hotspots of Western Canada during the third annual Snowed In Comedy Tour sliding into the Playhouse Saturday night.

Improv Ad Nauseum is billed as the most fun you can legally have on a Saturday night and Serious Moonlight Productions' artistic director Bas Rynsewyn insists it's true.