Arts & Life

Pre-Elton John concert barbecue will be held July 16 at 5 p.m. at the CN Centre Atrium until the Elton John concert begins at 8. CN Centre and Eurest Foods will host the pre-concert party between the CN Centre and the Kin Centres.

A Spanish guitar and contemporary tones with traditional rhythms, it's music that inspires vigorous and joyful reactions. Tambura Rasa a five-piece world-music band will infuse ArtSpace on Friday at 8 p.m.

Citizen staff Quantum Popcorn, movies that inspire, presented by the YES Alliance, will hold its season finale Friday at 7 p.m. After three months of voting, the Quantum Popcorn audience picked Peaceful Warrior as their viewer's choice.

Early bird tickets for the Artists in the Garden tour are now available at the Two Rivers Gallery.

Any country music fan worth their weight in attitude knows the anthem song Hold My Beer (While I Kiss Your Girlfriend) and every music fan knows the entertainer that sings that song, Aaron Pritchett.

Being the oldest member of a young cast has its advantages, including providing some insight behind the scenes of a local production.

There was a Fire in the Hole Saturday at the Spring Arts Bazaar when the Prince George Firefighters' chili cook off team took top prize for their contribution to the arts.

Bouquet 2010 is presented to showcase the talents of students of Dawn Boudreau Music at the Playhouse Saturday at 7 p.m. There is also daytime session at 11 a.m., 1 and 3 p.m. Doors open half hour before each show.

Most of the Excalibur cast of Hair is a bit too young to know about free love, LSD, and the hippy movement, so not only is the show entertaining, it's a bit of a lesson in recent history.

The Ottawa tour band at D.P. Todd secondary school recently returned from MusicFest Canada 2010 with a silver level standing. There were 61 D.P. Todd students among 10,000 from across the country that participated in the event.