Local Arts

The Prince George and District Music Festival has faded into history, leaving behind a list of medalists from its many disciplines and genres.

The region is in for some Nasti Weather. Isn't that great? A musical front is forecast to blow in from the Lower Mainland and cover a lot of the Prince George region next month.

Two Rivers Gallery wants to showcase their accessibility and barrier-free facility. "For me the gallery is not so much about the building but it's about engaging with art, creativity and expressing yourself," Carolyn Holmes, managing director, said.

The first time Dolores Drake performed on a Prince George stage, it was all by herself in Shirley Valentine, during the inaugural season of Theatre Northwest. That was 25 years ago.

Two of Prince George's performing arts groups have forged a partnership. The UNBC Musical Productions Club has been taken under the wing of 25-year-old professional drama company Theatre Northwest.

Sixty years ago this week, during the last week of February 1959, one of the world's biggest music acts performed in Prince George.

Folk music is safe at home in Prince George this coming week. Three shows by franco-Canadian folkie Justin Lacroix are happening in P.G., all of them held at someone's home.

The films are lined up and ready to roll. Some of Canada's best movies are shining on the silver screen of the Prince George Playhouse for the 23rd annual Cinema CNC Film Festival.

The PGSO had another big success on Saturday February 9th with their mainstage concert "German Masters" featuring guest violinist Jasper Wood.

Hootstock has come in to roost. The annual eclectic music festival near 100 Mile House is not shutting the gate, but it is getting closer to home.