Local Arts

Imagine your friend is celebrity musician and host Art Napoleon, and he calls to ask you to cover for him as the master of ceremonies and VIP performer at a cultural event for the Aboriginal arts.

A curve of gold will glint on the Prince George Playhouse horizon this weekend. A 50th anniversary will be celebrated with the golden hum of community love.

The Leo Award nominations were announced on Tuesday and the Prince George community has players in the game.

Set a course of the riches and booty of the sea and stage, mateys.

Lesley White has an international reputation for her oil paintings. She has made a specialty of Western art, with strong sales and exhibition results on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border to show for it.

Art show Painter Darin Corbiere is the artist in the spotlight with his new exhibition at the Studio 2880 Feature Gallery.

This region is home to what has grown into Canada's premier female-focused metal festival. The Metallocalypstick Festival pounds the rocks of Lone Butte (near 100 Mile House) each summer.

The groundbreaking Aboriginal arts agency started last year with the Community Arts Council (CAC) is now flexing the muscle they promised.

The two featured painters exhibiting in the showcase window at Mills Office Productivity represent the open possibilities of junior and the elder creators.

It might be Improv Schmimprov on stage but it's sure not about education schmeducation. The local comedy troupe specializes in improvisational fun times, theatre sports and whatever it takes to make you laugh.