ILLUSTRATED TALK BY NELSON ARTIST DEBORAH THOMPSON JAN. 17, 7:30 PM AT NELSON’S KOOTENAY STUDIO ARTS (KSA) CONSIDERS LINKS BETWEEN MEDIEVAL WOMEN MYSTICS AND CONTEMPORARY VISUAL ART Links between medieval women mystics such as St. Teresa of Avila and 21st Century art practices will be discussed by popular Nelson artist, teacher and curator Deborah Thompson at Selkirk College’s Kootenay Studio Arts (KSA) in Nelson on Friday, Jan. 17 at 7:30 p.m. The talk and visual presentation will take place in room 310 at the KSA building, 606 Victoria St. The
Read More »POET, PUBLISHER, AWARD-WINNING BOOK DESIGNER JASON DEWINETZ TO SPEAK NOV. 22, 7:30 PM AT NELSON’S OXYGEN ART CENTRE A young Renaissance man of Canadian literature, Jason Dewinetz, will read from his poems and speak about his award-winning work as book designer, publisher, and typographer at Nelson’s Oxygen Art Centre on Friday, Nov. 22 at 7:30 p.m. The Oxygen Art Centre is located at 320 Vernon St. (alley entrance). Dewinetz’s appearance, part of Oxygen’s Presentation Series, is free ($5 donation appreciated) and open to the public. Dewinetz’s books of poems include
Read More »TWO LOCAL AUTHORS LAUNCH BOOKS PUBLISHED BY TWO LOCAL PRESSES NOV. 8, 7:30 PM AT NELSON’S OXYGEN ART CENTRE Tension in the Middle East and serenity at the north end of Kootenay Lake are the subjects of books by two local authors published by two Nelson presses to be launched at Nelson’s Oxygen Art Centre on Friday, Nov. 8 at 7:30 p.m. Talking about their books and reading excerpts will be Nelson’s Ernest Hekkanen with his new novel Heretic Hill published by New Orphic Publishers, and Argenta’s Ellen Burt with
Read More »MURDER IN THE MUSEUM NOVELIST SPEAKS AT TOUCHSTONES NELSON MONDAY OCTOBER 28 AT 7:30 P.M. Murder mystery fans and fiction buffs won’t want to miss a pre-Hallowe’en free reading by Vancouver author Miriam Clavir from her novel Insinuendo: Murder in the Museum at Touchstones Nelson Museum of Art and History, 502 Vernon St., on Monday, Oct. 28 at 7:30 p.m. Costumes are optional at the reading, part of this fall’s Oxygen Art Centre’s Presentation Series. Clavir is no stranger to the inside of museums, having spent her career as
Read More »PRESENTATION SERIES: FALL-EARLY WINTER 2013-14 Fri., Oct. 4, 7:30 PM, Oxygen Art Centre: Vernon editor, graphic designer and novelist Corinna Chong reads from her new novel, Belinda’s Rings. (More info click here) Mon., Oct. 28, 7:30 PM, lobby of Touchstones Museum & Art Gallery, 502 Vernon St.: A Hallowe’en special–Vancouver’s Miriam Clavir reads from her murder mystery, Insinuendo: Murder in the Museum. (More info click here) Fri, Nov. 8, 7:30 PM, Oxygen Art Centre: joint book launch featuring two local authors/local publishers–Ellen Burt of Argenta launches her memoir/essays
Read More »Kelowna author Corinna Chong, whose highly praised debut novel Belinda’s Rings has been called “a vital vibrant gem” by Canadian fiction writer Mark Anthony Jarman, will give a reading at Nelson’s Oxygen Art Centre on Friday, October 4 at 7:30 p.m. “The story of a mother running out on her family is nothing new in CanLit,” wrote the Globe and Mail about Chong’s novel, “nor are portraits of a zany and off-kilter families. But Corinna Chong’s treatment of these archetypes has produced something as vibrant as it is original.” Chong’s
Read More »Authors celebrate women in non-traditions jobs Vancouver writer Kate Braid and Nelson writer Jane Byers will bring to life through their stories and poems the successes and obstacles experienced by women working in non-traditional fields when the authors read at Selkirk College’s Kootenay Studio Arts in Nelson on Tuesday, Sept. 24 at 7:30 p.m. Braid will be reading from her women-in-trades memoir, Journeywoman: Swinging a Hammer in a Man’s World. The book covers her 15 years working in construction from raw apprentice laborer to union carpenter, building houses, high rises
Read More »SECOND ANNUAL ELEPHANT MOUNTAIN LITERARY FESTIVAL KICKS OFF THURSDAY, JULY 11 Nelson’s second Elephant Mountain Literary Festival will begin on Thursday, July 11, with an opening gala featuring local poets, musicians, and B.C. wines as well as Nelson Brewing Company’s new Tall Tale Organic Wheat Ale, which the Festival has adopted as the event’s Official Beer. The opening event, for which tickets must be purchased in advance, will be held at the Shanti Centre, the former Christian Science Church at 237 Baker Theme of the this year’s second annual
Read More »REGIONAL AUTHORS GATHER TO CELEBRATE 16 YEARS OF NELSON LITERARY MAGAZINE NEW ORPHIC REVIEW AT NELSON’S OXYGEN ART CENTRE MAY 17, 7:30 P.M. A Sweet Sixteen birthday party is an important milestone for any young person, and even more so for a print literary magazine in these days of electronic publishing. On Friday, May 17 at 7:30 p.m., at Nelson’s Oxygen Art Centre, eight regional authors will read as part of the Sweet Sixteen birthday celebration for the Queen City’s New Orphic Review. The Oxygen Art Centre is located at
Read More »AGM + Celebration of Oxygen’s 10th year in operation! Oxygen Art Centre’s Annual General Meeting will take place on: Wednesday December 5th at 7pm at Oxygen Art Centre 320 Vernon St in Nelson (Alley Entrance) Please join us in celebrating a decade of Oxygen Art Centre and welcoming 5 new members to the board! And yes there will be cake! As well as music and song by Bessie Wapp, 16mm film screening by Jason Asbell and a guest appearance from Cromoli! There
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