Doukhobor Museum To Host Live Action Escape-Room Style Theatre Group
It’s part escape room, part live theatre, and part history lesson. On June 7 and 10, a new kind of interactive experience is descending on the Doukhobor Discovery Centre in Castlegar. The event is free and open to all ages and attendees can expect to work with their group and the actors to try and…
Meet Castlegar Jewellery Maker Sonja Rosenberg
Sonja Rosenberg has spent a lot of time in the middle of Canada as well as on either end. Born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the mother of four learned metalsmithing and jewellery design in Halifax at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design and eventually found her way to Castlegar, British…
Matty Kakes Is Changing The Look Of Castlegar One Wall At A Time
Matty Hillman is a resident of Pass Creek, just east of Castlegar, and an instructor at Selkirk College, specializing in Human Services, Child and Youth Care. When he's not teaching he's a talented muralist who goes by the name Matty Kakes and is "especially interested in the intersection of youth…
Award-Winning Musician Shawn Hook Takes Us Home
Award-Winning Musician Shawn Hook Takes Us Home Shawn Hook is a celebrated singer-songwriter who comes from a long line of West Kootenay musicians – in fact, his grandfather's guitar is on display at the Doukhobor Discovery Centre in Castlegar. Born Shawn Hlookoff in 1984, he started playing piano…
The 9 Best Second-Hand Stores in Castlegar
Thrift stores are like the Tickle Trunk on the famous Canadian kid's show Mr. Dressup: you never know what you'll find within. From vintage clothes to antique furniture, collectible toys to electronics, second-hand stores are super-fun treasure troves of pre-loved stuff. Besides being fun to shop…
Where To Enjoy Fine Art Paintings In Castlegar
Every beautiful painting ever created, from the Mona Lisa to Starry Night, needed three things to help bring it to fruition: a medium (like acrylics), a tool such as a brush, and lots of inspiration. And according to local fine artists and painters, Castlegar provides three similar things in order…
Soar Magazine Features Castlegar's Art Scene
The inflight publication for Pacific Coastal Airlines has featured Castlegar in its latest issue. Called Soar, the bi-monthly magazine is distributed on all Pacific Coastal aircraft and in the October/November edition it details the art scene in the West Kootenay region, specifically in Castlegar…
Why is Castlegar the Sculpture Capital of Canada?
Joy Barrett has had a long career in arts administration. She’s worked at the world-famous Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, at the Calgary Centre of Performing Arts, and as the cultural ambassador for Nelson, British Columbia. Today, she has one of the most important jobs in Castlegar:…