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Tuesday, May 19, 8 p.m., Expressions, 554 Ward St.

Transgender performer rae spoon will be playing an intimate show at Expressions café in Nelson on Tuesday, May 19. rae is a songwriter, film score composer, music producer, multi-instrumentalist and published author. They will be playing a solo set of music off of their past five albums spanning genres from folk to elec-tronic and indie rock.

rae has toured extensively in canada, the UsA, Europe and Australia. They have been nominated for the polaris Music prize in both 2009 and 2014, as well as for the cbc radio 3 bucky Awards. They won the Galaxy rising star Award in 2004.

rae is the subject of the National Film board musical-documentary My prairie home, with their 2013 album of the same name serving as the score and soundtrack to the film. Directed by chelsea McMullan, this documentary about growing up and surviving in an evangelical christian family premiered at the Vancouver International Film Festival and was released theatrically in canada in 2014. The film was an offi-cial selection for sundance 2014, won best Documentary from the Vancouver critics circle and was nominated for a canadian screen Award for best Feature Documentary.

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Roxanne Potvin at Expressions

Thursday, May 21, 8 p.m., Expressions, 554 Ward St.

There’s a new album in the works for roxanne potvin, the Montreal-based, bilingual, JUNo nominat-ed singer-song-writer. After a two-year hiatus from the road to learn the ropes of sound engineering, she’s picked up her notebook and gui-tar once again, working away at what is to be her fifth full-length album.

Fans in Nelson will be able to hear some of the new material on an upcoming solo performance at Expressions The new songs are inti-mate first person snapshots of life among friends and lovers (cyborgs in one instance!). The witty garage-folk attitude of her last album play, makes a few appearances and catchy melo-dies are at the forefront.

With a JUNo nomination, seven Maple blues awards nominations, and national television and radio appear-ances including radio 2 Drive and “Q”, roxanne potvin continues to carve her place in the canadian roots music scene.

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Nepal Relief FundraiserWednesday, May 13, 7 p.m. Nelson Civic Theatre

There will be a special screening of the film, When The Iron bird Flies to support victims of the earthquake in Nepal. The director of the movie has kindly donated her feature film for this event. All proceeds will go to the shedrub Develop.m.ent Fund to feed & rescue those in need, and to begin to rebuild homes and monasteries.

When The Iron bird Flies weaves an intricate tapestry of interviews with contemporary teachers of Tibetan buddhism, stories of western prac-titioners, rare archival footage, and striking images of modern life that illuminate and make accessible the buddha’s core teachings.

Tickets are on a sliding scale of $10 – 20 at the door, $16 online.

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Oxygen Art MarketMay 22, 23, 24 Oxygen Art Centre, 320 Vernon Street (back alley)

oxygen Art Market is an oppor-tunity to experience first-hand the breadth of work made by West kootenay artists, and to buy a piece of original, locally-made art. The work is hung “salon” style, with over 150 pieces on display from over 40 estab-lished and emerging kootenay artists.

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QuickLinks: Arts&entertainmentCellar Notes Duo

Monday, May 18, 7:30 p.m., St. Saviour’s Pro Cathedral

T h e cellar Notes Duo of Jeff F a r a g h e r , cello, and Alex Nichol, double bass will be pre-senting a musical offering spanning four centu-ries and six cultures. Together, the cello and the double bass form the founda-tion upon which the the symphony orchestra’s sound is built. composers have long known that the brilliance of the cello reinforced with the dark, rich timbre of the bass, creates a potent synergy that is greater than the sum of its parts. Admission by donation.

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Documentary Script WorkshopSaturday, May 30, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Oxygen Art Centre

having a great idea for a docu-mentary film is one thing; figuring out what comes next can be the challenge. A documentary film script develop.m.ent workshop with Vancouver film-maker and teacher colin browne is an opportunity to find that next step and ramp up the skills necessary to move from concept to successful documen-tary film.

browne has taught filmmaking at simon Fraser University’s school for the contemporary Arts and sits on the board of directors of the Vancouver International Film Festival.

cost is $75. limited enrollment means that early registration is highly encouraged. For full information and registration go to

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Sci-Fi Double FeatureSaturday, May 16, 7:30 p.m., the Capitol Theatre

bring your kids and strap your-self in for time travel, dinosaurs and aliens!

In their tiny studio in the yukon’s boreal forest, ramshackle Theatre cre-ates cardboard puppet shows, original plays and outdoor theatre events for yukon and national audiences.

Visually gorgeous, full of wit and humour, anarchy and magic, sci-Fi Double Feature is an all ages cardboard puppet show filmed and projected live on to a big screen, in order to cre-ate a one-take 1960s sci-fi b-movie. The two movies are linked by a stop-motion animation that gets you behind the scenes on the sci-fi film set.

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Tuesday and Thursday mornings, May 11-June 4, Women’s Centre

The Nelson and District Women’s centre’s free volunteer training program, rooted in community, offers local and area women the opportunity to build strengths, gain valuable skills, and contribute their time and energy as volunteers in their communities. offered twice a year at the Women’s centre, the program consists of eight sessions of 2.5 hours,

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Nelson Garden FestivalSaturday May 9, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the 200 block of Baker St.

The 14th Annual Nelson Garden Festival is set to run on Mother’s Day weekend. More than 50 vendors and community groups will be on hand with perennials, annuals, vegetable starts, trees, furniture, flowers - just about everything a gardener needs to get start-ed or add to an already great endeavor.

returning for their fourth year, the boisterous and lively belly-dancing group, shimmy Mob, will perform at 11 am and 12 p.m. in front of the kootenay Food coop. They are rais-ing awareness and funds for women’s and children’s shelters. There will also be the Wild sunday’s blue grass band playing from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m..

This colorful and lively market draws hundreds of gardeners, from all walks of life, for a five hour garden shopping spree, rain or shine.

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Bears close trailMay 1 to June 5, Nelson-Salmo Great Northern Trail south of Cottonwood Lake parking area to Hall Siding

In consultation with bc conservation officer service, region-al bear biologists and the Ministry of Forest land and Natural resource operations, the regional District of central kootenay is initiating an annu-al spring trail closure for a portion of the Nelson-salmo Great Northern Trail. The annual closure will include the trail south of cottonwood lake parking area to hall siding. signs will be posted accordingly at the entrance to trail closures.

collared bear data has shown the area from cottonwood lake to hall siding, particularly the areas of Apex and camp busk, are heavily used by grizzly bears in the spring. As black bear and grizzly bear activity is com-mon in the spring and early summer, bears may be present on the trail system throughout the year so please remember to always, use caution, do not attempt to view or approach bears and do not leave garbage or food on trails.

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Gardenfest is not to be missed Arena leak prompts upgradesThe Nelson and District recreation

commission has approved upgrades to refrigeration safety systems and replacement of the Nelson and District community complex (NDcc) arena condenser after an ammonia leak on April 21 injured a worker and shut down the arena for several hours.

In 2014 the recreation commission approved $130,000 in upgrades that were to take place during a 2015 sum-mer shutdown. That money will now be redirected to replace the condenser tower, upgrade the safety relief system, and add three ammonia sensors on the outside of the arena. The project cost for the condenser replacement and safety relief system upgrades is estimated at $150,000 and will go to tender this week. The new ammonia sensors have already been ordered at a cost of $12,500.

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Lieutenant Governor visitsThe lieutenant Governor of

british columbia Judith Guichon is visiting Nelson May 14-15. The city of Nelson was named after the first lieutenant Governor of british columbia, hugh Nelson.

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QuickLinks: Community NewsBears limit recycling

Visitors at the kokanee Marina next to kokanee creek park have been seeing more than just recycling at the collection bin the last few weeks. A bear has been spotted around the recy-cling bin several times. In response to this situation, the regional District of central kootenay (rDck) is working with the Marina owner to try and pre-vent the bins from being an attractant. The recycling depot has historically been open 24/7, but as part of efforts to mitigate human/wildlife interac-tions the collection bins will now be open from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00p.m. daily.

The public is requested to assist the rDck by limiting their use of the kokanee depot to only the hours that the bin is open. When bears become dependant on a human provided food source it can become a potentially dangerous situation for the bear as well as people in the area. residents and visitors to the area can help out this bear and other wildlife by doing the following;

-clean all recyclables (the scent is an attractant for bears and wildlife)

-Do not dispose of garbage in recycling bins

-Do not leave garbage or recy-clables outside of the bins. This could potentially make the problem worse.

-remember that bears belong in nature, and we can all help to ensure they stay there if everyone is respon-sible with their waste http://www.bearsmart.com

Peace camp info session Monday, May 11, 7-9 p.m., the Kooteny Bakery Café Co-op

kootenay society for life-long learning announced the launch of The peaceMaking collective and peace camps There will be a youth peace camp from July 22-24 for young men and women 14-19 years old, and a young Women’s peace leadership camp for women 15 to 35 years old August 24-28.

Those curious about young Women’s peace camp are invited to attend an information session on the day after Mother’s Day at the kooteny bakery café co-op, 377 baker st. participants in the young Women’s peace camp will meet women creating peace non-vio-lently in different ways and will explore possibilities for careers and activism at all levels of the peace process, in our lives, communities, and our world.

participants in the youth peace camp will focus on skills for peaceful interventions, and strengthening capac-ities for non-violent communication. This camp will include art, trust-build-ing, music and improvisation, stories, stillness, and more. The camp is planned and facilitated by three local youth lead-ers working alongside adult mentors at selfDesign high.

The peaceMaking collective is a new association of organizations and individuals who collaborate to provide opportunities to strengthen peacemak-ing skills for people of all ages.

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NDCC renovation updateThe Nelson and District recreation

commission has approved and will recommend to the regional District of central kootenay (rDck) board that the organization hire a construction manager to oversee multiple contracts to complete renovations to the Nelson and District Aquatic centre. staff will know the new project timeline in June once a construction manager has been hired.

The pool is now expected to remain open through June and into July.

In April, the rDck tendered the project using a design–bid–build pro-cess to sign a lump sum contract for the whole project, but rejected all bids for being over budget by at least $1.2 million.

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TTFriday, May 15, 8 p.m. Expressions 554 Ward Street in Nelson

$ 15 advance at Eddy Music or at the doorhttp://www.facebook.com/towersandtrees

Friday, May 15Junior Dragons Den winners

After months of preparation the 2nd Junior Dragons Den live show took place at the charles bailiey Theatre in Trail, Friday, May 1. Modeled after cbc’s “The Dragons’ Den”, where qualifying entrepreneurs pitch their business idea to a group of potential investors, Junior Dragons’ Den, the West kootenay wide business contest for youth entrepreneurs proved to be equally as entertaining.

And the winners were: Junior category (Grade 8-10): sparrX- Mike Ganzert, J.l. crowe, power studs- Darren Mcbee, keegan christiansen, stanley humphries, 3 little pigs- Talia Westergreen, Nathaniel laybourne, Wildflower Middle school. senior category (Grade 11-12):Use It or lose It - hannah bauman, rebekah liszt, stanley humphries, bcs Firewood services- sebastian sullivan, brandon Drexler, Grand Forks secondary, soothing sounds, Austin Forry, Anthony Wilson, J.l. crowe, positive hoop life - rachel Danczek, J.l. crowe. college, University, Trades: Ideas cafe- Maxwell Nicholson

The prize money awarded to the successful candidates must be used to expand an existing business, launch a new business, or may go toward tuition for post secondary education. plans are already in the works for 2016 to take the competition throughout the columbia basin, with a provincial launched planned for 2017.

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BioSynthesis Seminar

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BioSynthesis Seminar participants learn about DNA

by Oliver and Spencer Ridge, age 9This past weekend, about 15 future

biohackers – including us, nine-year-old twins from rossland – gathered to create DNA that can be put into /e.coli/bacteria. The first step was to create our DNA. We created our DNA first on the computer to see what our DNA plasmid would look like.

To make the plasmids, we had to use pipettes, magnets, and buf-fer solution – it was a bit like con-structing lego without being able to see the pieces because you add one

piece at a time into a centrifuge tube. The amounts were so small that you couldn’t see them but you could see the magnetic beads that had the first parts of the DNA attached to them.

It was fun making DNA plasmids and changing the colour of bacteria but this same technology can be used to do other things as well. It can turn corn into gasoline (also known as bio-fuel) and make yeast that can detect gold (this is what we hope to make one day – yeast that turns gold when it detects gold)!”

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Nelson & Area: Fri. May 8 - Sun. May 17ongoing events

Family Storytime at the Nelson public library 10:15 a.m. register at www.nelsonlibrary.ca or call 250-352-6333

NDYC Youth BBQ 3-5 p.m., poolshark (pool) 7-9 p.m. 608 lake st. ph. 250-352-5656.

The Council Of canadians Nelson chapter regular monthly meeting 10 am at 101 baker street, nelson. All welcome. Info: 352-9871

Movie: Monkey Kingdom 6:45 p.m. Danny collins 8:30 p.m. at civic Theatre

Nelson Chess Club meets: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Nelson’s senior Association, 717 Vernon st. All ages welcome

Meat Draws and karaoke at Nelson legion lounge (Membership available to public). 3:30 p.m. (250)352-7727

religious servicesCathedral of Mary Immaculate Mass, Nelson

at 7 p.m.Sacred Heart Mass, kaslo at 4 p.m.Sun. May 10

live musicJazz: Nikko at the hume library lounge. 6-

10 p.m. www.humehotel.com/library-loungeKaraoke at Finley’s Irish bar and Grill 9 p.m.

special eventsCreston Valley Bird Festival http://crestonval-

leybirds.ca/fieldpersonnel.htmlMother’s Day Pancake Breakfast 9am-12p.m.

Passmore Hall 3656 Old Passmore Rd Adults $9 Children under 12 $5 Silent Auction and Plant Sale Prepared by Passmore Seniors Assoc.

ongoing eventsMovie: Monkey Kingdom 4 p.m. Danny collins

6:45 p.m. at civic TheatreCribbage in Nelson legion lounge 1:00 p.m..

Membership available to the public. 250-352-7727 or 250-352-6464

religious servicesCentre for Spiritual living sunday

celebration. Meditation 10:30 a.m., celebration 11:00 a.m.. 554 Ward st. Everyone Welcome.www.cslwestkootenay.org

Oneness Blessings - meditation and divine

energy transfer 9:30 a.m., Manistone healing centre, 2nd Floor, 507 baker st.

Kootenay Shambhala Meditation centre open public sitting hours 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. 812 stanley

First Baptist Church, 611 - 5th st., Nelson. A Family Friendly service at10 a.m pastor: John Thwaites

Kootenay Christian Fellowship at 10:30 a.m. 520 Falls street. phone 1-888-761-3301. Divine pur-pose, serving community developing relationships

St. Saviour’s Anglican service: 10:30 a.m.. All Welcome. Ward & silica, 250-352-5711

St. John’s Lutheran church service. Everyone welcome to 4p.m. worship. 321 silica st. 250-354-3308.

Nelson United Church service. 10 a.m. All are welcome. 602 silica st. 250-352-2822.

Unity Centre of the Kootenays seniors 51 – 717 Vernon st. 11 a.m. contact – 250-354-5394

Ascension Lutheran Church service 10:15a.m. rosemont Elementary. All are welcome. 250-352-2515.

Cathedral of Mary Immaculate Mass, Nelson at 8:30 a.m and 10:30 a.m.

Sacred Heart Mass, proctor 2nd and 4th sunday at 1 p.m.

Nelson Vineyard Church: 10 a.m., 2402 perrier lane. bring something to share at our potluck brunch. Guests and children always welcome. coNTAcT: 250-509-0151 or nexvine@telus.net

Bethel Christian Centre. 623 Gordon road, Nelson bc. sunday Worship service 10 a.m. For more information please call 250.352.9322

Quaker Worship 10:30 a.m.-12 noon Womens’ centre 420 Mill street enter at rear door 250/354-4281 2nd sundays of the month

Nelson Covenant Church, 10:00 a.m., 702 stanley st, Nelson, ecov.org, loving Jesus, loving people, Transforming lives

Balfour Covenant Church, 9:30 a.m., 7741 hwy 3A, balfour, ecov.org, loving Jesus, loving people, Transforming lives

Junction Church, 10:00 a.m., 2480 Eden rd, south slocan, 250-359-5065, junctionchurch.com, loving Jesus, loving people, Transforming lives

St. Michael’s Anglican church, 8551 busk rd., in the heart of the Village of balfour. Worship 11:30 a.m.

What’sOn this weekFri. May 8

live musicMoontricks w/ MetaphOracle + subclaim at

spiritbar http://www.humehotel.com/spiritbarCampbell & Green house concert at 802 Fifth

7:30 p.m. After Work Dance party - kicks off at 6 p.m.

then DJ at 9 p.m. until close at FinleysLive DJ at Wait's News, 10:30 p.m. - 3 a.m.Johnny Magick - card tricks 6-8p.m.. Friday

Night live open Jam 9 p.m. at the royalspecial events

Dance Umbrella Showcase 7 p.m. at the capitol Theatre www.capitoltheatre.bc.ca

Creston Valley Bird Festival http://crestonval-leybirds.ca/fieldpersonnel.html

ongoing eventsMovie: Monkey Kingdom 6:45 p.m. Danny

collins 8:30 p.m. at civic TheatreGender Outlaws, a support and social group

for trans and gender diverse folks. Trans connect 250-354-5362.

Food Pantry at st. saviour’s Anglican church, 701 Ward street (silica street entrance) 9-11 a.m.. Everyone welcome.

NDYC Ball hockey (11 years and younger) 4-6 p.m., battle at the youth centre (skateboarding) 7-8 p.m. 608 lake st. ph. 250-352-5656.

Sat. May 9live music

Fort Knox Five w/ DJ soup at spiritbar http://www.humehotel.com/spiritbar

Live DJ at Wait's News, 10:30 p.m. - 3 a.m.Live DJ free cover, top 40 playing the 70s-

now. Finley'sBison Brothers roots-rock alt-country/ feat:

Tim ross & Ferdy belland 9p.m. $8 at the royal

special eventsDance Umbrella Showcase 2 p.m. at the capitol

Theatre www.capitoltheatre.bc.caCreston Valley Bird Festival http://crestonval-

leybirds.ca/fieldpersonnel.html14th Annual Nelson Garden Festival 10 am to

3 p.m. in the 200 block of baker st.

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special eventsNepal Relief Fundraiser: Movie: When The

Iron bird Flies 7 p.m. at the civic TheatreCalling on the arts community to join in a

conversation about reducing poverty in Nelson 7 p.m. at oxygen Arts centre www.oxygenart-centre.org

health classesWomen’s Kundalini yoga 10 a.m. at the Nelson

Women’s centre. by donation. All self-identi-fied women are welcome.

Community Yoga and meditation 5p.m. at kootenay shambhala Meditation centre $5 drop-in donation All welcome

ongoing eventsPreschool Storytime at the Nelson public library

10:15 a.m. register at www.nelsonlibrary.ca or call 250-352-6333

Overeaters Anonymous meeting at the community Medical clinc, main floor. Anyone with a problem with food is welcome. Noon to 1 p.m. 250-825-4105

Nelson Food Cupboard 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nelson United church at 602 silica street

Nelson Duplicate Bridge Club meets 7 p.m. in The Nelson senior citizens building, 717 Vernon St

Nelson Tech Club: for electronic hobbyists and Arduino enthusiasts to meet and work on projects. every Wednesday 6p.m. -Annex, selkirk `10th st campus. New members welcome. small facility fee, first visit free.http://www.nelson-tech-club.info/ email info@nelson- tech-club.info

NDYC Air hockey (11 yrs and younger) 3:30-5:30, 608 lake st. ph. 250-352-5656.

Darts at Nelson Legion lounge (legion membership available to public) 7:30 p.m. (250)352-7727

Nelson & Area Elder Abuse prevention resource centre. Wednesdays from 12 - 2p.m. 726 Vernon st. phone 250-352-6008.www.nel-sonelderabuse.org/

Nelson & District Women’s centre drop-in services for women, Noon-4 p.m. 420 Mill st.

Thurs. May 14live music

Jazz: J Greg Walter at the library lounge. 6-10 p.m. www.humehotel.com/library-lounge

College DJ Night at Finley’sDylann Heidi, piano, guitar & vocals 6-8

p.m. Followed by ladies Night w/Mister leon & Eyedawg 9 p.m. no cover at the royal

special eventsFamily Travel: the Good, the bad and the

Ugly, a presentation by travel advisor heather hild 6:30-7:30 p.m. downstairs in the Nelson public library.

health classesQi Gong at the United church 10.30 a.m. $3

drop in feeworkshops

Your Treasure Map for Great Relationships. May 14, 15, 16. This fun, experiential and engaging workshop will give you many insights into why relationships get into trou-ble and many tools and processes for creating Great Relationships. http://roadtocompassion.com/your-treasure-map-for-great-relationships-nelson-bc-0514-16/ (paid listing)

ongoing eventsMovie:White God 7:30 p.m. at civic TheatreLadies Target Shooting. No experience need-

ed. contact Angela onthetarget@hotmail.com for more info & to book a space

Toastmasters: Improve your public speak-ing, communication and leadership skills. 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month. www.toastmasters.org

NDYC Skate lessons 4-6 p.m., sewing club 6:30-8:30 p.m., Movie night 8-10 p.m.. 608 lake st. ph. 250-352-5656.

Nelson & District Women’s centre drop-in services for women, Noon-4 p.m. 420 Mill st

Fri. May 15live music

Towers and Trees play indie rock 8 p.m. at Expressions. 554 Ward St. Tickets $15 advance at Eddy Music and at the door www.facebook.com/expressionsnelson

Mat the Alien w/ shiny Things at spiritbar http://www.humehotel.com/spiritbar

After Work Dance party - kicks off at 6 p.m. then DJ at 9 p.m. until close at Finleys

Live DJ at Wait's News, 10:30 p.m. - 3 a.m.

Nelson & Area: Fri. May 8 - Sun. May 17Monday, May 11

live musicJazz: Jesse & rich at the library lounge. 6

-10 p.m. www.humehotel.com/library-loungehealth classes

Qi Gong at the Nelson seniors centre 726 Vernon 10:30 a.m. $3 drop-in

ongoing eventsArchery at the rod and Gun club from 6 p.m.

to 8 p.m. first visit freeNelson Food Cupboard 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nelson

United church at 602 silica streetNeed low cost dental care? Assessment for

Wkc TEETh clinic Monday’s 10-noon. call scs 250-352-6008

NDYC Ladies skateboarding 7-10 p.m. 608 lake st. ph. 250-352-5656.

Tues. May 12live music

Jazz: Melody & Doug 6 - 10 p.m. The library lounge www.humehotel.com/library-lounge

Open Mic Nights - beginning at 8 p.m. at Finleys

Hip hop night with rJ rippel & Evadebeatz 9 p.m. no cover

ongoing eventsMovie: Monkey Kingdom 6:45 p.m. Danny

collins 8:30 p.m. at civic TheatreRotary Club of Nelson Daybreak meet every

week at 7 a.m. at the humeNelson & District Women’s centre drop-in

services for women, Noon-4 p.m. 420 Mill st.Wed. May 13

live musicOpen mic night at Expressions, 554 Ward

St. 6 - 10 p.m. Coffee, tea, gourmet hot choco-late. 250-354-3910

Jazz: Paul Landsberg at the library lounge. 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. www.humehotel.com/library-lounge

Karaoke Dance Party beginning at 9 p.m. at Finleys

The Implicate Order alternative rock. Driving, infused w/progressive elements 9p.m. door $5 at the royal

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Nelson Vineyard Church: 10 a.m., 2402 perrier lane. bring something to share at our potluck brunch. Guests and children always welcome. coNTAcT: 250-509-0151 or nexvine@telus.net

Bethel Christian Centre. 623 Gordon road, Nelson bc. sunday Worship service 10 a.m. For more information please call 250.352.9322

Nelson Covenant Church, 10:00 a.m., 702 stanley st, Nelson, ecov.org, loving Jesus, loving people, Transforming lives

Balfour Covenant Church, 9:30 a.m., 7741 hwy 3A, balfour, ecov.org, loving Jesus, loving people, Transforming lives

Junction Church, 10:00 a.m., 2480 Eden rd, south slocan, 250-359-5065, junctionchurch.com, loving Jesus, loving people, Transforming lives

St. Michael’s Anglican church, 8551 busk rd., in the heart of the Village of balfour. Worship 11:30 a.m.

Plan Ahead“Ahead Of The curve” relay race from

shriners hospitals for children spokane WA to Nelson bc! 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. 115 hall street at the Gazebo Monday, May 18

La Leche League Nelson - breastfeeding infor-mation and support. Monday, May 18

May 18th 1:00 312 silica street.Roxanne Potvin, singer-songwriter 8 p.m. at

Expressions. 554 Ward St. Tickets $10 advance at Eddy Music, $15 at the door www.facebook.com/expressionsnelson Thursday, May 21

Carmanah w/ The Magpies at spiritbar http://www.humehotel.com/spiritbar Friday, May 22

Oxygen Art Market May 22-24. hours are: Friday 7-10 p.m., saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m., sunday 10 a.m. ? 5p.m. www.oxygenartcentre.org

Roller Derby Bout: killjoys vs rTrG 5 p.m. Valley brutality vs Dam city rollers 7 p.m. at cominco Arena, Trail saturday, May 23

Lucas Chaisson, singer-songwriter at Expressions. 554 Ward St. Tickets $10 advance at Eddy Music, $15 at the door www.facebook.com/expressionsnelson Saturday, May 23

LongWalkShortDock 2/ RiM Visuals at spiritbar http://www.humehotel.com/spiritbar saturday, May 23

Nelson & Area: Fri. May 8 - Sun. May 17Sun. May 17

live musicJazz: Nikko at the hume library lounge. 6-

10 p.m. www.humehotel.com/library-loungeKaraoke at Finley’s Irish bar and Grill 9 p.m.

special eventsThe Capitol Theatre presents ramshackle Theatre

at 2 p.m. sci-Fi Double feature, a cardboard puppet show. Tickets capitoltheatre.bc.ca

ongoing eventsMovie: TBA at civic TheatreCribbage in Nelson legion lounge 1:00 p.m..

Membership available to the public. 250-352-7727 or 250-352-6464

religious servicesCentre for Spiritual living sunday

celebration. Meditation 10:30 a.m., celebration 11:00 a.m.. 554 Ward st. Everyone Welcome.www.cslwestkootenay.org

Oneness Blessings - meditation and divine energy transfer 9:30 a.m., Manistone healing centre, 2nd Floor, 507 baker st.

Kootenay Shambhala Meditation centre open public sitting hours 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. 812 stanley

First Baptist Church, 611 - 5th st., Nelson. A Family Friendly service at10 a.m pastor: John Thwaites

Kootenay Christian Fellowship at 10:30 a.m. 520 Falls street. phone 1-888-761-3301. Divine purpose, serving community developing rela-tionships

St. Saviour’s Anglican service: 10:30 a.m.. All Welcome. Ward & silica, 250-352-5711

St. John’s Lutheran church service. Everyone welcome to 4p.m. worship. 321 silica st. 250-354-3308.

Nelson United Church service. 10 a.m. All are welcome. 602 silica st. 250-352-2822.

Unity Centre of the Kootenays seniors 51 – 717 Vernon st. 11 a.m. contact – 250-354-5394

Ascension Lutheran Church service 10:15a.m. rosemont Elementary. All are welcome. 250-352-2515.

Cathedral of Mary Immaculate Mass, Nelson at 8:30 a.m and 10:30 a.m.

Fri. May 15 cont’dspecial events

The Whole School invites parents and their pre-school aged children to a ready-set-learn workshop between 10:30-noon.

Get Bent Bollywood Dance Tour 8 p.m. at the capitol Theatre

ongoing eventsMovie: TBA at civic TheatreGender Outlaws, a support and social group

for trans and gender diverse folks. Trans connect 250-354-5362.

Food Pantry at st. saviour’s Anglican church, 701 Ward street (silica street entrance) 9-11 a.m.. Everyone welcome.

NDYC Ball hockey (11 years and younger) 4-6 p.m., battle at the youth centre (skateboarding) 7-8 p.m. 608 lake st. ph. 250-352-5656.

Sat. May 16live music

Lint + Subspace w/ guests at spiritbar http://www.humehotel.com/spiritbar

Live DJ at Wait's News, 10:30 p.m. - 3 a.m.Live DJ free cover, top 40 playing the 70s-

now. Finley'sspecial events

The Capitol Theatre presents ramshackle Theatre at 7:30p.m. sci-Fi Double feature, a cardboard puppet show. Tickets capitoltheatre.bc.ca

ongoing eventsFamily Storytime at the Nelson public library

10:15 a.m. register at www.nelsonlibrary.ca or call 250-352-6333

Movie: TBA at civic TheatreNelson Chess Club meets: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Nelson’s senior Association, 717 Vernon st. All ages welcome

Meat Draws and karaoke at Nelson legion lounge (Membership available to public). 3:30 p.m. (250)352-7727

NDYC Youth BBQ 3-5 p.m., poolshark (pool) 7-9 p.m. 608 lake st. ph. 250-352-5656.

religious servicesCathedral of Mary Immaculate Mass, Nelson

at 7 p.m.Sacred Heart Mass, kaslo at 4 p.m.

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Nelson & Area: Fri. May 8 - Sun. May 17

What’sOn this weekCome support the lVr Grad talent show,

May 23,7:30 p.m. at the capitol Theater capitol-theatre.bc.ca 250-352-6363 saturday, May 23

Kalein Hospice Centre “Death cafe, a living conversation” 402 West richards street 7-9 p.m. by donation, refreshments provided Thursday, May 28

Wakcutt at Spiritbar http://www.humehotel.com/spiritbar Friday, May 29

EcoSociety fundraiser: Spring into spring! 7 p.m. at the hume hotel saturday, May 30

2015 Kootenay Music Awards at spiritbar http://www.humehotel.com/spiritbar saturday, May 30

www.facebook.com/expressionsnelsoncoming up

Wednesday, May 13, 6 p.m. Expressions Open Mic every WednesdayFriday May 15, 8 p.m. Towers and Trees play indie rockTuesday, May 19, 8 p.m. Rae Spoon, transgender performer from Calgary plays diverse music: folk, electronic and indie rockWednesday, May 20, 6 p.m. Expressions Open Mic every WednesdayThursday, May 21 8 p.m. Roxanne Potvin, singer-songwriterSaturday, May 23 8 p.m. Lucas Chaisson, singer-songwriterTuesday, June 16 8 p.m. Jonny Miller, folk singer-songwriterThursday, June 18, 8 p.m. James Gray plays country folk

What’sOn at expressions

Expressions supports local, we serve:Cloud

Mountain TeaDrinking

Chocolate Iced Coconut Cream

Great Lake Swimmers w/ The Weather station live at the civic Theatre 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 1

A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the capitol Theatre, 7:30 p.m. June 4-6

The Thrill Show w/ scarlet Mary rose at spiritbar http://www.humehotel.com/spiritbar Friday, June 5

Wild & Scenic Film Festival World Tour 7 p.m. at the capitol Theatre Join Wildsight for a journey to spectacular places and tales of adven-ture Friday, June 12

4th Annual Tiny lights Festival in ymir June 12-14

Sonny Rhodes at spiritbar http://www.hume-hotel.com/spiritbar saturday, June 6

Kalein Hospice Centre “Death cafe, a living conversation” 402 West richards street 7-9 p.m. by donation, refreshments provided Thursday, Jun 25

16th Annual Starbelly Jam Music Festival, crawford bay, July 17-19

REVERIE ~ 2nd annual gathering of fae-themed games, visual arts, music, dance, education and revelry in kaslo. reveriegathering.com July 24-26

24th Annual Kaslo Jazz Festival July 31-Aug 2BC Pain Society cannaFest Music Festival

in Grand Forks http://www.bcpainsociety.com/cannafest-2015/, August 7-8

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I need help!part-time 8-10 hours per week

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Expressions hosts both local and visiting entertainersDoes this suit your life and lifestyle?

-Email management and letter dictation-Assist with booking performers and follow up with contracts, promo materials etc.-Experience promoting events via social networking, especially Facebook -Graphics experience, making posters etc.-Telephone skills: very comfortable making all sorts of calls-Maintain orderly office-Efficiency-minded -Easily adaptable to the unexpected

Remuneration dependent on experienceSend a cover letter and resume to Nelson Becker:

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Expressionsperformance venue

Real Estate2 bDRM SUiTE downtown Nelson. Quiet mature non-smoking adults only. NS, NP, W/D, DW. $1000/mo plus utilities. References required. Available May 15th. 250-354-8731.

livestis now livestreaming performances and our

Wednesday open mic nighthttp://www.ustream.tv/channel/expressions-cafe-nelson

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PoliceNewsEmergency 911

NPD - Non Emergency (250) 354-3926RCMP- (250) 352-2156

Crime Stoppers 1-800-222-8477

Nelson Police Reports

On Saturday, May 2 at approx. 2:20 a.m. Nelson police Department mem-bers responded to request to remove an unwanted person at a rosemont home. A male had returned after being told to leave, and kicked in a door to gain access. NpD members took him into cus-tody without incident and he was held for the night in cells. he was released later the same day, charged with damaging their property and conditions to not attend at the residence.

A short time after the release the homeowner called to say he was back in the home and had assaulted him. Members attended and the male fled on foot, even-tually climbing a tree to elude capture. The Nelson Fire Department was asked to assist in finding a safe way to get this male down from his 40 foot perch. bc Ambulance was asked to stand by as well. It was decided to allow the male to climb down on his own when he felt safe. once he did he immediately tried to get back to the residence and was taken into police custody there. The 26 year old male is being held in custody to appear in court in Nelson Monday to answer to charges of breaching release conditions, assault, resisting arrest and escaping lawful custody.

submitted by the Nelson City Police

Tuesday May 19

Expressions Cafe554 Ward St. 250-354-3910

$15 advance at Eddy Music, $20 at the door

no one turned away for lack of money (if not sold out)

Tuesday, May 19doors at 7:30, show at 8 p.m.

Transgender singer-songwriter from Calgary plays a diverse repetoire

from folk to electronic and

indie rock.

facebook.com/expressionsnelson

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one question I find I ask myself frequently is “When is it time to move on?” There doesn’t

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one thing we often come up against that prevents us from moving on is the judgment of others. While they may bring up valid points regard-ing any major change in your life, it should be you who decides, not

them. Also, one tip that I haven’t been following that I really should, is to focus on the positives of mak-ing a change and stop focusing on the negatives.

Moving on is a challenge. Doing it is a necessity and the sooner you do it the better.

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Spencer Pollard is a young man living in Nelson BC with an interest in digital arts and writing. His ideas are of benefit to all of Nelson, and to stroke his abnormally large ego

The opinions presented on this page are the opinions of the author and do not represent the opinions of the publisher or staff of the Express News Update

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