Category: Arts and Culture


Crossing Home Ground, Nicola Naturalists

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Lands producing grass for cattle are in demand for feed lots and dairy cows They feed for winter as well. for meat producers. File Photo KDG ( some believe that protein from soya is a better alternative to grass going through meat.)

The local naturalists are having their first full program meeting of the season on Thursday October 19th at the NVIT lecture, theater top of the hill Belshaw avenue, in Merritt. Presenter David Brooks will have a book for sale at the meeting.

Author and naturalist, David Pitt-Brooke stepped out for a walk one morning—a very long walk. He covered over a thousand kilometres through the valleys of southern interior British Columbia. He went in search of beauty and lost grace in a landscape that has seen decades of development and upheaval. Based on his recently published book, David will speak about his journey’s experiences, including moments of discovery and re-connection with the natural world. David is an eloquent speaker and his presentation, combined with photographs from his journey and of the nature he encountered, is a real treat. source NNS

On this Day: October 10th 1963

The Partial Nuclear Test Bann Treaty comes into effect.

TGIF- game

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Horns from the deer population are filtering through the town with hunting season on. The season was not delayed by the state of emergency from fires this fall but ATV’s were not allowed off road, so the game did not get a break from the fire season.

This guys handle was BC hunter and was a member of the black powder club. Actual hunting with a black powder firearm may or may not be regulation. You check!!!!

On this Day: October 7th 2008

An  asteroid strike is detected before entering the earths atmosphere for the first time.

Bruce Voght: A Grand Affair

The true north strong and free…Photo KDG:

The Arts Council continues its concert program wit a frequent Merritt performer, Bruce Voght will be at the Merritt Civic Center October 21st at 7:pm doors at 6:30.

The billing says that they are celebrating Canada 150, Merritt Arts council 35, grand piano  25 years and counting.

Editors note: The Grand piano was the fruit of Dr’s Glen and Margret Carlson of Merritt BC the donation saw a marked rise in culture to the Nicola Valley.

Admission by donation.

 
On this Day: October 4rth 2006

Wikileaks launched

Happy Birthday Google Search

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Google mapping car File Photo KDG

Google searched and found out that they started in 1998 and claimed it retroactively.

 

On this Day: September 27th 1998

Google search birthday. Video

TGIF-Silent Auction

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KIm of the VVA

Some of Bev Veale’s art work is on silent auction at the Court house Gallery to 4:30  on Saturday, according to  Yano the gallery supervisor.

Ekphrastic  (The Fiber Art Network) the October show runs from September 28th to October 28th, with a reception Thursday September 28th,

The Valley Visual Artists VVA has also been a passion for Bev Veale.

On this Day: September 22 1990

The Dead Sea Scrolls are made public.

 

A month and a half to go!

Farmers market on. Saturday 9-2pm

The local Farmers Market is into its after this Saturdays regular offering. The expression of home grown or farm to table produce is still under the leadership of Lucus Handly the proprietor of three bar farms.

The operation runs May to October at the corner of Voght and Merritt avenue in Merritt BC.
The lot is the parking for the curling rink and has two EV chargers in the corner.
The time is 9am to 2pm Saturdays. The Market is often used by local government with info booths as well.

On this Day: September 14th 1982

Born Soshy.

NVFS-Lion

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The Nicola Valley Film Society is having a film called Lion on Monday the 18th at  the local community college NVIT lecture theater. The  showing starts at 7:00 free parking and no food or drink in the theater. Five dollar admission with a two dollar season membership.

This is the first film of the 2017/18 season. Season tickets are available at the event.

The trailer is available at: Film

On this Day: September 13th 1898

Hannibal Goodwin patents photographic celluloid film.

Bev Veale:Artist profile

Bev Veale File photo KDG

Bev has an oxy moron in her use of art materials, water based  oils. Bev works in Watercolor, pencil, colored pastels, Acrylics, oil pastels Soapstone, and wood carving.

Bev Veale says that she is still expanding her knowledge and skills by attending workshops, trying new mediums  and subjects. She is expanding into photography as much as practical.

Born in Okanogan landing near Vernon she has returned to the Nicola Valley after 9 years in the air-force including Nato and the RCAF. Bev had some time and opportunity for arts in her job as a recreation director and had studied some as a teen . Bev turned to art seriously in the 1970s  having a studio at her homestead near Chataway lake , in the highland valley.

Bev’s focus is semi arid plants , animals and landscapes. Bev has a showing at the Courthouse Gallery 1840 Nicola Avenue in Merritt to the 23rd of September.

Gallery times are noon to 6 Thursdays  through Saturdays.

 

On this Day: September 12th  1940

Cave paintings are discovered in Lascaux France

 

Chauvet cave: The rock paintings in the site date between 30000 and 32000 B.P, during Aurignacian period. The wall of the cave decorated with more than 1000 images of the ancestors of last stone age (between 50000 and 10000 years ago). The cave has remained hidden from the outer world since 20000 B.P. It was rediscovered by a group of speleologists in 1994.Source  You tube

 

 

TGIF-Live like Ty

Rodeo weekend in Merritt
File Photo KDG

The local rodeo is on this weekend, Labour Day. There are a few back widow signs saying in essence “live like the 25 year old star Ty Pozzobon. Ty died last year from issues coming from head injuries according to accounts.

The family of a 25-year-old Canadian bull riding champion, who died suddenly Monday, is warning about the dangers of concussions in the wake of his death. … Close friends and Canadians in the rodeo and bull-riding community are mourning the loss of the young bull rider.

Accounts also say he took his own life, something that should never be considered as good advise.

The truth is yes you may take risks to enhance your life . The law says not recklessly. This goes beyond most of us that may consider roller coaster rides as risk. The reality is many jobs and situations may cause additional risk for gain or to prevent loss and so long as reasonable efforts are made it is legal to take those risks.

We all lost something with the untimely loss of Ty Pozzabon last January. However it is complicated to enjoy life so yes live like Ty is a view to be balance, some it to be outright rejected.

You be the judge in your trade offs but never take that non reversible (taking your own life) step to preserve a persona at the cost of never making a personal decision again.

On this Day: September 1st 1905

Alberta and Saskatchewan join the become part of Canada.

 

 

Olympic torch…

Life follows art!

An object that had to be defined by a court as Art to escape duties and taxes as a piece of (metal for industrial purpose, with others). The piece called Bird in Space came to the US in the  1920s and  had duties applied. The matter went to court  in 1926. The controversy got this conclusion in favor of the artist:

The object now under consideration . . . is beautiful and symmetrical in outline, and while some difficulty might be met in associating it with a bird, it is nevertheless pleasing to look at and highly ornamental, and as we hold under the evidence that it is the original production of a professional sculptor and is in fact a piece of sculpture and a work of art according to the authorities above referred to, we sustain the protest and find that it is entitled to free entry.

This was the first court decision that accepted that non-representational sculpture could be considered art. Source Wikipedia.

The piece bears a striking resemblance of the olympic torch made for the 2011 Olympics in Vancouver Canada, No trouble came out of its use in a very fine event in Vancouver.

 

On this Day: August 31st 2006

Norwegian police recover the stolen painting  ” The Scream””!!!

Art walk wind up August 25th 2017

The local arts community had a wind up on August 25th at the court house gallery, Willard Wallace had top billing for the musical part followed by Ingrid and friends as the Strange Companions. They started the presentation with Wabash cannonball.

On this Day: August 30th 1994

Born South Korean singer Heo Young-jr.

Last weekend for art-walk

 

Kathleen Delquest Grey sketch’s at the old court house Nicola Avenue In Merritt BC
File Photo KDG

 

The Old Courthouse Gallery and the Chamber Art walk program is having a wind up for the summer activities this week.
The Old Court House Gallery is at 1840 Nicola avenue in Merritt. Gallery times are noon to 6 pm  Thursday through Saturday.

On this  Day: August 24th 1991

Ukraine leaves the Soviet Union.