Entertainment

There may be snow on the ground, but it’s going to be sizzling inside the Capitol Theatre and Spiritbar this weekend if Scarlet Mary Rose has anything to say about it.

During the eight years Declan O’Driscoll lived in Nelson, his Yggdrasil theatre company toured West Kootenay with plays based on the mythology of the Valhalla mountains and classics such as The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe.

As he tries to explain Scaramouche Jones, the word Michael Graham keeps returning to — whether it’s to describe the play’s story, or its language, or its overall tone — is “delicious.”

The Amy Ferguson Institute will be holding auditions in Nelson next month for singers throughout the West Kootenay to try out for a solo role in its newly commissioned opera, KHAOS. The Institute’s production company, Nelson Community Opera, will premiere KHAOS at the Capitol Theatre in March 2012.

One of the most visible portions of the Capitol Theatre is on its way to an upgrade.

What happens when four top comedians want to spend five weeks in B.C. skiing and snowboarding? They combine forces for the Snowed in Comedy Tour.

The annual Kootenay Literary Competition had a very successful response this year, with a 40 per cent increase in submissions over last year.

The Valhalla Community Concert Series proudly presents the iconic Canadian folk artist, Connie Kaldor at the Silverton Memorial Hall on Monday, January 31 at 7:30 p.m. Don’t miss the opportunity to see this award-winning entertainer here in your own backyard as Kaldor performs songs from her latest album Postcards form the Road as well as music from her past 14 recorded albums.