LETTER: Announcing the Bass Coast 2022 official lineup of acts
Bass Coast Festival is returning after a long two and a half years and we are very excited to finally bring the festival back.
Category: Arts
Merritt Library introduces guitar lending program
Merrittonians looking to learn guitar playing need not fret, as the Thompson Nicola Regional District’s library system has now placed guitars available for borrowing in all its locations, including the Merritt Library.
Love to Dance excels in Kamloops Performing Arts Festival
The Love to Dance Academy won big at the 2022 Kamloops Festival of the Performing Arts. Earlier this month the studio received the following competition results for their video submissions that were sent last February.
A meet and greet with Bev Veale
On Friday, April 22, the Nicola Valley Arts Gallery hosted a meet and greet with their featured artist, Bev Veale.
Bass Coast announces lineup for the 2022 festival
Bass Coast Music Festival has announced their line up for the upcoming 2022 show.
Hell or High Water fundraiser update
The concert, which featured such artists and celebrities as Aaron Pritchett, Tom Jackson, Lisa Brokop, Loverboy, Chilliwack, and Amber Marshall of Heartland fame, ran from 10:00AM to 10:00PM on March 13 and, along with the accompanying telethon, raised more than $100,000.
Merritt to host Canadian Bluemoon Elvis Festival
The Canadian Bluemoon Elvis Festival will be held in Merritt for the first time this summer, from July 15 to 17 at the Nicola Valley Rodeo Grounds at 499 Lindley Creek Rd.
Art show highlights beloved pets
The beloved community show will be running until March 13 at the Nicola Valley Arts Gallery, located at 2051 Voght St. beside Kekuli Cafe.
Each year a different theme is chosen, and this year the seven week show revolves around the artists’ furry family members.
Community Theatre Society hoping to turn project over to City
In a presentation made to council on Feb. 22, the NVCTS proposed turning their funds over to the City of Merritt for the construction of a convention centre and Performing Arts theatre.
Art Literacy program coming to Arts Centre
Literacy Merritt & Nicola Valley Society (LMNVS) have partnered with the Nicola Valley Arts Council to present Explore Art Literacy, a free art literacy program geared towards children ages four to six.
Six local organizations get Gaming Grant boost
Several organizations in Merritt will be benefitting from more than $96,000 in funding via Community Gaming Grants.
Remembering local artist ‘Opie’ Oppenheim
‘Opie’ Oppenheim was a well-known, well-loved and respected artist in the Nicola Valley, as well as a pillar of the local indigenous community.
City staff suggest site for new mural
The City of Merritt wants to see a new mural painted on the side of the food bank in...
LNIB hosts First Nations summit on oil pipelines in Kamloops
From KTW Senior officials with Kinder-Morgan, including president Ian Anderson, will attend a...
Locally-shot film showing in Merritt
It’s premiered in Switzerland and had its Canadian premiere last weekend at Vancouver’s Reel 2...
Art adoption fees support students
A new piece of artwork will be officially unveiled at the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology...
Merritt’s getting a new mural
A new mural will soon grace the downtown core of Merritt, but it will be in pieces. The Loughery...
Community art show deadline Wednesday
The Nicola Valley Community Arts Council is putting out a call for submissions ahead of the eighth...
Gifts of the Spirit art show opening today
It has one name, but the art show opening tonight at the Courthouse Art Gallery will exhibit a...
Groups hope to send local actors to film premiere
Two Nicola Valley groups are hoping to send two local actors to Zurich, Switzerland for the...
