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PINEO & LOEB perform at the 2023 ValhallaFest music festival, near Terrace, on June 24. (Viktor Elias/Terrace Standard)

Terrace’s ValhallaFest celebrates 5th year with record attendance

The norse mythology-themed electronic music festival had record-high attendance, 42 acts in 2023

Alex Cuba, shown here with twin brother Adonis Puentes on bongos, headlined the Saturday night show during the 40th Midsummer Music Festival in Smithers June 30 to July 2. (Thom Barker/Black Press Media)

Generations celebrate Midsummer Festival’s 40th anniversary

Alex Cuba headlines 2023 edition in rare hometown performance

The stage of the 702-seat Lester Centre theatre as seen from the balcony. (Contributed photo)

Lester Centre season takes on “Re-boot” theme in a variety of ways

The 2023-2024 season kicks off Sept. 23 with a Saltwater Hank and the T. Buckley Trio double bill

  • Jun 29, 2023
Art takes many forms as evidence by this offering from a member of the Houston Arts Alive group last year. The group has a current show on at the Palisades Cafe. (Submitted photo/Houston Today)

Arts momentum carries on in Houston

Houston Arts Alive show now at Palisades Cafe

Art takes many forms as evidence by this offering from a member of the Houston Arts Alive group last year. The group has a current show on at the Palisades Cafe. (Submitted photo/Houston Today)
One of three stages at the ValhallaFest grounds during set up on June 11. (Hunter Wild/The Northern Sentinel)

Terrace’s ValhallaFest returns for 5th year with 42 acts

Electronic music festival ValhallaFest is northwest B.C.’s version of Burning Man

One of three stages at the ValhallaFest grounds during set up on June 11. (Hunter Wild/The Northern Sentinel)
Youth Valley Fiddlers perform during a seven-city tour during May. (Contributed photo)

Valley Youth Fiddlers wrap up seven-city tour

More than 2,000 people from Smithers to Victoria attended performance of “Tanglewood”

  • Jun 1, 2023
Youth Valley Fiddlers perform during a seven-city tour during May. (Contributed photo)
Screenshot from Netflix trailer for the film “The Mother” with Jennifer Lopez. (Netflix)

Advance screening of Netflix movie filmed in Smithers planned for town

Smithers Tourism offers chance to win tickets to invitation-only event

Screenshot from Netflix trailer for the film “The Mother” with Jennifer Lopez. (Netflix)
Gordon Lightfoot performs during the first concert at the newly re-opened Massey Hall in Toronto, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021. Canadian folk icon Lightfoot is cancelling his 2023 concert schedule in Canada and the U.S. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston

Singer Gordon Lightfoot cancels 2023 concert schedule, citing health

Canadian folk icon, 84, is recovering from undisclosed health issues

Gordon Lightfoot performs during the first concert at the newly re-opened Massey Hall in Toronto, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021. Canadian folk icon Lightfoot is cancelling his 2023 concert schedule in Canada and the U.S. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Dancers perform in a previous Pacific Northwest Music Festival. The festival hosts nearly 4,000 participants competing in many different disciplines. (Carol Laird photo)

Pacific Northwest Music Festival returns for 56th year

The 17-day festival will host nearly 4,000 participants from different disciplines

Dancers perform in a previous Pacific Northwest Music Festival. The festival hosts nearly 4,000 participants competing in many different disciplines. (Carol Laird photo)
Vanessa Hudgens arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/John Locher)

‘Everything’ wins best picture, is everywhere at Oscars

Eccentric, anarchic tale about a Chinese immigrant family lauded for freshness, performances

Vanessa Hudgens arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Northern Lights Shelter owner Angelika Langen. (John Marriott photo)

Rewilding grizzlies: New documentary filmed in Smithers airs tonight (March 3)

Northern Lights Wildlife Shelter part of a study on survival of rewilded grizzly bears

Northern Lights Shelter owner Angelika Langen. (John Marriott photo)
Kardinal Offishall poses for a photograph in Toronto, on Friday, January 13, 2023. Kardinal Offishall and Haviah Mighty are set to lead viewers through a celebration of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary at the Juno Awards on March 13. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin

Juno Awards to mark hip-hop’s 50th anniversary with Kardinal Offishall, Haviah Mighty

Toronto rappers Kardinal Offishall and Haviah Mighty will lead viewers as MCs

Kardinal Offishall poses for a photograph in Toronto, on Friday, January 13, 2023. Kardinal Offishall and Haviah Mighty are set to lead viewers through a celebration of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary at the Juno Awards on March 13. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
Haida artist Yahl ‘Aadas (Cori Savard) created the design featured on the 2023 $200 coin in the Royal Canadian Mint’s Celebrating Canada’s Diversity series. (Photo: Royal Canadian Mint’s website)

Haida Gwaii artist’s design featured on Canadian $200 gold coin

Coin is worth $4,199.95 and each one is unique

Haida artist Yahl ‘Aadas (Cori Savard) created the design featured on the 2023 $200 coin in the Royal Canadian Mint’s Celebrating Canada’s Diversity series. (Photo: Royal Canadian Mint’s website)
Bones of Crows will be screening at locations across northern B.C. November 2022. (Photo: supplied)

Bones of Crows on North Coast film tour rec’d standing ovation at TIFF and VIFF

Ts’msyen assoc. film producer Leena Minifie raised in Prince Rupert and Kitimat

Bones of Crows will be screening at locations across northern B.C. November 2022. (Photo: supplied)
Corporate partner Chris Duffy (left), and head coach Chris Naylor pose in front of the newly unveiled jerseys on Sept. 14. The jerseys will be on full display when the Saax take on the Timbermen this season. (Supplied photo)

Saax season pushed back due to aggressive stance from BC Hockey says league

BC Hockey says policies against non-sanctioned leagues are to ensure fairness and safety of members

Corporate partner Chris Duffy (left), and head coach Chris Naylor pose in front of the newly unveiled jerseys on Sept. 14. The jerseys will be on full display when the Saax take on the Timbermen this season. (Supplied photo)
Roxi Dykstra, artistic director, Spirit of the North Classicial Music Festival Director. (File photo)

Classical music festival returns to the Bulkley Valley

Spirit of the North Classical Music Festival runs Aug. 10 - 14 in Smithers and Prince George

Roxi Dykstra, artistic director, Spirit of the North Classicial Music Festival Director. (File photo)
Palisades Café (Angelique Houlihan photo/Houston Today)

Houston Arts exhibit to begin July 1 at Palisades Café

Exhibit to be held in honour of Pat Sabiston

  • Jun 15, 2022
Palisades Café (Angelique Houlihan photo/Houston Today)
Debi Lyn Smith, Jeannette Malkow, Dirk (editor), Connie Scott and Lynn MacNeil. (Submitted photo/Houston Today)

Book on history of ski hill is available again

A Mountain of Change 1960-2020 sold out when it was first released two years ago

Debi Lyn Smith, Jeannette Malkow, Dirk (editor), Connie Scott and Lynn MacNeil. (Submitted photo/Houston Today)
Rifflandia returns to Victoria for the first time in four years Sept. 15-18. (Photo courtesy of Rifflandia)

Lorde, Charli XCX to headline as Victoria’s Rifflandia festival resurrected

September lineup unveiled for the first Victoria fest in four years

  • May 4, 2022
Rifflandia returns to Victoria for the first time in four years Sept. 15-18. (Photo courtesy of Rifflandia)
Jennifer Lopez posted to Instagram that she is finished her part of filming in Smithers. (Screenshot)

VIDEO: Jennifer Lopez wraps up filming in Smithers

In an Instagram post, the star of The Mother tells her family she is on her way home

Jennifer Lopez posted to Instagram that she is finished her part of filming in Smithers. (Screenshot)