Local Arts

Jane Emerick Special to The Chief Jocelyn Pettit is one 11-year-old who ain't fiddling around.

Jane Emerick Special to The Chief Dance off the dust and sweat the chillback by popular demand, Freeflow will be bringing their unique, dynamic rhythm again to the Howe Sound Inn and Brewing Company on Friday Feb. 3.

Keith F. Broad Special to The Chief Karen Goodfellow is part First Nations, part Gypsy and completely captivating. At the end of our two-hour interview I realized that I hadn't even scratched the surface of this enigmatic soul.

Jane Emerick Special to the Chief Valdy, a part of the fabric of Canadian pop and folk music for more than 34 years, will again grace the Brackendale Art Gallery with his unique musical talents.

Stephen Gaghan has written another piece of brilliance, as Syriana does for the oil industry what Traffic did for the drug trade.

There is only so much you're legally allowed to expect from a movie about werewolves and vampires. Rest assured it has both, but that is all you're going to get. But what do I know? I'm just a homosapien.

Sylvie Paillard [email protected] There are some people the world never seems to forget. People with such personality that the public idolizes them despite - or perhaps because - of an all-consuming darkness.

Steven Hill [email protected] Art and music collide at the Brackendale Art Gallery this weekend, as the venue hosts both a "Live Art Show" and a dynamic photography exhibit of the natural world. On Saturday Jan. 21 at 8 p.m.

Steven Hill [email protected] The holidays may be over, but the party is still going on at the Howe Sound Brew Pub this Saturday (Jan. 14) as Vancouver's Los Furios bring their special brand of "dirty reggae" to town.

It may be cold and rainy outside, but on Sunday night (Jan. 15) it'll be hot and steamy at the Brackendale Art Gallery (BAG) as Vancouver's swinging Gypsy jazz ensemble, Hot Club of Mars, takes to the venue's small stage.