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Raymond Salgado wears a black basketball jersey sings on a basketball court while the audience watches.

Singer Raymond Salgado’s ‘impeccable’ voice continues to rise

By Julie Chadwick ● Nanaimo ● January 30, 2024

From television to the Toronto Raptors, the Nanaimo singer brings the love back to his hometown.

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Aaron Pritchett, a man in his 50s, is tanned and wearing a white cowboy hat and worn blue jean shirt

Country music star Aaron Pritchett is about to get ‘Liquored Up’ in new cross-Canada tour

By Julie Chadwick ● Nanaimo ● January 23, 2024

‘I’m just happy I am where I am. And I don’t need any more than what I got.’

Rick Scott wears a black bowler-style hat and holds a dulcimer in one hand and a red trombone in the other, with a flowered tie

‘My Symphony’ invites children to dream big, because the symphony ‘is for everyone’

By Julie Chadwick ● Nanaimo ● January 9, 2024

Musician Rick Scott partners with Vancouver Island Symphony to bring educational concert to the public

A bronze necklace cast from a broken piece of plastic with writing on the edge and slits hangs on a silver chain

How artist Jesse Gray transforms beach trash into bronze works of art

By Julie Chadwick ● Nanaimo ● December 12, 2023

Bringing discarded objects back to life, the artists’ latest installation will be an interactive musical sculpture in Nanaimo’s Deverill Square Park.

Dj Peter Poole stands in front of two turntables in a ball cap and a T-shirt that reads Turntemple

It’s All Good: DJ Peter Poole on the transformative art of turntablism

By Julie Chadwick ● Nanaimo ● December 5, 2023

After winning fourth place in the International DJ Association’s world championships, DJ All Good reflects on his history with the craft.

A group of children of various ages stand in a circle with chairs on a wooden floor with theatre lighting and practice theatre performances

Kismet Theatre returns to the main stage

By Julie Chadwick ● Nanaimo ● November 28, 2023

For years, Bonnie Catterson Kent’s Kismet Theatre Academy has taught kids and adults alike how to act, but also how to work together as a community

A black and white photo shows Dead Bob band members sitting on a bench and pointing

Dead Bob proves that punk is still alive and kicking

By Julie Chadwick ● Vancouver Island ● November 21, 2023

Former NoMeansNo drummer John Wright causes fans to rejoice with new band and new album

Sebastian and Mauro stand in their studio giving a thumbs up. Mauro holds a coffee cup.

Vancouver Island artists go In the Forest: ‘There’s going to be some weird stuff’

By Julie Chadwick ● Vancouver Island ● November 7, 2023

Nanaimo’s Good Gawd Gallery hosts an eclectic mix of Vancouver Island talent in group show.

Colliding Canyons' Brendan Holm, Will Hills, Jordan Koop (of the Noise Floor recording studio), Arlen Thompson and Arlen Brown stand outside under a tree for a band photo last year.

Q&A: Psychedelic instrumental rock band Colliding Canyons on 10 years as a fixture in the Nanaimo scene

By Julie Chadwick ● Nanaimo ● August 1, 2023

‘The diversity and quality of art being produced here is astounding,’ says band member Will Hills.

The Nanaimo Fringe Festival banner is installed in the lead up to the 2021 festival.

Nanaimo Fringe Festival director steps down after community calls out transphobic online speech

By Lys Morton ● Nanaimo ● July 13, 2023

The artistic managing director will continue to advise so the August event proceeds as organizers vow to investigate community safety concerns this fall.

Singer Raymond Salgado’s ‘impeccable’ voice continues to rise

Latest in Arts

Country music star Aaron Pritchett is about to get ‘Liquored Up’ in new cross-Canada tour

‘My Symphony’ invites children to dream big, because the symphony ‘is for everyone’

How artist Jesse Gray transforms beach trash into bronze works of art

It’s All Good: DJ Peter Poole on the transformative art of turntablism

Kismet Theatre returns to the main stage

Dead Bob proves that punk is still alive and kicking

Vancouver Island artists go In the Forest: ‘There’s going to be some weird stuff’

Nanaimo Fringe Festival director steps down after community calls out transphobic online speech

Nanaimo Affordable Housing Society name change to Ballenas ‘in discussion’ for years,’ says CEO

10 ways to better support tenants with vulnerabilities due to income, age or disabilities

‘I want it to stop’: Tenants and advocates allege bullying by non-profit housing provider

Q and A: What are vulnerable tenants rights in non-profit housing?

Who will protect low-income seniors from dying in extreme heat?

Seniors left in distress — or dead — for days in Nanaimo Affordable Housing Society units