Get ready for the latest, greatest, best talent the Peace Region has to offer.  The finalists have been chosen and they are getting ready to rock the North Peace Cultural Centre stage.  Make sure you mark Saturday, March 13th on your calendar for this year's RocKIN the Peace concert.  This event to showcase emerging local artists is organised by the KIN Club of Fort St. John.

Tickets are available from the North Peace Cultural Centre box office, by phone at (250) 785-1992 or 1-877-785-1992 or  online.  Adults $15.00, Students & Seniors $12.00 and Children $9.00.

The 36th Annual Child Development Centre Talent Show will be held on March 5th, 2010 at 6 pm at the North Peace Cultural Centre.  Come out and see local performers lend their talents to supporting such a worthwhile cause.  Admission is free but donations are gratefully accepted throughout the evening.

All proceeds go to Project "Build-A-Fort". Help the CDC reach their goal of $200,000

It seems we have one too many desks at the ArtsPost.  We are looking to donate a 60" (width) by 30" (depth) desk in good condition to your cause!  If you want it, it's all yours!  All you have to do is make arrangements to pick it up.

Ted and Marion Outerbridge have combined real life experiences with a unique fusion of magic, dance, and theatre – and the result is Magical Moments in Time. This world-class illusion show has played to sold-out houses and standing ovations across Canada and in Europe, reaching into the minds and hearts of audiences and taking them on a magical journey through time.
Magical Moments in Time will be performing at the North Peace Cultural Centre on March 4, 2010 at 7 pm.  Tickets are available at the Box Office or by phone at (250) 785-1992 or online .  Adults $25.00, Students& Seniors $22.00 and Children $3.00.

The Party with the Stars on March 7 at the Lido Theatre was a success with celebrities entering the Lido on The Red Carpet to rousing cheers from the paparazzi.  Spontaneous Combustion Improv Theatre performed during the intermissions.
While the surprising results played out on the screen with The Hurt Locker winning more Oscars than Avatar, the audience enjoyed non-stop popcorn and pizza. Prizes and draws were held throughout the evening. The table of Linda and Michael Bourcet won the Oscar questionaire and will enjoy tickets to the first show of the Stage North season in October 2010-2011. Even the winning table could not have foreseen the triumphant win of Kathryn Bigelow as Best Director, the first women director to receive an Oscar.

Many donations made it possible and Stage North is thankful to:

Hamilton Copiers for posters, Nakisha Bauer for the poster design, Esteem Cleaning for the Red Carpet, Extreme Signs for Oscar signs, Imagine That for the door draw prize of a picnic basket complete with cutlery, plates and wine glasses, Aurora Cinema for the movie passes for draws and the wonderful movie posters and stand-ups, On the Rocks Neighbourhood Pub for the Oscar statues, Olio's, Panago and Domino's Pizza for the delicious pizzas, Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints for the tableclothes, and Astral, Moose FM and NE News for publicity on the event, and the Lido theatre for their assistance.

Catch the Oscar's on the Big Screen next year- same time--same place and enjoy an evening of fun and prizes with Stage North and company in 2011.

Community theatre at its best will be featured at the North Peace Cultural Centre in Fort St. John on May 4-9, 2010 when 6 community productions will be staged by theatre clubs from Fort St. John, Hudson's Hope, Tumbler Ridge and Dawson Creek. Adjudicator Andrew McElroy will be selecting one production to represent the Peace Region at Theatre BC Mainstage in Kamloops in early July.

Community theatre in Northern BC has its roots as far back as the 1930's when original plays were written and performed by residents of the Peace Country. The first Hamber Award in British Columbia was won by a theatre troope in Fort St. John in 1952.

For further information contact Festival Chair Jim Peltier This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it   250-787-0342

This workshop has been postponed and will be rescheduled likely during the month of April.   We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause but are keeping track of those would like to be contacted when the date for the next ice carving workshop is announced.  Please contact us at the Arts Council should you like to be informed.

Thank you for visiting the Fort St. John Community Arts Council's new and improved website! Visitor's will learn all about the Art's Council's member groups and programs while members may post information about their group including up and coming events through their blogs.

Perhaps you've noticed our city streets decked out with some fabulous looking flower pots each spring and summer.  Well, here's your chance to be a part of a project that is moving into it's tenth year. The Arts Council is looking for individuals to paint  flower pots.  If that sounds like something you'd like to do then get in touch with us at the Arts Council! 

The High On Ice Festival's Professional Ice Carving Competition is known globally as a premier competition for carvers.  The masterpieces created each year by professional and amateur carvers alike offer a unique attraction in Northern British Columbia, Canada.

Please read more to see a full list of this year's winners.

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