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Music
• Tonight, Muriel Griffiths room in the Greater Trail Community Centre at 7:30 p.m. Trail drummer Tony Ferraro teams up with Nelson keyboardist and Selkirk College music instructor Gilles Parenteau for the Trail District Arts Council’s final Winter Cabaret of the season. Tickets $10 in advance at the box office, $15 at the door. Reserved tables available for groups of four or more. Call 368-9669.
• Saturday, Royal Theatre at 9:55 a.m. presents the Met production Werther. Two of opera’s greatest artists, Jonas Kaufmann and Elina Garanc appear together for the first time in an adaptation of Goethe’s revolutionary and tragic romance.
• Sunday, 7 p.m. Rossland Miners’ Hall; The Joe Hill Coffee House presents its 57th show in a row. Performers for the show are: Cole Noonan – Great voice, unique guitar, cool new songs; Ray Bouliane – The maestro, with an awesome array of fine sounds; Max Hawk – Sweet music, sweet lyrics; JP Sykes – The man, the guitar, lots of rhythm; Maverick Blue – our local recording guy, taking an evening out; Green Avenue (mostly) – Chris Leslie, award-winning fiddler newly arrived from the Maritimes, backed by Jason Thomas and Paul Dasti. Great Canadian country. All for $3 – kids and students free. Doors open at 6 p.m., show starts at 7 p.m. sharp.
Other
• Saturday, Rossland Sacred Heart Church from 1-3 p.m. in the church gathering space for the annual St. Patrick’s Tea. For info call Sharon Lussier 362.7256.
• Sunday, Trail SDA Church, 1471 Columbia Ave. at 1:30 p.m. Financial seminar, all ages welcome for an information session with a local realtor, lawyer, and investment advisor. Light dinner to follow. Free will donation to Bags of Love.
• Monday, Kiro Wellness Centre in Trail at 2 p.m. the West Kootenay Ostomy Support Group will meet. Guest speaker, Financial Advisor Leo Salsman, will discuss RIF’s and TFSA’s. For info call 368.9827 or 365.6276.
Film
• Sunday, 4:30 p.m. Sunday Cinema presents “The Great Beauty,” at the Royal Theatre.
Upcoming
• March 22, Rossland Miners Hall 9-11 p.m. Iron Mountain Theatre presents Electro Social Club. It’s about the beat and the freaks you meet. Invitation to the dance floor where DJ’s spin stories and you are the show. Visual, interactive, experience. Visit electrosocialclub.com for info. Tickets $15 in advance at RossVegas Boardshop.
• March 29, Trail Legion at 5:30 p.m for members and bona fide guests: Country Time. BBQ ribs, country beans and cole slaw. Tickets $8, dance to follow at 7 p.m. with “That Girl & Earl.” For info call Jessie at 364.9911.
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• March 30, Sunday Cinema presents Her. A lonely writer purchases a newly developed operating system designed to meet the user’s every needs and a romantic relationship develops between him and his operating system.
• March 31, Charles Bailey Theatre at 7:30 p.m. the Irish quintet Caladh Nua (Coll-ah-Noo-Ah, meaning “New Harbour”) versatile musicians and singers bring their blend of traditional and contemporary sounds from southeastern counties of Ireland to Trail. Tickets $30.
• April 3, Columbo Lodge 7p.m. for a night with Jim Hole. Jim and his brothers run Holes Greenhouses in St. Albert AB (just outside of Edmonton). His mother, Lois Hole, wrote many books on gardening roses. Donation to food bank requested, call 364.5770 to reserve.