Arts and Cultural Week (April 22-28) is sponsored by a variety of arts advocacy groups in British Columbia and is supported by the provincial government.
100 Mile House has a number of dynamic citizens participating and working in arts and cultural pursuits. All of this activity serves to make 100 Mile an attractive and livable community.
There are two events that showcase the performing arts this week.
There is the concert by visiting world-renowned violinist Jack Glatzer at 100 Mile United Church, at 49 Dogwood Ave, on April 22, starting at 7 p.m.
The other is the 100 Mile Festival of the Arts Festival, which runs until April 26 at Martin Exeter Hall (MEH). Dozens of local performers will be adjudicated and the top artists will be featured at the awards and showcase evening at MEH on April 27.
There are a number of local volunteer arts groups, and each contains a large number of artists who quietly do so much for this community.
Furthermore, there are a number of independent writers, painters, photographers, musicians who earn their living in whole or in part through the arts and culture.
As Danny Williams, the former Newfoundland Labrador (NL) premier, stated:
“We have run out of fish (in NL) and will soon run out of oil, so it will be in the human capital we must invest - the equity to be found in the arts and cultural industry.”
As a result of this espoused philosophy, Newfoundland Labrador has, perhaps, the most aggressive and explicit arts and culture initiatives Canada.
On April 22-28, we will be able to focus on arts and culture and all they do to enrich our community of 100 Mile House and area.