Events

Join the RARTS Board for our 2025 AGM. Some snacks to enjoy, the lovely board to chat with, regular AGM business.Always welcoming new volunteer energy!

🌿 2025 Kootenay Herb Gathering is Coming! Mark your calendar for June 27–30, 2025, and join us at the Vallican Whole in the beautiful Slocan Valley for a joyful weekend of herbal learning, nature connection, and community celebration! Whether you're a clinical herbalist, a kitchen witch, or just plant-curious, this gathering is for you. Expect […]

A stop on the CBT's Culture Tour Waking Up The Park at the Vallican Whole There is a beautiful forest park in Vallican, with surprises around every turn… Join us at the Vallican Whole on the weekend of August 9 - 10 to celebrate the re-opening of the Sculpture Park. Originally opened in 2010, the […]

The Kootenay Wellness Festival is a boutique yoga, wellness & art festival. This weekend of unity will bring together people of all ages in the West Kootenays to celebrate our mutual love & respect for yoga, holistic healing, creativity and nature. Hosted by the Kootenay Wellness Foundation For more info: please visit www.kootenaywellnessfestival.com ​Facebook Event - https://www.facebook.com/share/1BY7vkiWMM/ […]

It's time again for a Locavore's Feast, a decades-old Vallican Whole tradition! Come join us for a Thanksgiving potluck dinner, Saturday, October 11th at the Whole.Entry is a generous potluck dish, made with as-local-as-you-can ingredients, enough to feed your party. Donations to RARTS will also be gratefully accepted. Doors open at 5:30, dinner starts at […]

Rural Theatre & Performance Lab at the Vallican Whole Saturday October 18th - Sunday the 19th Registration now open:$20-$40 per workshop, or $75 -$100 for the whole weekend. Lunches included both days.Email slocanvalleygems@gmail.com to register. To apply to perform at the Brave New Works Cabaret, please send a short description of your piece, approximate length, and […]

The Third Annual Hallowe'en Family Dance Party is back at the Vallican Whole, on Saturday October 25th. Family-friendly dance floor, bonfire, cash bar, concession, dinner for sale, and fun spooky magic throughout the land at the Whole. Costumes heartily encouraged! Volunteers needed - you & your family get in free! Doors at 6pm

Blake Parker was an extraordinary writer and performer that inspired many artists, dancers, writers, musicians and performers and left an incredible legacy of creative work. He was a prolific writer and continuously engaged in new creative projects. This will be an evening to celebrate creativity and improvisation in mixed media: spoken word, image, and music. […]

On Sunday November 23 the Vallican Whole Art Gallery will host an Open House between 3 and 5 PM. We invite people to come and view the marvellous show “Shifting Perspectives’, featuring the photographs of Margaret Parker, Susan Faye, and Jeremy Addington - fantastic light-paintings, intimate landscapes, and vivid storytelling moments - and also showcasing […]

The Whole School is rolling out the red carpet for its 27th, legendary, Blue Moon Soirée at the Vallican Whole Community Centre on November 29th.THE LATIN LOVERS will be captivating us with their extremely danceable music and DJ Fatty Cakes will be spinning the soundtrack to the evening.Indulge in a scrumptious dinner paired with decadent […]

Join us at the Vallican Whole for a Holiday Market, featuring local artisan vendors, great food and entertainment throughout the day.A wonderful opportunity to support local artists during the holiday season, in the warm and beautiful Vallican Whole. Our raffle will be raising money for the Slocan Valley Food Cupboard. Thank you to the CBT […]

Holiday Concert & Singalong