Carnivores eat meat, Locavores eat Local! Saturday, February 8th, The Rural Alternatives Research & Training Society is hosting its Winter Locavore Feast at the Vallican Whole Community Centre. Come celebrate our local food growing, cooking and eating, as well as our wonderful & sometimes unusual talents, and gather with all. Doors open at 5 PM, […]

Come together and create stories through play. Explore strange possibilities as a new character. Laugh together! Roleplaying games are a form of collaborative, creative play. They use rules and structure to make telling a story together less scary. Every game works a little bit differently – some take us into light-hearted comedy, while others give […]

An elegant evening of indulgence and entertainment in support of the Stephen Lewis Foundation's Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign. Sweets, Savouries and Refreshments, music, a silent auction plus scarves, bags, and bling for sale downstairs. Tickets are $10 for entrance and entertainment will be available starting January 25 from any Grassroots Grammas member (or call Maureen […]

The Vallican Whole Community Choir will be starting their 2020 Season on Sunday March 1st, at 4pm.  They rehearse weekly on Sunday afternoons. The choir is a welcoming & inclusive place for folks who love to sing together.  Please contact choir director Sharon Lang for more information:  email [email protected] or call at 250-226-7191.  

The beloved Locavore's Feast is back! A community potluck and thanksgiving where we share in the abundance of local food and community, the Locavore's Feast is a long and much-loved tradition at the Vallican Whole.   On Saturday, October 8th, all are welcome to join for a bounteous dinner, followed by "Six Slocan Minutes", an […]

Join Filmmaker Nancy Rosenblum for  a screening of her short film series What Makes an Artist Tick?, featuring local artists Peter Vogelaar, Slava Doval, Clinton Swanson Noèmi Kiss and Robin Wiltse.  All artists will be present for a Q&A following the screening. Nancy has been making video portraits of Artists in the Kootenays for over […]

The Slocan Valley Community Arts Council is bringing multi-disciplinary artist & performer Arrington De Dionyso for an experiential throat singing workshop! Participants will receive instruction in extended techniques used by contemporary musicians and sound poets, while gaining awareness of multiphonics as practiced in a number of traditional and experimental settings, with special emphasis on Tuvan, […]

The Vallican Whole is once again hosting the Jolly Ol' Elf Holiday Market. Saturday December 10th, 10:30AM to 5:00PM Sunday December 11th, 11:00AM to 3:00PM Artisan vendors will be sharing their wares with the community in the beautiful and festive Vallican Whole. If you would like to book a table at the Jolly Ol' Elf […]

Join the Vallican Whole Community Choir for their much-beloved, usually-annual seasonal sing-a-long and concert, following a two-year hiatus! Conducted by Sharon Lang, the Community Choir is a long-standing Slocan Valley tradition, celebrating the power of singing together. The Concert will include a performance by the choir and by special guests, the Shifting Winds quartet. The […]

Admission by donation a potluck dish for all Join with neighbours for the much-beloved Locavore's Feast, a "Winter's End" edition! Celebrate what has sustained us, and usher in the season of food-growing and foraging in the Kootenays. Local-as-you-can Potluck Dinner, alcohol for sale, silent auction, and LIVE MUSIC by two local bands - Dani-Rae and […]