Kicking Horse Culture
516 9th Ave. North V0A 1H0 Golden, BC, Canada

A reminder that the Banff Mountain Film Festival (BMFF) World Tour has been POSTPONED Given COVID capacity restrictions, we were planning to present two nights of the BMFF World Tour on Fri. Jan. 7 and Sat. Jan 8 at Mt. 7 Rec Plex restricting the audience to 325 each night. However, given current local realities, and with an abundance of care and caution for our community audience, our volunteers, and staff we have decided to POSTPONE these shows until a later date.... Ticket holders are asked to hold on to your tickets for now or come into the Art Gallery of Golden for a refund. Thank you for your ongoing engagement with our programming and services. See more

POSTPONED: Banff Mountain Film Festival (BMFF) World Tour Given COVID capacity restrictions, we were planning to present two nights of the BMFF World Tour on Fri. Jan. 7 and Sat. Jan 8 at Mt. 7 Rec Plex restricting the audience to 325 each night. However, given current local realities, and with an abundance of care and caution for our community audience, our volunteers, and staff we have decided to POSTPONE these shows until a later date. ... Ticket holders are asked to hold on to your tickets for now or come into the Art Gallery of Golden for a refund. Thank you for your ongoing engagement with our programming and services.

Tickets are selling fast for the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour, coming our way in early January! We've got two nights packed with the best of the fest on January 7 and 8. Tickets are available now at the Art Gallery of Golden or by calling 250-344-6186. You can now check out the film lineups for each night on our website:... Night 1 - January 7 - Maple Program: https://kickinghorseculture.ca//banff-mountain-film-fest-1/ Night 2 - January 8 - Larch Program: https://kickinghorseculture.ca//banff-mountain-film-fest-2/

We are almost halfway through December, have you finished all of your holiday shopping? Shop local this holiday season at the Art Gallery of Golden and S...tudio Gift Shop! Drop-in and browse our selection of fine art and home-grown gifts that support more than 100 local and regional artists. December hours: Monday through Saturday: 10:30am to 5pm Sunday, Dec. 19: 11am to 4pm Open Christmas Eve until 4pm Closed Dec. 26-27 See more

Here's some photos from last night with Mike Delamont's "God"...

One of my all-time favourite performers Rick Scott Rickscottentertainment -- no matter for evening or day time audiences -- is offering a live-stream Family Concert LIVE from the Port Theatre in Nanaimo on Sunday April 18. Rick and Nico were here a couple of years ago and the Golden Civic Centre was vibrating with fun and laughter. Grab some good broadband internet and your family bubble and have a wonderful hour!

Very excited to share the news of the Cantle Family Youth Arts Award. Parents, grandparents take a look too just in case that special person in your family needs a helpful nudge. All the details are at the link. Deadline for applications is Monday April 19. https://www.goldencommunityfoundation.ca/cantle-family-fund

The Art Gallery of Golden is seeking an additional retail sales person for the gallery and our Studio Gift Shop at 516 9th Ave. N. This is a part-time position working one, or two, 6.5hr days per week. Some staff relief for holidays may also be needed. The ideal candidate has a background in the visual arts and has experience providing exemplary customer service in retail sales with experience with Point of Sale systems. Microsoft Office skills are essential. Pay is competitive. Please email your resumé with a cover letter describing your relevant experience to attention Miranda Corbett. Please no phone calls or Facebook messaging.

Another big round of applause to everyone that helped us make Snow King and Lady Spring Come Back to the Valley! Apologies to the wonderful folks that we missed in our first round of credits at the end of the movie. To see the updated version with a full list of credits, watch here: https://vimeo.com/511716133

Here's what's happening in AGOG this month ... Jamie Kroeger's exhibit A Part of Place.

Snow King and Lady Spring have returned to the valley! Since it’s not safe for the great big crowd of wild and silly creatures to gather in Spirit Square this year, we are pleased to present Snow King and Lady Spring to the valley, virtually! Thanks to the wild and silly creatures who made this movie possible. Apologies to the wonderful folks that we missed in our first round of credits at the end of the movie. To see the updated version with a full list of cred...its, watch here: https://vimeo.com/511716133 Music by: Timeless. Licensed through Lens Distortions. License Number LD-A2JSTOCBIGFZI Human Spirit by Hans Johnson. Licensed through Artist License Number - 972188 Be the Best by Ian Post. Licensed through Artist. License Number - 972188 See more

Open Letter to the Editor/Ace Reporter for the Golden Star, Claire Palmer from the Wild & Silly Creatures of the Valley. Thank you for attending our last meeting on February 6 and writing about us in your newspaper. Most of our wild & silly creatures cannot read, so it was with great delight that I read to them your article in this week's newspaper. There was loud excitement expressed by members of our group when I read out their names -- even though some grumbled that they f...elt their words were not quite accurately reported. (I thought you did a wonderful job given all the whistles, grunts, purrs, hoots, howls, shrieks, and snorts!) Regardless, there was great joy expressed that our efforts were printed up in the newspaper. Pack Rat, however, did have some concern that perhaps the Conservation Officer was now looking for him given that he has yet to return the shiny camera thingy. In his defence, he has done an amazing job of taking everyone's pictures and putting them into a movie that we will premier at 7pm this Saturday evening February 13. (Hint: the shiny camera thingy is in his den - if you can find it.) So, if you would be so kind Ms. Palmer, please tell all the humans of the valley of the premier of our movie "Snow King and Lady Spring Come Back to the Valley!" We're told that Kicking Horse Culture will have it available to watch on their website and right here on their Facebook page ... live at 7pm Saturday night! Meanwhile, we hope to see you all out and about on the trails when the weather gets warmer and we will continue to practice our wild and silliness in the hopes that we may see you all again next year in the Snow King's Castle. Yours in playfulness, Scribe (aka Skunk)

Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Wild & Silly Creatures announce the Premiere of their MaskedParade Movie! As I reported in the Minutes of our last meeting on January 20, says Scribe loudly as he tries to quieten the assembled wild & silly creatures of the valley gathered in the circle around the fire, it seems that Pack Rat did not give the shiny camera thingy back to the human er who lost it. I am going to give it back, Pack Rat said but I have a really, really, ...really good reason for not giving it back yet. Owl, still known for her wisdom, said Yes, in this instance just this once we must forgive Pack Rat. One might say that Pack Rat has indeed contributed ah, to the greater good, by putting the shiny camera thingy to good use instead of just hoarding it for himself in his nest! Fluffing up her feathers, Owl continued He took some very nice pictures of me. Me too, said Moose from the back of the crowd. And me, said Heron. And me, said Bear. Dog said, Me too. I looked really good. All the wild and silly creatures whistled, grunted, purred, hooted, howled, shrieked and snorted in agreement. And what are you going to do with all those pictures? asked ace reporter Claire Palmer covering the meeting for The Golden Star. Read the Full story here: https://kickinghorseculture.ca/2021//08/maskedparade-movie/

Tag all of the wild and silly creatures you know in the comments below and help us invite Snow King and Lady Spring back to the valley! Here’s how to help: 1. Get dressed up with your household or core bubble in your silliest, wildest and craziest creature costumes and your funkiest mask.... 2. Take a short video with your mobile phone (hold the phone horizontally for the best results) of you and your household or core bubble saying: "SNOW KING! LADY SPRING! PLEASE COME BACK TO THE VALLEY! WE LOVE YOU!" Then, If you want to howl along like Wolf at the end, that just might do the trick! 3. Upload your video before February 8 by clicking the link here: https://woobox.com/ixcvfq or post it to social media using #MaskedParade2021 (your profile/post needs to be public for us to see it!) See more

Raise your hand if you want to see Snow King and Lady Spring come back to the valley! We need all of our local wild and silly creatures to help us invite Snow King and Lady Spring back to the valley this February for #MaskedParade2021! Here’s how you can help 1. Get dressed up with your household or core bubble in your silliest, wildest and craziest creature costumes and your funkiest mask.... 2. Take a short video with your mobile phone (hold the phone horizontally for the best results) of you and your household or core bubble saying: "SNOW KING! LADY SPRING! PLEASE COME BACK TO THE VALLEY! WE LOVE YOU!" Then, If you want to howl along like Wolf at the end, that just might do the trick! 3. Upload your video before February 8 by clicking the link here: https://woobox.com/ixcvfq or post it to social media using #MaskedParade2021 See more

Jaxen and Georgette are the first wild and silly creatures to help us invite Snow King and Lady Spring back to the valley! But we still need your help too! Here’s how you can help: 1. Get dressed up with your household or core bubble in your silliest, wildest and craziest creature costumes and your funkiest mask.... 2. Take a short video with your mobile phone (hold the phone horizontally for the best results) of you and your household or core bubble saying: "SNOW KING! LADY SPRING! PLEASE COME BACK TO THE VALLEY! WE LOVE YOU!" Then, If you want to howl along like Wolf at the end, that just might do the trick! 3. Upload your video by clicking the link here or below: https://woobox.com/ixcvfq or post it to social media using #MaskedParade2021 See more