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They arrived with their treasures and left knowing more about them. They arrived with their treasures and left knowing more about them. Antiques appraiser Ted Pappas was at The Exploration Place on Saturday and Sunday, invited by Huble Homestead and Giscome Portage Heritage Society to look at heirlooms and collectibles brought in by visitors. Huble’s curator Carli Bennett said, for her, one of the most unique pieces of the event was a hollowed out and repurposed large, old coin possibly...

Should the idea of Prince George-Valemount MLA Shirley Bond be followed, in future years we could be celebrating Holi (Festival of Colours) in a much bigger way, by singing and dancing in the streets of downtown. Bond was a guest at the Happy Holi celebrations hosted by the Prince George Hindu Society Saturday at the Day’s Inn. She told guests that in her research of the festival, she found out that Holi is about putting negative things behind you, forgiving others and moving...

The Prince George and District Music Festival has announced the piano medalists for its annual competition: Piano Medalists Romantic Grade 3 Medal Winners Chloe Bialuski Grade 5 Medal Winners Elise Ryan Grade 6 Medal Winners Olivia Wankling, Justin Corbett Grade 9 Medal Winners Keerthana Vincent Grade 10 Medal Winners Katherine Li, Arsham Javaherdashti Duo Junior Medal Winners Kimberlyn Chow/Stashia Telford Duet Junior Medal Winners Paige Danilec/Sophia Fuller, Erin Rushton/Abigail Smith,...

The Prince George and District Music Festival Showcase Recital and Gala features some of the top performances of the festival from all of the disciplines. The Showcase Recital takes place March 28 at Vanier Hall starting at 5:30 p.m. Free admission. The Gala Concert is on March 28 at Vanier Hall starting at 8 p.m. Admission is $10. Tickets are available at Studio 2880 or at the door.

The Prince George and District Music Festival has announced medal winners in the instrumental categories: RCM Woodwind Class 12 and Under Medal Winners Wyatt Holbrook (flute), Delainey Stolz (flute), Nyah Lamarre (flute) RCM Woodwind Class Grade 2 Medal Winners Isabelle Lindsay (flute) RCM Woodwind Grade 3 Medal Winners Courtney Bouwman (flute) RCM Woodwind Grade 4 Medal Winners Rebecca Campbell (flute) Sonata Class 16 and Under Medal Winners Tony Yang (saxophone) Concerto Class Medal...

The Prince George and District Music Festival has announced the medal winners in this year’s vocal competition: Musical Theatre Grade 1 Medal Winners Jayde Waldner Grade 2 Medal Winners Erika LeBlanc Grade 3 Medal Winners Olivia Forgeron, Darcy MacDonald, Sofie McCarthy Grade 4 Medal Winners Brett Dobson, Sarah Dereshkevich, Erin Rushton, Sloane Zogas Grade 5 Medal Winners Brenna Jacobson Grade 6 Medal Winners Jennifer Bourque, Brenna Ryan, Elise Ryan, Laura Smith, Cecil MacRae, Airah...