So you wanna be a ski bum, eh? Well, Revelstoke Mountain Resort just posted a number of seasonal and year-round positions with the resort, so surf on over to their Current Opportunities page and see if any of them fit the bill for you!
Working at the mountain is a lot of fun - you get to work where you play, and everyone you interact with is in a good mood because they’re playing outside. Ride breaks make the world go round.
The City of Revelstoke has just announced a full ban on outside watering of lawns and gardens until further notice, says Operations Manager of the City’s Engineering and Public Works Department Darren Komonoski.
Effective immediately, only watering by hand is permitted. The use of water for watering lawns and washing cars, driveways and roadways is prohibited.
Thanks for your cooperation, Revelstoke! In order to maintain our mandatory fire flows, these restrictions are currently necessary.
This weekend, throw on your bathing suit and sunnies and head on down to the Last Drop for some beach volleyball! You still have one last day to register, so do it today!
On Saturday, July 24 and Sunday, July 25, the Last Drop pub will be hosting a beach volleyball competition in the parking lot of the Powder Springs Inn at 200 3rd St. West. With sunny skies and skyrocketing temperatures expected, it’s going to be a fantastic weekend of fun in the sun!
The good folks at the Last Drop are brining in truckloads of sand to create this opportunity, to get on down today to register your team if you haven’t already done so. The tournament is open to teams of 2 for $25, and teams of 5 for $50. The tourney is taking place in a round robin style, so you will get to play all weekend!
Even more enticing? The parking lot will be licensed for the weekend, and it’s a great chance to get outside for ice cold beers on a hot summer weekend downtown.
I'm pretty sure these girls are playing in the tournament!
Prizes include beer swag, featuring main sponsor Bud Light Lime, as well as gift certificates to the Last Drop and other great prizes.
The Village Idiot is hosting a sweet townie bike Show & Shine on Saturday, July 10 at 2:00, followed by a town cruise and after party with live music and prizes!
Want to enter? Drop your bike off at the Village Idiot before 2:00 on Saturday. Voting will take place at 2:00.
Starting around 3:00, all entrants are invited to a townie cruise around Revelstoke! Erik Stone of the Village Idiot is working up a route full of fun stops along the way.
The evening festivities take place starting at 8:00 with a rockin’ afterparty with live music on the patio by Angus Wilson. Bring your bike back, because the votes will be tallied and prizes will be handed out in a bunch of categories, including best vintage townie, most decorative, and shiniest. Spit shine that puppy! Prizes were generously donated by Skookum.
The Village Idiot will also be offering a pasta special for anyone entering their bike in the show, or anyone entering the Stoked to Get Spanked XC race on Sunday.
Red Deer boy Colin Anthony will be bringing his folksy blues to Revelstoke on Wednesday night. He’ll be playing at the Ol’ Frontier at 8:00 pm on July 7. There’s no charge for the show - come check him out and enjoy some food and drink specials.
I’ve been whistling Colin’s “The Highway Song” all morning! Check him out on myspace.
The Revelstoke for Haiti Medical Relief Team is kicking their heels together on Friday in a fundraising effort to provide medical assistance in Haiti in November 2010.
Organized by RN Sally Kupp, the Hoe-Down for Haiti takes places on Friday, July 9 from 5 pm - midnight at Three Valley Gap, west of Revelstoke. The night includes a ghost town tour, a barbeque steak dinner, and entertainment in the ghost town saloon. Where else can you get that? There will be door prizes, a contest for the best western costume, a cash bar, and a gambling wheel. Revelstoke Connection is providing shuttle service to and from Revelstoke with a minimum $2 donation, or if you’d like to stay the night, Three Valley Gap is providing rooms at 20% off.
The Revelstoke for Haiti Medical Relief Team is comprised of nurses Sally Kupp, Carmen Holder, Kamla Adam, Andrea Townsend and Jennifer Schott, and EMT Tho Thai. They’d like to thank Three Valley Gap, Revelstoke Printers and Revelstoke Connection for their support with this great fundraiser.
The City of Revelstoke and the Revelstoke Arts Council are happy to bring live music to Revelstoke every night from June 27 - August 29. Head down to Grizzly Plaza between 6:30 pm and 9:30 pm every day to hear a huge variety of live tunes.
The Summer Streetfest kicked off on Sunday night with a killer performance by the Revelstoke Secondary School Jazz Band, and last night featured Aspen Switzer. She will be playing again tonight - check out her catchy lyrics and engaging voice.
Here is the full list of summer performers:
June 29: Aspen Switzer
June 30: Roger Marin
July 1: It’s About Time
July 2: Blue Scarlet
July 3: Rocky Mountain Concert Band
July 4: That Girl and Earl
July 5-6: Steve Palmer
July 7: Mike Alviano
July 8: Colin Anthony
July 9: Broken Down Suitcase
July 10: Aileen and the Boys
July 11: Dean Seline
July 12-13: John Hough
July 14: Ryan Donn
July 15: Rippin’ Rattlers
July 16: Sister Girl
July 17: Miles Howe
July 18: Sharon Shook
July 19: Maritime Kitchen Party
July 20: Devon and Kevin
July 21-22: Kenny Halliday is Rod Stewart
July 23: The Rev
July 24: Wheelhouse
July 25: Blackberry Wood
July 26-27: The Doer and the Doddler
July 28-29: Uncorked
July 30: The Rev
July 31: Tanya Lipscomb
August 1: Blind Spot
August 2: Saskia
August 3: Sean Ashby
August 4: Jesse Dee, Jacquie B & Scott Cook
August 5: Jesse Dee & Jacquie B
August 6: Andrew Allen
August 7: Sister Girl
August 8-9: Stuart McLeod is Elvis
August 10-11: Bob Rogers
August 12: Jon and Holly
August 13: Cats and Fiddle
August 14-15: Mat Duffus
August 16: Rippin’ Rattlers
August 17: Heather Blush
August 18: Ben Sures
August 19: Ryan Donn
August 20: Cats and Fiddle
August 21: Miles Howe
August 22: Sharon Shook
August 23: Blackberry Wood
August 24: Cornstarr
August 25-26: Gary Kehoe is Johnny Cash
August 27-28: Swing Cat Bounce
August 29: Maritime Kitchen Party
Invasive plants are the second largest threat to biodiversity worldwide, second only to habitat loss. On Wednesday, July 7 from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm, come help restore the native plant ecology in Revelstoke at the first annual community weed pull, hosted by the North Columbia Environmental Society. Learn how to identify invasive plants in our region, and help get rid of these invaders.
You’ll learn to recognize Blueweed (Echium Vulgare) and Spotted Knapweed (Centaurea Maculosa), prolific and noxious weeds that choke out native plants, and impact native wildlife species such as western painted turtles, who can become entangled in the fibrous roots of spotted knapweed.
Meet at 9:00 am on Wednesday, July 7 on the Illicillewaet Greenbelt at Kovach Park (the Skate Park). Gloves and plastic bags will be provided to volunteers. Please wear appropriate clothing.
Check out Wassabi Collective tonight at RevFest 2010! They hit the main stage at 11:00 - get your dancing shoes on and get to the music festival when doors open at 5!
Wassabi Collective!
Wassabi Collective, a spicy five-piece from the arty, alternative-thinking small town of Nelson, B.C, Canada has been busy spreading their positive west coast vibes. The band’s sound fuses everything from pop, rock, hip hop, roots reggae, funk, jazz and everything in between, wrapping it all up with their own identifiable twist that has captivated dance floors and won them legions of fans across the country. Together, Melissa Meretsky (vocals& percussion), Brent Hongisto (vocals&guitar), Jimmy Lewis(vocals&drums) Rahj Levinson (keyboards) & Andrew McCormick (bass) are hailed as one of Canada’s best live independent bands, having placed in the Peak Performance Project Top 20, they are ready to take the world by storm. The quintet released their first full-length studio record, “Stories Not Forgotten”, which won Album of the Year at the 2008 BCIMA’s and Melissa took home Female Performer of the Year. (They were nominated in 7 categories in the last 2 years). The band’s music has been featured on the PBS series Roadtrip Nation, they were the #1 ‘On the Verge’ Band in Relix Magazine, have been awarded a People’s Choice Award at the Independent Music Awards and won 4 Toronto Exclusive Magazine Provincial Awards. The band have shared the stage with Bedouin Soundclash, Micheal Franti & Spearhead, K-OS, Femi Kuti, Hot Hot Heat, Randy Bachman, Bassnectar and Adham Shaikh. “Wassabi’s joyous sound takes you on a cosmic carpet ride from satisfaction to pure bliss…THE ULTIMATE FEEL GOOD ELIXIR!” (Exclaim Magazine).
