Fernie Arts, Culture & Entertainment Highlights
When someone finds out I’m an artist, I often hear about their own experiences with art. Most people talk about only being able to draw stick figures—I hear that the most—but then there are those who have either given up their creative outlets or feel overwhelmed in starting again. The truth is, as...
Some years ago I wrote a review for The Whale. It is a dark, depressing movie which, while technically superb, gives a cynical view of humanity and asks its audience to watch for almost two hours as an incurably decent character is not only tortured by his inner demons, but is also mistreated by...
Submitted by
Fix on September 30, 2026.
I am a Fernie based illustrator and aspiring ski bum. I draw a lot of maps and also create illustrations for magazines, universities, advertising, food packaging, murals and books. My illustrations are usually silly and whimsical, but I also draw more serious conceptual illustrations for newspapers...
Colour was like this massive, unexplainable enigma for many years. Only the most gifted artists seemed to get it and the rest of us just followed along and tried to keep up. A lot like fashion, we’re here waiting for the big decision-makers to tell us what to wear or what colours to combine. And...
The original Road House is a cult classic. It was released in 1989 and was the story of Dalton, a Zen Buddhist bouncer from Los Angeles who is hired by a wealthy Missouri bar owner who wants to clean up his wildly violent establishment and restore its reputation. Directed by Rowdy Herrington and...
What does your Elk Valley Pride Festival Look Like? Lunch & Learn w/Aiyana Twigg Nevados Drag Lunch Spirits & Songs Drag King 101 Workshop Backstreet Butches Drag Night Rainbow Reads Intro To Skate (but make it gay) Lunch & Learn w/the Edmonton 2Spirit Society Bike Decoration Station Queer as Punk...
Submitted by
Fix on August 31, 2026.
I’ve always been drawn to creating with my hands. That passion first led me to study sewing, where I learned the technical skills and craftsmanship that continue to influence my work today. Sewing taught me patience, precision, and the satisfaction of turning an idea into something tangible. It also...
There is a “dumb phone” movement sweeping the continent. I’m old enough to remember when a cellphone could only make calls. Text messaging was a pretty nifty improvement later. Now I can sit on a beach in Vietnam and fix computers in my wife’s office from my phone. I get how incredibly distracting...
