November 2012 Archives
Sunday November 25, 2012
An interview with Patrick Taylor, author of An Irish Country Wedding
The
best-selling author brings the rural doctor in Northern Ireland and the
town of Ballybucklebo back to life with the seventh book in the Irish
Country Doctor series. Sheryl sat down with Patrick to hear more about
where Dr. Fingal Flahertie O'Reilly comes from... and where he's going
next. That interview will air on Sunday just after 7 a.m.
Sunday November 25, 2012
Cooking Club:
Smitten Kitchen
Deb Perleman's wonderful food blog Smitten Kitchen gets 5 million visitors a month! It's funny and engaging and filled with great recipes and very detailed instructions.
And now she has published The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook.
We were so happy that she made the time to be a guest in the NXNW Cooking Club.
Her recipe for Apple Cider Caramels is in the recipe archive on the right hand side of the page.
And now she has published The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook.
We were so happy that she made the time to be a guest in the NXNW Cooking Club.
Her recipe for Apple Cider Caramels is in the recipe archive on the right hand side of the page.
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Saturday November 24, 2012
Chef Bruce, Featured Guests:
Chef Bruce - Honey
It's squash season season and Chef Bruce Wood from Bruce's Kitchen on Salt Spring Island has some great suggestions and recipes.
He'll be talking Honey after the 8:00 news Sat.
You'll find the recipes when you click on the "read more" tab just below.
Friday November 23, 2012
Featured Guests:
Potter Danny Kostyshin
Danny Kostyshin is a Vancouver potter who has been working with clay ever since a high school teacher encouraged him to try throwing a pot. That was almost 4 decades ago! Over the years Danny has tackled a number of controversial issues with his pottery and has also developed a much collected series of functional pieces.
His work is part of the big Burnaby Potters' Guild sale Nov 24 and 25 at 361 South Howard Ave in Burnaby (at Hastings)
You can hear Danny on the show just after 6:40 am on Saturday.
His work is part of the big Burnaby Potters' Guild sale Nov 24 and 25 at 361 South Howard Ave in Burnaby (at Hastings)
You can hear Danny on the show just after 6:40 am on Saturday.
Friday November 23, 2012
Featured Guests:
Cheyenne Goh
Cheyenne is one of thecreative people taking part in the big Out of Hand Artisan Fair on at the Crystal Gardens in Victoria from Nov 23-25.
She'll be my guest Saturday morning after the 7:30 news.
Friday November 23, 2012
Featured Guests:
Escape to Gold Mountain by David HT Wong
Escape to Gold Mountain is a graphic history book about the experiences of the Chinese people in North America. It's written by Vancouver architect David H.T. Wong and is full of beautiful drawings and comic book style dialogue and text.
Together, the pictures and words tell the incredible story of struggle and perserverance common to so many Chinese families in Vancouver.
Together, the pictures and words tell the incredible story of struggle and perserverance common to so many Chinese families in Vancouver.
You can hear that interview after the 8:30 news Sat.
Sunday November 18, 2012
Seasonings: Flavours of the Southern Gulf Islands
Andrea & David Spalding have written a new cookbook to celebrate the edible bounty of Saturna, Mayne, Salt Spring, Pender and Galiano Islands. Seasonings: Flavours of the Southern Gulf Islands is published by Harbour Publishing.
Andrea and David will be signing cookbooks and swapping stories at Barbara-Jo's Books to Cooks November 20 from 5 - 6:30 pm
Andrea and David will be signing cookbooks and swapping stories at Barbara-Jo's Books to Cooks November 20 from 5 - 6:30 pm
Sunday November 18, 2012
John Clarke: Explorer of the Coast Mountains
John Clarke devoted his life to climbing BC's coastal mountains and did much share his discoveries. He passed away at the age of 58 as a result of a brain tumour. His friend and fellow climber Lisa Baile has written a new book that explores the explorer's life. John Clark: Explorer of the Coast Mountains is published by Harbour Publishing.
Sunday November 18, 2012
Bargain Bottles
Wine guru Natalie MacLean joined us with tips on getting the best value when it comes to vino this holiday season. She's written a book called Unquenchable: A Tipsy Quest for the World's Best Bargain Wines.
Saturday November 17, 2012
Featured Guests:
The Way of the Wood at the Vancouver Eastside Culture Crawl
Bradley Messer is fascinated by the knots in wood. He picks up pieces in the alleys of Vancouver and creates what he calls a visual diary through the found wood. Bradley is part of the Vancouver Eastside Culture Crawl from Friday to Sunday. We'll go for a tour of his studio on Saturday just after 7 a.m.
Saturday November 17, 2012
Studio One Book Club:
Author Shane Peacock at the Studio One Book Club
Young adult author Shane Peacock entertains a captive audience at the Studio One
Book Club. We'll hear how he created the young Sherlock Holmes series...
and why he wasn't a fan of Sherlock before he started writing the novels.
Sunday November 11, 2012
Featured Guests:
Heather Pawsey, soprano, performs in the opera "The Lake"
The Lake is an opera about the first settlers in the Okanagan. This Wednesday will see its first professional public premiere in Vancouver, 60 years after the opera was written.
Soprano Heather Pawsey will explain on Sunday why this opera has a special significance for her. Tune in after 7:30 am to hear more.
Soprano Heather Pawsey will explain on Sunday why this opera has a special significance for her. Tune in after 7:30 am to hear more.
Sunday November 11, 2012
Flyover: British Columbia's Cariboo Chilcotin Coast
Photographer Chris Harris of 105 Mile and writer Sage Birchwater of Williams Lake have teamed up to create a new book that takes readers into the air and into the aviation history of the Cariboo Chilcotin Coast.
The photographs are stunning and the stories captivating.
Check out Chris Harris' webpage for details on their
upcoming appearances around BC.
Sunday November 11, 2012
War memories of Elizabeth Brown
The book which tells more of Elizabeth Brown's story of working as a secretary for MI5 during WWII and of her coming to Canada as a war bride with a badly injured husband is Old Stones:the Biography of a Family by A.S.Penney.
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Saturday November 10, 2012
Cassius Khan and Amika Kushwaha
Diwali Downtown is an annual event held at the Roundhouse in Vancouver.
This year's theme is "illuminate" and one duo performing at the celebrations is husband and wife team Cassius Khan and Amika Kushwaha.
Cassius specializes in tabla drums and ghazal vocals and Amika is a classical kathak dancer.
You can hear that conversation after the 7:30 news Sat Nov 3.
Friday November 9, 2012
Featured Story:
Circle Craft
The 39th Annual Circle Craft Christmas Market is on now at the Vancouver Convention Centre. I dropped by this week to wander about and meet some of the artists and artisans with booths there.
Saturday morning after 8:30 you'll hear from Michelle Vulama from Vancouver who paints on rocks, Jim Heeks from Iluminati Glassworks of Gabriola Island and Kasumi Lampitoc, a potter from Galiano Island.
Saturday morning after 8:30 you'll hear from Michelle Vulama from Vancouver who paints on rocks, Jim Heeks from Iluminati Glassworks of Gabriola Island and Kasumi Lampitoc, a potter from Galiano Island.
Sunday November 4, 2012
Michael Juk - Louis Armstrong
CBC music producer and blogger Michael Juk features Louis Armstrong this week. You can hear that conversation Sunday (Nov 4) after the 7:00 news.
Check his blog on the cbcmusic.ca website.
Sunday November 4, 2012
Hidden Lives: Coming Out On Mental Illness
"Hidden Lives: Coming out on Mental Illness" is a book of essays edited by Lenore Rowntree and Andrew Boden.
Both are writers and both have family members living with mental illness.
Together they sought out other writers with a desire to speak about their experiences with mental illness.
One of those writers is Andrea Paquette....who's been known to call herself the Bipolar Babe.
The conversation with Lenore Rowntree and Andrea Paquette airs Sunday (Nov 4) after the 8:30 news.
There will be a book launch November 8 at the Cellar Jazz Club.
Both are writers and both have family members living with mental illness.
Together they sought out other writers with a desire to speak about their experiences with mental illness.
One of those writers is Andrea Paquette....who's been known to call herself the Bipolar Babe.
The conversation with Lenore Rowntree and Andrea Paquette airs Sunday (Nov 4) after the 8:30 news.
There will be a book launch November 8 at the Cellar Jazz Club.
Saturday November 3, 2012
Mushboo - A new way to grow mushrooms
Matt Unger is a BC entrepreneur whose focus these days is on mushrooms.
More specifically - how to grow mushrooms at home, using recycled and eco friendly materials. After years of research and trial and error, he's come up with a system he calls Mushboo. Mush stands for mushroom and boo is for bamboo. The website is mushboo.com
Friday November 2, 2012
Stanley Coren: Choosing a dog
How have you chosen the dogs in your life? Dr Stanley Coren has been researching
this and he says there might be something to the idea that we choose dogs that look like we do. He looks at how film and television influence our choices and has some suggestions for
how to find a dog you'll love to live with.
Stanley Coren is on the show Sunday just after 8 am.
this and he says there might be something to the idea that we choose dogs that look like we do. He looks at how film and television influence our choices and has some suggestions for
how to find a dog you'll love to live with.
Stanley Coren is on the show Sunday just after 8 am.
Friday November 2, 2012
Return to Byzantium: The Art and Life of Lillian Broca
When film maker Adelina Sugavau met artist Lillian Broca at an art opening a few years back she was struck by Lillian's art and by her life story. In fact she was so struck that she spent years working on a documentary called Return to Byzantium.
The film tells Lillian's story, from her early childhood in Romania, her flight from that country with her family and her career as an artist. It takes us into her studio where she creates incredible mosaics and along for the ride as Lillian returns to her home land for the first time in over 50 years.
The documentary has been screened and won prizes at film festivals in the U.S. It's Canadian premiere is November 8 at the Ridge Theatre as part of the Vancouver Jewish Film Festival.
The film tells Lillian's story, from her early childhood in Romania, her flight from that country with her family and her career as an artist. It takes us into her studio where she creates incredible mosaics and along for the ride as Lillian returns to her home land for the first time in over 50 years.
The documentary has been screened and won prizes at film festivals in the U.S. It's Canadian premiere is November 8 at the Ridge Theatre as part of the Vancouver Jewish Film Festival.
Friday November 2, 2012
Mohammed Hanif in the Bookclub
Mohammed Hanif is a journalist and award winning novelist who lives and works for the BBC
in Pakistan. His latest novel is set in Karachi and tells the story of a nurse who works in the chaos of one of the city's busiest hospitals. It's a story laced with humor, sadness and senseless violence.
The Guardian newspaper has this to say about Our Lady of Alice Bhatti..."Relentlessly readable...A comedy for those who think. a tragedy for those who feel...Perhaps Pakistan's brightest English language voice"
You can hear our Book Club session with Hanif and my cohost, award winning author Anosh Irani after the 8 am news on Saturday.
Friday November 2, 2012
Live in Kamloops

On Saturday Oct. 13 North by Northwest broadcast live from the "Art We Are Cafe."
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- December 2012
- Sun., 30 – Photographer David DuChemin
- Sat., 29 – The Beachcombers at 40!
- Sat., 29 – Lee Rosevere's Best Albums of 2012
- Sat., 29 – New life for an old piano
- Sun., 23 – June Goldsmith's Christmas Music selections
- Sat., 22 – Snap Crackle Christmas with Roy Forbes.
- Sat., 22 – Sparkling Wines
- Sun., 16 – Poet Lorna Crozier's Book of Marvels
- Sun., 16 – Author Susan Ketchen - "Grows That Way"
- Sun., 16 – Matthew MacFarlane: Christmas and Winter ale
- Sat., 15 – Vancouver North Pole Express
- Sat., 15 – Pyrrha jewellery
- Sat., 15 – Chef Bruce talks turkey and all the fixings
- Sun., 9 – Arjan Stephens of Nature's Path
- Sun., 9 – Erin Balser of CBC Books
- Fri., 7 – Rachel Hartman and Seraphina
- Fri., 7 – Yael Cohen and F**k Cancer
- Fri., 7 – Quinoa Revolution in the Cooking Club
- Sun., 2 – Jeff Molloy
- Sun., 2 – June Goldsmith and Beethoven's 5th
- Sun., 2 – Meshe
- Sat., 1 – Denman Island's 31st Annual Craft Faire
- Sat., 1 – Billie Livingston
- Sat., 1 – Michael Kaeshammer
- November 2012
- Sun., 25 – Smitten Kitchen
- Sat., 24 – Chef Bruce - Honey
- Fri., 23 – Potter Danny Kostyshin
- Fri., 23 – Cheyenne Goh
- Fri., 23 – Escape to Gold Mountain by David HT Wong
- Sun., 18 – John Clarke: Explorer of the Coast Mountains
- Sun., 18 – Bargain Bottles
- Sun., 11 – Mark Forsythe
- Sun., 11 – War memories of Elizabeth Brown
- Sat., 10 – Cassius Khan and Amika Kushwaha
- Fri., 9 – Circle Craft
- Sun., 4 – Michael Juk - Louis Armstrong
- Sat., 3 – Mushboo - A new way to grow mushrooms
- Fri., 2 – Stanley Coren: Choosing a dog
- Fri., 2 – Mohammed Hanif in the Bookclub
- Fri., 2 – Live in Kamloops
- October 2012
- Sun., 28 – Ezra Kwizera
- Sat., 27 – Bhutan art installation in Armstrong
- Sat., 27 – Erin Balser's Scary Book List
- Fri., 26 – Abbotsford Dog Show
- Fri., 26 – M.G. Vassanji
- Thu., 25 – Christa Couture: The Living Record
- Sun., 21 – Pumpkin Beer with Matthew MacFarlane
- Sun., 21 – Roots with Diane Morgan
- Sun., 14 – Micheal Juk : Lena Horne
- Sat., 13 – Annabel Lyon "The Sweet Girl"
- Sun., 7 – Voices of BC - Maisey Hurley
- Sun., 7 – Nettie Wild - Uninterrupted at VIFF
- Sat., 6 – Blood Relative - Nimisha Mukerji at VIFF
- Sat., 6 – Chef Bruce Wood - Thanksgiving
- Sat., 6 – Wanting / Everything in the World
- Thu., 4 – Joe Jackson
- September 2012
- Sun., 30 – Underwear Donations
- Sun., 30 – World Rivers Day
- Sun., 30 – Cooking Clubs and Book Clubs
- Sun., 30 – Janet Marie Rogers
- Sat., 29 – Burgess Shale
- Sat., 29 – Puppetry and Astrophysics
- Sun., 23 – The Book of Kale
- Sun., 23 – Andreas Schroeder
- Sat., 22 – Rodney Decroo
- Sat., 22 – Working Gear Clothing Society
- Sat., 22 – Michael Juk - I Got Rythmn
- Sat., 22 – Doing the splits for Harry Potter
- Sun., 16 – Race to the End of the Earth - Jana Stefan
- Sun., 16 – The Drummer Girl - Lauri Lyster
- Sat., 15 – Kootenay Storytelling Festival - Barry Gray
- Sat., 15 – Book List - Erin Balser
- Fri., 14 – Kat Thorsen and Intersections Media
- Sun., 9 – Voices in the Park
- Sat., 8 – Spice Goddess: Bal Arneson
- Sat., 8 – The Taste of Ashes - Sheila Peters
- Sat., 1 – Sex Talk in the City coming to MOV
- August 2012
- Fri., 31 – Taxidermy
- Fri., 31 – One Book One Kootenay
- Fri., 31 – Heroes!
- Fri., 31 – Cue the Muse!
- Sun., 26 – Golf and Paolo's Signature Series
- Sun., 26 – Cindy Pawlcyn's Supper Club
- Fri., 24 – Figs!
- Fri., 24 – Exploring Vancouver: The Architectural Guide
- Sat., 18 – Singer-songwriter Dominique Fricot
- Sun., 5 – Chef Bruce's Cherry Clafouti Recipe
- Sat., 4 – Triple Wedding
- Sat., 4 – Chef Bruce on Cherries
- July 2012
- Sun., 29 – Dowco Triumph Street Pipe Band
- Fri., 27 – Salt Spring Island Castle!
- Fri., 27 – Gardens with beauty and bounty...
- Fri., 20 – Courtenay Pollock : Tie Dye Artist
- Fri., 20 – Egan Davies - Maple Trees and Disease
- Thu., 19 – Ali Kazimi on the Komagata Maru
- Thu., 19 – Introducing Alanna & Brianne!
- Thu., 19 – Potter Denise Jeffrey
- Sun., 15 – Michael Juk - Esperanza Spalding
- Sat., 14 – Chef Bruce
- Fri., 13 – Kristine Theurer - The Java Music Club
- Fri., 13 – Richard Hebda
- Fri., 13 – Barbara Rayment
- Fri., 13 – Chef Kelly
- Sat., 7 – Windermere's Organic Garden
- Sat., 7 – Graeme Pole
- Sat., 7 – CN's Think Golf - Part 1
- Fri., 6 – Author Colleen Butler on Head Injuries
- Fri., 6 – Jordan Cash and Cartems Donuterie
- Thu., 5 – Dr Stanley Coren : What do dogs taste?
- Thu., 5 – Gardener Egan Davis
- Sun., 1 – Voices of BC: Annie Levelton
- Sun., 1 – Etsuko Needham - Sushi Chef
- June 2012
- Sat., 30 – Edward Phillips and The Big Screen
- Fri., 29 – Conductor Arthur Arnold
- Fri., 29 – Hop the Twig : CBC Short Film Face Off
- Thu., 28 – Author Deryn Collier
- Tue., 26 – Willow Yamauchi and memorial tattoos
- Sun., 24 – Vancouver Chamber Choir
- Fri., 22 – Designer Mita Naidu
- Fri., 22 – Chef Bruce!
- Fri., 22 – Author Buffy Cram
- Fri., 22 – Meet Poetess Mayaan Asmoucha
- Thu., 21 – Music for Healing
- Sun., 17 – Author Daniel Griffin
- Sun., 17 – Vern Lambourne : Granville Island Brewing
- Sun., 17 – Shadan Saul
- Sun., 17 – Michael Juk on trumpet auditions
- Fri., 15 – Stephanie Yuen : East Meets West
- Wed., 13 – Tears of Mehndi by Raminder Sidhu
- Sun., 10 – The Hammock Residency
- Sun., 10 – Rena Sharon and Arts of Conscience
- Sat., 9 – Baker Byron Fry
- Fri., 8 – New Emily Carr "Funny Book"
- Thu., 7 – Owen Laukkanen - The Professionals
- Sun., 3 – Gardener Egan Davis
- Sat., 2 – Corazon in Cuba!
- Fri., 1 – June Goldsmith on Edward Elgar
- Fri., 1 – Cellist Brian Yoon
- Fri., 1 – The Art and Life of Doug Cranmer
- May 2012
- Sat., 26 – John Lee Sanders
- Sat., 26 – Peter Boychuk : Shelter from the Storm
- Sat., 26 – Dave Morris : Photo Booth
- Fri., 25 – Samantha Dickie : Fired Up!
- Fri., 25 – Rayman Bhuller
- Thu., 24 – Tiny Homes With Lloyd Kahn
- Sun., 20 – Voices of BC : Guy Lawrence
- Sun., 20 – May Day
- Fri., 18 – Photographer Hua Jin
- Thu., 17 – The Stage Manager
- Thu., 17 – Egan Davis - Garden Guy digs digging!
- Thu., 17 – Pianist Jane Coop
- Sun., 13 – Leonard Cohen Haiku
- Sat., 12 – Saying good-bye to Shirley Valentine
- Sat., 12 – Narvaez Bay: Tidal Predictions for 2012
- Sat., 12 – May Q. Wong: Cowherd in Paradise
- Fri., 11 – Willow Yamauchi - Bad Mommy
- Fri., 11 – Chef Bruce - Rhubarb and Asparagus
- Wed., 9 – Samantha Reynolds - One Poem a Day
- Mon., 7 – June Goldsmith - Musical Miniatures.
- Sun., 6 – Chef Martin Picard in the Sugar Shack
- Sun., 6 – Mystery, murder and mayhem in May
- Fri., 4 – Sculptor Trinita Waller
- Fri., 4 – Cabinetmaker Melissa Moure
- Fri., 4 – Bollywood Shenanigans
- Wed., 2 – Gardener Egan Davis - spring planting
- Tue., 1 – Author Anakana Schofield - "Malarky"
- April 2012
- Sun., 29 – Artist Jacquetta Nesbit.
- Sat., 28 – Art Deco Chic at the Museum of Vancouver
- Sat., 28 – Roller Derby rocks!
- Fri., 27 – Balkan Brass Music - Oliver Schneider
- Thu., 26 – Barbara Adler and Reach Out Psychosis
- Sun., 22 – Author Yasuko Thanh
- Sun., 22 – O World!
- Sat., 21 – V6A - Thursdays at the Carnegie
- Sat., 21 – Richard Wagamese and Indian Horse
- Thu., 19 – Anthony Griffiths - BC Recorder Society
- Sun., 15 – Karen Trickett and fine woodworking
- Sat., 14 – Karen Armstrong and The Compassionate Life
- Fri., 13 – Evelyn Lau - Vancouver's Poet Laureate
- Fri., 13 – Coming up...
- Thu., 12 – 4 Play!
- Thu., 12 – Chef Bruce celebrates spring
- Thu., 5 – Julie Lawson - Ghost of the Titantic
- Thu., 5 – Woodturner Jason Marlow
- Mon., 2 – Listener Cooking Tips Contest
- March 2012
- Sat., 31 – Susan Smith-Josephy's book on Lillian Alling
- Sat., 31 – Songwriting Band Camp in Wells
- Sat., 31 – Spring in the Okanagan
- Fri., 30 – The Farmhouse Natural Cheeses
- Thu., 29 – Looneyspoons!
- Thu., 29 – My Year of the Racehorse - Kevin Chong
- Sun., 25 – NXNW's Newsday Student
- Sun., 25 – Steve Edge from Rogue Folk Club
- Fri., 23 – Fresco
- Fri., 23 – Blooming Heather
- Fri., 23 – Leslie Dala and Haydn's Creation
- Fri., 23 – Ubuntu : The Cape Town Project
- Fri., 23 – Kytami!
- Fri., 23 – Eva Stachniak and The Winter Palace
- Sun., 18 – Gurpreet Sian
- Fri., 16 – Voices of BC - Cecilia Bullen
- Fri., 16 – June Goldsmith
- Fri., 16 – Vanderhoof Artist Annerose Georgeson
- Fri., 16 – Lynne Bowen and the story of Italians in BC
- Fri., 16 – Chef Bruce's Irish Feast
- Sun., 11 – Singer and songwriter Buckman Coe
- Thu., 8 – Linda Ohama Cloth Letters Project
- Thu., 8 – Party at Purden Ski Village!
- Tue., 6 – KHAOS, the opera
- Mon., 5 – Film Maker Kagan Goh - Stolen Memories
- Sun., 4 – Dancer Margaret Grenier
- Sun., 4 – Big World Band
- Fri., 2 – Storyteller Paul Michel
- Fri., 2 – Prince George Spelling Bee Kids
- February 2012
- Mon., 27 – Plastic Acid
- Sun., 26 – Lost Childhood Food
- Fri., 24 – Sarah McLachlan at CBC Toque Session!
- Thu., 23 – Chef Bruce - Nettles & Marmalade
- Thu., 23 – Author Madeline Sonik
- Mon., 20 – Lost Childhood Foods
- Sun., 19 – Thistallalh Library, Bella Bella
- Sat., 18 – The National Ballet of Cuba in BC
- Sat., 18 – Desperately seeking skyr!
- Fri., 17 – Voices of BC: J.W. Inglis
- Fri., 17 – Gurpreet Sian and the South Asian beat
- Fri., 17 – Poet Harold Rhenisch "The Spoken World"
- Fri., 17 – Les Dala and The Vancouver Bach Choir
- Fri., 17 – Mariko McCrae Ceramics
- Sun., 12 – Dan Mangan
- Sun., 12 – Julia Trops
- Sat., 11 – Bernadette McDonald: Freedom Climbers
- Sun., 5 – June Goldsmith and The Symphony
- Sun., 5 – Keith Powell and Jack Fisher
- Sat., 4 – The Be Good Tanyas
- Sat., 4 – Jordan Scott and Stephen Collis: Decomp
- Sat., 4 – Canada Reads NXNW contest winners
- Fri., 3 – Dr. Mike Evans goes viral!
- Thu., 2 – Donovan Hough: Metal artist
- Thu., 2 – Great Northern Way Scene Shop
- January 2012
- Sun., 29 – Fred Wah: Parliamentary Poet Laureate
- Sun., 29 – David Alexander: The Shape of Place
- Fri., 27 – No Sinner
- Fri., 27 – Chef Bruce; Oats!
- Fri., 27 – Larry Wong: Dim Sum Stories
- Sun., 22 – Canada Reads Writing Contest
- Sun., 22 – Heidi Cave: Fancy Feet
- Sun., 22 – Artist Arlene Ness
- Sat., 21 – John Izzo: Stepping Up
- Fri., 20 – Blockbuster Film "The Grey" shot in Smithers
- Sun., 15 – Roy Henry Vickers: Artist and Storyteller
- Sun., 15 – The Food Lover's Guide to Wine
- Sat., 14 – Max Stern on CBC Newsday
- Sat., 14 – Urban Weaver Project
- Sat., 14 – The Idiot
- Fri., 13 – Genevieve von Petzinger: Cave Art Research
- Fri., 13 – Canada Writes Finalists from BC
- Sun., 8 – Cantonese Opera Costumes at MOA
- Sat., 7 – Canada Reads Writing Contest
- Fri., 6 – Jennifer McLagan: Odd Bits
- Fri., 6 – Jason and Pharis Romero
- Fri., 6 – Wade Davis: Sacred Headwaters
- December 2011
- Sat., 17 – Snap Crackle Christmas with Roy Forbes
- Fri., 16 – Tariq's 5 music picks
- Fri., 16 – Chef Bruce - Christmas Side Dishes
- Fri., 16 – Golden Civic Centre
- Sun., 11 – Voices of British Columbia : Sperry Cline
- Sat., 10 – Moon Eclipse
- Fri., 9 – Gentlemen of Fortune
- Fri., 9 – Don Alder : Guitar Idol!
- Fri., 9 – Mark Perry
- Fri., 9 – Anna Olson : Back to Baking
- Fri., 9 – Gift Ideas For The Book Lover
- Sun., 4 – Puntledge River Courtenay
- Fri., 2 – Author Linwood Barclay
- Thu., 1 – A Moose in a Maple Tree
- November 2011
- Wed., 30 – The Cow Bay Cafe Cookbook
- Wed., 30 – Just Dance!
- Fri., 25 – Go Lions Go!
- Fri., 25 – Saltspring's Chef Bruce Wood
- Fri., 25 – Author and Poet George Bowering
- Thu., 24 – Acoustic Guitarist Don Alder
- Sat., 19 – Katie Burke: Featherettes
- Sat., 19 – Winter in the Kootenays
- Fri., 18 – Babylon Buttons
- Thu., 17 – Author Gayla Reid
- Wed., 16 – The Yale Hotel Celebrates 130 years!
- Sun., 13 – Voices of British Columbia : Agnes Russ
- Sun., 13 – Wade Davis
- Sun., 13 – Chef Mark McEwan
- Sun., 13 – Michael Kusugak
- Sat., 12 – Craft Fairs!
- Sat., 12 – Ed Henderson and VICO
- Sat., 12 – Okanagan Symphony Orchestra
- Sun., 6 – Dead Horse on the Tulameen
- Sun., 6 – Singer Isabel Bayrakdarian
- Fri., 4 – Alex Cuba
- Fri., 4 – Author Daniel Kalla
- Fri., 4 – Violinist Timothy Chooi
- Fri., 4 – Vive la Poutine!
- Tue., 1 – Author Janet Romain - Grandpère
- October 2011
- Sat., 29 – Adam Gopnik : Winter
- Sat., 29 – Poet - Jamella Hagen
- Fri., 28 – Ippiksaut Friesen and The Dimming
- Fri., 28 – Seasonings Cook Book
- Mon., 24 – Supernatural Noir
- Mon., 24 – Voices of BC - Leon Ladner
- Sun., 23 – Neil Ritchie and Ella!
- Sun., 23 – Tom Landa - Locarno
- Sat., 22 – Chef Bruce - Apples Pears & Quince Oh My
- Sat., 22 – Celebrating the Life of David Y. H. Lui
- Sat., 22 – Artist Patrick Hughes
- Thu., 20 – Barbara Hodgson and The Wundercabinet.
- Sun., 16 – Zsuzsi Gartner Shortlisted for Giller Prize
- Sun., 16 – Artist Chris Paul
- Sat., 15 – Tabla & Sitar - Mohamed Assani
- Fri., 14 – Artist Sandhu Singh
- Fri., 14 – Lost Childhood Books
- Sun., 9 – Peter Levitt on Libraries
- Sun., 9 – Why Music Works with June Goldsmith
- Fri., 7 – Author and artist Robyn Levy
- Fri., 7 – Nathan Moes
- Fri., 7 – A Green Dress at the MOA
- Fri., 7 – Gabriola Artist Tammy Hudgeon
- Thu., 6 – Percussionist - Trevor Salloum
- Thu., 6 – Gnocchi recipe
- Thu., 6 – Viticulturist - Eric von Krosigk
- Sun., 2 – Singing Away the Dark
- Sat., 1 – Michael V. Smith
- September 2011
- Mon., 26 – Favourite Young Adult Books
- Sun., 25 – Elizabeth Courtney - Music and Mythology
- Sun., 25 – Sonny Assu - found art
- Sat., 24 – J.J. Lee - The Measure of a Man
- Sat., 24 – VIFF - Short Films
- Fri., 23 – Erin Bow
- Fri., 23 – Dean Brody
- Fri., 23 – Why Music Works in Kelowna!
- Tue., 20 – Vancouver Kids author Lesley McKnight
- Tue., 20 – Chin Injeti
- Fri., 16 – Voices of BC - Lillian Collier
- Fri., 16 – Bus Stop Sheet Music
- Thu., 15 – Preserves
- Sun., 11 – Rachel Ditor
- Sun., 11 – Pictures, words and music.
- Sat., 10 – World Jampion!
- Fri., 9 – Haruko Okano
- Thu., 8 – Mary Fox - Potter
- Sun., 4 – Sam S Mullins and Tinfoil Dinosaur
- Sun., 4 – Peter Levitt
- Sat., 3 – Summer Melon Salsa Recipe
- Sat., 3 – Cherry Clafouti Recipe
- Sat., 3 – Figs!
- Sat., 3 – Margaret Evans
- Fri., 2 – Sarah Salway and William Gibson
- Fri., 2 – Figs, Cherries and Melons...OH MY
- Fri., 2 – June Goldsmith on Dvorak
- August 2011
- Sat., 27 – David Lester: The Listener
- Fri., 26 – Timothy Taylor: The Blue Light Project
- Thu., 25 – No Words Barred
- Thu., 25 – Roberta Rich
- Thu., 25 – Ranj Singh and The Discriminators
- Sun., 14 – A.J. Woodworth rocked the Nooner stage
- Sun., 14 – Chinstraps!
- Sun., 14 – Chocolate Heaven
- Sun., 14 – Hiking the Rockies
- Sun., 14 – Rebecca Davies
- Fri., 12 – Chef Bruce Wood on beets and zucchini
- Wed., 10 – Thanks to Gary Diers
- Wed., 10 – Lisa See in the Studio One Book Club
- Wed., 10 – Jake James: blacksmith and artist