February 17, 1999 EXPRESS Page 9 2 LOCATIONS 533 Baker St. 514 Nelson Ave. Arts & Entertainment II Nelson & District r;;.7;,., ~ aseball AssociatiQJJ The Baseball association is looking for people interested in Coaching and Umpiring Babe Ruth Baseball for the 1999 season. Please contact: Bob Canterbury (atterS:30 pm) at 352-9808 or write to NDBA, Box 886, Nelson, B.C. v1 L SAS LEARN Nelson MountainAir roFLY SPRING PILOT GROUND SCHOOL STARTS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22N° Introductory Flight Special Only $49.95 Till the End of February Need further details? Call Nelson Mountain Air 354-1456 or check out our web site for more information and pictures at: http://www.netidea.com/nmtair NELSONOVERTURE CONCERTSSOCIETY presents Multi-talented Vancouver musician Alpha Yaya Diallo will bring his mesmerizing African tunes to the Avalon Night Club on Thursday, Feb. 25. Erika Raum A musical feast! By Paula Wilson Warm up your winter \)iolin.i1t !"ilh Lydia Wong ptt:010 ClCcc>mpetl'U:1t "Erika Raum posses~ a !ively temperament. energetic individuaJi- tr, wann and commumcat1Vetone matched with an already percep- tive confidence and a supreme self-determined musical resolve." Muzsika, Budapest NELSON - It isn't often you see an age span of over 70 "Raum and her violin deliver superbly nuanced sound." years between a group of musicians playing together on One sure-fire way to dig yourself out of the snowy winter Globe and Mail one stage. But bringing people together is whar Music doldrums is to boogie down to some sunny African tunes. Feeds, (Feb. 18 at the Capitol Theatre), is all about. Alpha Yaya Diallo is the man to do it, and he's coming to Friday, February 19, 8 pm "This is an event for everybody," said event coordinator the Avalon Night Club at the end of the month. Tickets at Capitol Theatre, 425 VictoriaStreet and Selkirk performance instructor Gilles Parenteau. Diallo never fails to loosen up the crowd with his inspir- Adult $16.00 Student $6.00 ReseNed Seating "The I 8-year-old can merge with the 90-year-old ... beau- ing polyrhythmic drum and dance arrangements. tifully!" Although the locals on the dance floor are usually enter- This will be the second year for the blowout benefit con- taining, the African stage dancers in full costume are cert, and according to the organizers it won't be the last. always a huge hit at Diallo's shows. He composes music "We want residents of Nelson to know that they can that involves instruments like the kora, balafon, sabar, djembe drums, acoustic piano, violin, electric bass, drums, HIGHDRAMATHEATRE pr■sants ... count on this event and we will try our best to make this KARENAGNEW• &EOFFBURNS happen year after year," said Parenteau. and classic African sinuous guitar lines. He's also a master To make the evening memorable, performance major stu- at weaving the colorful African tradition of his homeland STEPHENFOWLER• JESS GREENWAY dents at Selkirk College have teamed up with seasoned with the sounds of the modern world - Vancouver has been IN musicians like Cheryl Hodge and Bo Conlan as well as home to Diallo for the past few years. lesser-known music lovers including an L.V. Rogers' stu- dent, a karaoke champion, a service station attendant and Pick up your tickets before the Feb. 25 show at Eye in the Sky on Baker Street. The Avalon Night Club will open its WILL SHAKESPEARE'S . blues musician, and a group of seniors from Broader doors at 9 p.m . Horizons. "Having local people will make a big difference," said Parenteau. ''The students' job is to back up everybody and Passion personified If pass10n 1s something you hold dear, head to this A MIPSUMMER mal