The 2023 Jasper Folk Music Festival is in the books and it's unanimous: it was the festival organizers, and the community, deserved. After successive years of cancelations due to COVID-19, the herky-jerkiness of last year's Chetamon Mountain wildfire-compromised event, and some soggy memories of les...

A combined still-life/portrait series celebrating queer identity is catching the eyes of Coco’s Café clientele. Local art enthusiasts and coffee addicts are likely familiar with the frequently rotating art collections housed by Coco’s Café . The business is an approachable starting point for local a...

The 2023 Jasper Folk Music Festival kicks off September 8. The Jasper Local puts the spotlight on four bands which have the two-day festival's top billing. Get tickets! Moontricks—electronically-honed organic folk Hailing from the Kootenay Mountains, Nathan Gurley and Sean Rodman of Moontricks bring...

The Circus came to Jasper last month. Story-telling, aerial skills,  juggling, stilt-walking, plate-spinning and hoop arts. These were just some of the feats on display at the end of a full week of Circus Camp for Jasper youth. Dream Dance Circus Camp, a five-day workshop presented by the Dream Danc...

A new exhibition in the Jasper Yellowhead Museum and Archives (JYMA) details the complex history of the Ukrainian diaspora living in Jasper. Ukrainians in Jasper: Past and Present, is a reflection on the circle of life, shared history, and cultural and community values of Ukrainians in Jasper. The w...

The Jasper Yellowhead Museum and Archives is featuring a new fine art exhibition. Water Wilderness and Wildfires is an exhibition of fine art prints by Dee McLean, reflecting the precious nature of Our Places. The exhibition, which also includes material from the JYMA’s extensive archives, is curren...