Nelson Arts and Heritage Festival 2010 which focusses on celebrating local culture and talent will be held this year for a two-and-a-half week starting September 29th and will include a weekend of storytelling, plus concerts and the world premiere of an original Lucas Myers play.

Tentative schedule for the Nelson festival is as follows:

It’s set to open September 29 with a variety show at the Capitol Theatre featuring local musicians. The next night will see storyteller James Murray and singer-songwriter Blu Hopkins team up at the TNT playhouse, and then on October 1 and 2, local funnyman Lucas Myers will premiere his latest one-man opus at the Capitol .

On the weekend of October 2 and 3, storytelling events will be held at TNT, Self Design High School, and a third venue, possibly Central School.

On Oct. 3, Self Design High will host a spoken word event involving students, while musical performances have been pencilled in for the weekend of Oct. 8 and 9 at TNT, along with a yet-to-be-determined theatre production opening on Oct. 15.

Volunteers are needed for the festival so if you are interested, call : 825-0069 or e-mail histerian@hotmail.com

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