The reels of movie film as we know it are coming to an end. Along with the demise of photographic film and conventional cameras, celluloid film will be a thing of the past. Movies will soon come to the local cinema on digital. The familiar saying of left on the cutting room floor will take on a new meaning.  

Stage North has found a way to celebrate the well-known strips of black mini-frames by challenging creative people to make wearable art and art forms out of recycled movie film. As a Landmark Cinema, the local Aurora is making the switch gradually this spring and has supplied rolls of film for all competitors in the challenge.   

A showcase of the creative works will be featured at Stage NorthÆs Annual Oscar Night on the Big Screen on February 26. A fashion show and art exhibit opens at On the Rocks Nightclub on Sunday with the Red Carpet at 5pm and Fashion Show at 7:30pm. The Oscars will be shown on the big screen as they happen live in Hollywood. Tickets are only $15 and available online at tickets.npp.bc.ca or at the NPCC box office. 

This unique event is one of a kind and has caught the imagination of many artists. A Youtube video located under Fashion and Form was created by Stage North member Karen Rutledge with the help of local actors and former mayor, Bruce Lantz. Email enquiries have come from as far away as Manchester, England.  

Stage North has partnered with Northern Environmental Action Team who has recycling at the top of their list and the Fort St. John Community Arts Council who encourages new creative projects. Along with Dimitri Karampalas at On the Rocks, Stage North and Fort St. John will be the first to stage a fashion show and art exhibit with recycled movie film.   

Participants have until February 6 to register and all fashions and artworks are to be delivered by February 22. For further information:  www.stagenorth.ca or phone 250-785-6214. 

Ah....fall is in the air, and the September Northern Groove magazine is on shelves, coffee tables, nooks, and places here and there about town. This month's cover features local designer Catherine Ruddell modelling a dress she created to promote Stage North's Fashion & Form in Film contest, whereby entrants are to reuse movie film to design clothing and art for a fashion show to be held Oscar Night at On The Rocks Pub (more details on the whole contestaroo in the mag or at www.stagenorth.ca). Find out about the Inspriation Six, a group of local artists coming together to showcase not only their individual works...but also collaborative pieces. Also betwixt the pages are blurbs on the upcoming Home Routes Concert Series for fall and spring (this is cool...seeing live music in the comfort of a living room doesn't get any better), plus Henry See chats about the upcoming release of DiVerseCities II, the second anthology of local writer's and poets to hit bookshelves in Fort St. John. Ted Sloan covers his trek to the annual Fall Fair, Randelle Lusk ponders meditation, Clarice Eckford talks about cultural literacy, Tony Warriner reveals Joseph te Bulte's secret to musical merriment, there's pictures of Harvest Fest, Jason Butler chats Bluzfest, Northern Health keeps us up to date on the Fort St. John Hospital and Residential Care Centre, and Rainbow Owl gives his thoughts on relationships.

All that and more....

Read previous mags here!

You may not be traveling anywhere far and exotic but don’t let that stop you from experiencing culture and high fashion this summer!