The sixtieth annual Lakes District Festival of the Performing Arts kicked off last week with the instrumental section, adjudicated by Laura Hols-Wimbush. The festival will wrap up with the ‘Gala honours concert’ on March 25 at the Island Gospel Fellowship Church. Top: The Nechako Valley Secondary School Junior Concert Band performs on March 8. Bottom (L-R): Nicholas Collier from Telkwa; Ewan Hawes from Burns Lake; and Clayton Miller from Palling.