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Okanagan Collaboration Challenge: musical teamwork required
VERNON – Steve Gosselin is holding a musical challenge where everyone is a winner. Gosselin…
‘Uncharted territory:’ First-time director brings Agatha Christie to Kelowna stage
KELOWNA – As a first time director of a major stage show, Tate Adrian has…
Not much UBCO student input at event on city’s Culture Plan
KELOWNA – Only a handful of UBC Okanagan students took the time to tell the…
Arts funding conflict helping Kelowna understand purpose of arts centre
KELOWNA – The “heart of culture” in Kelowna is getting a transplant, but will it…
iN VIDEO: Vernon poets present homelessness in a new light
KELOWNA – Here's your chance to see the literary stylings of two Vernon poets who…
New Vernon art gallery and museum given $40M price tag
VERNON – The cost of a new cultural centre for Vernon’s museum and art gallery…
Society says amphitheatre plans were ‘short-circuited’ by government decision
VERNON – A crushing blow from the provincial government means an amphitheatre will not proceed…
Creative Chaos returns to Vernon with hundreds of vendors
VERNON – Creative Chaos gets underway in Vernon at the end of the week. The…
Kamloops artists sound off on Syrian conflict through music, spoken word
KAMLOOPS - Local artists are sharing their gifts to provide both commentary and support following ongoing conflict in Syria and the upcoming arrival of refugees to the area. Singers and songwriters Deandra Dey and Timothy Brookbanks recently produced a track, Wait and See, and are hoping to donate funds received from their song toward refugee support....
Great timing for Oyama artist to meet demand for colouring books
OYAMA - This Christmas you will be tempted at some point to browse the latest trend of colouring books for adults but before you buy off the rack, you should see the books from local artist Sarah Marie Thompson. The long-time Okanagan resident has three colouring books for sale both online and at Kelowna’s Mosaic...
Johnny Reid to rock Kamloops’ Sandman Centre this February
KAMLOOPS - Juno award winner and country artist Johnny Reid is set to take the stage at Kamloops’ Sandman Centre this coming February. The What Love Is All About tour is set to highlight Reid’s new album released this month. A dollar from each ticket sold for his tour will go towards buying instruments for...
Creative Chaos craft fair underway
VERNON - A giant Vernon craft show is celebrating 40 years of bringing creative chaos to the North Okanagan. Creative Chaos, a three day craft show and sale held at the Vernon Recreation Centre, will present its 40th annual exhibit starting Friday, June 5. Every year, the craft fair takes over the Vernon Rec Centre,...
HELSTON: What’s happening to summer music fests?
It starts around July—posts about dust-caked feet, late nights and dazzling concerts hurl into my Facebook news feed and I know it’s festival season again.
City gives green thumbs up to Benvoulin farmers market
KELOWNA – Kelowna is one step closer to having a new farmers and crafters market, but not downtown or on Springfield Road. City councillors voted unanimously Monday to waive several conditions it set out on July 2012, including requiring a 25-year lease and a development plan for a company that seeks to use two properties...