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Music and fans sizzle in the heat at Keloha

KELOWNA – It was the third year for the Keloha Music and Arts Festival in Kelowna with the hot weather and hot acts. The festival on the shores of Okanagan Lake provided music fans plenty of chances to cool off in the water. The three day event is produced by Wet Ape Productions and included...

Canucks to host Young Stars Classic hockey tournament

PENTICTON - The Vancouver Canucks will be hosting the 2014 Young Stars Classic beginning Sept. 12, 2014 in Penticton. Canucks players won’t be the only NHL stars at the round-robin tournament — prospects from the Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers and Winnipeg Jets will be there too. “We are excited to host the Young Stars Classic,...

PenMar Society receives loan from city for theatre improvements

PENTICTON - The PenMar Community Arts Society was chosen by Council to receive city funds to help with the construction of the theatre’s extension. The society can receive a loan up to $125,000 from the City’s Amenity Fund for improvements made during construction of the PenMar Theatre’s addition. Different organizations submitted applicants to receive the...

The Dropkick Murphys are shipping up to Penticton this fall

PENTICTON - The Dropkick Murphys are bringing their blended sound of adrenaline-pumping American-Irish punk music to Penticton this fall with a show at the South Okanagan Events Centre on September 28. The band was formed in 1996 and members have come a long way from where they started in the basement of a barbershop in...

Cirque du Soleil returning to Kamloops

KAMLOOPS - It may only be June but it is time to start planning for Christmas, Cirque du Soleil is returning to the city for seven performances during the week of Christmas. Kamloops will be one of the final stops for Dralion, which has been performed in more than 150 cities around the world over...