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Kelowna arts groups thrilled and terrified as plans move forward on a new theatre
A new, 1,200-seat Kelowna performing arts centre would be a “game changer” for arts groups…
City keeps cultural incubator cooking, gives out cash grants
KELOWNA - If there was an elephant in the room, Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran addressed it directly. “A lot of times people think ‘there goes the city spending money on culture’ without having the complete picture of what creative culture does for our community,” said the Mayor, as council received a report outlining $180,000 in...
Penticton artist debuts opera about bullying
VANCOUVER – Penticton spoken word artist Shane Koyczan will be sitting nervously in the audience at the Vancouver Playhouse Thursday night for the world premiere of the opera “Stickboy." The Vancouver Opera production is based on Koyczan’s poem of the same name. The words are by Koyczan and composer Neil Weisensel wrote music. It’s his autobiographical...