A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings
Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre 3800 - 33rd Street, Vernon, British Columbia, CanadaBlending storytelling puppetry, music and live video projection, this magic-realist gem is brought to the stage with beautiful, strange, emotional richness, all the way from Ireland. Inspired by acclaimed Colombian novelist and short story author Gabriel García Márquez’s Un Señor Muy Viejo Con Unas Alas Enormes, this production by Dan Colley takes the audience to […]
Art & Soul: Secondary Students from SD 22
Vernon Public Art Gallery 3228 31st Avenue, Vernon, British Columbia, CanadaArt and Soul is made up of artwork created from School District No.22 displaying a maturity of handling various mediums and more importantly, demonstrating a strong conceptual approach. The Opening Reception for the exhibition is on April 18th from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm.
Gallery Vertigo: Asana Hughes’ The Journey Inward
Gallery Vertigo 2901 - 30 Avenue, Vernon, British Columbia, CanadaAn opening reception will be held on Thursday, May 9 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m Light refreshments will be offered. The Journey Inward by Asana Hughes is Influenced by Yoga and Buddhist meditation practices, his Celtic heritage, Pythagorean mathematics, and philosophy. Asana works from a perspective that creativity is inherent to the structure of the universe. By participating, he is participating […]
Powerhouse Theatre: The Exquisite Hour
Powerhouse Theatre 2901 35th Avenue, Vernon, British Columbia, CanadaPowerhouse Theatre’s final production of the 2023-2024 season opens on May 1 and promises to provide audiences with all of the warmth and delight of an early evening in late summer. The Exquisite Hour, written by Edmonton playwright Stewart Lemoine and directed by Tanya Laing Gahr, is a sweet ode to bygone days when the […]
RBCM @ Home goes to the Cardiff Miller Art Warehouse
Cardiff Miller Art Warehouse 507 Granville Avenue, Enderby, British Columbia, CanadaRoyal BC Museum @ Home is coming to the Cardiff Miller Art Warehouse in Enderby. Join host and Director of RBCM Community Engagement and Regional Partnerships, Chris O'Connor, and Artists Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller on a virtual livestreamed tour of their 18,000 sq ft museum featuring several large-scale sound/ lights/ and robotic installations. […]
Vernon & District Garden Club Plant Sale
Home Hardware - Home Building Centre 4601 27th Street, Vernon, BC, CanadaPerennials, tomatoes, succulents, and more, grown by Vernon & District Garden Club members, will be for sale at this annual fundraiser. Master Gardeners will be in attendance to answer gardening questions. Come check it out on Saturday, May 11, 8 am-11 am at Home Hardware Home Building Centre parking lot - 4601 27th Street, Vernon. […]
Cardiff Miller Art Warehouse hosts Arts and Letters Club
Cardiff Miller Art Warehouse 507 Granville Avenue, Enderby, British Columbia, CanadaThe public is welcome to the first Enderby Arts & Letters Club event taking place at the Cardiff Miller Art Warehouse May 11. Poets Kevin Spenst and Rob Taylor will read and launch their new books, followed by a conversation hosted by Janet Cardiff. 4 to 5 pm: Enjoy Happy Hour with wine by Waterside Winery […]
Okanagan Symphony Orchestra Brings on Beethoven
Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre 3800 - 33rd Street, Vernon, British Columbia, CanadaThe Okanagan Symphony Orchestra wraps up its 2023/2024 season with the majesty, beauty and energy that defines so much of Ludwig van Beethoven’s music: the Egmont Overture, his beloved Symphony No. 7, and the iconic Piano Concerto No. 5 (Emperor), brought to life in the expert hands of Canadian pianist Ian Parker. OSO audience favourite […]
Belonging: A Reflection on Creative Resistance and Resilience
Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre 3800 - 33rd Street, Vernon, British Columbia, CanadaIn our community, oppression, discrimination, and racism persist, motivating local creators to use art as a way to understand and express their personal experiences. Vernon and District Immigrant and Community Services Society invites you to join us May 16th for a special evening at the Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre, where we'll honour these […]
Vernon Folk Roots Music Society Presents Cassie and Maggie
Vernon Jazz Club 3000 31st Street, Vernon, BC, CanadaFrom the deepest roots of Canada and its very earliest musical traditions come Nova Scotian sisters Cassie and Maggie, putting their own 21st Century stamp on the Celtic soundtrack of this nation. Exciting and innovative, their talent is surpassed only by the sheer joy they exude in performance. Alternating between Gaelic and English, traditional and […]
Emergence: UBCO Artists
Vernon Public Art Gallery 3228 31st Avenue, Vernon, British Columbia, CanadaThe Vernon Public Art Gallery is pleased to announce the exhibition Emergence, featuring works of artists who have completed their studies at UBC Okanagan’s BFA program in 2024. This exhibition showcases a range of hands-on approaches in research and studio practice, including digital technologies used in contemporary artistic production. The works in this exhibit mark […]
Accidentals: Robert Fee
Vernon Public Art Gallery 3228 31st Avenue, Vernon, British Columbia, CanadaThe Vernon Public Art Gallery is pleased to introduce the exhibition Accidentals by Robert Fee. Accidentals refers to the musical term indicating a temporary shift in a musical composition. At first this temporary change may be a mystery, but there is an underlying meaning: what might have seemed a random change always has a purposeful […]