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 […]
Third Annual North Okanagan Children’s Festival
Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre 3800 - 33rd Street, Vernon, British Columbia, CanadaThe 3rd Annual North Okanagan Children’s Festival offers a range of activities for toddlers and school-aged children, such as roving performers, music, interactive play, arts/crafts, workshops, and food trucks. This year's festival features performances by the 360 All Stars and Uzumi Taiko Drummers, as well as various workshops and activities like Baby's First Concert, Nursery […]
Museum Speaker Series with Chad Soon
Museum & Archives of Vernon 3009 32nd Avenue, Vernon, British Columbia, CanadaJoin us for a Speaker Series co-hosted by the Museum & Archives of Vernon and the Okanagan Historical Society. Chad Soon, a local teacher and fourth-generation Chinese Canadian, will be our guest speaker. Recognized by the Vancouver Canucks as a foremost historian on Larry Kwong, Chad is uniquely positioned to shed light on the life of […]
Okanagan Military Tattoo: The Sounds of Celebration
Kal Tire Place 3445 43rd Ave, Vernon, BC, Canada"Sounds of Celebration" is a monumental spectacle that unites the world through the universal languages of music and dance. This extraordinary event is a vibrant showcase of festive energy that transcends borders, generations, and backgrounds. With a focus on festive music and boundless energy, this event is designed to bring people of all ages together […]
Okanagan Military Tattoo: The Sounds of Celebration
Kal Tire Place 3445 43rd Ave, Vernon, BC, Canada"Sounds of Celebration" is a monumental spectacle that unites the world through the universal languages of music and dance. This extraordinary event is a vibrant showcase of festive energy that transcends borders, generations, and backgrounds. With a focus on festive music and boundless energy, this event is designed to bring people of all ages together […]
Music at Mackie Lake House
Mackie Lake House 7804 Kidston Rd, Coldstream, British Columbia, CanadaMusic at Mackie 2024 Concert Series kicks off the season with Under the Rocks bluegrass band on Thursday, May 30, 2024. Hailing from Kelowna, Canada, Under the Rocks has emerged from a city with no other bluegrass acts to become one of Canada’s premier bluegrass bands. Featuring acoustic guitar (Jordan Klassen), fiddle (Chloe Davidson), banjo […]
Sveva Caetani Recapitulation Talk by Art Historian Adriana Davies
Caetani Centre 3401 Pleasant Valley Road, Vernon, British Columbia, CanadaJoin Adriana A. Davies, PhD, for an artist’s talk about artist Sveva Caetani and her Recapitulation Series, June 6 in the Caetani Centre Gallery. The topic will be Re-evaluating Sveva Caetani’s Masterwork the Recapitulation Series: From Medieval Mysticism to the Space Age. In her talk, Davies will discuss Sveva’s personal and artistic journey and re-appraise […]
Gallery Vertigo: Open for Change by aj jaeger
Gallery Vertigo 2901 - 30 Avenue, Vernon, British Columbia, CanadaYou are cordially invited to attend the opening reception for OPEN FOR CHANGE by aj jaeger on June 6, 2024 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm at Gallery Vertigo. aj will provide a short talk about her art and inspiration for this exhibit. In addition, the work of Catherin Acutt will be shown in the "Featured […]
Twilight Brass in the Grass at Allan Books Nature Centre
Allan Brooks Nature Centre 250 Allan Brooks Way, Vernon, British Columbia, CanadaExperience Twilight Brass in the Grass: A Harmonious Evening with Fish on Five Brass Quintet. Join the Allan Brooks Nature Centre (ABNC) on Saturday, June 8 for an evening of music in the grassland amphitheatre. Enjoy one of the most breathtaking views in the North Okanagan while enjoying a musical performance by the Fish on […]