Axis Theatre brings “Frog Belly Rat Bone” to VDPAC

Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre 3800 - 33rd Street, Vernon, British Columbia, Canada

The Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre presents Axis Theatre’s Frog Belly Rat Bone as part of its SPOTLIGHT 2023-24 Kids Series production. The March 2 matinée show incorporates beautifully handcrafted puppets and an original pop/rock musical score, Adapted from the Candlewick Press book by Timothy Basil Ering, the show is narrated by two garbage collectors […]

$12

The Importance of Being Earnest

Powerhouse Theatre 2901 35th Avenue, Vernon, British Columbia, Canada

When Algernon discovers that his friend, Ernest, has created a fictional brother to escape his dull social obligations, Algernon decides to pose as the brother, resulting in mistaken identities, light-hearted debauchery, and ever-increasing confusion. Its high farce and witty dialogue have helped make The Importance of Being Earnest Wilde's most enduringly popular play.

Directed by Emily MacArthur
By Oscar Wilde, adapted by Aurand Harris

$15 – $35

The Importance of Being Earnest

Powerhouse Theatre 2901 35th Avenue, Vernon, British Columbia, Canada

When Algernon discovers that his friend, Ernest, has created a fictional brother to escape his dull social obligations, Algernon decides to pose as the brother, resulting in mistaken identities, light-hearted debauchery, and ever-increasing confusion. Its high farce and witty dialogue have helped make The Importance of Being Earnest Wilde's most enduringly popular play.

Directed by Emily MacArthur
By Oscar Wilde, adapted by Aurand Harris

$15 – $35

OSO presents “VIVACIOUS VIVALDI”

All Saints Anglican Church 3205 27th Street, Vernon, British Columbia, Canada

Among the most recognizable and beloved works of the Baroque era, Vivaldi’s Four Seasons paint musical pictures of the cycle of nature. Featuring OSO Concertmaster Rachel Kristenson.

$40

OSO presents “VIVACIOUS VIVALDI”

All Saints Anglican Church 3205 27th Street, Vernon, British Columbia, Canada

Among the most recognizable and beloved works of the Baroque era, Vivaldi’s Four Seasons paint musical pictures of the cycle of nature. Featuring OSO Concertmaster Rachel Kristenson.

$40

Creatrix Rising Art Exhibition

Caetani Centre 3401 Pleasant Valley Road, Vernon, British Columbia, Canada

Archway Society for Domestic Peace hosts the Creatrix Rising art exhibition resulting from a series of art workshops for women survivors of domestic and sexual violence. Participants have expressed themselves through various art forms – clay, acrylic, poetry, watercolour, voice expression – to heal and explore their stories through art.

Creatrix Rising Art Exhibition

Caetani Centre 3401 Pleasant Valley Road, Vernon, British Columbia, Canada

Archway Society for Domestic Peace hosts the Creatrix Rising art exhibition resulting from a series of art workshops for women survivors of domestic and sexual violence. Participants have expressed themselves through various art forms – clay, acrylic, poetry, watercolour, voice expression – to heal and explore their stories through art.

James Keelaghan and Jezz Lowe

Vernon Jazz Club 3000 31st Street, Vernon, BC, Canada

The Vernon Folk Roots Music Society present James Keelaghan, Canada’s finest singer-songwriter, and Jez Lowe, the UK’s busiest folk and acoustic performer. They join forces for a special evening of artistic collaboration at The Vernon Jazz Club.

James Keelaghan is an artist who has proven to be a man for all seasons. For almost a quarter of a century now, this poet laureate of the folk and roots music world has gone about his work with a combination of passion, intent and curiosity. Fusing his insatiable appetite for finding the next unique storyline, Keelaghan also forges his music with brilliantly defined craftsmanship and a monogrammed artistic vision, making him one of the most distinctive and readily identifiable voices of the international singer-songwriter community.

Over the past four decades, Jez Lowe has performed for audiences around the world, either accompanying himself on guitar, harmonica, cittern or mandolin, or with his long-time band, The Bad Pennies. Acknowledged as a national treasure on the UK folk circuit and beyond, his songs are among the most widely recorded by other performers.

$35

James Keelaghan and Jezz Lowe

Vernon Jazz Club 3000 31st Street, Vernon, BC, Canada

The Vernon Folk Roots Music Society present James Keelaghan, Canada’s finest singer-songwriter, and Jez Lowe, the UK’s busiest folk and acoustic performer. They join forces for a special evening of artistic collaboration at The Vernon Jazz Club.

James Keelaghan is an artist who has proven to be a man for all seasons. For almost a quarter of a century now, this poet laureate of the folk and roots music world has gone about his work with a combination of passion, intent and curiosity. Fusing his insatiable appetite for finding the next unique storyline, Keelaghan also forges his music with brilliantly defined craftsmanship and a monogrammed artistic vision, making him one of the most distinctive and readily identifiable voices of the international singer-songwriter community.

Over the past four decades, Jez Lowe has performed for audiences around the world, either accompanying himself on guitar, harmonica, cittern or mandolin, or with his long-time band, The Bad Pennies. Acknowledged as a national treasure on the UK folk circuit and beyond, his songs are among the most widely recorded by other performers.

$35

I Am Woman, Hear Me Laff featuring Elvira Kurt

Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre 3800 - 33rd Street, Vernon, British Columbia, Canada

Celebrate International Women’s Day with laughter when the Vernon & District Performing Arts Centre hosts the 19th Annual I Am Woman, Hear Me Laff! featuring headliner Elvira Kurt on March 9 at 7:30 pm. This SPOTLIGHT Special Presentation is one of the year's standout stand-up comedy events in Vernon. A beloved annual tradition, I Am […]

$30 – $35

I Am Woman, Hear Me Laff featuring Elvira Kurt

Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre 3800 - 33rd Street, Vernon, British Columbia, Canada

Celebrate International Women’s Day with laughter when the Vernon & District Performing Arts Centre hosts the 19th Annual I Am Woman, Hear Me Laff! featuring headliner Elvira Kurt on March 9 at 7:30 pm. This SPOTLIGHT Special Presentation is one of the year's standout stand-up comedy events in Vernon. A beloved annual tradition, I Am […]

$30 – $35

Tom Keenlyside at Vernon Jazz Club

Vernon Jazz Club 3000 31st Street, Vernon, BC, Canada

The Vernon Jazz Club is excited to present a BC Entertainment Hall of Fame musician, Tom Keenlyside, March 9. Woodwinds player Keenlyside describes how he became a working musician: ”I was lucky. The idea that music was to be gradually embraced as a profession with which to make a living while working a day job […]

$40