News Items tag as: Kelowna Culture

This isn't just another mural project in Kelowna
March 29, 2021 - 7:00 AM

Murals are ubiquitous in cities around the world so it’s to be expected that many cities in the Okanagan as well as Kamloops have online guides to their local treasures.
Cultural hub another piece of redevelopment plans for former Kelowna RCMP site
October 31, 2019 - 5:01 PM

While Kelowna city staff are still evaluating proposals for a residential tower on the site of the former RCMP building, they’re also outlining plans for the public space within that building.
Mutual support, more venues needed for Kelowna musicians
March 06, 2019 - 11:45 AM

KELOWNA - Musicians supporting each other is one of the keys to making Kelowna a vibrant musical community, according to participants in a discussion on music venues in the city.
Kelowna's Bumbershoot leaves children’s theatre behind; looks to expand into film
February 21, 2019 - 12:45 PM

KELOWNA - Bumbershoot Children’s Society was saved from closure by a new board that’s trying to recreate it as an umbrella group for theatre and film productions in Kelowna.
Latinos in the Okanagan mean business, but they do like to party
February 07, 2019 - 2:00 PM

KELOWNA - The Okanagan’s Latino community may have come from a harsher life than most Canadians but they love it here and want to share their Laraza, or culture, with Canadians.
Arts funding conflict helping Kelowna understand purpose of arts centre
December 21, 2018 - 10:00 AM

KELOWNA - The “heart of culture” in Kelowna is getting a transplant, but will it be enough to satisfy a divided city council quibbling over two per cent of the Rotary Centre for the Arts’ million-dollar budget?
Arts enthusiast returns to boost arts and culture in Kelowna
December 20, 2018 - 4:00 PM

KELOWNA - Tyler Russell returned to Kelowna in October with the dream of revitalizing the legacy of artistic and cultural talent that nurtured him as a boy.
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Okanagan researcher creating system to reuse wine industry waste
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Marijuana holiday 4/20 coincides with Easter and Passover this year. Here's what to know
Marijuana culture's high holiday, known as 4/20, fell this year on Easter Sunday, as well as the last day of Passover, meaning cannabis fans celebrated in some unusual ways, including an “Easter nug hunt” in Los Angeles, kosher-st

Penticton company building 60 tiny homes for Kelowna's homeless
One of Penticton’s longstanding construction contractors has landed the contract to build 60 “tiny homes” to house the homeless in Kelowna. Greyback Construction Ltd. landed the contract with the City of Kelowna and BC Hou

News Items tag as: Kelowna Culture

This isn't just another mural project in Kelowna

Cultural hub another piece of redevelopment plans for former Kelowna RCMP site

Mutual support, more venues needed for Kelowna musicians

Kelowna's Bumbershoot leaves children’s theatre behind; looks to expand into film

Latinos in the Okanagan mean business, but they do like to party

Arts funding conflict helping Kelowna understand purpose of arts centre

Arts enthusiast returns to boost arts and culture in Kelowna

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