News Items tag as: Okanagan entertainment

Uncle Chris the Clown marks 25 years entertaining families in Kamloops, Okanagan
April 27, 2024 - 6:00 AM

Families across the southern Interior might be familiar with Uncle Chris the Clown, and that's because he has been clowning around for a quarter of a century.
Honeymoon Suite to headline Penticton's PeachFest this summer
February 20, 2024 - 10:20 AM

The Penticton Peach Festival has announced its 2024 lineup, and iconic Canadian rock band Honeymoon Suite will be headlining.
Vista buys 10 Okanagan radio stations from Bell Media
February 08, 2024 - 8:30 AM

Bell Canada announced today, Feb. 8, that it sold 45 of its 103 radio stations across the country.
iN VIDEO: Kelowna mentalist enchants with mind-blowing illusions
December 30, 2023 - 7:00 AM

Kelowna has its own international award-winning illusionist and he's the only mentalist to have a residency in the Okanagan.
iN VIDEO: Kelowna man joins Jeremy Renner renovating buses for needy children
May 12, 2023 - 6:00 AM

Jeremy Renner may be a huge movie star but, aided by his Kelowna buddy Rory Milliken, he’s turning his passion for buying big trucks and buses into huge bonuses for organizations working with children in need.
Local musicians feel the dual-sting of loss with closed live venues
April 07, 2020 - 7:30 AM

Long after many wannabe artists put down their instruments, Rick Halisheff has endured.
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JONESIE: The lessons of free-range children long forgotten
OPINION When we were kids, we knew every inch of our neighbourhood. We ran around town till ten minutes before mom got home, which on weekends was often 2 a.m. Bad news for us when she got home early. We knew every vacant lot,

MATCHMAKING SERVICE: Young Agrarians hook up wannabe farmers with land in Okanagan
An organization that matches young, aspiring farmers to landholders has noticed fewer people are investing in orchards and vineyards in the Okanagan following the industry’s challenges this year. Young Agrarians is a national organiza

Growers and processors selected through a lottery for Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program
Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program should be positioned to ramp up quickly, but having products available for some patients at the outset will be a challenge, Gov. Andy Beshear says. Beshear's administration took a big ste

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

Uncle Chris the Clown marks 25 years entertaining families in Kamloops, Okanagan