Mar 10-13 2010 8:00pm  -  Matinee Mar 11 12:00noon
 
Award winning writer/performer Maja Ardal's one-woman comic tour-de-force You Fancy Yourself is epic in scope. Maja plays 11 brilliant, quirky characters, in an action-packed challenging, humorous and poignant tale of the growing pains of a girl trying to fit in to a new culture. 

This tale of playground politics and childhood loyalties set against the background of 1950s Edinburgh, tells the story of six year old Elsa whose family has emigrated from the land of the Vikings and fairies to wild and woolly Scotland.  Post-war industrial Edinburgh is suspicious of foreigners and Elsa quickly and cruelly learns that navigating her way through her new world of tenement buildings, scrubbing ladies and elf children will require more than learning the words to ëScotland the Braveí.  Fitting in means taking on the schoolyard bullies; and that being fascinated with the massacre of Glencoe doesn't make you Scottish; and that dreams come with a high price.

Tickets just $30.00 available at www.select yourtickets.com or call 250-717-5304

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06 Feb 2010

Tree Brewing presents The RCA Spotlight Series featuring Kevin Fox
Saturday, April 24, 2010 7:30PM

After years of recording with artists as diverse as Raine Maida and Celine Dion, and touring extensively with musicians ranging from Chantal Kreviazuk to Tom Cochrane, Kevin Fox is ready to step from side-stage back into the spotlight as a frontman with his Trio.
Kevin combines his signature instrument- the Cello, which he skillfully bows, plucks, taps and loops, with his charismatic voice, to create a lush and captivating musical tapestry of cello-driven folk/pop. The production is fresh and innovative, embracing pop sensibilities within the world of classical orchestration and electronics.  

Kevin will host a masterclass of Kelowna Youth Symphony and cello students in his ìsongs for the Cello & Voiceî to show  classical can also be tremendous fun, and it has a real place in popular music. They will join him onstage fro 2 numbers.  
 
Preshow: Jordan Davies @ 6:30PM

Tickets just $30.00 available at www.select yourtickets.com or call 250-717-5304

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06 Feb 2010

Ken Smedley & The George Ryga Centre are proud to present legendary Acoustic Delta Blues Guitarist KEN HAMM "In Concert"  on his 10th Annual tour throughout theOkanagan Valley!



KEN HAMM will perform at Gallery Vertigo
Wednesday, February 17th @ 8pm
 
Tickets are available at the Book Nook in Vernon
Phone: 250-558-0668
 
KEN HAMM is also conducting his 10th Annual Guitar Workshop, Feb. 20 & 21 at The George Ryga Centre, Summerland.  This workshop is open to guitar players at all levels and is a rare opportunity to work with a master of the Delta Blues style.
 
There are still some openings in this prestigious workshop.  Interested registrants should register by contacting Ken Smedley(Ph. 250-546-9886).  Cost of the Full Weekend Workshop is $200.
Produced by Ken Smedley

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30 Jan 2010

GALA FUNDRAISER 2010
Saturday, February 06, 2010, at 6:00 PM
Fipke Building, UBC Okanagan

The Department of Creative Studies in the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies with UBC Okanagan and the Visual Arts Course Union will hold the 8th annual ëArt on the Lineí Gala Fundraiser on Saturday February 6, 2010.  For the second year, the ëArt on the Lineí will be held in the Fipke Building located on the UBCO campus.

There will be 100 tickets sold for ëArt on the Lineí at $175.00 each. One ticket admits up to two people and entitles the holder to one piece of original juried art, delicious appetizers and live entertainment by The Malarkeys.

'Art on the Lineí will contain juried works by students, as well as works by noted local artists, Visual Arts Professors, and Visual Arts Alumni. The works will include a variety of visual mediums such as drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, mixed media, etc. to meet the tastes and interests of everyone. The ticket holders will select the artworks based on a random lottery system. The first number drawn, which will correlate to the number on the ticket, will allow the first ticket holder an opportunity to pick the first work of art to be taken home. The process will continue until the last ticket is called. There will be 125 works to choose from, so even the last ticket holder gets a choice from a large selection of juried artwork.

The funds raised are in support of the UBC Okanagan Visual Arts Course Union. As a group, we are devoted to creating high quality artistic work by establishing and maintaining an active environment for artistic development, experimentation and research. ëArt on the Lineí will help us reach our goals by funding things such as research opportunities, new equipment, visiting artists and guest lectures. You will also be supporting the fourth year Student Graduate Exhibition which will run in April 2010. In addition, 10 % of the proceeds will support the local charity ëCool Artsí.

The doors will open at 6:00pm for ticket holders to view the artwork and the draw will begin at 7:30pm. Please allow yourself an hour to view all works and to make your selections. There will be live entertainment, door prizes, appetizers and refreshments served.

If you should have any further questions about ëArt on the Lineí please contact us at vacu09ubco@live.ca . 

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30 Jan 2010

Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies at UBC Okanagan
3.Description : Event date: Wednesday, February 10, 2010, at 7:00 PM
Location: Art 218, UBC Okanagan



Michael MacLennan divides his time between Toronto,Vancouver and Los Angeles. His plays have been produced throughout Canada, Europe and the US. His books include Beat the Sunset, Grace, The Shooting Stage, Last Romantics, Life After God and The Good Egg. He has won a Jessie, two Voaden Prizes, Theatrum National Playwrighting Award and was twice nominated for the Governor General's. As screenwriter, Michael has been nominated for five WGC Screenwriting Awards. He was co-executive producer of Queer as Folk, creator/ executive producer of Godiva's and Jpod, and consulting producer on Being Erica.
This is a free public event.

Sponsored by the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies at UBC Okanagan, UBC Okanagan Bookstore, The Canada Council for the Arts, Okanagan Regional Library. and the Alternator Gallery. 

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30 Jan 2010