Melissa Wilmot, violin, and Claudia Chan, piano, perform....
J.S. Bach ~ Partita #2 in d-minor
Prokofiev ~ Sonata #1 in f-minor
Kriesler ~ Recitative and Scherzo
Aaron Jay Kernis ~ Air
Eugene Ysaye ~ Sonata for solo violin #2

Kelowna Violinist, Melissa Wilmot (20) and Ottawa pianist Claudia Chan (19) perform a highly anticipated recital featuring music that is sure to leave audiences moved and exhilarated. This recital marks Melissa's return to Kelowna to perform her first recital since she began studying at the Glenn Gould School in Toronto in September 2008, where Claudia is also a student. This recital will be the sixth violin recital program Melissa has performed in Kelowna, with past performances always receiving rave reviews from critics, media, and audiences.

Come hear this dynamic duo of two of Canada's highly acclaimed award winning young musicians live in concert.

Saturday May 30th, 7:30pm
Sunday May 31st, 7:30pm
Christ Lutheran Church, Kelowna
2091 Gordon Dr.
Admission by Donation, at the door

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13 May 2009

BOHEMIAN CAFE
524 Bernard Avenue
Kelowna, BC V1Y 6P1
(250) 862-3517

presents

June 12 Leah West(Indie Pop trio)
        19 Small Change (Cool Blues Fusion trio)
        26 Yoko (RnB/Blues trio)

July  3 Devin Roth Trio (Jazz jam session)  
       10 Moni Funk and the Groove Machine (R&B Funk quartet)
       17 Major Mambo (Salsa trio)
       24 Blue City (World Pop trio)
       31 Loni Moger Trio (jazz)

August 7 Leah West (Indie Pop duo)
          14 Trevor Salloum Trio (jazz)
          21 Yoko (RnB/Blues trio)
          28 Moni Funk and the Groove Machine (R&B Funk quartet)

 
7-10pm
Cover charge

Join us at the Boh for great live entertainment  every Friday throughout the summer

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11 May 2009

The Penticton Art Gallery is pleased to once again host  - Quick Draw - a fundraiser for our Creative Kids Summer Art Camp. This event will be held at the Penticton Art Gallery located at 199 Marina Way, Penticton, BC, on Sunday May 3, 2009 starting at 6 pm. Funds raised through this fun event provide meaningful opportunities for education and mentoring in the visual arts for our communityвs youth.

The Penticton Art Gallery invites you to put the гFunд back into fundraising and come to the gallery on Sunday, May 3rd for our second annual Quick Draw event. Every ticket guarantees the purchaser an original work of art created especially for this event. Over 100 local, national and internationally recognized artists, politicians, writers, musicians, athletes and celebrities have contributed small works of art to Quick Draw.

All the donated works will be matted and ready for framing and will be available for viewing at the Penticton Art Gallery starting on Tuesday April 28th, along with a complete list of celebrity contributorsв names, to allow the public to view the works. Everyone is invited to come down to the gallery, make a list of your favorites and try to guess the identity of each artist during the week leading up to the event.

Every ticket holder will be given a number and when their number is drawn they can select any work of their choosing from those donated. The catch ц only once the work is selected will the celebrity artistвs identity be revealed. This is a unique opportunity to acquire an affordable work of art for yourself or a unique gift for that someone special!

Here is a partial list of some of this years contributors: Stirling Alexander, Paul Almond, Micheal Amirault, Denise Bachman, Randy Bachman, Melissa Bandura, Philippe Beha, Jean Beliveau, Steve Berger, Dave Bidini , Julius Bloomfield, Emily Brown, Joanne Chapman-Smith, Colette Clark, Cherise Clarke, Edward Colley, Richard Condie, Robert Davidson, Jim Davis, William Davis, Jordan Deeks, Joseph Drapell, Jason Dussault, Jamie Eberle, Atom Egoyan, Jeff Everden, Justine Fischer, Frazzy Ford, Julie Fowler, Richard Goodall, Artemis Goudelis, Sandra Gracak, Jason Hachey, Lutz Hautschild, Sindi Hawkins, Teresa Humphrey, Lynn Jackson, Kevin Kane, Trish Klein, Peter Kok, Wanda Koop, Shane Koyczan, Glenn Loates, Gloria MacIntyre, Maki Maruoka, Ricardino Matias, Sarah Mclachlan, Jasper Meiklejohn, Jon Mikl Thor, Aurelie Mindel, Anne Murray, Peter Ord, Josephine Patterson, Graham Peacefull, Friedrich Peter, Scott Plear, Chef Gordon Ramsey, Mike Reno, Maiya Robbie, Red Robinson, Sarah Senecal, Bob Steele, Richard Terfry, Sara Tomlin, Claude Tousignant, Mort Walker, and Jade Yehia.

As every ticket is guaranteed an original work of art, tickets are therefore limited to the number of works received, so reserve yours early to avoid disappointment. Tickets for this event are only $45 for Gallery Members and $60 for Non-Members. Doors open at 6 pm and the works will be given away through a random draw starting at 7 pm.

Last yearвs event saw a tremendous amount of support from across the continent with entries from such notes celebrities as:  Sports athletes, Don Cherry, Mike Gartner, Mario Lemieux, George Foreman, Rick Hansen, Mark Tewksbury, Astronaut Dr. Marc Garneau, Billionaire Developer Donald Trump, News Anchor Peter Mansbridge, Politicians: the Honourable StОphane Dion, Former Prime Minister Paul Martin, and Premier Gordon Campbell, Artists and Musicians: Daniel Johnston,  Nancy Sinatra, Robert Murray, ManWoman, Kananginak Pootoogoo, Chris Cran, Ray Sawyer (Dr. Hook), Cartoonists: Emil V. Abrahamian, Lynn Johnston, Bob Krieger, Guiness Book World Record Holder, Russ Byars and over 100 other people of note.

To reserve tickets, or for more information, please contact Paul Crawford at the Penticton Art Gallery, (250) 493-2928

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20 Apr 2009

Local Heroes FILM AND FILMMAKERS IN PROFILE » Thursday 23 April 2009 | 5 pm » The Bohemian Café, 524 Bernard Avenue An informal afternoon hour showcasing the creative economy. Join us for a "reel" look at the film industry through the eyes Canadian filmmakers Dave McIlvride, Alison Love, Zainab Siddiqui, Jim Elderton, Marc Arellano, Richard Knight and Jiri Bakala. » $2 at the door. Refreshments are available at a modest cost. » Seating is limited, please reserve yours HERE The People Behind the Cameras Step into the Spotlight Couldn't afford the airfare to Sundance? Not on the inside for that truffles and triple sec opening night extravaganza? No problem. The 12th Okanagan International Film Festival has linked up with the Okanagan Institute for a "reel" look at the industry through the eyes six extraordinary Canadian filmmakers and their films. On Thursday, April 23rd at 5 pm the ongoing weekly Okanagan Institute Express series at the Bohemian Café presents Local Heroes: Film and Filmmakers in Profile, featuring an up-close look behind the scenes of the Festival's six films to be screened later that evening - the feature-film Sledhead, followed by a series of exceptional shorts - A Light Obstical, i-2-i, ka na'dean, Coming Home, and A Passion for Form. Join us as we get tips on technique, follow inspiration to creation and find out how film making really works. Each one of our guests has a close link to the Okanagan. This region played a role in every film. In some cases, the filmmakers themselves live here, while the stories are of elsewhere. In others, the Okanagan played the role of a backdrop to a larger story. For still others - like Sledhead - it was the inspiration. Two-time Gemini winning director-producer Dave McIlvride and producer Alison Love are the brains behind the documentary Sledhead. It was a visit to Kelowna's 2007 Sledge hockey Challenge that inspired them to film a documentary about a disabled hockey team determined to win. Zainab Siddiqui, Karachi-born and Canadian educated, will discuss her three-minute documentary A Light Obstical on the perils of crossing the street. Her work will interest anyone who has made it over�Harvey on foot in the summer. Jim Elderton, winner of the Arts Council of the Central Okanagan's 2000 Media (Film) award, brings major film and television experience to his documentary i-2-i. He will explain how this study of a class of six-graders who relocate to a retirement community has some�non-stereotypical lessons for old and young in Kelowna. Marc Arellano will discuss his film ka na'dean which explores the notion of Canadian identity. A Kelowna-based poet, filmmaker and educator, Arellano's documentary weaves history, memory and relationships into a narrative of one family's atypical membership in Canada's national family. Richard Knight's documentary, Coming Home, follows six people in search of affordable housing. This�should find resonance with an audience in Kelowna, home to some of the world's most expensive and least accessible accommodation. Jiri Bakala will talk about his film A Passion for Form. After an apprenticeship in the Czech Republic broadcasting and filmmaking, followed by a directing career with the CBC, Bakala settled in Kelowna to focus on independent television production and cinematography, narrative film making and music videos. He soon cast his eye to one of the region's most celebrated sculptors.   FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER ONLINE CLICK HERE Local Heroes: Film and Filmmakers in Profile takes place at the Bohemian Café. This marks the 87th event the Okanagan Institute has held since the Express series got underway in July 2007. Express has played host to many Okanagan luminaries, including former deputy secretary general of Amnesty International Derek Evans, artists Lee Claremont and Gary Pearson, BC Book Award nominee Don Gayton, CBC Literary prize winner poet Harold Rhenisch, distinguished editor and author Jim Taylor, poet and professor John Lent, animator and filmmaker Jim Cliffe, community activist Don Elzer, dancer David LaHay, architect Jim Meiklejohn, culinary artist and writer Heidi Noble, broadcaster Marion Barschel and others from a wide range of creative fields. A very special event coming up in early May - book your seats today: A Celebration of the Culinary Arts At Okanagan College Infusions Thursday May 7, 5-9pm A Stimulating Evening of Entertainment, Artisanal Food and Liquid Refreshments » For information and tickets, click HERE. The Okanagan Institute is a group of creative professionals that has gathered around the goal of providing events, publications and services of interest to enquiring minds in the Okanagan. We partner with individuals, organizations, institutions and businesses to achieve optimal creative and social impact. Our mission is to ignite cultural transformation, catalyze collaborative action, build networks and foster sustainable creative enterprises. We invite the participation by all members of the creative community.

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20 Apr 2009

Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:17:21 -0700

You are invited to 2 unique events that are free and open to the public to raise awareness and understanding about mental illness and what keeps people mentally healthy ...

A community education forum on understanding and coping with depression.
This is the first of a “Knowledge is Power” series of quarterly forums open to the public that are intended to discuss specific mental health issues.  The forum will include a DVD presentation and a panel of experts from the treatment, service delivery and personal perspectives.

Date: Thursday April 30th
Time: 6 pm -8 pm
Location: CMHA, 504 Sutherland Avenue, Kelowna

Our 4th annual Artists Among Us art show & sale.
This show features over 75 outstanding works of art created by 45 local artists and participants of the CMHA ArtWorks Studio. This year’s theme will take you on each artists journey towards recovery through creativity and artistic expression.

Date: Friday May 8th and Saturday May 9th
Time: 11 am - 4 pm
Location: CMHA, 504 Sutherland Avenue, Kelowna

Thank you for your support and we look forward to having you join us for these events.

Our 4th annual Art Show & Sale “Artists Among Us; Our Journey” will take place on May 8th & 9th, 2009.
Please visit our website at kelowna.cmha.bc.ca for more info.

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18 Apr 2009