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Below are the latest news items included on this website in all categories. If you are interested in a particular category, click on the menu items at the top.Business for the Arts Responds to Government Arts Cuts
Business for the Arts calls on the Federal Government to reinvest the $60 million recently cut from arts and culture into the cultural sector, as a recognized driver of our creative economy.
There is a tremendous amount of concern in the arts community with the recent news of more than $60 million cut in Federal funding for the arts. Business for the Arts understands the need for a periodic review of programs to ensure efficient spending of tax dollars, however we are discouraged by the way the cuts were announced, as we were given little notice or explanation about the cuts, and still no word on whether or not the $60 million will be reinvested in the cultural sector. The arts community is understandably upset. Business for the Arts feels these cuts, announced as they were, with very little explanation or warning, sends the wrong message to the arts community, the business community and to all of our citizens that Canada doesn’t value or appreciate the social and economic benefits our artists bring to our country. Any business in Canada would agree that the more attractive our cities become through diverse arts and cultural activities, the easier it becomes to attract international talent to their firms. Countless studies show that Canada requires a healthy cultural community in order to attract and retain talent in this increasingly global economy.
Canadian Heritage recently collaborated on a report entitled Valuing Culture: Measuring and Understanding Canada’s Creative Economy, released by the Conference Board of Canada, which echoes these precise sentiments, which is why we are the more perplexed at their recent wave of announcements. The report states in the foreword that: Clearly, a growing, dynamic culture sector is central to Canada’s success as a creative, knowledge-based economy. The culture sector also serves as a magnet for skilled and creative people, as Canada becomes increasingly dependent on international migration to sustain the size of its national labour force. Canada is competing on the world stage and needs to invest in creating a healthy and exciting cultural community. As Richard Florida notes: Employment is not the central driving force for location decisions; rather, creative people choose to live in places that are centres of creativity and diversity. People are not just choosing jobs, they are choosing places to live, work and play where other creative thinkers collect, and share ideas across sectors. Great ideas are sparked through collaboration with other creative thinkers, and these thinkers cluster in these creative centres.
The Work Foundation published a report entitled Staying Ahead which sites one of the drivers of the new economy as being a new collaborative and creative mode of working in the knowledgebased industries today: Employees are no longer called upon merely to apply information in a mechanical sequence, but are also invited to participate, experiment and offer suggestions about how to improve the production process, and management is expected to build feedback back into that – a powerful driver of learning by doing and incremental innovation. Studies show that exposure to arts and culture helps improve communication capabilities and think creatively. Thinking in the creative workforce has shifted from linear to diagonal thinking, and soft skills are just as important as raw technical ability. As the Conference Board of Canada report suggests: Creative firms distinguish themselves from their competitors by their employees’ expert capacity to solve problems and communicate complex ideas.
If one doubts the public appetite for the arts, one need only consider the hard economic numbers: Hill Strategies reports that Canadian consumers spent $25.1 billion on culture goods and services in 2005, more than consumer spending on household furniture, appliances and tools ($24 billion) and, Hill Strategies notes, over three times larger than the $7.7 billion spent on culture in Canada by all levels of government in 2003/04. The output by the culture sector totalled: $46 billion in 2007, which was 3.8% of Canada’s real GDP. If we were to include the induced and indirect impact, the value-add climbs to $84.6 billion. For comparison, the value-added of Canada’s retail industry was just under 6 per cent in 2007. The Conference Board estimates that 1,000,000 jobs are created by the cultural sector, representing 7.1 per cent of Canada’s total employment in 2007.
The above arguments have been published with the support of twelve external reviewers from the Department of Canadian Heritage, Government of Canada. It is simply astonishing that with this recent collaborative effort in support of the arts, the government has cut funding to the arts by $60 million and in such a quick and quiet manner. It leaves the cultural community, and all of us wondering, why the government has not absorbed the wisdom of its latest report and collaborated more with the creative drivers of our economy. Some of the program cuts may indeed make sense in terms of efficiencies, and Canadians will understand the reasoning behind some of them. We believe Canadians would like to know how that $60 million taken out of the arts will be reinvested in the cultural community. Business for the Arts is requesting that the Federal government issue a statement on how they plan to reinvest that $60 million. We understand the need to reallocate funds to programs that have more of an impact, but we are not in favour of taking funds out of culture entirely. It is our hope that the government realizes the positive impact of investing in the arts and thereby reassure the business community who rely on creative talent to remain competitive in this knowledge-based economy.
There is a tremendous amount of concern in the arts community with the recent news of more than $60 million cut in Federal funding for the arts. Business for the Arts understands the need for a periodic review of programs to ensure efficient spending of tax dollars, however we are discouraged by the way the cuts were announced, as we were given little notice or explanation about the cuts, and still no word on whether or not the $60 million will be reinvested in the cultural sector. The arts community is understandably upset. Business for the Arts feels these cuts, announced as they were, with very little explanation or warning, sends the wrong message to the arts community, the business community and to all of our citizens that Canada doesn’t value or appreciate the social and economic benefits our artists bring to our country. Any business in Canada would agree that the more attractive our cities become through diverse arts and cultural activities, the easier it becomes to attract international talent to their firms. Countless studies show that Canada requires a healthy cultural community in order to attract and retain talent in this increasingly global economy.
Canadian Heritage recently collaborated on a report entitled Valuing Culture: Measuring and Understanding Canada’s Creative Economy, released by the Conference Board of Canada, which echoes these precise sentiments, which is why we are the more perplexed at their recent wave of announcements. The report states in the foreword that: Clearly, a growing, dynamic culture sector is central to Canada’s success as a creative, knowledge-based economy. The culture sector also serves as a magnet for skilled and creative people, as Canada becomes increasingly dependent on international migration to sustain the size of its national labour force. Canada is competing on the world stage and needs to invest in creating a healthy and exciting cultural community. As Richard Florida notes: Employment is not the central driving force for location decisions; rather, creative people choose to live in places that are centres of creativity and diversity. People are not just choosing jobs, they are choosing places to live, work and play where other creative thinkers collect, and share ideas across sectors. Great ideas are sparked through collaboration with other creative thinkers, and these thinkers cluster in these creative centres.
The Work Foundation published a report entitled Staying Ahead which sites one of the drivers of the new economy as being a new collaborative and creative mode of working in the knowledgebased industries today: Employees are no longer called upon merely to apply information in a mechanical sequence, but are also invited to participate, experiment and offer suggestions about how to improve the production process, and management is expected to build feedback back into that – a powerful driver of learning by doing and incremental innovation. Studies show that exposure to arts and culture helps improve communication capabilities and think creatively. Thinking in the creative workforce has shifted from linear to diagonal thinking, and soft skills are just as important as raw technical ability. As the Conference Board of Canada report suggests: Creative firms distinguish themselves from their competitors by their employees’ expert capacity to solve problems and communicate complex ideas.
If one doubts the public appetite for the arts, one need only consider the hard economic numbers: Hill Strategies reports that Canadian consumers spent $25.1 billion on culture goods and services in 2005, more than consumer spending on household furniture, appliances and tools ($24 billion) and, Hill Strategies notes, over three times larger than the $7.7 billion spent on culture in Canada by all levels of government in 2003/04. The output by the culture sector totalled: $46 billion in 2007, which was 3.8% of Canada’s real GDP. If we were to include the induced and indirect impact, the value-add climbs to $84.6 billion. For comparison, the value-added of Canada’s retail industry was just under 6 per cent in 2007. The Conference Board estimates that 1,000,000 jobs are created by the cultural sector, representing 7.1 per cent of Canada’s total employment in 2007.
The above arguments have been published with the support of twelve external reviewers from the Department of Canadian Heritage, Government of Canada. It is simply astonishing that with this recent collaborative effort in support of the arts, the government has cut funding to the arts by $60 million and in such a quick and quiet manner. It leaves the cultural community, and all of us wondering, why the government has not absorbed the wisdom of its latest report and collaborated more with the creative drivers of our economy. Some of the program cuts may indeed make sense in terms of efficiencies, and Canadians will understand the reasoning behind some of them. We believe Canadians would like to know how that $60 million taken out of the arts will be reinvested in the cultural community. Business for the Arts is requesting that the Federal government issue a statement on how they plan to reinvest that $60 million. We understand the need to reallocate funds to programs that have more of an impact, but we are not in favour of taking funds out of culture entirely. It is our hope that the government realizes the positive impact of investing in the arts and thereby reassure the business community who rely on creative talent to remain competitive in this knowledge-based economy.
14 Sep 2008
Jazz and Blue Poolside on Friday Nights
Join us for live Jazz and Blues every Friday night.
No Cover
7-10pm
COAST CAPRI HOTEL
VINTNER'S POOLSIDE GRILL
1171 Harvey, Kelowna
Phone 860-6185
September
12 Trevor Salloum Group(Jazz)
19 Midnight Access (Blues/Jazz)
26 Blue City (Blues)
October
3 Tricia Dalgleish Trio (Jazz/Blues)
10 Trevor Salloum Group (Jazz)
17 Midnight Access (Blues/Jazz)
24 Teena Ree(Jazz)
31 Blue City (Blues)
November
7 Trevor Salloum Group (Jazz)
14 Small Change (Blues)
21 Midnight Access (Blues/Jazz)
28 Blue City (Blues)
December
5 Trevor Salloum Group (Jazz)
12 Teena Ree(Jazz)
19 Small Change (Blues)
No Cover
7-10pm
COAST CAPRI HOTEL
VINTNER'S POOLSIDE GRILL
1171 Harvey, Kelowna
Phone 860-6185
September
12 Trevor Salloum Group(Jazz)
19 Midnight Access (Blues/Jazz)
26 Blue City (Blues)
October
3 Tricia Dalgleish Trio (Jazz/Blues)
10 Trevor Salloum Group (Jazz)
17 Midnight Access (Blues/Jazz)
24 Teena Ree(Jazz)
31 Blue City (Blues)
November
7 Trevor Salloum Group (Jazz)
14 Small Change (Blues)
21 Midnight Access (Blues/Jazz)
28 Blue City (Blues)
December
5 Trevor Salloum Group (Jazz)
12 Teena Ree(Jazz)
19 Small Change (Blues)
13 Sep 2008
Bolero & Other Works
Ballet Kelowna’s sixth season opening show is Bold, Romantic and Provocative. Featured are: a new Ballet choreographed by
Ballet Kelowna Artistic Director David LaHay to Maurice Ravel’s famous ‘Bolero’; a newly commissioned piece by Montreal
Choreographer Gioconda Barbuto; and a new, longer version of David LaHay’s well received ‘Liebeslieder Waltzes’ inspired by the
Johannes Brahms song cycle.
Kelowna Shows:
When: Oct 3 (8 pm) & Oct 4 (2 pm & 8 pm)
Where: Kelowna Community Theatre
Tickets: $35 Adults $25 Seniors
$15 Students, Children & Matinee
Ticketmaster.ca Phone: 250-860-1470
Touring Shows presented by Great-West Life.
Ballet Kelowna is the 2008 ‘Touring Artistic Company of the Year’.
All Touring Shows start at 7:30 pm.
Please check BalletKelowna.ca for ticket information.
Fri Oct 10 Salmon Arm – SASCA Recreation Centre
Sun Oct 12 Merritt – Merritt Civic Centre
Mon Oct 13 Penticton – Cleland Theatre
Fri Oct 17 Lake Country – Creekside Theatre
Sun Oct 19 Summerland – Centre Theatre
Tue Oct 28 Kamloops – Sagebrush Theatre
Fri Nov 7 Nelson – Capitol Theatre
Sat Nov 8 Trail – Charles Bailey Theatre
Ballet Kelowna Artistic Director David LaHay to Maurice Ravel’s famous ‘Bolero’; a newly commissioned piece by Montreal
Choreographer Gioconda Barbuto; and a new, longer version of David LaHay’s well received ‘Liebeslieder Waltzes’ inspired by the
Johannes Brahms song cycle.
Kelowna Shows:
When: Oct 3 (8 pm) & Oct 4 (2 pm & 8 pm)
Where: Kelowna Community Theatre
Tickets: $35 Adults $25 Seniors
$15 Students, Children & Matinee
Ticketmaster.ca Phone: 250-860-1470
Touring Shows presented by Great-West Life.
Ballet Kelowna is the 2008 ‘Touring Artistic Company of the Year’.
All Touring Shows start at 7:30 pm.
Please check BalletKelowna.ca for ticket information.
Fri Oct 10 Salmon Arm – SASCA Recreation Centre
Sun Oct 12 Merritt – Merritt Civic Centre
Mon Oct 13 Penticton – Cleland Theatre
Fri Oct 17 Lake Country – Creekside Theatre
Sun Oct 19 Summerland – Centre Theatre
Tue Oct 28 Kamloops – Sagebrush Theatre
Fri Nov 7 Nelson – Capitol Theatre
Sat Nov 8 Trail – Charles Bailey Theatre
13 Sep 2008
Designing Out of the Box Affordable Housing
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FINDING SOLUTIONS TO THE AFFORDABILITY DILEMMA
» Thursday 18 September 2008 | 5 pm
» The Bohemian Café, 524 Bernard Avenue
An informal afternoon hour showcasing people and ideas featured in Okanagan HOME. Join us as Lona Manning of Habitat for Humanity, Zena Ryder, founder of Kelowna Cohousing Community, and Dona Sturmanis, senior editor of Okanagan Home discuss the challenges and opportunities of affordable housing.
» This is a free event. Refreshments will be available at a modest cost.
» Seating is limited, please reserve yours HERE
Designing Out of the Box Affordable Housing
The
quest for affordable and user-friendly housing is an ongoing journey in
the Okanagan considering our ever-escalating real estate prices.
This is especially true for young and single families, those with low
incomes, students, seniors, those with special needs and some who
simply want to live in a more interconnected community.Part of the solution for this situation is alternative forms of housing and different ways of making them happen.
On Thursday, September 18, Okanagan Institute Express explores these issues with its presentation Housing Alternatives: Finding Solutions to the Affordability Dilemma featuring Lona Manning of Habitat for Humanity, Zena Ryder, founder of Kelowna Cohousing Community, and Dona Sturmanis, senior editor of Okanagan Home. This free event gets underway at 5 pm at the Bohemian Café.
Dona Sturmanis, senior editor of Okanagan Home, says, "While affordability is a main concern, so are the needs and preferences of the home dweller. Okanagan residents are becoming more creative in their search for reasonable and individualized housing."
Sturmanis has experienced many different types of homes: downtown artist live-work studio, two boats, on-the-road Airstream, rural cabins, communal houses, shared condominium living, rental apartments, strata townhouse and family detached home with in-law provisions.
"Each one of them presented their own unique advantages and disadvantages," she says.
Zena Ryder is the founder of Kelowna Cohousing Community, which was formed in December 2007.
"We aim to build a community with real neighbours - people who genuinely know one another and are supportive of one another," says Ryder, a stay-at-home mother, unschooler, homemaker and writer. "Cohousing will be as�environmentally friendly as possible, designed around people instead�of cars to encourage walking, biking and social interaction between neighbours. In addition to each household's private home, there will be a common house and outdoor areas with community facilities that�are shared by all residents."
Lona Manning has lived in the Okanagan area with her family for almost 20 years. She has worked as a vocational trainer for persons with mental illness. She has volunteered with the SPCA, Heart & Stroke Foundation, the Learning Disabilities Association of BC and the Okanagan Mission Community Hall. She is currently the executive director of Habitat for Humanity Kelowna.
Habitat for Humanity�is a nonprofit independent faith-based volunteer organization. Habitat donors and volunteers work together with families to build decent, low-cost housing. Habitat has built more than 225,000 houses around the world. Habitat for Humanity Kelowna was established in 1992 and will finish their 17th home this year.
Housing Alternatives: Finding Solutions to the Affordability Dilemma is a free event, and takes place at the Bohemian Café. This marks the 58th event the Okanagan Institute has held since the Express series got underway in July 2007. Since that time, the series 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, animator and filmmaker Jim Cliffe, architect Jim Meiklejohn, and others from a variety of creative fields.
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER ONLINE CLICK HERE
Where Enquiring Minds Gather. Okanagan Institute at the Bohemian Café A hearty feast of lectures, presentations, workshops and showcases celebrating our culture and community. Produced by the Okanagan Institute in association with Wheat King Publishing magazines: Okanagan Arts and Okanagan Home. Express is sponsored in part by the Arts Council of the Central Okanagan, Wood Lake Publishing, UBCO-FCCS, and in support of Project Literacy Kelowna.
12 Sep 2008
BC Interior Music Awards
Sept 30/2008 7:30PM Doors 6:00PM
Kelowna Community Theatre
Live Performances by Cold Driven, Redfish, Earthbound, Nixie, Darylectones, Blu Hopkins & Silvercreek & the Sleddogs
Hosted by Power 104's Liz McKinney
Tickets $25.00 incl fees at Ticketmaster.ca
2008 BC Interior Music Awards~ Nominations Overwhelming!
The BC Interior Music Awards nominations are now closed but the excitement is just building for the show to be held Sept 30th. Although there is a new name (formerly the Okanagan Music Awards) with new producers and processes that forced a shorter nomination period, the response from public nominations have far outweighed previous years. There have been nominations coming in from all over the Interior as artist/bands in Kamloops, Penticton, Kelowna, Vernon, Salmon Arm & Nelson have notified fans in a call to action! “Over 2200 nominations have been submitted by public b allot to over 24 different Award Categories” says Mark Greenhalgh, producer, “and they are coming in from all areas of the province. This really shows the marketing ability of the bands that are writing, recording, touring and building up their fan bases.” This leaves quite a task for the Nomination Panel of Judges, (impartial industry experts) which now search each submission for consideration as one of the three final nominees in each category. The submissions will be screened to ensure that each meets the eligibility requirements as well as demonstrate a professional media kit, website, quality recording and marketability! The Top 3 in each category will be announced next week and then another panel of jurors - chosen for their demonstrated knowledge, impartiality and expertise in their fields - will select a winner in each category.The Awards show is starting to evolve as the Sponsors are announced and their roles take shape. Tree Brewing has come on board as the Presenting Sponsor and are giving away a VIP Awards Package to be won at the online contest at www.treebeer.com. Shelly Vida, sponsorship/marketing / promotions coordinator for the 2008 Tree Brewing BC Interior Music Awards, has been busy inviting involvement the past few weeks. “I am so encouraged by the amount of businesses in Kelowna, Kam loops, Nelson & Salmon Arm who are stepping up to say they believe in this industry and want to see this event go forward”
“We want to welcome SPL Audio, Memphis BBQ Blues, City of Kelowna Cultural District, Salmon Arm Roots & Blues, Centre for Arts & Technology, Rose’s Waterfront Pub, Event! and the Blue Grotto Nightclub who will be presenting the beautiful awards they have sponsored.” This Awards show will also have some help from Wentworth Music, Volta Designs, Music BC, the Trophy Den, Le Chateau and media sponsors from Kamloops Daily News, Off –Centre Magazine, SHAW TV, CBC, Power 104, B103, 98.3 CIFM, Sun FM, SILK FM, and AM 1150. BC Musician will be publishing the winners after the show.
Habitat has come forward to host the VIP afterparty when all of the bands who receive a final three nomination, come to mingle and meet the sponsors, judges, production team, volunteers and performers such as the Sleddogs who will entertain!
Two of the band who were multiple winners of last years Okanagan Music Awards will take the Awards stage with performances by Sleddogs and Cold Driven. In between the 24 award presentations, we will also see more great original music by the Darylectones, Earthbound, Blu Hopkins & Silvercreek, Redfish & Nixie. “The audience is always in for a treat being able to experience such variety and talent on one stage” says Vida.
Liz McKinney, Power 104’s favourite DJ, will add sparkle with her stage persona as she again hosts the Awards.
The BC Interior Music Awards will be held at the Kelowna Community Theatre on Sept 30th at 7:30PM although doors will open at 6Pm for those who wish to check out the different industry tidbits on display and experts in place. Thank you to all the artists and community members who have come together to support and submit nominees for the Awards.
Please visit www.bcima.org for further information.
Kelowna Community Theatre
Live Performances by Cold Driven, Redfish, Earthbound, Nixie, Darylectones, Blu Hopkins & Silvercreek & the Sleddogs
Hosted by Power 104's Liz McKinney
Tickets $25.00 incl fees at Ticketmaster.ca
2008 BC Interior Music Awards~ Nominations Overwhelming!
The BC Interior Music Awards nominations are now closed but the excitement is just building for the show to be held Sept 30th. Although there is a new name (formerly the Okanagan Music Awards) with new producers and processes that forced a shorter nomination period, the response from public nominations have far outweighed previous years. There have been nominations coming in from all over the Interior as artist/bands in Kamloops, Penticton, Kelowna, Vernon, Salmon Arm & Nelson have notified fans in a call to action! “Over 2200 nominations have been submitted by public b allot to over 24 different Award Categories” says Mark Greenhalgh, producer, “and they are coming in from all areas of the province. This really shows the marketing ability of the bands that are writing, recording, touring and building up their fan bases.” This leaves quite a task for the Nomination Panel of Judges, (impartial industry experts) which now search each submission for consideration as one of the three final nominees in each category. The submissions will be screened to ensure that each meets the eligibility requirements as well as demonstrate a professional media kit, website, quality recording and marketability! The Top 3 in each category will be announced next week and then another panel of jurors - chosen for their demonstrated knowledge, impartiality and expertise in their fields - will select a winner in each category.The Awards show is starting to evolve as the Sponsors are announced and their roles take shape. Tree Brewing has come on board as the Presenting Sponsor and are giving away a VIP Awards Package to be won at the online contest at www.treebeer.com. Shelly Vida, sponsorship/marketing / promotions coordinator for the 2008 Tree Brewing BC Interior Music Awards, has been busy inviting involvement the past few weeks. “I am so encouraged by the amount of businesses in Kelowna, Kam loops, Nelson & Salmon Arm who are stepping up to say they believe in this industry and want to see this event go forward”
“We want to welcome SPL Audio, Memphis BBQ Blues, City of Kelowna Cultural District, Salmon Arm Roots & Blues, Centre for Arts & Technology, Rose’s Waterfront Pub, Event! and the Blue Grotto Nightclub who will be presenting the beautiful awards they have sponsored.” This Awards show will also have some help from Wentworth Music, Volta Designs, Music BC, the Trophy Den, Le Chateau and media sponsors from Kamloops Daily News, Off –Centre Magazine, SHAW TV, CBC, Power 104, B103, 98.3 CIFM, Sun FM, SILK FM, and AM 1150. BC Musician will be publishing the winners after the show.
Habitat has come forward to host the VIP afterparty when all of the bands who receive a final three nomination, come to mingle and meet the sponsors, judges, production team, volunteers and performers such as the Sleddogs who will entertain!
Two of the band who were multiple winners of last years Okanagan Music Awards will take the Awards stage with performances by Sleddogs and Cold Driven. In between the 24 award presentations, we will also see more great original music by the Darylectones, Earthbound, Blu Hopkins & Silvercreek, Redfish & Nixie. “The audience is always in for a treat being able to experience such variety and talent on one stage” says Vida.
Liz McKinney, Power 104’s favourite DJ, will add sparkle with her stage persona as she again hosts the Awards.
The BC Interior Music Awards will be held at the Kelowna Community Theatre on Sept 30th at 7:30PM although doors will open at 6Pm for those who wish to check out the different industry tidbits on display and experts in place. Thank you to all the artists and community members who have come together to support and submit nominees for the Awards.
Please visit www.bcima.org for further information.
12 Sep 2008
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