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entertainment_____________________________________________________________ EVENTS FROM B4 featuring hits such as “Mamma Mia,” “Dancing Queen,” “Fernando,” and “Waterloo” to “Does Your Mother Know,” “S.O.S.,” “Take a Chance on Me,” “Voulez Vous” and “Knowing Me Knowing You.” For tickets, charge by phone at 250762-5050 or online at selectyourtickets.com. CONCERT Kelowna City Concert Band June 10 & 17, July 8 various venues 7 p.m. start Kelowna City Concert Band will present its Summer Sounds free outdoor concert series in June and July. The concert band will perform June 10 at Guisachan Heritage Park, June 17 at Rotary Common (Rotary Centre for the Arts), and July 8 at the Island Stage at Waterfront Park. The public is asked to bring their own lawn chairs. ART EXHIBIT The Group of Seven Until July 19 Kelowna Art Gallery
1315 Water St. Kelowna Have you always wanted to view original works of art by the Group of Seven but never had the chance? Kelowna residents will have the rare opportunity to see 40 paintings by prominent Canadian historical artists including members of the Group of Seven, as well as Tom Thomson, David Milne, and other artists active in the early to mid-20th century. A Story of Canadian Art: As Told by the Hart House Art Collection will be on view at the Kelowna Art Gallery until July 19. Visitors will be thrilled by the extraordinary paintings in the exhibition, including many works depicting iconic Canadian landscapes along with some stunning portraits, still lifes, and urban scenes. The time frame the exhibition spans is a significant one, the Great Depression, a time when many Canadians in the 1930s were forced to endure substantial economic hardships and when Canadian artists
turned from wilderness landscape material to exploring social issues in their work. The exhibition provides an interesting look at the history of art in Canada and features an impressive number of women artists, including Prudence Heward, Lilias Torrance Newton, Paraskeva Clark, Kathleen Morris, and Bess and Yvonne Housser. Works by these women painters have never previously been exhibited in Kelowna. The exhibition is financially supported by the Museums Assistance Program of the Department of Canadian Heritage. Independent curator Christine Boyanoski has organized the exhibition and has written the text in the beautiful catalogue that accompanies the show. For more information see kelownaartgallery. com or call 250-7622226. THEATRE Celebration Singers Friday, June 12 7 p.m. Mary Irwin Theatre in the Rotary Centre for the Arts 421 Cawston Ave. Kelowna
Local ballerina soars into first place at Performing Arts BC
Skinner with accompanist Graham Vink, the Celebration Singers, based in Kelowna, are the only adult show choir in the Okanagan. This all-female, auditioned, non-profit singing group will tap,
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snap and clap along to outstanding film song hits from movies such as Pitch Perfect, Saturday Night Fever, Dreamgirls, Dirty Dancing and Slumdog Millionaire. Tickets are available at the Rotary Centre for
FUNDRAISER Party in Pink Friday, June 12 7-10 p.m.
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You might think Clare Fleming has wings tucked into her shoes, the way she effortlessly flies into the splits midair. But no, there are no wings, just hours and hours and hours of training tucked under her belt that helped her soar to the top this past weekend in provincial competition. This was Clare’s fifth trip to compete at Performing Arts BC Provincials and she did Kelowna proud by being declared the winner in the most advanced Ballet III category. “It was such a great experience,” said the 17-year-old ballerina, “getting to dance with dancers from all across the province.” The competition involved being observed in daily dance classes for a week and performing two different solos. Clare danced the Dulcinea variation from Don Quixote and a contemporary piece choreographed by Ballet Victoria prima ballerina Andrea Bayne. Currently, Clare can be found training close to 30 hours a week in pursuit of her dream. In addition to her regular ballet classes at Canadian School of Ballet and dancing with Company B, she’s been taking company classes with Ballet Kelowna and then doing private lessons with both Chris Larsen and Melville Brown, of CSB, and Natasha Sarafanov, of Sarafanov Dance Studio. “I’m working as hard as I can,” said Clare of her busy zyear so farho still managed to remain on the principal’s list at Immaculata Regional High School
The Celebration Singers will present “Babes Hit Hollywood,” an evening of music featuring some of the iconic songs from movies. With showgirls, glitz and glamour under the direction of Susan
Kelowna ballerina Clare Fleming in flight. where she’s just finishing Grade 11. Those who went to see the Nutcracker last December will remember her as the gifted young dancer who performed the lead role of Clara. She also competed at the North American Youth Grand Prix Semi-finals last fall and has been invited to New York for the finals week. This summer, she’ll be off to the Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s summer school. Although she’s auditioned and been accepted several times in the past, this will be her first time attending. The two previous years, she’s opted to spend the summers in Toronto with the National Ballet’s summer program. She’s also geared up to do the Okanagan Summer Dance Intensive program again this year.
If you’d like to learn more and share your knowledge about the project study area, please join us at one of our public open houses: Tuesday, June 16, 2015 – VERNON • Best Western Vernon Lodge • 3914 – 32nd Street, Vernon Wednesday, June 17, 2015 – WEST KELOWNA • Mount Boucherie Secondary, Multipurpose Room • 2751 Cameron Road, West Kelowna Thursday, June 18, 2015 – PEACHLAND • Peachland Community Centre • 4450 6th Street, Peachland Drop in any time between 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. We look forward to seeing you. If you’re unable to attend an open house or would like more information, visit bchydro.com/wktp or contact us at stakeholderengagement@bchydro.com or 1 866 647 3334. Collaboration with the Okanagan Nation and First Nations is underway. Stakeholder engagement activities have begun with the District of West Kelowna, District of Peachland, Regional District of Central Okanagan, City of Vernon and Township of Spallumcheen. 4631