Christine Pilgrim

Susan Ghattas (left) and Marilyn Erdmann show a carving of a Bethlehem nativity scene with a removable division wall, signifiying the desire of Christian Palestinians to remove the barrier that separates one from another in Israel/Palestine and is a memento of the women’s recent pilgrimage to The Holy Land. They will share their stories at All Saints Church on Saturday, along with activists, writers and those who have experienced life in Palestine first hand.

Locals share Holy Land experiences

Susan Ghattas and Marilyn Erdmann will talk about their impressions of Israel/Palestine in an event June 2 at All Saints Anglican Church

Susan Ghattas (left) and Marilyn Erdmann show a carving of a Bethlehem nativity scene with a removable division wall, signifiying the desire of Christian Palestinians to remove the barrier that separates one from another in Israel/Palestine and is a memento of the women’s recent pilgrimage to The Holy Land. They will share their stories at All Saints Church on Saturday, along with activists, writers and those who have experienced life in Palestine first hand.

Theatre review: Snow falls on the beauty that is Tamarack

Huge piece of plastic piping is the core of Ed Kuhn's Tamarack, but it's the actors who bring the play to life.

Quebec-based Buzz Brass play the last show of the North Okanagan Community Concert Association’s 2011-12 concert series, Thursday at the Performing Arts Centre.

Catch the buzz when brass band plays Thursday

Quebec's Buzz Brass presents The History of Music family performance as the last North Okanagan Community Concert of the season, Thursday.

Quebec-based Buzz Brass play the last show of the North Okanagan Community Concert Association’s 2011-12 concert series, Thursday at the Performing Arts Centre.
David Eggert signs posters for young cello students who came to meet him after his concert at the Performing Arts Centre Wednesday.

CONCERT REVIEW: Cellist lets his bow do the talking

Cellist David Eggert, 26, wrestles seemingly impossible notes at Wednesday’s North Okanagan Community Concert in Vernon.

David Eggert signs posters for young cello students who came to meet him after his concert at the Performing Arts Centre Wednesday.
Armstrong violinist Colleen Venables, with her mom Jan, is the only Canadian invited to participate in the Yehudi Menuhin International Violin Competition in Beijing, China. A local fundraiser is being held at Sparkling Hill Wellness Resort Thursday to help her get there.

It will be a starry night at Sparkling Hill for young violinist

Local and international musicians band together to help Armstrong violinist Colleen Venables reach her dreams of performing in China.

Armstrong violinist Colleen Venables, with her mom Jan, is the only Canadian invited to participate in the Yehudi Menuhin International Violin Competition in Beijing, China. A local fundraiser is being held at Sparkling Hill Wellness Resort Thursday to help her get there.
The Penderecki String Quartet, featuring Jerzy Kaplanek, left, Jeremy Bell, Jacob Braun and Christine Vlajk, played at the Performing Arts Centre Wednesday.

Concert Review: Penderecki permeates with depth

Penderecki String Quartet shows why they are one of the most celebrated chamber ensembles in Canada at Vernon concert.

The Penderecki String Quartet, featuring Jerzy Kaplanek, left, Jeremy Bell, Jacob Braun and Christine Vlajk, played at the Performing Arts Centre Wednesday.
The cast of Cirque Theatre Company and the Okanagan Rhythmic Gymnastics Club watch Kiah Ward (as Alice, centre) literally tumble backwards during the Mad Hatter's tea party in Alice in Wonderland.

Review: The stars align for Alice

Cirque Theatre Company and Okanagan Rhythmic Gymnastics Club present spectacular production of Alice in Wonderland.

The cast of Cirque Theatre Company and the Okanagan Rhythmic Gymnastics Club watch Kiah Ward (as Alice, centre) literally tumble backwards during the Mad Hatter's tea party in Alice in Wonderland.
Soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian and pianist/composer Serouj Kradjian sign CDs after their brilliant performance at the Vernon Performing Arts Centre Wednesday.

Review: Opera singer/pianist are the cat’s meow

Soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian and pianist/composer Serouj Kradjian delight the audience at Wednesday's concert in Vernon.

Soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian and pianist/composer Serouj Kradjian sign CDs after their brilliant performance at the Vernon Performing Arts Centre Wednesday.
Artist David Goodliffe, a.k.a. Professor Silly, will have quality candy at the Caetani Lantern Festival Saturday.

Caetani centre doles out treats

Artist relives the days of when Sveva Caetani handed out delectable treats from her Vernon mansion on Halloween.

Artist David Goodliffe, a.k.a. Professor Silly, will have quality candy at the Caetani Lantern Festival Saturday.
Georgy Tchaidze signs his debut CD for Jayne Murdoch, winner of the door prize offered by the North Okanagan Community Concert Association.

Concert Review: Pianist puts on unforgettable concert

"The world learned to say Tchaikovsky; now it will learn to say Tchaidze!” said one ecstatic audience member at the North Okanagan Community Concert Association’s first concert of the 2011/12 season. And I agree.

Georgy Tchaidze signs his debut CD for Jayne Murdoch, winner of the door prize offered by the North Okanagan Community Concert Association.
Caetani Cultural Centre executive director Judy Katalanic, (left), organizer/artist Michelle Loughery, fellow organizer Katie Sanders and emcee Christine Pilgrim pose in front of a painting of Sveva Caetani at A Splash of Red.

Red splashed all over Caetani

An array of superb artwork; a feast fit for any Italian prince

Caetani Cultural Centre executive director Judy Katalanic, (left), organizer/artist Michelle Loughery, fellow organizer Katie Sanders and emcee Christine Pilgrim pose in front of a painting of Sveva Caetani at A Splash of Red.
Guests gather in the Vernon Community Arts Centre for the Almost Famous art show where people bid on replicas of famous works of art.

The Queen weighs in

My husband and I were delighted to be invited to Gallery Vertigo's major fund-raising event, the Almost Famous Art Auction and Full Regalia Gala, last Saturday.

Guests gather in the Vernon Community Arts Centre for the Almost Famous art show where people bid on replicas of famous works of art.
Rob Dinwoodie, left, Dixon Zalit and Ken Mather enjoy singing, playing and story-telling around the campfire after a cowboy cook-out at O’Keefe Ranch.

Review: Boys cook up a great yarn

It's worth your weight in gold, or make that cattle, to gather around the campfire for O'Keefe Ranch's Cowboy Dinner Show.

Rob Dinwoodie, left, Dixon Zalit and Ken Mather enjoy singing, playing and story-telling around the campfire after a cowboy cook-out at O’Keefe Ranch.
Caravan Farm Theatre’s production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream opened on July 19, and will run until August 21.

Caravan Farm Theatre delivers a dream

Whether set in modern times or ancient Greece, performed on a beach or in a vineyard, as ballet, opera or movie, A Midsummer Night's Dream always holds a special kind of magic

Caravan Farm Theatre’s production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream opened on July 19, and will run until August 21.
Valley Vocal Arts cast Karen Bliss, Paul Rossetti, Andrew Nydam, Brian Martin, Sean Donley and Scott May (above) 'camp' it out on stage this weekend with Mel Brooks' The Producers, playing at Powerhouse Theatre.

THEATRE REVIEW: Broadway smash hit a smash hit in Vernon

When she introduced the opening night of the Valley Vocal Arts production…

Valley Vocal Arts cast Karen Bliss, Paul Rossetti, Andrew Nydam, Brian Martin, Sean Donley and Scott May (above) 'camp' it out on stage this weekend with Mel Brooks' The Producers, playing at Powerhouse Theatre.

DANCE REVIEW: Ballet Victoria’s Destrooper steals hearts

Artistic director, choreographer and dancer with Ballet Victoria, Paul Destrooper is assuredly…

Chor Leoni founder, artistic director and conductor Diane Loomer, with her orthopaedic surgeon husband and choir member, Richard, share a moment at the Vernon Performing Arts Centre.

Chor Leoni caps off stellar season

Superlatives are inadequate to describe Saturday’s North Okanagan Community Concert Association’s final…

Chor Leoni founder, artistic director and conductor Diane Loomer, with her orthopaedic surgeon husband and choir member, Richard, share a moment at the Vernon Performing Arts Centre.
Violinist Jean-Sébastien Roy and pianist Philip Chiu delight classical music enthusiasts at the North Okanagan Community Concert this past weekend.

REVIEW: Masterful music from young Montréalers

At Saturday’s North Okanagan Community Concert at the Performing Arts Centre, violinist…

Violinist Jean-Sébastien Roy and pianist Philip Chiu delight classical music enthusiasts at the North Okanagan Community Concert this past weekend.