David Finnis

Dickens classic story presented

The Charles Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol, is being performed this Friday, Dec. 5 at Summerland United Church.

Festive season events begin

This weekend marks the official kickoff to a whole range of Christmas and holiday traditions.

Festival activities planned

In just over a week downtown Summerland will be full of people celebrating the 27th Annual Fes­ti­val of Lights.

Questions raised about future of arts

The Summerland Community Arts Council was compelled earlier this year to move from our home of 16 years to a new and temporary location.

Remembrance Day banners displayed

Street banners were replaced by more somber black and white Remembrance banners.

Philosophers’ Café takes on governance, good and bad

Positive Civic Engagement and Good Governance is the topic of a Conversation Cafe being held Oct. 22 at the IOOF Hall, 9536 Main St.

Get a jump on Christmas crafts

Variety of arts workshops coming up through October and November

Culture Days events scheduled

Across the country, more than 8,000 events are taking place in more than 800 communities as part of Culture Days.

Many Hats Theatre Company stages comedy

Quartet, the fourth show in Many Hats Theatre Company’s seventh season, is currently on stage at the Cannery Stage in Penticton.

Arts Centre more than a gallery

If you didn’t see the piece by Shaw Television about the show at the Summerland Art Gallery you can see the video clip.

Okanagan Valley alive with music

The Valley is indeed alive with music. The music continues this weekend with the Pentastic Hot Jazz Festival this weekend.

Liz Campbell and Robert Johnson provide a blues and jazz concert during the Wednesdays on the Water concert series. The concerts were held each Wednesday in August at Peach Orchard Beach.

Street banners available for purchase

Looking for something to do on these hot summer days? Why not check out the nice air-conditioned Summerland Museum.

Liz Campbell and Robert Johnson provide a blues and jazz concert during the Wednesdays on the Water concert series. The concerts were held each Wednesday in August at Peach Orchard Beach.

Studio 5 Group to exhibit works

Heritage Houses Talk, featuring works by the Studio 5 Group, is the second show to be held at the new Arts Centre and Gallery.

The Summerland Community Arts Council opened the new Arts Centre and Gallery on Saturday morning. From left are board members Darin Anderson and Karan Bowyer, Summer Arts Program coordinator Carmen McDowell, board member Maureen King, Coun. Peter Waterman, Mayor Janice Perrino, volunteers John Topham and Ron Stacy, Coun. Bruce Hallquist, board member Chris Lewis, president David Finnis, board members Sandra Bassett, Marcia Stacy and Albertine Meyer and MP Dan Albas.

Arts Council opens at new location

Last weekend was a busy one for both the Summerland Community Arts Council and the Penticton Art Gallery.

The Summerland Community Arts Council opened the new Arts Centre and Gallery on Saturday morning. From left are board members Darin Anderson and Karan Bowyer, Summer Arts Program coordinator Carmen McDowell, board member Maureen King, Coun. Peter Waterman, Mayor Janice Perrino, volunteers John Topham and Ron Stacy, Coun. Bruce Hallquist, board member Chris Lewis, president David Finnis, board members Sandra Bassett, Marcia Stacy and Albertine Meyer and MP Dan Albas.

ARTS PALETTE: New chapter for arts council

First show for Summerland Community Arts Council opens at the new Arts Centre located in one half of the former Willowbrook Lane.

Art Gallery prepares for first show

Shaw television came and filmed the move of the Frieze of the Arts to the new Arts Centre.

Arts Council office in new location

The Summerland Community Arts Council office has moved and is now at a new location — 9908 Main St.

Historic arts frieze inside new building

Last Monday, June 16 the Frieze of the Arts was disassembled and reinstalled inside our new location at 9908 Main Street.

2013 Juno Award winners for Instrumental Album of the Year, Pugs and Crows, closed out the Saturday afternoon entertainment in the park. Bass player Russell Sholberg was a Summerland Secondary School graduate.

Musical entertainment to continue

Many thanks to the Action Festival board and their many volunteers and sponsors of the Summerland Action Festival.

2013 Juno Award winners for Instrumental Album of the Year, Pugs and Crows, closed out the Saturday afternoon entertainment in the park. Bass player Russell Sholberg was a Summerland Secondary School graduate.

Summerland Art Club holds show

This weekend the Summerland Art Club present their Annual Show and Sale on Saturday and Sunday, June 7 and 8.