Children’s crafts at Light Festival

Arts and culture news and events from Summerland and the surrounding region.

The Summerland Museum will be holding their Festival of Lights Crafts for Kids and Christmas Treasures Sale at the IOOF Hall from 5 to 9 p.m. during the Rebekah Chili Dinner.

Nana Rudisill and her friends will be on hand again this year to help children 12 and under create old-fashioned crafts.

Art sale

Season’s Sparkles, the 12 Gifts of Christmas, opens at Light Up, Friday, Nov. 30 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Summerland Art Centre.

There will be paintings, fibre art, pottery jewellery, cards, gifts and more.

Drop in and warm up with a cup of free hot apple cider. A  Children’s Activity Table will be set up on Light Up Night.

There will be an Imagination Station for Families on Saturday, Dec. 1 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come in and make a gift or decoration. And don’t forget to check out the Summerland Pleasure Painters Show and Sale during Light Up weekend, 10122 Main St.

Wine tasting

Light Up the Vines, a wine tasting event will be held on Saturday, Dec. 1 and Sunday, Dec. 2 and is organized by the Bottleneck Drive wineries of Summerland.

On stage

The Peachland Players Society presents Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at the 4th Street Place in Peachland Nov. 29 and 30 at 7 p.m. and Dec. 1 and 2 at 2 p.m.

Benefit concert

Feed the Family concert in support of the Summerland Food Bank is being held on Saturday, Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. at the Summerland Yacht Club. The concert features Jacklyn Guillou, singing popular music paying tribute to the great singers Roy Orbison, Patsy Cline, Diana Krall, Michael Buble, Connie Francis and Elvis.

Tickets are available at the Summerland Yacht Club office.

Christmas music

The Penticton Academy of Music present a Sing-along-Messiah on Sunday, Dec. 2 at 1:30 p.m. at St Saviour’s Anglican Church, 150 Orchard Ave., Penticton.

In concert

The Tune Agers are presenting their Christmas Concert at Summerland United Church, 13204 Henry Ave. on Dec. 9 at 2:30 p.m.

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If you know of an event you feel should be included in the Arts Palette or on the Arts Council’s online calendar, email dfinnis@telus.net or call 250-494-8994. summerlandarts.com and twitter.com/artspalette.

David Finnis is president of the Summerland Community Arts Council.

 

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