Six-year-old Emma Gilberg gets some tips from adjudicator Ina Dykstra of St. Albert. Alta prior to her piano solo Wednesday, the first day of the Penticton Kiwanis Music Dance and Speech Arts Festival at the Penticton Alliance Church. The festival runs until late April at a variety of venues, wrapping up with the highlight nights at the Cleland Theatre April 26 and 27. The performances are open to the public.