Key City Theatre just announced their secret surprise show, and it’s one that is sure to draw a lot of fans. Dean Brody will bring his Dirt Road Acoustic Tour to Key City Theatre on December 2, presented by Kootenay Concert Connection. Tickets are $78.50 or $66. $140 VIP tickets are also available, but you’ll have to act fast. Tickets on sale now 250-426-7006 or at the box office. Or buy online
Memberships for the upcoming season at Key City Theatre are now available. A $40 membership gets you access to advance ticket sales, up to $6 discount on regular ticket prices and much more. A great season has been planned beginning October 4 with Jesse Cook. also coming up, Mike Delamont, Rita Chiarelli, the Symphony of the Kootenays, Blindside, Mary Walsh, Jann Arden, the Andrew Collins Trio, The Barra MacNeils Celtic Christmas and Natalie MacMaster. And so much more in 2019. Buy your membership here.
In the gallery at Centre 64
Up next in the gallery is Jenny Steenkamp’s solo exhibition. August 28 to September 22.
Call for artists
The artwork that is currently adorning the walls in Studio 64 will be put up for auction at the Fall Concert Series 2018. All proceeds will go to the Live@Studio64 committee and will help enhance the Live@Studio64 concert series experience. Are you interested in donating your talent and time to Live@Studio64 by creating a music inspired painting? Please give us a call: 250-427-4919 or send us an email: kimberleyarts@gmail.com!
Kimberley Arts Council – Centre 64 is applying for a grant to provide funding for a mural to be painted on the south wall of Centre 64. Artists are invited to submit conceptual designs.
– The theme of the mural is the programs, activities, and events that make up life at Centre 64.
– The dimensions of the actual mural will be approximately 46 feet wide 25 feet high.
– Conceptual designs should be a minimum of approximately 11 x 17 inches (ledger/tabloid size).
Designs should be submitted by mail, email (info@kimberleyarts.com), or in person to the administrator at Kimberley Arts Council -Centre 64, 64 Deer Park Avenue, Kimberley BC, V1A 2J2. Submission deadline: 5 pm, Saturday, September 1st 2018. The artist of the winning design will be awarded the contract for the mural, if the grant application is successful. For further information contact the administrator at 250-427-4919 or info@kimberleyarts.com.
Cranbrook Farmers’ Market
Downtown Rotary Park
Farmers’ market season is in full swing. The Cranbrook Market goes Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at downtown Rotary Park, June 23 to September 1. The market also continues in the fall with shortened hours.
Kimberley Farmers’ Market
Thursday evenings on Howard Street
The Kimberley Farmers’ Market is now up and running for summer 2018, and expanding down Howard Street. Come on downtown for fresh produce, locally raised meats, baked goods, food vendors, artisans, music and a chance to meet the community.
Jaffray-Baynes Lake Farmers’ Market
Every Saturday morning through the summer, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Baynes Lake Community Centre. Honey, meat and sausages, knitted items, baked goods, garden produce, B.C. fruit, wood crafts, toys, planters, Watkins products, stained glass, ceramics, perennial plants and herbs, children’s and adults clothing, hand-crafted items and much more. Further info 250-429-3519.
Peak Music Festival
August 31 and September 1
Gather at Rotary Park in Cranbrook for free live music from 4 to 10:30 p.m. on Friday and noon to 10:30 p.m. on Saturday. Featuring Mismatched Socks, Lennan Delaney, Dawson Rutledge, The Mehditations, the Confluentials, Sage Grass, Slow Joe Crew, Oak Republic, Doggone Brothers, Black Diamond Band. Food vendors and Craft beer. Everyone welcome
Kimberley Nature Park Guided Hikes
Saturday September 1 at 9am “Gateway to Nature Hike” with various leaders including Flo Brokop (250 427-2019)
Meet at Riverside Campground Entrance for a 2.5 hour moderate guided interpretive hike. Bring water & snack.
Thursday September 13 – 7pm “Moon/Jupiter Conjunction, Sun/Moon, Stars” with Paul Paronetto (250 427-1950)
Meet at Campground entrance for an approx. 4 hr loop. View and photograph sunset from SW Passage viewpoint and view constellations from Sunflower Hill. Bring warm clothing & flashlight. Suggest: camera, tripod, binoculars. Please phone Paul to confirm.
Sunday September 16 – 10am “Myrtle the Magnificent” with Suzanne McAllister (250 432-5692)
Meet at Nordic Trail Parking lot for a “Bear Aware” demonstration and a 3-hour hike with moderate elevation gain up Myrtle mountain.
Bring water & snack.
September 12
Dueling Pianos
From Garth Brooks to ACDC to Frank Sinatra! The World Famous Dueling Pianos will be live at the Kimberley Conference Centre on Sunday, Sept 16, 2018. Tickets are selling fast! Get yours online at: https://meetkimberley.ca/ or call 250-427-6733
Live at Studio 64
Fall Concert Series
Concert #1: Gabriel Palatchi Trio – Jazz – September 8
Concert #2: Concert #2: The Clinton Swanson Trio – Blues – September 29
Concert #3: Guy Davis – Blues – October 14
Concert #4: Cecelia LaRochelle Jazz Combo – Jazz – November 17
Each show, 8 p.m. at Studio 64 in Kimberley. Individual ticket $24-$28, series pass $88-$96
Canada’s Blues Queen
Friday, October 12, 2018 at 7:30 pm
Key City Theatre
Juno winning Canadian music icon Rita Chiarelli is famous for thrilling audiences across the world as ‘Canada’s Blues Queen’. Chiarelli’s latestconcert show has her wowing audiences with her all-star bluesy R&B band, Sweet Loretta. Together, Rita Chiarelli and Sweet Loretta have brought crowds to their feet with an exciting stage show and stellar musicianship.
Saturday, October 6
Mike Delamont
Hell Yeah!
An Evening with the Devil: Key City Theatre
Make Hell Great Again — For more than a decade audiences have heard what God has to say and now it is time to finally hear the other side of the story. The Devil comes up to set the record straight on everything from Marshmallows to Leviticus in a wickedly funny evening of comedy.
