Strings alive
The Shuswap String Orchestra presents A Night on Broadway and Hollywood, featuring classic movie and Broadway hits and special guests, The Cats and the Fiddle, at 7 p.m. Friday, March 11 at the SASCU Rec Centre. Tickets at $5 each are available at Acorn Music.
Gallery jazz
The Art Gallery Jazz Club hosts Kamloops band The Jon Treichel Quartet at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 10 at the SAGA Public Art Gallery. Admission is by donation.
Mellow music
For those who could do with a relaxing ride on a river of music, composer-pianist Serge Mazerand will oblige at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 12 at the SAGA Public Art Gallery with Impromptu on Stage: A piano conversation with Serge Mazerand. Tickets at $15 are available at Acorn Music or at the door.
Stage talk
It’s Blarney Time at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 12 as Shuswap Theatre’s Improv Group will be up to fun and shenanigans. Enjoy a glass or two of green beer and other treats to the tune of Irish music. Doors open at 6 p.m. and admission is $5 at the door. To volunteer or for more information, contact Monica at pr@shuswaptheatre.com at or call 250-833-6100.
Classic films
Okanagan College’s Classics at the Classic presents Chungking Express at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 14 at the Salmar Classic. Tickets at $5 for adults or $3 for students are available at the door.
Young writers
The Shuswap Association of Writers host their fourth annual Kids Write Youth Writing Contest.
Open to all students in school districts #83, and #19 ages 5-18. Submit poems and stories to: Writing Contest: Box 1134, Salmon Arm, B.C. V1E 4P3 by March 17.
Canada for Kids
The non-profit Children’s Festival Society held their AGM recently and proceeded with planning for this year’s Canada Day Children’s Festival, to be held at the Salmon Arm Fairgrounds.
Already scheduled to entertain children of all ages are the Kerplunks, who played at Roots and Blues. The clown group Tickles and Family, Cod Gone Wild, First Nations fancy dancing and storytelling with James Murray will also be featured. The dance stage is moving inside the arena this year so families can escape the weather, whether it’s too hot or too stormy.
As always, there will be great games. Organizer
Karen Bubola says the society is looking for people to share their ideas and their time, particularly setting up and tearing down on Canada Day. For more information, visit www.sachildrensfest.ca or call Karen at 250- 832-6192.
