Our local theatre group, Summerland Singers and Players, will be assisting in the production of The Fallen Saved, a fundraiser for the Summerland Community Support Centre being created in the basement of Summerland United Church.
Proceeds are being used for this project which has provided office space for local service organizations and an expanded spot for the Summerland Food Bank. So you can enjoy an an old-time musical melodrama complete with boos, hisses, cheers and jeers and support a good cause at the same time. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 18 to 20 at 7:30 p.m. and also Saturday, April 20 at 2 p.m. at Summerland United Church.
Singers and Players will also be presenting a short radio play, Sorry, Wrong Number, on Thursday, April 25 at 7 p.m. at the Summerland Arts Centre as part of Arts and Culture Week.
If dancing is more your thing why not join the Summerland Dance Club this Saturday, April 13 from 8 to 11 p.m. at the Summerland Legion while they enjoy live music by the band Destiny.
Next week features many activities as part of the fourth annual Earth Week including another Philosophers’ Cafe being held at Centre Stage Theatre on April 17 at 7 p.m.
The Farmland Forever panel discussion will focus on current policies on water and their impact on agriculture to help chart the way forward from a local to global perspective. An expert on international food concerns, Dr. Norman Looney will discuss the global effects of water shortages and their impact on food security and the need for global solutions.
Look for posters around town or drop by the Arts Centre at 9533 Main St. to find out more about other Earth Week activities including the Imagination Station, Street Festival and Recycled Material Design Competition and Fashion Show being held at the IOOF Hall on April 19.
And finally the Goodwill Shakespeare Festival, May 8 to 11, is in need of billets. If you can provide a place to sleep, breakfast and an evening snack each day please call Nancy at 250-494-9871.
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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, please email: dfinnis@telus.net or call: 250-494-8994. http://summerlandarts.com and http://twitter.com/artspalette
David Finnis is the president of the Summerland Community Arts Council.
