Arts

Hot on the heels of a hit single and viral video, singer-songwriter James Struthers is teaming up with Lilith Fair artist Kate Morgan for a western Canada tour, reaching British Columbia just in time for Reading Week February 18-24, 2012. The schedule is: Sat. Feb. 18, 2012 – 7pm – Java Jive in Salmon Arm. Cover $7. Sun, Feb. 19, 2012 – TBA – Globe Café & Tapas, Big White, Kelowna. Cover $8. Mon. Feb. 20, 2012 – 6pm – The Den Bar & Bistro, Silver Star Mountain. No cover. Tues. Feb. 21, 2012 – 8pm – The Minstrel Café in Kelowna. Cover $5. Wed. Feb. 22, 1012 – 8pm – The Art Full story

June 12, Grindrod – One of the Shuswap area’s best loved events each spring is Runaway Moon Theatre’s peony tea. Each year, just as the peonies are in full bloom, the Grinrod, BC theatre Full story

May 6-14, Salmon Arm – Shuswap Theatre’s final stage production of the season, from May 6 to 14, is George Bernard Shaw’s ‘Heartbreak House‘, a brilliant comedy of fancy, game Full story

The speech night and open house hosted by the Enderby Toastmasters Club on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 was a success, with fifteen guests in attendance. The meeting was chaired by club president Joan Reid, Full story

Jan 29, Salmon Arm – In its second season, the Northern Lights Chamber Choir is growing in size and repertoire. “These pieces are challenging,” says Steve Guidone, who will conduct the choir Salmon Arm Observer

With a passion for teaching, local artist Beve Hietala is realizing her dream this new year with the opening of Beve’s School of the Arts in The Mall at Piccadilly. The school will offer classes and Salmon Arm Observer

Salmon Arm Toastmasters Club. The Salmon Arm Toastmasters Club was established in 1979 and today has approximately 20 members. In a friendly, relaxed and respectful environment, our members find practical Full story

Looking for a perfect gift for someone special? Parks Canada has just released a beautiful book entitiled ‘Canada’s National Parks: A Celebration’, right on time for holiday giving. Released Full story

Dec 13-15, Many locations – The CPR Holiday Train is on the rails once more and will be hitting the BC border on December 13, 2010. By the time the tour ends the train will have visited 140 Full story

May 19, Salmon Arm – If you didn’t get to see the Shuswap Theatre’s production of ‘Heartbreak House‘, you still have one more chance to enjoy its 2011 entry in the regional Full story

May 27, Salmon Arm – The Shuswap Writers Group and the Shuswap Association of Writers are presenting a special coffee house to kick off the annual Shuswap Writers Festival this month. The public Full story

May 27-29, Salmon Arm – Registration is now open for the 2011 Shuswap Writers’ Festival to be held in Salmon Arm May 27 to 29. The weekend’s events will offer lots of opportunities for both Full story

Mar 26, Salmon Arm – What do you get when you combine the talents of two out-of-the-box and immensely talented musicians? You get one of the most entertaining musical evenings of the year at Full story

Some of the most popular programs at the Okanagan Regional Library branches each winter are especially for children. Designed to foster literacy and a love of reading at an early age, they attract children Full story

Get your cameras rolling! The 2011 Golden Film Festival will be accepting submissions from local filmmakers of all ages. You can have a chance at winning big prizes as well as have your film(s) viewed Full story

Dec 9-19, Salmon Arm – Win a free ticket! Thanks to the generosity of Shuswap Theatre, Shuswap News has two free tickets to give away for the December 9 opening night performance of their Full story