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Your are Invited....

2/5/2018

... to gather around the virtual campfire during one of the following programmed events, or bring your own group to enjoy the 'fireside' experience...

Fireside Yoga & Meditation - gentle, chair-supported, comes as you are

Thursdays Feb 8th & 15th at 5pm with Megan Gerace
Fridays & Saturdays, Feb 2nd, 3rd, 16th, 17th, 23rd, 24th with Tonette deVera

drop-in, by donation

Family Day, Fireside Stories & singalong Feb 12th 11am and 1pm: Gather the family around the virtual campfire for some tales of Okanagan legends from First Nation storyteller David Florence. There will also be a round of campfire songs and a cup of hot chocolate to complete the experience.
The event is free, but tickets are still required to get in as space is limited.

Thank you to everyone that came out for Family Day and thank you to Angelika for this great report

Lake Country Indoor Children’s Festival

2/4/2018

Find the Lake Country Art Gallery - Fun Art Activity Table at:

The 3rd Annual Lake Country Indoor Children’s Festival!
sponsored by TD.

This years Lake Country Indoor Children’s Festival is on March 3rd from 11-3

Look out for: interactive magic acts throughout the festival; vendors including Balloons by Rene, Face Painting by Christina, and Caricatures by Marzio. The 2018 Global Citizens Event activities in the community gym include: Try a Turban, Mexican Bingo, Henna and more. Also check out the Young Entrepreneur’s section where three young people will be selling their homemade products for families to enjoy. Main Gym will have Stuffy Riders! And there will be an Interactive Theatre in the Drama Room. For the little ones the Main Gym will be filled with Mega Blocks to play with as well as a seating area for parents.

Doors open at 11:00pm.
Thanks again to our sponsors Telus Pure Fibre, Castanet, TD, and Global Citizen Events.

Suggested Donation for Admission is $2/Child, $5 Adult, $10/ Family.

Existential Cafe - Fireside Edition

1/28/2018

***NEW DATE***

Postponed to Sunday February 11th 2pm-3:30pm

THIRD BEACH installation artists Melany Nugent-Nobel & Trent Nobel invite you to come and sit with them around their 'virtual' Campfire in the LC Art Gallery.

Hear about their art practice, plus the story behind this artwork, then stay for some coffee and meaningful conversation

Existential Cafe - Man OverBoard

11/3/2017

ArtBus: Lake Country to Penticton for ARTS RISING Festival

9/23/2017

Saturday 23 September

12pm Bus Pick-up in Lake Country - collection point behind Municipal Buildings/ Memorial Hall

Additional collection & drop off point in Kelowna and Peachland by request (one in each city tbc)

ETA in Penticton by 1:30pm - drop off and collection point is Penticton Art Gallery car park

ENJOY THE ARTS RISING FESTIVAL: Free to explore all events, activities and performances plus many Galleries, restaurants, cafes and shops for you to enjoy.
Many activities are FREE
Some Activities require you to purchase a ticket at https://www.artsrising.ca/services/
You can purchase a REDUCED RATE AFTERNOON PASS for $30 (added to the cost of bus ticket = total $55/$50) - this gives you free access to the PARKADIUM + one FILM + one WORKSHOP

Leave Penticton for return journey to be back in Lake Country by 10:30pm

PRICE OPTIONS
$25 for standard return bus ticket only
$20 for STUDENTS/ Seniors return bus ticket only
ADD $30 for COMBINED Bus ticket plus afternoon FESTIVAL PASS = total $55/ $50

Purchase online HERE or at Lake Country Art Gallery

checkout https://www.artsrising.ca/ for more Festival information

Evening Picnic Masquerade

8/24/2017

An Evening of creative activities and celebration. Community gathering in celebration of two new art displays. The Art Alley is a Rogues Gallery of fantasy character portraits made by local youth last month. PLUS NEW installation in the PopUp Gallery by Tina Knooihuizen. Join us for Tea & Sundaes, bring blankets, costume and a healthy dose of curiousity

2017 YOUTH FESTIVAL - July 22nd-23rd

7/22/2017

*** THIS Weekend!*** FREE two-day event for TEENS +

Paint your favourite character larger than life
and add it to the Art Alley exhibition through July and August

There will be young mentor artists on site to help and guide your exploration into developing your character ideas. UPDATE* Mentor Artists Confirmed > Jolene Mackie; Sharlene McNeill; Vana Robertson; Fiona Alis; Sara Spencer.

Will your character be a hero? a villain? Your alter-ego? Your nemesis? will it be human? alien? anthropomorphic? robotic? fantasy or mythical? You decide!

Music and refreshments provided

Art Talks at the Manor

7/21/2017

First Thursday every month at the Lake Country Lodge and Manor, FREE and open to the public

August 3, 2017

Canadian Women Artists
By: Sharon McCoubrey

This talk will have a look at some of the important
women artists, their artwork, and some of the issues
that dealt with at different times.