In the Theatre
Vernon Proms Classical Music Festival: All-Bach ConcertJul 19
Enjoy a program of some of the most beloved pieces by The Genius of Western music, J.S. Bach, performed by a chamber ensemble. You will hear Bach's music as his contemporaries would have heard it: up close and intimate, one instrument or voice per line. Susan Schaffer, concert-master Terry Pitt-Brooke, conductor
Vernon Proms Classical Music Festival: Opera Kelowna @ the PromsJul 19
Glorious favourites and storytelling in opera with soprano Olivia Smith and mezzo Stephanie Tritchew.
Vernon Proms Classical Music Festival: People, Places, and Things (and Elephants!)Jul 25
Alison d’Amato presents a program of evocative landscapes and storytelling from the piano. This concert will also feature Brian Martin as the narrator for the Poulenc’s The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant. (Suitable for children.) Pianist Dr. Alison d'Amato is passionately engaged as performer and teacher in the full spectrum of collaborative music genres, particularly skilled in song a...
Vernon Proms Classical Music Festival: All the Wild WorldsJul 25
Lynne McMurtry, contralto Alison d’Amato, piano With chamber ensemble. The recital features a world premiere of a song cycle All The Wild Worlds by Nicholas Ryan Kelly. This music was commissioned by Vernon Proms for Lynne. Described as “a force of nature” (Toronto Star) and “an actress of immense talent” (Opera Canada), contralto Lynne McMurtry’s credits include Arsace in R...
Vernon Proms Classical Music Festival: Goldberg Variations à treAug 1
Goldberg Variations à tre - Bach’s well-loved work reimagined for string trio. Cvetozar Vutev is concertmaster with the Kamloops Symphony and teaches violin, viola and chamber music at the Kamloops Symphony Music School. He is a also a concertmaster of the Symphony of the Kootenays, a first violin player in the Okanagan Symphony, a choir instructor at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops,...
Vernon Proms Classical Music Festival: Lullabies, Liturgy and Lament: Women of the SongAug 1
Okanagan coloratura soprano, Tracy Fehr, will present a concert featuring female European composers and performers from Hildegarde von Bingen of the Medieval era to Josepha Weber and the Age of Opera. Meet well known composers and musicians such as Hildegarde, Beatriz de Dia, and Barbara Strozzi, as well as less known artists like Christine de Pisan, Francesca Caccini, Anna Bon, and Isabella Leona...
Vernon Proms Classical Music Festival: Pacific Baroque OrchestraAug 6, Aug 6
The Pacific Baroque Orchestra (PBO) is recognized as one of Canada’s most exciting and innovative ensembles performing “early music for modern ears”. PBO brings the music of the past up to date by performing with cutting edge style and enthusiasm. Formed in 1990, the orchestra quickly established itself as a force in Vancouver’s burgeoning music scene with the ongoing support of Early...
Paddling Film Festival-NEW DATE: October 27, 2020Oct 27
On October 27, 2020*, at the Mary Irwin Theatre (Rotary Centre for the Arts) 6:30 to 9:30 PM, the Kelowna Paddle Centre will present the 2020 Paddling Film Festival as a fundraising event for the Kelowna Paddle Centre Junior Programs. The Paddling Film Festival is an international adventure film tour presenting the world’s best paddling films of the year – whitewater, sea kayaking, canoeing, S...
Bobby Bazini-NEW DATE: March 22, 2021Mar 22
Having spent the last year writing all over the world from LA to London and to Berlin with celebrated songwriters the likes of Martin Terefe (Jason Mraz, James Morrison) amongst others, Bobby Bazini is back with new music. Recently winning SOCAN’s Pop Music Award (Anglophone) for his timeless “C’est La Vie”, the Quebec native is currently in the studio recording his fourth album and,...
James Mullinger - Embrace Where You Live Tour 2021-NEW DATE: April 16, 2021Apr 16
JAMES MULLINGER EMBRACE WHERE YOU LIVE TOUR – RESCHEDULED The Show Will Go On Exactly One Year From Originally Scheduled Date Train Wreck Comedy is thrilled to announce that the James Mullinger Embrace Where You Live Tour, originally scheduled for April 15, 2020 at The Mary Irwin Theatre, has been officially rescheduled for Friday April 16, 2021. “Like all of you, I am obviously deva...
The Comic Strippers-NEW DATE: April 24, 2021Apr 24
19+ event must have Valid ID! A fictitious male stripper troupe (played by a cast of some of Canada’s best improvisational comedians) performs a sexylarious improv comedy show. These guys try to be sexy… it just comes out funny. Constantly grooving and gyrating in between scenes they banter with the crowd and perform their hilarious twist on improv sketches. They sing, they “dance”. These ...