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Posted: March 24, 2022Curtain Up on the Kit Kat Club: Cabaret comes to the RCA
by Tyler Morgenstern, Director of Marketing and Communications This June, New Vintage Theatre (NVT) and the Rotary Centre for the Arts bring you a taste of the h...
Posted: March 11, 2022Celebrating Ukrainian Culture at the RCA
By Tyler Morgenstern, RCA Director of Marketing & Communication Over the past couple of weeks, as the tragic conflict in Ukraine has escalated, we at the RCA have ...
Posted: February 22, 2022Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne: Bringing the Blues to Kelowna Since 2017
by Karma Lacoff Nieoczym, RCA Theatre Programming Coordinator If you ask around the RCA community, you'll quickly find that one of our most...
Posted: February 2, 2022Cecilia Johnstone: Eclectic Influences, Striking Landscapes
By: Tyler Morgenstern, RCA Marketing and Communication Coordinator To look at them, one would never guess that the striking, large-scale canvases that c...
Posted: January 13, 2022Warm Up to Winter with New Art Classes and Programs at the RCA
Looking for an exciting way to escape the snow and slush? Warm up to creativity this winter at the Rotary Centre for the Arts. We offer a wide range of arts education programs f...
Posted: November 23, 2021Giving Tuesday at the RCA: Building Toward Another 20 Years as Kelowna’s Arts and Culture Hub
By Colleen Fitzpatrick, Executive Director With the holiday season coming on, many of you may be busily preparing to make the most of those e...
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Posted: September 30, 202110 Years of Jazz Jam at the RCA: Building Musical Community in the Central Okanagan
The Jazz Jam started in the late Spring of 2011. I had been looking around for permanent jam locations since 2006, since the jams at that time were mostly backyard affairs. I ha...
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Posted: September 28, 2021Capturing Kelowna's Heritage Homes in Watercolour: Guest Blog from Irina Bakumenko
My name is Irina Bakumenko. I am a Kelowna-based watercolour artist who recently moved from Russia. I had the privilege of participating in an art exhibition at the Rotary Centr...
Posted: September 16, 2021RCA invites the community to Kelowna Culture Days for its 4th Year showcasing more than 80 local artists: September 24 to October 24
September 24 marks the kick-off to the 12th annual Culture Days celebrations – four weeks of celebration raises the awareness, accessibility, participation, and engagement...