The PCAC newsletter is published and emailed to members on a Monday every two weeks starting September to the end of May with a break during the Christmas season. It is normally published here on the weekend following its being emailed. NOTE: A reminder that you must be in HTML mode to have the underlined links work in this email. In Outlook under Format Text ![]() Monday, May 27, 2024
Dear members: Rain at last! It respectfully kept away for the very successful Peachland Classic Car Show but let’s have more than just sprinkles to keep those fires at bay! Meanwhile, enjoy the sunshine and think of summer starting next Saturday, June the first! If you’d like to brush up on your knowledge of European painting styles you’ll want to visit A Brush with History the latest exhibition at the Peachland Art Gallery which opened on Saturday to an enthusiastic crowd of around one hundred and fifty. Yesterday was also the opening of the Peachland Farmers’ Market and so we expect people will be popping in on Sundays to view the exhibition. It is now showing Wednesdays to Sundays from 10 am to 4 pm until June 23. Next Saturday, June 1 from 11 am to 2 pm, local artist Barb Hannington will be painting in casein allowing people an opportunity to learn about this uncommon medium. Kathy Hale will paint in oil with her expressionist style on Saturday the 8th from 11 am to 2 pm, and on Saturday the 15th from 11 pm to 2 pm both Barb Hanington and Kathy Hale will paint in their respective mediums. You’ll find a colourful preview of the showing on the Peachland Community Arts Council (PCAC) website slideshow and on Facebook. Tickets for the next Open MIC at the Peachland Art Gallery are now available on the website for PCAC members at $5, non-members $7, children (under 12) $3, and registered performers (free). Doors will be open for the concert at 6:30 pm on Thursday, June 13 which starts at 7:00 pm. This concert is moving into the large open area (SPACE) in front of the historic schoolhouse and NOT in the art gallery itself and so will be able to hold a larger audience. The evening is kept to two hours and no more. Each performance will be held to a maximum of ten minutes .They already have a full slate of performers lined up but, if there are others who would like to register for the next Open MIC, they should do so by contacting Paula McLaughlin at [email protected]. All types of entertainers (not just musical) are welcomed - the more ‘bizarre’ the merrier - this is a FUN night and so unpack that moth-eaten doll, aspiring ventriloquist-in-waiting! We are about to become the recipients of a very generous donation by the Venturi family of Kelowna - a Heintzman 6 foot grand piano to be placed in Our SPACE! This will enhance the musical sound quality and performance experience a great deal and so we will be very excited to see it in place. The cost of adding wheels to move, transport and then tune this instrument will be close to $1000 and therefore we’ll be asking the community to contribute to the Piano Fund for this wonderful addition to our cultural events. If you have a dollar or two to spare, please help by clicking on the link! Our SPACE is working hard to transition into its role as the Cultural Centre of Peachland and the grand piano certainly promotes high calibre entertainment. What a PRIZE!!! There were close to 200 visitors at the Peachland Art Groups’s Fakes and Forgeries, 62nd annual Show and Sale this past Saturday and Sunday. The response when I visited on the Saturday was very enthusiastic with close to 200 visitors. Each visitor received a "Passport to Art" to guide them. Information for each original masterpiece was provided together with a photo of the original and information on the master artist. Lunch and sweets were available. There was a children’s art table, beautiful garden planters for door prizes, and live piano entertainment from our highly talented members Terry Moore and Paula McLaughlin. I was really impressed with the quality of this year’s presentation and the historical theme concept. A reminder that local artist Terry Moore’s weekly drop-in sketching classes are held every Wednesday in the board room of the Peachland Historical School from 1 to 3 pm. If you’d like to join in the fun of learning to sketch with Moore, just drop in with a sketch pad and your favourite photographs at that time. The drop-in fee is $5. You can email Moore with any questions at [email protected]. If you’ve ever wondered why you can sit outside in Peachland on a summer’s eve and never worry about being bitten by mosquitoes you can be thankful for the two thousand or so bats that dwell in the attic of the Historic School. My memories of itchy summer evenings near Montreal makes me realize what a wonderland this part of the world is! The Bat Education & Ecological Protection Society (BEEPS) will be holding their 2024 Annual General Meeting on Saturday, June 1 from 3 to 5 pm at their headquarters in the OUR SPACE room of the Peachland Historic School on Beach Avenue. They will review their 2023 activities and achievements, preview 2024 projects and goals, and will vote in a new slate of directors. They always welcome new members. If you wish to attend (space is limited) please RSVP. Two First Nation art students in their final year at the University of British Columbia Okanagan Master of Fine Arts programme are currently exhibiting their work at two exhibitions at the Lake Country Art Gallery. Troy Teichrib’s Departures: Bridging the Gap is a collection of urban abstracts. Jesse Emilie’s Spiritual Growth: The Unapologetic Nude explores the female nude through the eyes of a woman artist (as opposed to that of the traditional male’s historical view of society and religion). Both exhibitions run until July 14 and are open Tuesday to Sunday from 9 am to 3 pm. Well worth popping in to view!!! Two other UBCO students in the same Masters programme, Victoria Verge and zev tiefenbach (lower case intended), are exhibiting their works titled What is Fragile at the Kelowna Art Gallery until July 12. Verge’s series Chasing the Echoes of Home reflects the transitory nature of her home life which was basically a military one and often uprooted - always on the verge of moving. tiefenbach on the other hand takes us on a journey through a maze of memories using photographs, videos and reflective texts that portray topics such as post-genocidal trauma and environmental decline that relate to his own family’s experiences. You can watch An Interview with Victoria Verge and zev tiefenbach on YouTube by clicking on the link. For the first time ever, a musical is coming to the Many Hats Theatre Company in Penticton from Friday, July 12 to Sunday, August 4. Gutenberg! The Musical! will open on Friday, July 12 with a Meet and Greet Gala after the show accompanied by wines from Hester Creek Winery and craft beer from Cannery Brewing along with some tasty snacks. Apparently, laughs are guaranteed when two aspiring musical playwrights hope to obtain a Broadway contract after composing an historical musical based on the life of the printing press inventor Johann Gutenberg. The musical is performed to a live piano accompaniment. Seats will go quickly – don’t hesitate to book early! The Kelowna Film Society has closed for the summer season and won’t return until next September. Nor shall I. I wish you all a peaceful summer, full of creativity (if that’s your bent), and free of worries (especially from you know what – let it rain from time to time!). See you in September! auf Wiedersehen, mein readers! Chris Christopher Byrd PCAC Director / Peachland Art Gallery Facebook Photographer: Fine Arts America NB: Should you wish to unsubscribe from the newsletter and bulletins please send an email to [email protected]t Comments are closed.
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