 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 19, 2025 Dear Members: Happy Victoria Day! My memory as a boy of this day (which happened to be the birthday of my late brother) is lots of pop, pop, popping of crackers, and fizzing, whooshing, crackling of fireworks, Roman candles, and rockets in the side garden of our Montreal home – exciting times! Now, Peachland reserves its traditional spectacular fireworks for Canada Day. Here. Now (www.peachlandarts.ca/current-exhibition.html), the current exhibition at the Peachland Art Gallery opened on Saturday with a good crowd, two paintings sold, and the artists attending. The show features paintings, both gentle and bold, by local artists Thersa Edwards and Christina Knittel. Viewing this show is like wandering along the shores and through the woods of our great lake! Don’t miss it! You can also browse the paintings in a slideshow viewable at the link above. The Gallery is open Wednesdays to Sundays from 10 am to 4 pm. The show ends Sunday, June 22. Open MIC is no more! It has been renamed Our SPACE Talent Showcase (www.peachlandarts.ca/our-space-talent-showcase). On Thursday, May 29, 6:00 pm, it will have a new start with a great lineup of talent, including flute, ukulele, guitar, piano, vocals, and spoken word! Now that word has spread throughout the valley, performers come from Kelowna, West Kelowna, and Peachland. A new sound system, the Heinzman grand piano, and excellent acoustics make it an ideal venue. New talents and full houses are always a pleasure, and so come and enjoy the entertainment, spread the word, cheer for your favourites, and consider participating in the newfound action! To purchase tickets for the Showcase, simply click on the website above. If you wish to offer your unique talent in a future Showcase, contact Paula MacLaughlin at: [email protected]. The Peachland Art Group, one of the Peachland Community Arts Council (PCAC) member groups, is preparing for their 65th Annual Art Show and Sale (see poster attached) to be held next weekend, May 24 and 25, from 10 am to 4 pm, at the Peachland Community Centre. This year’s theme, "Oh Canada," includes, through various media, a special exhibit exploring Canadian themes from landscapes and animals to Hudson's Bay stripes. A club to last 65 years must be celebrated – don’t you think? Terry Moore’s weekly Wednesday drop-in drawing workshops (www.peachlandarts.ca/workshops.html) are still held every Wednesday from 1 to 3 pm in the Peachland Historic School board room on Beach Avenue. Moore is a retired, award-winning artist/painter/sketcher and teacher from the Lower Mainland. Bring your materials and a photo of anything you’d like to draw, and Moore will help you finish a charming sketch. If you have questions, you can contact him at [email protected]. The drop-in fee is $5. Annabel Stanley will hold a workshop in Miniature Basket Weaving (www.okfolkschool.ca/event-details/miniature-basket-weaving) at the Okanagan Folk School on Beach Avenue in Peachland from 10 am to 2 pm on Thursday, May 22. Stanley will show you how to weave enchanting miniature baskets using common fibres such as rhubarb, corn husks, dandelions, and birch bark. Materials are included, but you will need to bring lunch. Tickets can be bought from the above link. The Stained Glass for Beginners course is sold out on Sunday, June 8, but if you’re interested in trying your hand at stained glass, you have the opportunity on Sunday, June 22 with Scrappy Birds Basics (www.okfolkschool.ca/event-details/scrappy-birds-basics-11). This three-hour mini-workshop, guided by instructor Shauna McKenney at her home, will introduce you to the basics of Tiffany-style stained glass. It will cover glass cutting, grinding, foiling, and soldering. You will design a 2–3-piece Scrappy Bird that can then be decorated and embellished using wire, chosen from a vast selection of colours, textures, shapes, and types of stained glass. You will leave with your very own unique creation. The course has a maximum of four students, so if interested, enroll fast. Also, browse at their website for some other interesting craft courses offered in the coming days. Well-known and highly regarded PCAC member, Linda Lovisa, will hold a Watercolour Flowers Workshop (www.summerlandarts.com/products/watercolour-flowers-workshop) on Saturday, May 24, from 1 to 3 pm on the lower level of the Ryga Arts Centre. Lovisa paints “Alla Prima,” which is a direct approach. This way, the colours are kept fresh and vibrant while mixing them directly on the canvas. Her genres include impressionism, symbolism, and abstraction. Working primarily in acrylic, she is familiar with pastel, mixed media, and watercolour. Her paintings have appeared in exhibits across Canada and the United States and can be found in private and public collections nationally and internationally. She has been presented a Gold Award, an Award of Excellence, 3rd place, and two Honorable Mentions by The Federation of Canadian Artists. She has written and illustrated in watercolour and is looking forward to sharing more stories in her series, “The Adventures of Gordon the Canada Goose.” After ten years of owning a local art gallery, Lovisa has moved on to a new chapter. She continues to offer in-person and online painting classes, enjoys writing her books, and is painting commissioned pieces. The cost is $55, and the maximum number of participants is ten. The registration deadline is tomorrow, May 20, so hurry! After a highly successful March 16 concert at their beautiful garden and quaint salon venue at 3063 Bridlehill Drive in West Kelowna, professional pianists Melodie Petersen and Claudia Kargl (both BCRMTA, CFMTA, and Toronto RCM) will repeat their performance A Touch of Austria (www.atouchofaustria.ca/the-piano-divas) on two Yamaha pianos on Friday, May 23, from 5:30 to 7 pm. Composers through the ages, such as Bach, Vivaldi, Albinoni, Beethoven, Liszt, Faure, Debussy, and others, will be featured. As a guest, you’ll also sip on freshly ground Hotel Sacher Viennese coffee while tasting homemade Viennese culinary delights baked by chef Claudia in the atmosphere of a Community In Bloom award-winning garden with a lovely cedar pergola and trickling fountain. Tickets at $25 adults, $15 students, and $75 for a family or more must be purchased in advance via email: [email protected] or online at the above link. Two UBC Okanagan Art Students, completing their 2025 Master of Fine Arts programme, will open two exhibitions at the Lake Country Art Gallery this coming Saturday, May 24, from 1 to 3 pm: Tara Yadollahi: Be In My Chador and Robin Hodgson: Half-Life (www.lakecountryartgallery.ca). Together, the artists explore “identity, resilience, and human experience through personal and political lenses.” The exhibition runs until July 6. The Kelowna Film Society has discontinued its spring series until the fall, and I will discontinue this newsletter for the summer months until September. However, I will keep you informed with bulletins now and then when events arise. Have a wonderful summer! Enjoy the great outdoors! 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]       Comments are closed.
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