by Okanagan Life | Sep 20, 2011 | Culture, Good Neighbours, Okanagan Women
Popular perception may rate taking in an art exhibition right up there with getting a root canal, but that doesn’t phase the new exec director of the Kelowna Art Gallery. Making art accessible to the community is a prime goal for Nataley Nagy. Taking on the role of...
by Okanagan Life | Apr 13, 2011 | Good Neighbours, Okanagan Women
How do you determine the difference between a novel, a novella and a long short story? On some levels it makes no difference, but to Kelowna author, Celeste Catena, it may mean her place in the history books as the world’s youngest novelist. “I’ve always had a love...
by Okanagan Life | Mar 14, 2011 | Good Neighbours, Okanagan Women
When women who have been subjected to abuse or violence are ready to move on with their lives, Vickie Roraph is there with hug coupons and the Bridges employment program. There are two signs on the door of Vickie Roraph’s office: Build Bridges, Not Walls and Attitude...
by Okanagan Life | Feb 18, 2011 | In Person, Okanagan Women
Acclaimed artist and activist Daphne Odjig, who lives in Penticton, was recently honoured with three Canadian stamps. Hambleton Galleries in Kelowna is showing a retrospective of her work until March 12. Read the Okanagan Life story on Daphne (below) published in...
by Okanagan Life | Jan 7, 2011 | In Person, Okanagan Women
The games are coming to town. About 500 athletes aged 12 to 15 (plus their coaches), representing 37 cities from 13 countries, will be descending on Kelowna from Jan. 26 to 31, 2011, to compete in the International Children’s Winter Games. Veronika Dimova, originally...
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