by Okanagan Life | Oct 26, 2011 | 25th Special Edition, Culture, In Person, Profiles
Krystal Kiran Garib wasn’t always enthusiastic about dance school. “My mom said ‘I paid for the classes—you better go,’” she says. When a visiting teacher sparked her interest in hip hop and commercial dance, she was hooked; then she had to convince her parents that...
by Okanagan Life | Sep 20, 2011 | In Person
Janice Blackie-Goodine is thrilled that her next project, Flicka, is shooting in the Okanagan. She recently returned to Summerland after several months filming Twilight in rainy Squamish. A talented painter, Janice realized the movie industry could be a practical...
by Okanagan Life | Aug 8, 2011 | In Person
Property master Dean Goodine learned hands-on from some of the best in the industry on sets like Unforgiven. He ensures anything an actor moves or uses is ready, era-authentic and fits how the character. It can be nerve-racking to pick up the phone and call screen...
by Okanagan Life | Jun 16, 2011 | In Person
Anya Mayoss-Hurd’s sign should be fire. The 16-year-old redhead arrived in Canada from Birmingham, England, on the day lightning set Okanagan Mountain Park ablaze. She used the experience in a required speech for the Peachland Ambassador program that led to her...
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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