Tag Archives: Arts
Many Kamloops Christmas parties cancelled due to COVID-19
KAMLOOPS - Christmas party season is nearly upon us - or, would be, if not for COVID-19. Across the city, hundreds of workplaces will be cancelling their annual Christmas parties as a result of the pa...
Nov 26, 2020
Literacy in Kamloops preparing for annual Raise-A-Reader fundraiser
KAMLOOPS - Literacy is one of the most important - and one of the most underrated - skills a person can possess, yet it's estimated almost half of Canadians have literacy skills that fall below a high...
Aug 19, 2020
New farmer's and artisan's market meant to make you feel like family
KAMLOOPS - Sunday was the Grand Opening of a brand new farmer's and artisan's market in Kamloops. The event is a partnership between the Community Futures Development Corporation of the Central Interi...
Aug 10, 2020
Kamloops Film Society keeps Twin Rivers Drive-in going through September
KAMLOOPS - While some movie theatres in British Columbia are open to the public, none of those are in Kamloops. However, for those yearning to see a movie on the big screen, the Kamloops Film Society ...
Jul 24, 2020
Kamloops Art Gallery reopens to the public after three-and-half-month COVID-19 closure
KAMLOOPS - On March 16, 2020, the Kamloops Art Gallery shut its doors temporarily due to concerns over COVID-19. For three and a half months, the facility remained closed to the public - until today, ...
Jul 7, 2020
WCT calls on local artists to help create modified theatre season
KAMLOOPS - When the new season begins in the fall, Western Canada Theatre (WCT) will have a new look. It describes its 2020/21 season as a season of surprises, innovation and intimacy.While its regula...
Jun 30, 2020
TNRD green lights feasibility study for film studio in the region
KAMLOOPS - The film and TV industry is worth nearly $4 billion to the province's economy annually. The TNRD Film Commission has worked hard to attract productions to our area and lately has seen a hig...
Jun 26, 2020
TNRD Film Commissioner says the region is ready to welcome back film crews
KAMLOOPS - Last Friday, WorkSafeBC unveiled a list of COVID-19 safety protocols designed to get one of BC's biggest industries rolling again. Film and TV production across BC is worth around $3 billio...
Jun 10, 2020
Actor, singer, 'The Gambler': Kenny Rogers dies at 81
Actor-singer Kenny Rogers, the smooth, Grammy-winning balladeer who spanned jazz, folk, country and pop with such hits as "Lucille," "Lady" and "Islands in the Stream" and embraced his persona as "The...
Mar 20, 2020
Performing Arts Centre Referendum Postponed
KAMLOOPS - The April 4th referendum for the proposed Kamloops Centre for the Arts has been postponed. The announcement was made in a news release from Selina Robinson, Minister of Municipal Affairs an...
Mar 18, 2020
