2012 7th Annual Organic Okanagan Festival – Programming Schedule
IN THE MUSIC TENT: 11:00 AM – Hon. Norm Letnick, B.C. Minister of Agriculture and Kelowna-Lake Country MLA. Hon. Norm Letnick will open the festival with a proclamation to the Certified Organic Associations of BC recognizing Sept. 22-29, 2012 as “Organic Week in British Columbia”. 11:45 AM & 3:45 PM – Priscilla Judd Priscilla Judd is a professional piano tuner but after an industrial orchard moved in next door, she became an activist... Read More
Keloha brings music from afar and local crowds in the thousands
By Jennifer Smith – Kelowna Capital News Awolnation’s Aaron Bruno shows off a few of the mosquito bites he picked up courtesy of the Calgary Stampede the night before he arrived for his Kelowna show; looking out at the lake from the outdoor green room at the Keloha Festival he said he thought the area was beautiful. (Jennifer Smith) Dressed to the nines and ready to rock a beach party with their signature blockbuster guitar riffs,... Read More
International flavour for kid’s fest in Penticton
By Steve Waldner – Penticton Western News With dinosaurs, Juno-award winning musicians and break dancers who “pop and lock” to the sound of a cello the 10th Annual Rotary Okanagan International Children’s Festival is shaping up to be dynamic. The festival, which runs from May 24-26 at Okanagan Lake Park, is bringing in acts from around the world of all different varieties. “That our world is bigger... Read More
Devon Coyote at Keloha Festival
Lille Gard – a different kind of music festival
oook founder Katie Brennan sat down with Nico Boesten, who is involved in the Tribehouse Collective based in Kelowna to learn more about Lille Gard, a grass roots music festival, and the Tribehouse Collective. oook: How did Lille Gard come about? Nico: Well, Andrew & Tami Smith (http://andrewsmithmusic.com) & Dean Clark came up with the idea to do something on their property last year to celebrate the artistic collective that has been... Read More
