Call for Poster Designs

The Okanagan Basin Water Board and the Canadian Water Resources Association, BC Branch, have extended the deadline for poster submissions to the siwłkʷ (WATER) FOR ALL – OUR RESPONSIBILITY Environmental Flow Needs Conference 2018: Science, Policy & Practice.  The conference is planned for October 17-18, 2018 in Kelowna, B.C. The NEW submission deadline for posters is Sept. 7, 2018.

As noted previously, this conference will bring together representatives from national and international organizations engaged in water management or research, including fisheries and water managers, First Nations, regulators, policy-makers, academia, and NGOs.

We invite you to share innovative approaches to establish and protect Environmental Flow Needs (EFNs) by presenting your poster at the conference.

TOPICS INCLUDE:

  • Methodologies for determining EFN values
  • EFN science and applications
  • EFN and fisheries
  • Ecosystems services and EFNs
  • EFN policies – opportunities and barriers
  • Collaborative approaches to EFN management
  • Drought response plans

We have prizes for best student posters!

POSTER GUIDELINES:
All posters should include background or problem summary, discussion of approaches / methods used, and results and conclusions. Poster content should be informative and inclusive of an interdisciplinary group and broader audience. Suggested poster size: 36 inches (91 cm) x 48 inches (120 cm).

SUBMISSION DEADLINE:The deadline for submission of poster abstracts is Sept. 7th, 2018. We will notify authors of accepted poster abstracts by Sept. 10th, 2018.

For more information, please contact Nargiz Rahimova at nargiz.rahimova@obwb.ca

For more on the conference, please visit www.EFN2018.ca.

Please share widely!

 

Medici’s brings Nashville to you!!!

Country Music, Grand Ol Opry style!

We just packed the house with a home grown girl who honed her musical skills in the cradle of country music…Now we’re bringing the cradle to YOU! Nashville comes to Medici’s.
Songs of the Southern Belles is a concert celebrating the masterfully written melodies and lyrics of an age when country music reigned throughout the airwaves and local dances. This evening of pure gold-record entertainment is set in the traditional style of the Grand Ole Opry. Singers Anna Jacyszyn and Kinga Heming will relive the stories told through songs originally sung by Nashville Royalty like Dolly Parton, Tammy Wynette, Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, to name just a few.

Under the music direction of Sean Bray and with their ‘Sounds of Nashville’ band of musicians, this evening promises a walk through memory lane with a fresh scent of nostalgia. Come listen to The Great Ladies of Country: Dolly, Kitty, Skeeter, Patsy, Loretta, Tammy, Brenda, June, they’ll all be there!!! And they will be lookin for YOU!!!
This is THE big country music ticket. One Night Only!!!

Friday, September 21st at Medici’s…522 Fairview Rd. in Oliver..250-498-2228…Tickets are $25. Seating is assigned while they last….Doors at 6:30 and the sweetest sounds of country at 7:30….come on y’all!

 

Call for Artists to “Go with the Flow”

Artists of all ages and skill levels are encouraged to enter works in any visual medium in the upcoming Fall Art Show & Sale (FASS). The Oliver Community Arts Council mounts the popular event on Saturday September 29 and Sunday September 30. The show and sale runs jointly with the Festival of the Grape at the Oliver Community Centre. The two-day arts event includes a multimedia art competition, public voting, sales, exhibits and demos by featured artists, live entertainment, a dessert reception, and exciting draws, including a wine fridge.

Visual artists in all media and of all ages are invited to enter. Prizes are awarded in nine categories, including two youth categories. Artwork may also be advertised for sale: locals and tourists alike frequently purchase pieces, whether by budding and emerging artists, hobbyists or professional artists. Public voting ensures the competition is friendly and full of surprises!  Past winners have included both newcomers and returning favourites.

Categories are Photography, Fibre Arts, Oils, Acrylics, Watercolours, Three-Dimensional Arts, and Mixed/Other Media. Two categories for youth, Emerging Artists and Budding Artists, invite entries in any visual medium. Awards are given in each category, as well as an overall winner. Work can be recent or old, but must not have appeared before in this event. Artists may submit one or two pieces. Each requires its own entry form.

This year, the show has a theme: “Go with the Flow”. While no artwork is ever rejected for not following the theme, it can serve to inspire artists to create something new.  To motivate artists: the public votes for a special overall “Best Interpretation of the Theme”.

Some inspirations to get the creative juices “flowing” include the flowing application of a paintbrush or drip techniques,  rippling jewelry designs, curved shapes in wood, metal and glass, capturing movement in photography such as dance or a bicycle race or a windy day, and relaxing fluid abstract shapes. Alternatively, artists could create a piece simply inspired by a mood or get socio-political and make an artistic comment on what it means to follow the crowd. Going with the flow could also refer to the technique or the colours chosen. What does going with the flow mean in your life? Taking it easy? Letting others decide? Jumping into a current of thought with both feet and seeing where it takes you?

Only the entry forms (below poster) need to be submitted before the weekend of the Fall Art Show and Sale. Mail or email the form  by Friday September 7, 2018. An early bird prize is awarded from among entries received by Thursday September 6, 2018. Prize: a free entry or a second entry free. Extension for youth artists only: Friday September 14, 2018.  Problem? We’ll gladly help you solve it! Email olivercac @ gmail.com

DOWNLOAD your entry below by clicking on the text and printing the PDF form. See the guidelines if you require more information.

 

FASS 2018 Entry Form

FASS 2018 Terms and Guidelines

FASS Category Definitions

Naden Band plays Music in the Park

The Naden Band, Royal Canadian Navy roused the large audience to a standing ovation and encore after playing a wide-ranging repertoire on Thursday night. From classic military marches and Irish tunes like Danny Boy and Minstrel Boy, to Stevie Wonder’s Sir Duke and Daft Punk’s Get Lucky the band hit every mark. Surprise guests were “Undercurrent” playing two terrific jazz numbers. A lively N’Orleans jazz version of O When the Saints was a real crowd pleaser. The encore was, of course, Heart of Oak, the theme song of Royal Navies across the Commonwealth. Here it is played as background music to the slideshow. Turn it up! Thank you to the Naden Band of the Royal Canadian Navy. Thank you also for your service on behalf of all Canadians.

Enter your roots, fruits, & “beauts”

It’s an old-fashioned fair! Pull those veggies, pick that fruit, bottle that beer and wine, put ribbons round your,home preserves jars, bake that peach pie, and bring out your “beauts” — your beautiful crafts and artwork —  to win one of the blue ribbons. As this is the first year, there is no entry fee or monetary prizes. Enter for the old-fashioned fun of it! Entry form package below poster.. Entry form is on the inside of the “Book Cover” PDF:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information and categories:

Oliver Prize Book

Entry Form:

Oliver Prize Book cover

Andi Zack comes home to sing with Ken Johnson

Oliver’s own Andi Zack-Johnson and her husband Ken Johnson (of Birmingham, Ala.) make another pilgrimage back to Andi’s home in Oliver from their Singer/Songwriter careers in Nashville, Tennessee.

Songwriters both, Andi and Ken have written songs for many country and pop artists in the U.S. and Canada including Harry Connick Jr., Brothers Osborne, Vince Gill with Jenny Gill, and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top. They have collaborated with many artists over the years including members of ZZ Top, Cheap Trick, Lynyrd Skynyrd, NRBQ and Aerosmith and more.

Andi and Ken have starred for 3 seasons now in the hit CMT show “I Love Kellie Pickler” produced by Ryan Seacrest and have appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Harry (Connick Jr.) Show, Fox and Friends and Good Morning America.

Andi and Ken are also known as the popular children’s music duo Huck And Lilly. They have released two critically acclaimed albums since 2015 and can be heard regularly on Sirius XM “Kids Place Live” Current solo albums available now include Andi Zack-Johnson “Love Party” and Ken Johnson “Dang Good Day”.

Presented by both Medici’s and Oliver Sagebrushers, Andi and Ken will put on a ONE NIGHT ONLY special concert at Medici’s on Friday, Aug 10th. Tickets are $25. Seating is assigned. Doors will open at 6:30 and Andi and Ken will open the night at 7:30.

Medici’s is at 522 Fairview Road in Oliver…250-498-2228