The Oliver Handbell Ringers present
FREE Admission
Delicious desserts and steaming coffees at charge. Medici’s is located on Fairview Road across from the Post Office in Oliver.
Both the youth and the adult group will be ringing. Please come and enjoy the music of bells.
The Oliver Handbell Ringers present
FREE Admission
Delicious desserts and steaming coffees at charge. Medici’s is located on Fairview Road across from the Post Office in Oliver.
Both the youth and the adult group will be ringing. Please come and enjoy the music of bells.
At their June Board meeting, the arts council awarded Contracted Service Agreements in varying amounts to four local arts groups. Financial aid is granted to successful applicants presenting a public seminar, workshop, performance, exhibit or other event with an arts focus that upholds the mandates of the arts council. As such, these events now become an extension of the work of the arts council.
The Desert Sage Spinners and Weavers received funding for an eco-dyeing workshop with Coby VanDerGaast at the Quail’s Nest Arts Centre this summer. VanderGaast is an instuctor in the fibre program at Kootenay School of the Arts at Selkirk College in Nelson, B. C. She is also an organic farmer and is currently growing dye plants for Earthues, a natural colour company based in Seattle. Desert Sage regularly seeks arts council funding, enabling them to hire professional instructors in the fibre arts.
The Oliver Handbell Ringers were awarded financial aid to purchase sheet music for two public performances in the 2011 – 2012 season. This is the first year the Handbell Ringers have been members of the arts council and applied for funding. The arts council was especially pleased to see a new group apply — and apply successfully.
Another first-time applicant, although long-time member of the arts council, was the Oliver Sagebrushers. The painting club received funding for a public demonstration and exhibit entitled “En Plein Air Painting at Rustico Winery” on the weekend of September 10 – 11. The public can watch artists at their easels at scenic locations around the vineyard and winery. Arts council funding will cover publicity and live music at the event.
The South Okanagan Concert Society, which has relied on arts council support for many years, has been awarded $500 towards expenses for their 2011-2012 season. The season is a promising one, including
Fri. October 28: Alexander Sevastian, solo accordion Fri. Nov 25: Kallisto Trio, a capella female trio Fri. Jan 27: Daniel Bolshoy, solo guitarist Fri. Feb 24 : Penderecki String Quartet$60 regular flex pass and $20 single ticket. Tickets at Beyond Bliss, Oliver and Imperial Office Pro, Osoyoos. All performances at Oliver Alliance Church.
Congratulations to the successful applicants! Please attend these fine artistic events over the next year of programming!
Photo Credits: Gail Erickson, Val Freisen (file photos)
The Oliver Handbell Ringers and the Oliver Community Garden Society are two new groups under the umbrella of the Oliver Community Arts Council.
The Oliver Handbell Ringers, under the direction of Sue Gay have been performing for the last few years. Their concerts have been gaining in excitement as the ensemble has been gaining in skill. The ensemble attains a clear warm sound, with music that can both stimulate and relax. Proceeds from their concerts and donations from the community have gone towards purchasing tuned sets of bells and sheet music.
The ensemble is always looking to train new members. It’s an exciting and non-threatening way to learn music, and gives you a gentle workout in the process. What more could you ask for?
The Oliver Community Garden Society has also recently joined. See the article below (“Arts Council growing relationship”) for more information about this community-spirited organization or check out their website (click on the link at right under “Member Organizations”).
The “umbrella” of the arts council is a unique opportunity for groups and businesses to:
* have a forum for co-operating and networking within the local arts community, * take advantage of advertising and promotional opportunities (like this one!), * apply for financial aid, and * to have a greater voice municipally and provincially to increase awareness of and access funding for arts groups.And what about you? There’s lots of room under the umbrella! Contact olivercac@gmail for more information about becoming a member or fill out the membership form by clicking the link under the banner above.
