New business member Dianne Gibson has one of the most colourful shops in town, laden with fabrics, notions, and full of her own colourful personality! Visit Maker Place (Sewing Studio and Art Classes) at

Doulandie Massage Specialist, Andrea Furlan instructs:

Parent and Child Stretch

Flexibility, strength, boundaries, body awareness

September 25 – November 27

January 8 – March 19

Tuesdays 3 – 3:45 p.m.

$45 / season

Gentle Stretch

Non-strenuous relaxing stretching movements for posture

September 24- December 3

Mondays 9:30 -10:30 a.m.

$70 /season or $10 drop in

Oliver Community Centre

Register:  www.oliverrecreation.ca

Information: Txt Andrea: 604-842-5050  or  www.doulandie.com

You know the songs: Whether Neil Diamond’s  Sweet Caroline and Cracklin’ Rosie or Rod Stewart’s Maggie May and Baby Jane they sang the songs ladies loved to hear. Rod’s It’s a Heartache and Neil’s Love on the Rocks consoled the guys when love was not always easy. These icons ruled the airwaves, playing the soundtrack to the lives of many baby boomers.

Relive those classic hits at these two concerts. Say “Hello Again, Hello” to Nearly Neil. Find “new Reason to Believe” with Rod and the Mods.

Special pricing when you attend both concerts.

Visit www.venablestheatre.ca to buy your tickets.

Come sing with us!
Sage Valley Voices Community Choir
welcomes new members: men, women, teens
No audition required.
Director: Lori Martine
Rehearsals every Monday evening
7:00 – 9:00 PM
Oliver United Church, 358 Okanagan Avenue, Oliver
Contact olivercac @ gmail.com to be put in touch with a choir member for more information or just come to one of the early practices. Begins Monday September 10, rehearsing for the Christmas Concert. The spring concert rehearsals begin in January.

Music is better even than lemon meringue pie to raise the spirits and lift the heart as the light fades with the approach of winter. This year the South Okanagan Concert Society invites you to come into the opulence of the beautiful Venables Theatre and share four delightful Friday evenings with others who love to embrace music too.

It all starts on October 12th when the Marc Atkinson Trio performs at 7:30 p.m. Atkinson, composer and JUNO nominated musician, plays a fiery but elegant guitar style with the casual ‘good time feel’ of Canada’s West Coast. The trio is melodically captivating and technically awe inspiring. The addition of violinist Cameron Wilson who is also a composer and arranger known to orchestras, ensembles and soloists across Canada and the U.S.A. will add to the excitement.

Tickets are on sale now at www.venablestheatre.ca or at the theatre box office, Tuesdays to Thursdays from 10 to 3 pm. Book early and choose the best seats at the best price. Two or more tickets in advance are $21/ticket. Single ticket in advance is $23. Single ticket at the door is $25. Children and Youth are only $2.50/ticket. Bus transportation or more information call Janet at 250 495 6487.

Friday, November 16th brings us Double Double Duo. Each duo member is a ‘double threat’ on two instruments: Kornel Wolak (clarinet/piano) and Michael Bridge (accordion/piano). Classically trained international soloists, they use comedy, virtuosity and musical sensitivity to bring classical showpieces, sensitive jazz ballads and fiery folk music alive.

Friday, February 15th we enter the new year when Duo Fortin-Poirier entertain with 4 hands on one piano. These two outgoing and talented women have garnered a long list of distinctions since their inception in 2005. Their albums, Vingt doigts et un piano (2013) and Memoires (2017) are broadcast regularly on Espace Musique and Radio-classique. Their smiles and fast moving fingers light up a concert hall!

Friday, March 29th an amazing concert will close yet another satisfying South Okanagan Concert Society season of music. O-CELLI, an original and dynamic 8 cellists share their passion for the extraordinary richness of their instruments. No, you did not make a mistake. It does say 8 (eight!) cellos on stage. Five different nationalities are represented. The group has performed in their adopted city of Brussels, played throughout Europe and toured eastern Canada in 2017. This performance at Venables Theatre is an absolute “don’t miss”!!!

Tickets for all concerts are on sale now. Get dates secured with your friends and prepare for some extraordinary musical experiences – world music on the local stage.

This local arts group was started in 2016 to offer artists a platform to explore different techniques for creating surface design in a variety of media (fabric, paper, wood, glass, cork). The group was structured loosely with fixed meeting times (Thursday afternoons) on a weekly basis. There were no membership fees instead a drop-in fee of $5.00/session was charged. Various topics and techniques were covered with individuals leading the group. Some weeks were open with no fixed plans and some sessions were organized in advance with supply lists / preparatory tasks circulated. Studio space was rented in advance from the Oliver Community Arts Council and Surfaces became a member group.

In 2017-2018 there was a desire to have more full-day studio time so once a month the studio space was rented out for a full day (10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.). A face-book page was created with a place where photos and ideas could be shared.

Current Plans: Currently the group is large and quite diverse. For the 2018-2019 season we are proposing splitting the group in two: Surfaces – Textiles and Surfaces – Mixed Media.

For the Surfaces – Textiles group meetings will occur twice a month on Thursday afternoons from 1-4:00 p.m.. The focus will be on surface design on fabric using a variety of techniques including dyeing, stamping, screen and discharge printing, eco-printing, felting, beading, hand and machine stitching. Fabric will be used to create works which explore contemporary art quilting techniques. Each session will include time for feedback and critique on works in progress. Some sessions will include instruction (with rotating leaders for the group). If there is interest a full day workshop can be planned possibly on a weekend. For contact information on this part of the Surfaces – Textile Group contact Janet at: bedn9783 @ telus.net (work pictured above and at left) The first meeting of fall season for Surfaces – Textiles will be Thursday Sept. 13 at 1:00 p.m. at the Quail’s Nest Arts Centre (the smaller Studio Building), 5840 Airport Road, Oliver.

For the Surfaces – Mixed Media Group meetings will occur on alternating Thursday afternoons from the Surfaces – Textile Group from 1-4:00 p.m. also at the Quail’s Nest Arts Centre (the smaller Studio Building). This group will be exploring a variety of Media such as bookbinding, alcohol inks, glass mosaics, cork designs, jewellery making, acrylic pouring and others. The route the group take will be determined by the interest and passion of the members.
The date of first meeting of Surfaces – Mixed Media Group TBA. For more information contact:

Aline Bostrom: doddersca @ yahoo.com or

Roxanne Anderson : Apricotcottagestudio @ gmail.com

AUDITIONS SET FOR IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE
Dates have been set for auditions for SOAP Theatre’s fall production of It’s A Wonderful Life – A Life Radio Play.

Director Trevor Leigh will be looking for an ensemble cast of three males and two females that will bring a few dozen characters to the stage in early December.

Open auditions take place on Sunday, September 9 at 6:30 pm in the Big Blue Building at the Quail’s Nest Arts Centre, 5840 Airport Street in Oliver and on Monday, September 10 at 6:30 pm in the board room above the Osoyoos Art Gallery, 8713 Main Street, Osoyoos.

This beloved holiday classic comes to life as a live 1940s radio broadcast. It will be presented in Osoyoos Nov. 29 and Dec. 1 as part of the Osoyoos Christmas Lite-up Festival and then be at Venables Theatre in Oliver the following weekend.
More information on the production as well as other SOAP plans for this season can be viewed at www.soplayers.ca. Questions on the auditions can also be directed to Leigh at ftleigh @ mac.com.