The Rotary Centre for the Arts is a visual and performing arts centre in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. It is very close to the Kelowna Art Gallery, both of which are located on Cawston Avenue.[1] The building houses the Mary Irwin Theatre,[2] the Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art,[3] Potters Addict Ceramic Art Centre, several other studios and a bistro that serves sandwiches and soups.[4] Colleen Fitzpatrick is the centre's executive director.[5] In September 2012, the centre hosted the kick-off of the Okanagan Fall Wine Festival,[6] the annual general meeting of the Okanagan Basin Water Board,[7] and the Kelowna Student Film Festival.[8] In October of that year, UBC Okanagan students published a typewriter-produced zine called The Heartbreak at one of the centre's studios.[9]
| Rotary Centre for the Arts | |
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| General information | |
| Town or city | Kelowna, British Columbia |
| Country | Canada |
| Coordinates | 49°53′29″N 119°29′42″W / 49.8915°N 119.4950°W |
| Website | |
| http://www.rotarycentreforthearts.com/ | |
The Mary Irwin Theatre is part of the building. It hosts a portion of the annual Life and Arts Festival, which also takes place at the Kelowna Art Gallery and Laurel Building.[10] In 2005, the theatre hosted a screening of untitled part 4: terra incognita, a documentary film by Jackie Salloum about the destruction of the culture of the Okanagan people.[11] In 2006, the theatre hosted a March performance of Here on the Flight Path,[12] and a May performance of thriller play Quarry.[13] The Downtown Revitalization Initiative held an event at the theatre in 2008.[14] In 2009, the theatre hosted the Central Okanagan Foundation's official release of a report that graded the Regional District of Central Okanagan on various community attributes, such as housing, safety, and transportation.[15] Later that year, the theatre hosted the play Miss Muffet's Christmas Party.[16] The Sunshine Theatre Society performed more than twenty productions at the theatre between January and April 2011.[17] In September 2011, Sheryl MacKay taped Why Music Works at the theatre.[18] In 2012, the theatre hosted performances of She Has a Name, a play by Andrew Kooman about human trafficking.[19]
References
edit- ^ Jim Couper (2006). The Long And Winding Road: Discovering the Pleasures And Treasures of Highway 97. Heritage House Publishing. p. 110. ISBN 1894974123.
- ^ "Miss Muffet's Christmas Party". Kelowna.com. December 8, 2009. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
- ^ Stacy Penner (May 12, 2015). "Kelowna's Alternator Centre Has an Unusual Demographic". KelownaNow.com. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
- ^ Chloe Ernst (2012). Frommer's British Columbia (7 ed.). John Wiley & Sons. p. 283. ISBN 1118113772.
- ^ Maxine DeHart (September 13, 2012). "DeHart: Drive-thru breakfast back for 15th year". Kelowna Capital News.
- ^ Grant Scott (September 29, 2012). "Okanagan Wine Festival takes-off". Castanet.net. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
- ^ Keith Lacey (September 12, 2012). "Pending Population Boom in Okanagan Valley will Present Numerous Water Challenges, Says Expert". Osoyoos Times. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
- ^ Portia Priegert (September 11, 2012). "Students show off their stuff". The Daily Courier.
- ^ Jennifer Smith (October 3, 2012). "A new zeal for the old-world 'zine: DIY publishing goes back to basics in Kelowna". Kelowna Capital News. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
- ^ Wayne Moore (May 14, 2006). "Life & Arts Festival Wraps". Castanet.net. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
- ^ Mark Harris. "Filmmaker Jayce Salloum brings First Nations voices to front". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
- ^ "Spring Break Events". Castanet.net. March 12, 2006. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
- ^ "February Events". Castanet.net. February 6, 2006. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
- ^ Wayne Moore. "Downtown plan unlikely for 2008". Castanet.net. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
- ^ Adrian Nieoczym (October 6, 2009). "Foundation takes community pulse". Kelowna.com. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
- ^ "Miss Muffet's Christmas Party". Kelowna.com. December 8, 2009. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
- ^ "Feds support Sunshine Theatre Society". Castanet.net. May 5, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
- ^ Jennifer Smith. "Culture opens its doors to all starting Saturday in Kelowna". Kelowna Capital News. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
- ^ "Sex trafficking play hits close to home". The Morning Star. September 19, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2012.