This THURSDAY evening!

LIVE Kicks: Ballet Kelowna - 7:30pm, Thursday, March 4 at the Golden Civic Centre

Back by popular demand! Experience the artistic excellence and excitement of Ballet Kelowna's Spring 2010 Season. Influential and ground breaking ballets that helped shape dance in Canada are featured along with formative ballets commissioned by Ballet Kelowna or created by Artistic Director David LaHay.

Go here for more info on the dancers and program.

CHAMPIONED BY KICKING HORSE FORD, GOLDEN DENTAL CENTER and an ANONYMOUS DONOR.

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CKCA AND CBT ANNOUNCE 2010/11 ARTS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE GRANTING PROGRAMS

Applications currently being accepted    The Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance (CKCA) is inviting individuals of all artistic disciplines - as well as arts, culture and heritage organizations - to apply for funding provided by Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) under its Arts, Culture and Heritage granting program, which was recently awarded $550,000 for the 2010/11 fiscal year.  

The Arts, Culture and Heritage program streams include: project funding for individuals and groups through community arts councils; minor capital project funding; funding support to touring; arts and heritage mentoring/master classes; organizational development; major project funding; artists in education; major exhibition funding; major heritage capital funding; and funding for new heritage projects. Funding applications are adjudicated once a year by local arts councils and the CKCA Steering Committee.  

“The CKCA administers and manages arts, culture and heritage program funding on behalf of CBT,” explained Jacquie Hamilton, CKCA Chair.  “These programs support projects in all arts disciplines and give artists a chance to broaden their abilities, while also ensuring residents in the Basin have an opportunity to be exposed to great local talent.”

More information, funding policies and funding application forms are available online at www.basinculture.com, from local community arts councils, or by phoning the CKCA toll free at 1-877-505-7355.

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Karla says, "Lately, my artwork has been influenced by the paintings of Tom Thompson. I think I have been looking at his work so closely these days because I have been painting similar subject matter. I have even have gone so far as to copy a few of his paintings, examining the order in which he builds his light." Impasto means "the process or technique of laying on paint or pigment thickly so that it stands out from a surface." Read and see more here...

All are welcome to the reception to come meet and chat with Karla Pearce and other friends of the gallery.

LIVE Kicks EXTRA! House Concert with Gordie Tentrees Trio - 7:30pm, Wednesday, March 10

Tickets going fast!

Yukon roots music songwriter Gordie Tentrees has released his 3rd album, Mercy or Sin, produced by Juno Award-winning producer Bob Hamilton.

Joining Gordie (dobro, guitar, harmonica) on the "Mercy or Sin" CD release tour is legendary multi-instrumentalist Ken Hermanson (banjo, lapsteel, guitar) and singing sensation Jennie Sosnowski (upright bass).

Gordie's passing through town and we've arranged for a house concert for 50 lucky souls. Tix are $15 and go on sale next Monday. Proceeds go to the artists. Buy tix at the Art Gallery of Golden only and then find out where you're going. Find out more and see some great live video of the trio here.

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Golden Film Festival Saturday, March 20

Mount 7 Rec Plex

Doors open at 6:30pm
Show time at 7:15 (sharp!)

Tickets On Sale Now at all our usual outlets.

Kicking Horse Culture is proud to collaborate with Cliff Markham and Rider Media to co-produce the 3rd Annual Golden Film Festival. For 2010 we will be combining both the early event and late event together, so get your tickets early and get to the hall early!  Show will sell out!  If unavailable to purchase tickets in person, contact KHC at 250-344-6186 and purchase by credit card.  We will have tickets waiting for you at the door.

Children under 6 are free.  Ages 6 - 18 $5.  Adults $20 or $15 with a Kicking Horse Culture Membership.

The main event features the top 3 youth films and the top 20, ages 19+ Films.  We are hoping to show a total of 20+ films and each film will be no more than 6 minutes in length.  Prizes will be presented to Filmmakers at the end of all the films.  Snack food and alcoholic / non-alcoholic beverages will be available during the show.  For more on the Festival, to see the trailer and info on film submissions - link here. Deadline entry is March 1, 2010.

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Click on the link to see ourMasqueParade wrap-up!

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Art Gallery of Golden & Studio Gift Shop

We've gone up and down the valley and over the hills to the studios of more than 80 local and regional artists to amass a delight-full array of unique, hand-crafted gifts. Come in and see why we're all AGOG!

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Face of the Arts in Golden, BC

Go here to see the faces of the arts in Golden and read more on what we're doing.

An optimistic note posted Nov. 13, 2009: The provincial government has just released the Budget Consulation Report from the Select Standing Committee on Finance. In the report, the Committee, made up of MLAs from both sides of the Legislature, recommend that funding to arts and Gaming be restored to 2008/09 levels. This is good news but, we recommend that we should continue to let the government know how we feel about the possibility of cuts right up to when the new budget is delivered in early March.

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