[Bcma-l] News Release: What's Happening at the Kelowna Museums
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*_Hot June Events!_*
*BC Wine Museum & VQA Wine Shop *
*1304 Ellis Street** (inside the Laurel Packinghouse)*
* *
*Okanagan** Heritage Museum***
*470 Queensway Ave** (corner of Ellis & Queensway)*
* *
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Here's what's up and coming at your Kelowna Museums this June! >From a
wine education seminar to a book launch and a celebration of Aboriginal
culture, June is heating up!
The BC Wine Museum & VQA Wine Shop is pleased to present *Pass the
Winemaker on Thursday, June 5^th at 7:00pm.* Get to know some of BC's
talented winemakers as they each spend 15-20 minutes at your table,
pouring and chatting about their wines. The guest winemakers will be
Brad Cooper from Township 7 and Bernhard Schirrmeister from Lang
Vineyards and Soaring Eagle Estate Winery. Your host for the evening is
Julianna Hayes, a celebrated wine writer and editor who always puts a
fun and fresh spin on wine appreciation. Tickets for Pass the Winemaker
are $35 and only $30 for Kelowna Museums members. Call 868-0441 to
reserve your spot today. *Psssst... Chefs Cameron Smith and Dana Ewart
of Joy Road Catering will create and prepare a menu for the evening...
this is not to be missed!** *
The Okanagan Heritage Museum is proud to host the launch of a new book
that takes a look at the unsung heroes of the Kettle Valley Railway.
*/Myra's Men- Building the Kettle Valley Railway /**by local author
Maurice Williams will be the topic of discussion on Wednesday, June
18^th at 7:00pm. *Williams is Associate Professor of History at
UBC-Okanagan and has hiked, biked, and admired the wonders of Myra
Canyon and the Kettle Valley Railway for years. The book launch is part
of the lead-up to the Grand Re-opening of the Myra Canyon Trestles on
June 22^nd . Admission is by donation. For more information on the book
launch please call 763-2417.
S*aturday, June 21^st is National Aboriginal Day, and to celebrate the
Okanagan Heritage Museum is opening its pit house to the public,
11:00am-2:00pm*. The pit house, or kekuli, is the traditional First
Nations winter dwelling of the Okanagan and Central Interior. The pit
house was built inside the Museum in the 1970s by Secwepemc elder Mary
Thomas and her family. The knowledge was passed down by her mother who
remembered building and living in a pit house as a child. Join the
Okanagan Heritage Museum on Aboriginal Day for interpretation and
exploration of the pit house. Call 763-2417 for more information.
*/And if you haven't heard... check out the 1^st Thursdays Art Crawl in
the District./*/ Head downtown to Kelowna's Cultural District for 1^St
Thursday, 4:00pm-7:00pm- grab a tea or coffee, stroll artists' studios,
catch live music at the RCA, see the exhibitions at the Kelowna Art
Gallery, or grab some neighbourhood nosh (aka wine tastings) at the BC
Wine Museum. Celebrate the arts and your community- the first Thursday
of every month in the Cultural District!/
/ /
/ /
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Media Contact: Risti Nykiforuk
/Marketing & Special Events Coordinator/
Kelowna Museums
(250) 763-2417 ext 22
Events@KelownaMuseums.ca <mailto:Events@KelownaMuseums.ca>
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Street</span></font></b></st1:address></st1:Street><b><font color="red"><span
style="color: red; font-weight: bold;"> (inside the Laurel
Packinghouse)<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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style="font-size: 16pt; color: red; font-weight: bold;"> <st1:PlaceName
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Ave</span></font></b></st1:address></st1:Street><b><font color="red"><span
style="color: red; font-weight: bold;"> (corner of Ellis &
Queensway)<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><font
color="black" face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 13pt; color: black;">Here’s
what’s up and coming at your <st1:PersonName w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Kelowna</st1:City></st1:place> Museum</st1:PersonName>s
this June!
>From a wine education seminar to a book launch and a celebration of
Aboriginal
culture, June is heating up!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><font color="black"
face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 13pt; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 13pt; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><font color="black"
face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 13pt; color: black;">The BC Wine
Museum & VQA Wine Shop is pleased to present </span></font><b><font
color="red" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 13pt; color: red; font-weight: bold;">Pass the
Winemaker on Thursday, June 5<sup>th</sup> at 7:00pm.</span></font></b><font
color="black" size="4"><span style="font-size: 13pt; color: black;">
Get to know some
of BC’s talented winemakers as they each spend 15-20 minutes at your
table, pouring and chatting about their wines. The guest winemakers
will be
Brad Cooper from Township 7 and Bernhard Schirrmeister from Lang
Vineyards and
Soaring Eagle Estate Winery. Your host for the evening is Julianna
Hayes, a
celebrated wine writer and editor who always puts a fun and fresh spin
on wine appreciation.
Tickets for Pass the Winemaker are $35 and only $30 for <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Kelowna Museum</st1:PersonName>s members. Call 868-0441 to
reserve your spot today. </span></font><b><font color="red" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 13pt; color: red; font-weight: bold;">Psssst…
Chefs Cameron Smith and Dana Ewart of <st1:PersonName w:st="on"><st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Joy Road</st1:address></st1:Street>
Catering</st1:PersonName>
will create and prepare a menu for the evening… this is not to be
missed!</span></font></b><b><font color="black" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 13pt; color: black; font-weight: bold;">
</span></font></b><font color="black" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 13pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 13pt; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><font color="black"
face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 13pt; color: black;">The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Okanagan</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Heritage</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Museum</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
is proud to host the launch of a new book that takes a look at the
unsung
heroes of the Kettle Valley Railway. </span></font><b><i><font
color="red" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 13pt; color: red; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Myra’s
Men- Building the Kettle Valley Railway </span></font></i></b><b><font
color="red" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 13pt; color: red; font-weight: bold;">by
local author Maurice Williams will be the topic of discussion on
Wednesday,
June 18<sup>th</sup> at 7:00pm. </span></font></b><font color="black"
size="4"><span style="font-size: 13pt; color: black;">Williams is
Associate Professor of History
at UBC-Okanagan and has hiked, biked, and admired the wonders of <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Myra</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Canyon</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
and the Kettle Valley Railway for years. The book launch is part of the
lead-up
to the Grand Re-opening of the Myra Canyon Trestles on June 22<sup>nd</sup>.
Admission is by donation. For more information on the book launch
please call
763-2417.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><font color="black"
face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 13pt; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><font color="red"
face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 13pt; color: red;">S<b><span
style="font-weight: bold;">aturday, June 21<sup>st</sup> is National
Aboriginal
Day, and to celebrate the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Okanagan</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Heritage</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Museum</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
is opening its pit house to the public, 11:00am-2:00pm</span></b>. </span></font><font
color="black" size="4"><span style="font-size: 13pt; color: black;">The
pit house, or
kekuli, is </span></font><font size="4"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">the
traditional First Nations winter dwelling of the Okanagan and Central
Interior.
The pit house was built inside the Museum in the 1970s by Secwepemc
elder Mary
Thomas and her family. The knowledge was passed down by her mother who
remembered building and living in a pit house as a child. Join the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Okanagan</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Heritage</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Museum</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
on Aboriginal Day for interpretation and exploration of the pit house.
Call
763-2417 for more information. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 13pt; color: red;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><font
color="red" face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 13pt; color: red; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">And
if you haven’t heard… check out the 1<sup>st</sup>
Thursdays Art Crawl in the District.</span></font></i></b><i><font
color="red" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 13pt; color: red; font-style: italic;"> Head
downtown to Kelowna’s Cultural District for 1<sup>St</sup> Thursday,
4:00pm-7:00pm- grab a tea or coffee, stroll artists’ studios, catch
live
music at the RCA, see the exhibitions at the <st1:PersonName w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Kelowna</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Art</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Gallery</st1:PlaceName></st1:PersonName>, or
grab
some neighbourhood nosh (aka wine tastings) at the BC <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Wine</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Museum</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.
Celebrate the arts and your community- the first Thursday of every
month in the
Cultural District!<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 13pt; color: black;">Media Contact: Risti Nykiforuk<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><font color="black" face="Times New Roman"
size="4"><span
style="font-size: 13pt; color: black; font-style: italic;">Marketing
& Special
Events Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
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face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 13pt; color: black;">Kelowna Museum</span></font></st1:PersonName><font
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 13pt; color: black;">(250) 763-2417 ext 22<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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