Parks, Recreation and Culture News

Free Family Fun this Friday with Music in the Park

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August 13, 2019

Join us Friday, August 16 at 6:40 p.m. in the Annette Beaudreau Amphitheater where emerging artist Bran Saunders, opening act The Heels and headliner Kentucky Eileen have a great show prepared for the City West Kelowna’s Music in the Park. 

Kentucky Eileen is a local folk and bluegrass band. Members include Joshua Smith, Daniel Tait, Mitchell Howanyk and Samuel Balson. Kentucky Eileen is a new quartet who bases their work around “melodic swells and four-part...

Make the Most of Your Autumn with West Kelowna’s Fall 2019 Rec Guide

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August 08, 2019

Fall is quickly approaching and that means new fall programs for the entire family! The Fall 2019 Rec Guide offers many opportunities for drop-in and registration-based programs in neighbourhoods throughout West Kelowna.

Registration is open now at www.westkelownacity.ca/recguide. Don’t forget to sign up the kids for fall programs and activities early to secure their spot!

With a range of activities from family swim time, yoga, chair fitness, cooking classes, drop...

Beat the summer heat this week with Music in the Park

 

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August 07, 2019

Join us Friday, August 9 at 6:40 p.m. for a night of free family fun with Apollo Suns, Post Modern Connection and Syren and The Waves. 

Headliner Apollo Suns will take the stage at 8:00 p.m. All the way from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Apollo Suns is a psychedelic, instrumental rock and jazz band. The band is made up of multiple talented musicians including Ed Dorucher shredding guitar, Dave Guenette rocking the bass, Ethan McKibben jamming on drums, Anatol Rennie...

Westbank Country Opry returns to Music in the Park

 

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July 30, 2019

Westbank Country Opry is back for another night of free family fun! Join us Friday, August 2 at 6:40 p.m. in the Annette Beaudreau Amphitheatre.

Starting at 7:00 p.m. the classic Westbank Country Opry will take the stage.

The Westbank Country Opry describes themselves as a member organization formed in 1995 to provide local musicians with a venue for presenting their music to like-minded individuals in the community. Over the years, the Opry has added new artists...

Ice Time Conflict Solved with Great Teamwork

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July 26, 2019 

The City of West Kelowna is pleased to report, on behalf of key arena user groups, that recent scheduling conflicts for ice time have been resolved.

Scheduling of arenas is a complex undertaking and involves a large number of user groups vying for ice time. Scheduling conflicts had arisen earlier this month with a change in West Kelowna Warriors game start times. In order to come to a mutually-beneficial arrangement, the City met with representatives from the...