| Gem Munro--Author of "South Asian Adventures with the Active Poor" |
| Date: Mar 15, 2010 |
| Time: 7pm |
250-770-7781 |
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www.amaroksociety.org |
| Venue: Penticton Library--785 Main Street |
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| This is true gripping stories about some of the poorest women in the world. Discover Bangladest through photos, vieos and stories..Meet the heroic women and men of the dark slums in country little-known outside its borders. What they are saying about Gem's Book--'truly inspiring'--jaw-dropping' -- 'made me laugh shed a tear or two' --'thought-provoking' --'a must-read'--100% of profits from sale of book go to charity..
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| Celebration of Two Journeys--The Torch Relay and Rick: The Rick Hansen Story |
| Date: Mar 29, 2010 |
| Time: 7pm |
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www.okchildrensfest.org |
| Venue: Princess Margaret Secondary School |
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| Cost: Students $8, Adults $10
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| The Rotary Okanagan Children's Festival presents the world festival premiere of Rick: The Rick Hansen Story...Rick Hansen’s Man In Motion World Tour was legendary, a four-continent, four-wheeled odyssey that changed the lives of millions...Written by Dennis Foon, with a vibrant multimedia component from filmmaker Deco Dawson, Rick: The Rick Hansen Story takes audiences back to the beginning of this remarkable man’s story: teenage friends on a camping trip in Williams Lake, B.C. and the moments, big and small, leading up to a life-altering event...The show will open with a salute to the South Okanagan Torch Bearers with personal tributes and video footage of their memorable journey through our region...Age 11 to Adult.
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| Kitchen Stove Film Series: "Cooking with Stella" |
| Date: Apr 8, 2010 |
| Time: 4pm & 7pm |
250-493-2928 |
| Contact: Penticton Art Gallery |
www.galleries.bc.ca |
| Venue: Penmar Cinema Centre |
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| Cost: Members $30, NonMembers, $34 and Door $10.00
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| Rated PG. This is a comtemporary, globalized version of the upstairs/downstairs genre, and it dishes up some frothy fun.. Series tickets available at the Penticton Art Gallery (493-2928) and The Book Shop (492-6661).
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| Kitchen Stove Film Series: J'ai Tue' Ma Mere or MicMacs a` Tire-Larigot |
| Date: Apr 29, 2010 |
| Time: 4pm and 7pm |
250-493-2928 |
| Contact: Penticton Art Gallery |
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| Venue: Penmar Cinema Centre |
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| Cost: .$10.00 at the door
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| There is your choice of two films to see--(Canadian~Subtitled) The Kitchen Stove Film Series presents: J'ai Tue' Ma Mere which is a semi-autobiographical tale of a young gay man coming-of-age and struggling in an intense love/hate relationship with his divorced mother...The series also presents: MicMacs a` Tire-Larigot(France~subtitled) This is set against the storm clouds of warring arms dealers, this film tells the story of Brazil, a man orphaned as a youngster when his soldier father was killed by a roadside bomb. It is filled with kinetic invention and comedy...Series subscription $30 for Penticton Art Gallery members and students, $34 for non-members. Single seats $10. Series tickets available at the Penticton Art Gallery (493-2928) and The Book Shop (492-6661).
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| Beach Blanket Film Festival 2010-17th Annual |
| Date: Jul 16 - Jul 18, 2010 |
| Time: 10pm or dusk |
490 7886 |
| Contact: Nikos |
www.beachblanketfilmfest.ca |
| Venue: Okanagan Lake |
mail@beachblanketfilmfest.ca |
| Cost: $10 or $25
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| Okanagan Lake hosts Canada's only outdoor floating screen film festival with top Canadian Filmmakers screening their creations...Tix are $10 for an evening pass, $25 for the weekend or $35 for a one-evening family pass (2 adults and 2 children)...Tix available only online and at the gate.
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