CARSTAR Grand Opening
October 24, 2009
Everyone is welcome to stop by for CARSTAR’s Kelowna Grand Opening and check out our shop & look at some classic cars. A charity BBQ will be taking place in conjunction with Be A Hero and K96.3 will be on hand broadcasting Kelowna’s Classic Rock Music.
Stop by from 11:30 – 5:00pm Friday October 30th.
RSVP if you can.
(250) 765-4247
Email: kelowna@carstar.ca
CARSTAR Kelowna
#3 – 690 McCurdy Rd
RareEarth Jazz and Blues fest
July 9, 2009
Kin race track, Vernon, B.C. Featuring Buddy guy Jimmy Bowskill, Rita Chiarelli and more. Kids 12 and under get in free ph: 250.938.2231 e-mail: info@rarearthmusic.com web: www.rarearthmusic.com for more info
Call for Artists
June 23, 2009
Application Deadline is August 1st, 2009. There are only 39 days left to submit!!
The Okanagan Arts Awards is seeking a design for the three-dimensional sculpture that will become the award to be presented to each award recipient. More information about the awards program can be found on the website at www.okanaganartsawards.com.
The process is as follows:
— Submit your drawing(s) of the design by August 1, 2009.
— Submissions will be short listed to 3 by August 20, 2009.
— The 3 short listed artists must submit a maquette of the design by September 20, 2009, to be delivered to the Arts Council Office by 2:00 pm. The maquettes should be about 8” – 14” high, and should have a base that is a maximum of 4” in diameter so it will fit onto a specific base. The maquette can be made out of clay, wood, glass, wax, or other material.
— One maquette will be chosen by September 30, 2009, which will then be used to produce the award sculptures.
— The chosen design will receive an honorarium of $1,000.00.
— Each of the other 2 maquettes will receive $250.00.
Please include the following in your submission:
Drawing(s) of your design
An artist statement that explains your design
Your contact information
Information about how your design can be reproduced,
giving details of processes and costs.
A self-addressed envelope for the return of your material.
Submissions for this Call are due by August 1, 2009. They can be delivered, mailed or emailed to Arts Council of the Central Okanagan, #100, 1690 Water Street, Kelowna, BC V1Y 8T8.
Inquiries: 250-861-4123 or to info@artsco.ca
Lavan Press Release
June 23, 2009
After some ruthless criminals ran sacked Lavan head quarters at the end of 08 and countless production errors, the fresh Lavan produce has finally arrived. This year’s line sees some fresh new designs as well as a few popular carry over designs from last year. We’ve also introduced the use of water based inks on a lot of our designs this year, which helps keep mother Earth happy.
Lavan Apparel is a clothing company that focuses on mountain biking but make designs that everyone will enjoy. Lavan is more than looking good and getting rad. We design and produce our products locally with a conscious effort to use printing practises that are less damaging to our environment such as the water based inks. We also give back to an organization or charity each year, this year’s being Athletes for Africa (for more info check out our website.) Lavan has supported some fairly hot names in the bicycle world such as: Casey Groves, Eric Lawrenuk, Luke Fulton and Brendan Howey; as well as being a proud sponsor of the Goatstyle Bike Competition since day one.
The 09 team consists of all returning family members – Andrew Sherry, Dustin Greenall, Dylan Dunkerton, Stevie Smith and Travis Bilton – and one that is still to be determined. A B-team has recently been launched and so far features Anthony Evans and Colton King.
To place an order or see more check out our website.
www.lavanapparel.com
Home with “Big City Swagger” available in the Okanagan
June 8, 2009
An ultra chic “Hard rock style” Penthouse is being sold high above Okanagan Lakes deep waters. Download the Press Release to see more images or read it below.
Kelowna, BC, May 26, 2009 – Picture an ultra chic, Las Vegas penthouse – cut right out of the Hard Rock Hotel – and hung high above Lake Okanagan’s deep waters.
Vantage West Realty recently listed a home fit for a rock star in Sunset Waterfront Resort just down from Prospera Place. Kelowna has seen an emergence in style – exemplified in this custom-designed 3,750 square foot double suite, originally built in 2006 and listed for the first time since construction.
“This is a special property that combines the best of both worlds,” said AJ Hazzi, Director of Vantage West Realty. “This is a unique opportunity to show people that Kelowna has more than one speed – and properties that capture all the style and glamour of the world’s most exciting cities.”
The view from this Sunset Drive residence encompasses all of Kelowna’s traditional beauty – an
unobstructed view of Lake Okanagan, picturesque mountains and glorious sunsets. But the vision
inside this newly listed property is something rarely seen in the interior of British Columbia – a glimpse of Las Vegas flash, with an ostrich-leather pool table, fused glass and metallic flooring and eight flat-screen televisions.
A rising percentage of high-end homeowners are turning to Vantage West to find and move the type of places that cater to a very specific home-buyer. They’ve been a beacon of change – focusing on being responsive to the demands of a style migration that’s been sweeping the city.
Kelowna is attracting interesting and successful people from around the world – entrepreneurs,
professional athletes and high-profile celebrities who appreciate the region’s natural beauty. With
international style and flair gaining hold in the Valley, the value of a property like 1902-1128 Sunset Drive is on the rise.
Style has come to Kelowna – and its here to stay.
Media interest in more information or photos of this unique property can arrange interviews or a
viewing by contacting:
Amberly Schamuhn
Vantage West Realty
Ph. 250-878-9648
Toll-free. 1-877-817-3133
Fax. 250-717-3193
pr@vantagewestrealty.com
Interview with Indigroove
April 17, 2009
Name: Ingrid Boesten
Business: Indigroove
Occupation: Personal Assistant
Q: What exactly is a personal assistant?
Ingrid: Should I give you an ABC list of the services I provide?
Q: Sure, why not.
Ingrid: Here we go:
Appointment arrangements
Business and home organization
Complete room or house makeovers
Courier and messenger service
Cooking / meal planning
Customized artwork for your home or office
Dinner and show reservations
Driving
Dry cleaning pick up
Entertainment arrangements
Flower arranging
General errands
Grocery, Costco & department store shopping
Gift shopping, gift wrapping, and baskets
Home decorating, design and color consulting
Home organization
Household cleaning / organizing
Internet research
Ironing and folding clothes
Jobs (odd)
K-9 walking
Luncheon arrangements
Life coaching
Mending
Nesting for expecting moms
Odd (jobs)
Personal shopping
Quilting
Renovation consulting
Show reservations
Spa bookings
Seasonal plantings for your patio
Sewing
Thank-you and holiday cards
Transportation reservations
Travel arrangements
Updating your home
Visionary
Wait service (for service personnel like cable and phone repair)
Waitressing for at-home dinners
X-mas decorations
Yard (seasonal planting)
Zillions of ideas…
So as you can see it is kind of hard to put all of this into one sentence.
Q: This isn’t like an all-inclusive escort service right?
Ingrid: Funny. I guess I could, but no.
Q: What is your background?
Ingrid: I’m originally from the Netherlands, but I have lived in the USA for 9 years and now I live in Kelowna.
Q: What did you do in Holland?
Ingrid: I managed several flower stores and took that opportunity to get involved in artwork, designing, renovating and decorating. Flower arranging was just not enough for the many interests I have.
Q: What are some of the most interesting projects you’ve done for people?
Ingrid: Well I have done a lot of reorganizing jobs; those are always great because it really changes people’s lives. Room makeovers are very rewarding because I always like to make the makeovers very personal…and of course that touches people. I helped one client put her whole house back together after it was hit by a hurricane. It was great to have a team of people to work with who made her place into a home again.
Another highlight was helping a couple (that I had only met once) clean their home will they were gone for 3 months. They gave me permission to do whatever I thought was needed so I ended up completely redoing their entire house. I painted walls & ceilings, organized the entire kitchen, purchased new towels, bedding etc. You name it, I did it. Well, they came back and that was truly one of the most touching moments of my life. We ended up working together for a long time and I became their personal assistant and friend.
Q: What have you done recently?
Ingrid: I completely renovated my own home when I moved to Kelowna and I helped my sister and brother in-law with all their closets in their beautiful home. I built shelves in about 10 closets.
Q: So it sounds like you can really do anything. What’s your specialty?
Ingrid: Oh, I don’t know. Finding creative ways to make things very functional.
Q: What do you love most about your work?
Ingrid: The variety; my days are never the same. I could be driving one day, shopping the next, building on the 3rd day, and making a meal for 20 people on the next. I love it.
Q: What do you charge?
Ingrid: Well, we will have to talk about that.
Q: What’s the best way to contact you?
Ingrid: Phone – 250.448.9989
ingie@indigroove.ca
www.indigroove.ca
Postman’s Nightmare
March 9, 2009
When Neil Postman warned in the 1990s against an intrusive and all- consuming Internet, he was merely predicting the advent of Web 2.0. If Postman were alive today, he would be horrified by the Web “technopoly” that has emerged during this decade. The advent of social networking has presented a contemporary Faustian bargain: privacy is sacrificed for membership in a larger social sphere.
Inclusion into a social sphere is the user’s driving factor in belonging to many social networking sites such as Facebook. The concept of always knowing what is going on within one’s social community has led to the creation of a culture of surveillance. Instead of engaging in “real time” social interaction to see what happened after a long weekend, people merely go onto Facebook to see how many pictures their friends have been tagged in, and see what was written on their wall; a timeline of the weekend’s events can then be easily created. Social activities aren’t the only information disclosed to Facebook. Everything from relationship status – by stating single, in a relationship, or married, to political affiliations, through self-labeling or by joining politically charged groups – can be expressed.
Some may question the problems to this social integration, as certainly it has utility. An example could be finding likeminded people on campus. Simply clicking on your political affiliation will bring up a list of people with similar views. Constant utilizing of these social applications, however, creates a dependence, as social skills once used before are rendered obsolete. This then leads to a near Technopoly with the creation of the social web through the merger of these networking sites and the social life of an individual.
Faust exchanged his soul to the devil for a constant supply of youthful energy. Arguably, as Postman warned, the technopoly surrounding social networking has sold society’s collective soul of privacy in a Faustian bargain for the promise of a more fulfilling social experience. One should stop and analyze what exactly is the cost of this pact with the devil incarnate. Has the emergent culture of surveillance made us lose our desire to privacy? Have we become dependent on a web application to fuel our social life?
One would hope that a pragmatic thinker such as Postman could see the inheret benefits of social networking, just as he would surely see the pitfalls. If social networking sites are used as they were intended – to help people socialize – technology could easily be considered a hero here, but as is the case with any technology, it can also be abused.
Sam Reynolds is a freelance columnist and ecommerce consultant. You can follow him around on twitter at www.twitter.com/thesamreynolds
Walk for Kids Help Phone in Kelowna
March 9, 2009
On Thursday, April 2nd 2009, the Kelowna Chapter of Kids Help Phone will host an evening reception to officially launch the 2009 Walk for Kids Help Phone in Kelowna. The evening will feature an appearance by Ross Rebagliati, presentations and refreshments – including a special award being presented to 2008’s top fundraiser.
Last year, walkers in Kelowna raised over $15,000 to help keep Kids Help Phone’s professional counsellors available for children and youth. In 2009, Kids Help Phone is celebrating 20 years of being there for kids in communities across Canada.
What: A reception to kick of the 2009 Walk for Kids Help Phone in Kelowna
When: Thursday April 2 – 5:30 pm – 7pm
Where: Bank of Montreal – 1141 Harvey Avenue
Who: Kelowna-area volunteers, past and future Walk for Kids Help Phone participants, & Ross Rebagliati
About Kids Help Phone:
Kids Help Phone is Canada’s only free, 24-hour, bilingual and anonymous phone and online counselling, referral and information service for children and youth. Every day, professional counsellors provide immediate, confidential and caring support to young people living in urban, rural and remote locations right across the country. Children and youth contact Kids Help Phone about every issue imaginable – from school, dating and family problems, to bullying/cyber-bullying, addiction and abuse.
In 2008, Kids Help Phone touched the lives of children and youth in need from communities in the Thompson/Okanagan Region more than 32,000 times through its phone and online services.
Vote for Habitat and win free concert tickets
January 30, 2009
Vote for Habitat as top music venue in Canada and win free concert tickets!
You can vote everyday until voting closes.
http://radio3.cbc.ca to sign up or
http://radio3.cbc.ca/polls?pollId=29 for a direct link to the polls!
Help put Kelowna’s music scene on the map, vote for the Habitat by going to www.cbcradio3.com .
If Habitat wins, the prize is a concert sponsored by CBC Radio 3 with a surprise line up of great bands.
For those Habitat fans who vote at least 5 times they will get a free VIP ticket to the CBC Radio 3 Celebration concert.
And for superfans who vote the most, they will be put in a Grand Prize draw that includes free tickets,
dinner, drinks, and VIP seats for themselves and 10 friends at the CBC Radio 3 Concert.
You can either come to Habitat and vote in person or you can vote online.
If you vote online make sure you print off proof each time that you voted with the date included.
Trade your old board in for a new one at Freeride Boardshop!
January 30, 2009
Freeride Boardshop is Introducing it’s first ever Trade In Program! Push Pull or Drag your old Snowboard in for a minimum $50 off a brand new board! Thats right!! Freeride will give you up to $225 for your trade in.
An opportunity like this may never come around again. Bring your old shred stick into any of our 3 locations for an assessment, and we will have you riding a new board in no time.
Freeride Boardshop’s Push Pull or Drag Trade in program is on now, cause old wood is still good wood!