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Lights in the Night shine brighter We love downtown in the winter! To be honest, we love downtown all times of the year but the winter season here in downtown Kamloops definitely fills us up with wonder, joy and holiday spirit. All you have to do is look around, especially after the sun goes down. You find yourself in a world of twinkly tree lights, fantastic holiday window displays and if we are lucky, beautiful fluffy snow! Helping to make the holiday season a little bit brighter is the folks over at the Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association or as they have become to be known, Downtown Kamloops. They are the people behind those twinkly tree lights and the ones that organize the best kick off to a holiday season any one neighbourhood could have. That celebration is the Lights in the Night Christmas Party and it never fails to impress. “The Lights in the Night Christmas Party is the official kick off to Christmas downtown,” explains Gay Pooler, general manager. “Your favourite merchants pull out all the stops, throwing holiday parties, open houses, having great promotions and ringing in the festive season.” The Lights in the Night Christmas Party is an event built for the whole family. There are kids crafts and activities along with the annual tree light up and carolling at St. Andrews on the Square, merchant parties, a Lights in the Night lantern walk, specials, promotions and the special In It To Win It live prizing game. In It To Win It has become a crowd favourite over the last few years and sees customers with cellular phones able to either scan a QR code at every party location or text a special phrase to win. Prizes are awarded every three minutes live on the street. There are more than 60 prizes awarded over
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a three-hour period by your very own Echo Elves. “We can’t wait for Lights in the Night this year,” continues Gay. “Not only are we playing In It To Win It but this is also the launch of Downtown Kamloops’ big holiday promotion called the 28 Days of Giving – get your shoppe on.” 28 Days of Giving – get your shoppe on
Top: Plaza Hotel general manager Shatha Al-Reihani and KCBIA manager Gay Pooler at last year’s Lights in the Night Christmas party. Bottom: Father Christmas visits with Carly and Aidan Orozco.
follows many of the same principles of In It To Win It but on steroids. More than 48 stores are participating, all starting on the evening on November 27 and running through right until December 24. “For 28 days from November 27 through December 24 we will be giving away more than $7000 in prizes to you, our shoppers and sharers,” finishes Gay. “Winning is easy, all you have to do is opt-in to our daily #dtkfabfinds alerts, shop and share! You can win each and every day of the 28 days. There are multiple ways to enter and you can enter as many times as you want.” Those ways to win include opting into their auto #dtkfabfinds alert system with either your mobile phone number or email address, shopping at any of the participating merchants – one entry per purchase, sharing their daily #dtkfabfinds on any of your social media platforms using the hashtag #dtkfabfinds, locating your own #dtkfabfind in one of the participating merchants, sharing it on any of your social media platforms using the hashtag #dtkfabfinds, or parking! Visitors who park on street and pay for their parking using Telepark are entered daily to win a $50, $20 or $10 Downtown Gift Certificate given away by the City of Kamloops. The Lights in the Night Christmas Party runs from 4:00pm to 8:00pm on Thursday, November 27. You can get details and a full list of activities, prizing and fab finds at www.downtownkamloops. com. It will be a party you will not want to miss! Tanya Orozco, freelance
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The Kamloops Museum and Archives is presenting a free lecture by Dr. Lloyd Bennett of Thompson Rivers University. This special presentation takes place on Thursday, November 27 from 6:30 to 8:00 pm at the Museum, 207 Seymour Street. Canada has one of the greatest collections of First World War art, but the story of how the collection came to be is unknown. Join Dr. Lloyd Bennett as he tells the fascinating story of the Beaverbrook War Art collection. Dr. Bennett will also speak of an intriguing Kamloops connection and a controversial program to bring war art to Canadian school children. Please pre-register for this course at www.kamloops.ca/ezreg or by calling 250-828-3500 and quoting program number 231332.
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Above: Sean Luciw tunes the guitar of first year student Carly Orozco at the Long and McQuade guitar and drum recital. The performance was held last Saturday, November 15 at St. Andrews on the Square. Inset: Skylar Grant performed a portion of the first movement of Beethoven’s Fifth symphony after just four weeks of instruction.
Santa’s in speedos take over Victoria Street Excitement is ramping up for the second annual TRU Law Santa Swimsuit Run. TRU Law students are brushing off their Santa speedos and hitting the tanning beds in preparation for their chilly jaunt through downtown Kamloops. This year’s run promises to be even better than the last, having already doubled in participants and including some new recruits from the law schools faculty. So why are all these future lawyers braving freezing temperatures in just their speedos? The run was created to help raise funds for the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation. The students felt that they wanted to get in touch with the community and help fundraise for a great local charity. Last year the run raised over two thousand dollars, donating it to the completion of a new hospital wing. This year the students are eager to beat last year’s amount, and are willing to brave
any weather the day might throw at them for the fantastic cause. Come rain, snow or the blizzard of the century, you can bet you’ll be seeing some scantily clad bodies jogging through downtown Kamloops, come November 22nd. So what can you do to help keep them warm? Donate, donate, donate! All
donations go to the RIH and can be made through the run’s website, www.kamloopssantarun.com. If you are not looking to donate, but would still like to contribute feel free to come on down and cheer these brave runners on. The run will be taking place November 22 starting at 2:00pm, down Victoria Street.
Choral Rhapsody returns this holiday Residents are invited to attend the 17th Annual Choral Rhapsody of Christmas at the Sagebrush Theatre on Tuesday, December 9 at 7:00pm. The free community concert is sponsored by the City of Kamloops, Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services. This year eight local choirs, plus one choir from out of town, will be presenting a delightful selection of Christmas carols with sing-a-longs in between sets for audience participation. The choirs in attendance will be: Desert Sounds Harmony, Bell of Note, Kamloops Choristers, German Liederkreis Choir, Mostly Acappella, Silverbell Singers, The Happy Choristers, The Sage Sound Singers and Vivace Chorale. Although the event is free of charge, food and cash donations for the Kamloops Food Bank will be gratefully accepted. Book seats through Kamloops Box Office Live by phone at 250-374-5483, in-person at 1025 Lorne Street or online at kamloopslive.ca.
In 2014, YMCA Peace Week celebrates its 30th anniversary and invites people of all ages to reflect on peace, to talk, and to take action, individually and with others. From November 15 to 22, the Kamloops YMCA-YWCA, together with YMCAs across Canada, offers activities that help children, youth and adults explore peace from personal, local and global perspectives. Collectively, YMCAs in Canada ask people to: Build community. Act for peace. More than the absence of violence and conflict, peace is the ongoing work of building and maintaining conditions of fairness, inclusion, empathy, security, and respect for diversity. Peace building is core to the YMCA’s commitment to strengthening the foundation of healthy communities and part of the Kamloops Y’s year round programs. Peace Week activities include the Giving Tree, free yoga classes and a free swim. Bring new socks, mittens and scarves to decorate the Giving Tree at all Y locations. Help young people stay warm this winter. Free Yoga for Peace at the North Shore Y from 7:45 am to 8:45 am on November 18 and 20. At the Downtown Y from 12:10 pm to 12:50 pm on November 21. Free Ice Tower swim at the Downtown Y from 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm on November 21.
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Mapping training offered at library The Thompson-Nicola Regional District and the City of Kamloops are teaming up to offer free training sessions to the general public, as well as the business community of Kamloops and surrounding areas, focused on interactive mapping and how to access local government data stored in a geographic information system. All sessions will take place from 10:30am to noon at the Kamloops Library Computer Lab, 465 Victoria Street. Training sessions for the business community will be held on Wednesdays, December 3 and January 7. Training sessions for the general public will be held on Wednesdays, December
10 and January 14. Working with CityMap and myRegionView, participants will create maps, explore and analyze the data behind the maps, create a property report, as well as measure, draw, and locate features of interest such as parks, zoning, and library locations.
The sessions are offered free of charge, but seating is limited, so registration is required. To register, interested parties must email gisinfo@tnrd.ca or call 250-377-7190 and specify the number of people and date they will attend. They will then receive an email with further instructions.
Final film of season for KFS The final film in the Kamloops Film Society Fall 2014 will be Felix Herngren’s The Hundred-Year Old Man Who Climbed Out The Window And Disappeared to be screened on Thursday, November 27 at 7:00pm at The Paramount Theatre. Tickets are available in advance at Movie Mart, 444 St. Paul Street and at the Paramount Theatre, Monday through Wednesday evenings the week of the screening, or at the door on the Thursday evening screening. An annual membership in the Kamloops Film Society is required. On-line tickets are also available at kamloopsfilmsociety.ca/tickets.
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The Homes for the Holidays tour es. This year’s tour will once again event Kamloops and area residents take part in to kick off the holiday has become one of the city’s most feature many wonderful delights! Not only is it a great day or eve- season. Tour dates are November 22 popular house tours and is not only a valuable source for unique holiday ning out for family and friends, but and 23. For more information visit decorating ideas, but it’s an important it’s become the signature Christmas homesfortheholidayskamloops.ca/. fundraiser for the United Way. The tour features homes volunteered by local Kamloops residents The Kamloops Central Business Association (KCBIA) is holding a Free PaNEWSPAPERS IS PROUD TO PRESENT: IN IT WINNovember IT and decorated by Kamloops’ signa-ECHOper Lantern Making workshop for families on TO Saturday, 22 from ture designers. Designers work to- 1:00 to 3:00pm and Thursday, November 27 from 4:00 to 6:00pm at Lansdgether with florists and retailers to in- owne Village. The end event is the Walk of Lights during Lights in the Night spire Christmas décor, contemporary where a parade of lanterns will leave from Lansdowne Village at 6:00pm and Playedendinatdowntown during LIGHTS THElighting NIGHTat 7:00pm. flair and I-never-thought-of-that piecSt. Andrewskamloops on the Square for the officialINtree
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Family Art Saturday: painting and collage Drop into Family Art Saturday, on November 22 from 1:00 to 3:00pm at Kamloops Art Gallery. Learn and play together, and experience the exhibitions as a family. Inspired by the current exhibition, A Terrible Beauty: Edward Burtynsky in Dialogue with Emily Carr, the art workshop will demonstrate ways that artists can incorporate socially conscious dialogue into their work. Participants will experiment with painting, collage and printmaking to develop their own narrative around resource-based land use in the community.
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by RICK ELLICE Based on the novel by DAVE BARRY & RIDLEY PEARSON November 27 to December 6 SAGEBRUSH THEATRE Pay-What-You-Can Saturday Matinées November 29 & December 6, 2:00 pm Tickets available from Kamloops Live! Box Office 250.374.5483 1025 Lorne St. wctlive.ca
Overlander Toastmasters Open House Toastmasters International is celebrating its 90th Anniversary this year. Founded in 1924 by Ralph C. Smedley, Toastmasters has grown from a small network of clubs to more than 14,650 clubs in 26 countries with membership exceeding 313,000. Overlander Toastmasters is one of five Toastmaster clubs in Kamloops. Toastmasters gives people the opportunity to learn skills in public speaking, running meetings efficiently, improving listening skills and
learning leadership skills in a fun supportive environment. If you have ever wondered what Toastmasters is about or thought about improving your public speaking skills, you are invited to come to an Open House on November 25 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm at 165 Victoria Street in the meeting room at Maurya’s Fine Indian Restaurant. Please email Overlander Toastmasters at ovtoastmasters@hotmail.com for more information or contact Judy Nichols at 250-554-9205.
The Neverland You Never Knew
Are you ready for adventure? For pirates and battles, shipwrecks and mermaid choruses? For your imagination to take flight? Then you are ready for Western Canada Theatre’s (WCT) swashbuckling prequel to Peter Pan, Peter and the Starcatcher, playing Thursday, November 27 to Saturday, December 6 at the Sagebrush Theatre. Adapted by Rick Elice from Dave Barry and Ridley Pear-
son’s children’s novel, this Tony Award winning play will have you hooked. Peter and the Starcatcher, an acclaimed favourite with critics and audiences alike when it ran on Broadway, is the tale of how a nameless, angst-ridden orphan became the boy who never grew up. Tickets are available at Kamloops Live! Box Office; kamloopslive.ca or 250-374-5483.
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“Excuse me sir,” said the man to one of the stewards on an Amtrak Train. “I always get nauseous when I go on trains, so I am going to take a heavy sleeping pill, but please do whatever you can to make sure I get off when it stops in Baltimore. I really don’t want to miss my great aunt’s funeral.” “Sure thing!” said the steward happily, we’ll make you I own a sure you get off!” busy shop Six hours later the train tire stopped in Washington D.C. and and the the man jumped out of his seatlast in a panic, “What the heck! onBaltimore!” my I asked you to wake thing me up in “Oh boy! He looks mad!” Remarked the fellow behind mind is office him to his wife. “Not half as mad as that other guy they carsupplies. ried off back in Baltimore,” she whispered back. Alan Hay, Big O Tires
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As a female shopper exited a convenience store in New York, a man grabbed her purse and ran. The clerk called 911 immediately and the woman was able to give them a detailed description of the snatcher. Within minutes, the police had apprehended the snatcher. They put him in the car and drove back to the store. The thief was then taken out of the car and told to stand there for a positive ID. To which he replied, “Yes Officer...that’s her. That’s the lady I stole the purse from.”
Taking the train cross country
Emily Carr, Loggers’ Culls, 1935, oil on canvas, Collection of the Vancouver Art Gallery, Gift of Miss I. Parkyn Photo: Trevor Mills, Vancouver Art Gallery
A Terrible Beauty Edward Burtynsky in Dialogue with Emily Carr October 18 to December 31, 2014 Organized and circulated by the Vancouver Art Gallery with the generous support of the Killy Foundation
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A large two engine train was crossing the country. After they had gone some distance one of the engines broke down. “No problem,” the engineer thought, and carried on at half power. Farther on down the line, the other engine broke down, and the train came to a standstill. The engineer decided he should
inform the passengers about why the train had stopped, and made the following announcement. “Ladies and gentlemen, I have some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that both engines have failed, and we will be stuck here for some time. The good news is that you decided to take the train and not fly.”
Actual analogies and metaphors from high school essays ✖✖ The little boat gently drifted across the pond exactly the way a bowling ball wouldn’t. ✖✖ She grew on him like she was a colony of E. coli and he was room-temperature Canadian beef. ✖✖ Her vocabulary was as bad as, like, whatever. ✖✖ Her face was a perfect oval, like a circle that had its two sides gently compressed by a Thigh Master. ✖✖ His thoughts tumbled in his head, making and breaking alliances like underpants in a dryer without Cling Free.
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The Kamloops Arts Council is presenting Howard Swaren’s Oils To Enjoy from December 2 to 20 in the Main Gallery with an Opening Reception on December 3 from 6:00 to 8:00pm. Howard will be displaying a variety of works that he has created over the past two years. These oil paintings will feature landscapes, animals and flowers. Howard said this about this upcoming exhibition, “During these past forty years, I have had the opportunity to take lessons from three notable art teachers. Appreciating their varied style regarding the technique of working with oils, I have banked the ideas and have put this
“Two Ol’ Boys” by Howard Swaren.
into my own style. I have tried to create realism with my pieces. Having said this, you can see that I may have ventured away from what you see in my paintings and what was really the real thing. I have found that creating is a challenge that cannot be prescribed, it is in the heart.” Howard’s interest in painting with oils is not to be consistent
with the subjects. What has sold well for him in the past has been subjects such as fishing boats and horse scenes. As you will see with this show, a variety of subjects will be on display. The Kamloops Arts Council’s Main Gallery is open Tuesday to Friday from 10:00am to 5:00pm and until 4:00pm on Saturday.
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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas ■■ Free Nutrition Seminar hosted by Cathy Lidster, health educator on Nov. 20 from 5 to 6:30pm at Centennial Building Wellness Centre, 102/103153 Seymour St. To reserve your spot call 250819-9041. ■■ Christmas at the Square on Nov. 21 from 2 to 7pm and Nov. 22 from 10am to 4pm at St Andrews on the Square, 159 Seymour St. Admission by donation to Kamloops Heritage Society. FMI call 250-377-4232 or info@standrewssquare.com. ■■ Live in the Lounge at Lake City Casino, 540 Victoria St. Nov. 22 Mr. M from 8pm to 12am. ■■ Dragging Piaf presented by BC Living Arts on Nov. 21 and 22 at 8pm at the Stagehouse Theatre, 423 Tranquille Rd. Tickets available at Kamloops Live Box Office 250-374-5483 or www. kamloopslive.ca. FMI visit www.bclivingarts.ca. ■■ Holiday Bazaar on Nov. 21 from 4 to 8pm and Nov. 22 from 10am to 3pm at South Sahali Elementary, 1585 Summit Dr. Free admission. Crafts, small and home based business, Grade 7’s fundraising tables of baked goods and crafts! Food Bank collection box at entrance. FMI or to book a table please email: ssesgr7parents@hotmail.com. ■■ Advent-ures in Art on Nov. 22 from 7 to 9pm at St. Paul Cathedral, 360 Nicola St. A cathedral art show exploring the themes of darkness and light. Everyone welcome! ■■ TVASC Let’s Dance on Nov. 22 from 8pm to 12am at Kamloops Curling Club, 700 Victoria St. Music by Union Jack. For tickets call Zonia at 250-372-0091 or Francoise at 250-372-3782. FMI call 250-571-5111. ■■ Annual Craft Fair, Bake Sale and Home Based Business Fair on Nov. 22 from 10am to 3pm at Beattie School of The Arts, 492 McGill Rd. Admission by donation, concession, draws and much more. Book your table by emailing avonjacki@gmail.com. Proceeds to the Beattie School of the Arts PAC. ■■ Fun Laughter Friends 2014: Tacky Christmas Sweater and/or Festive Hat gathering on Nov. 23. FMI contact: laugh2014@shaw.ca. ■■ Open House at the Kamloops and Area Chapter MS Society, 1- 275 Seymour St on Nov. 27 from 4:30 to 7:30pm. Snacks and refreshments served. FMI contact 250-314-0773 or www.ms-
society.ca/kamloops. ■■ Kamloops Hospice Benefit Concert on Nov. 27 at 7pm with Lowry Olafson at Calvary Community Church, 1205 Rogers Way. Tickets available at Kamloops Hospice House, 72 Whiteshield Cres. FMI call 250-372-1336 or www.kamloopshospice.com. ■■ RIH Thrift Seller Weekly Promotions: Last Sat. of month: 50 percent off*, Every Tues. – Senior’s Day: 30 percent Off All Items*, Last Week of Month - Fill-A-Bag Selected Tags: $5 per bag*, Every Two Weeks – New Silent Auction Items. 146 Victoria St. FMI call 250-374-0487. ■■ Kamloops Track and Field Club Registration for 2014-2015 indoor programs for athletes from ages 9 to 90. Register on the website http:// kamloopstrackandfield.ca/. ■■ Pagan Coffee Meet-Up on the third Thurs. of each month from 7 to 9pm at The Art We Are, 246 Victoria St. FMI visit: Kamloops Pagan Community on facebook.
■■ Soup and Sandwiches served on the first Wed. of each month for a nominal fee. Food served from 11:30am to 1pm at Kamloops United Church, 421 St. Paul. ■■ Kamloops Family History Society meetings take place on the fourth Thurs. of each month (except Dec.) from 7 to 9pm at Heritage House, 100 Lorne St. All are welcome. FMI call 250-372-5679. ■■ Kamloops Floor Curlers invite you to join them Mon, Tues, Thurs and Fri. from 9am to 12pm at Heritage House, 100 Lorne St. No special equipment needed, two games and coffee break each day. FMI call 250-376-0917. ■■ “The Art YOU Are” Open Mic and Poetry Slam on the second and last Wed. of the month at The Art We Are, 246 Victoria St. ■■ Indoor Farmers Market at Sahali Centre Mall every Sat. from 10am to 2pm until Dec. 20. Open to local vendors, if you “Make it, Bake it, Grow it.” FMI call Andy at 250-577-3810, or dandyme2@hotmail.com.
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Dear Scorpio: (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22) The future you’ve been creating is finally here. You could spend more time in your personal game of preparation and reparation, or you could just begin living the life you deserve. Dear Sagittarius: (Nov. 23 -Dec. 21) A new you is about to bloom and people notice. Although still reclusive for another week, a stranger might tempt you out into adventure to remember. There’s room for optimism but stick to your budget. Dear Capricorn: (Dec. 22 - Jan. 20) Ease off the pace and have a look around. You might have moved to far too quickly and it’s time for others to catch up. A lover returns from the past. Dear Aquarius: (Jan. 21 - Feb. 19) You’re past is picking a fight and you’re doing your best to keep up. It doesn’t seem fair but you still have to keep going. Keep your eyes open because you’re going to meet someone who can help. Dear Pisces: (Feb. 20 - Mar. 20) You’ve changed your philosophies and softened in the last couple of weeks. People notice and a new job opportunity presents itself. An office romance goes a little further. Dear Aries: (Mar. 21 - April 20) Teaming up pays off and it feels great! Focus shifts towards intellectual and exotic pleasures, and travel. A shopping trip to Vancouver could be fun. Dear Taurus: (Apr. 21 - May 21) You were so hot recently, hearts would break just thinking of you. Now it’s time to settle down with your new friend and build that future you’re dreaming of. Legal news might surprise. Dear Gemini: (May 22 - June 21) It’s been a boring couple of weeks but that’s about to change! Love returns bringing a second chance at a new beginning. Remember recent lessons and appreciate the people in your life… while they’re there. Dear Cancer: (June 22 - July 22) You’re still frisky but the chores are piling up and your partner is feeling neglected. Take step to reign in your daily routine. Planning your day will reveal more time for love. LS Cigar1.4_BlackFriday2014.indd 1 Dear Leo: (July 23 - Aug 22) Don’t roar too loudly but make your ideas known. Feelings of playfulness and a light hearted attitude return. Life continues its frantic pace and taking care of the kids fill your day. Continue to watch for accidents. Dear Virgo: (Aug. 23 - Sept. 23) After thinking about it for a couple of weeks, it’s now time to make a decision about your living arrangements. Your home is a natural extension of how you’d like to present yourself to the world. So, have a look inwards... then decorate! Dear Libra (Sept. 24 - Oct. 23) Usually the observer, you feel compelled to speak up. But what to say? Centering and calming thoughts will lessen distractions. Astro-week Sonnyscopes courtesy of Collin Sonny Rosati, Vancouver Astrologer, Hypnotist. For personal readings visit thesunnyside.net.
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