McDonald Water Park grand opening on Friday! z | Page 2
your neighbourhood. your newspaper.
north shore
Spoiler alert and the over share z | Page 5 B U S I N E S S A S S O C I AT I O N
PERFECTLY FABULOUS
Volume 15 Number 27 | 50¢ Alicia Ashcroft
July 6, 2016
OPEN FOR BUSINESS 250.376.2411
Rivertown Players offer free theatre for all Hot, summer days are such a treat but trying to entertain youngsters day after day can get a little trying and have a way of stretching the budget way beyond one’s expectations. Enjoy a darling little day at the park: play, lounge, snack, splash around and then celebrate summertime with some free children’s theatre! The Kamloops Arts Council, in partnership with Project X, is pleased to present another marvellous summer with the Rivertown Players, who will be touring Kamloops parks all summer long, with some fun, silly, charming little plays that offer lots of quick changes, crazy characters and musical interludes! Not only do the actors write and develop their own scripts, they also hold positions that further support the Rivertown team. Brittney Martens is the stage manager, Zack Fernstrom is the booking coordinator and Kelsey Laurnier, comEmily May Photography munity engagement coordinator, handles the social media and mar- Meet the Riverside Players! (L-R) Krystine Lucas, Kelsey Launier, Zack Fernstrom and Brittney Martens. keting. It’s a well-rounded educational experience; as Krystine get up and move around or start previous years and the interac- and has been a great mentor to the Lucas, assistant director, says, talking in the middle of the show, tion with children at school and performers. Dušan Magdolen, gen“This is a dream job for TRU the- it’s so honest and unfiltered.” But, after-school programs. Following eral manager of Project X Theatre, atre students.” Fresh from Western what makes theatre so thrilling is their recent preview shows at the says their involvement with the Canada Theatre’s Velveteen Rabbit, that the kids are excited about the- Teddy Bear Picnic and at the Rivertown Players is an absolute Krystine has learned a thing or two atre, the characters, the costumes, Canada Day celebrations, the pleasure: “The Rivertown team about children’s theatre and the the sets and that’s what matters Rivertown Players are ready for assembled for 2016 is so committed, hard-working and entertaining, unpredictability of little audience most. Their mission is to get whatever comes their way! Melissa Thomas, producer and that we are just so proud to have members. “There are some things children “interested and excited you just can’t plan for,” she says about the arts”, which will be a director, has prepared the actors had a hand in the process and look with a laugh. “Some kids will just breeze, based on the success of beautifully for the summer ahead - continued on page 3
On July 26 we’re inviting everyone over. RITA & JEAN-LOUIS LAMARCHE, AT CHARTWELL SINCE 2012. CHARTWELL.COM
BBQ DINNER
Make us part of your story.
July 26 • 4 pm RSVP by July 20
628 Tranquille Road, Kamloops 778-376-2001 Conditions may apply.