DINE AROUND BACK, BUT LOOKS DIFFERENT
Virtual or in-person options — B3
Kelowna Actors Studio is encouraging you to spend Valentines at home this year with a special date-night planned.
Sit down to dinner and listen to a radio play that will feature the talented actors at KAS perform Neil Simon’s Plaza Suite, a comedy of three vignettes, each set-in room 719 of New York’s Plaza Hotel.
The play stars; Randy Leslie, Janet Anderson, Nathan Flavel, Emily MacArthur, Casey Easton, Michelle Deighton, Jerome Laroche, Chad Abrahamson and Julia Chambers.
Also included in the price is a bottle of Pearls bubbly from The View Winery and a Local Box which holds bath bombs, Belgian Chocolate Buttercrunch and Cake Balls, all for the romantic price of $149 plus taxes.
Go to: kelownatickets.com/online/article/ValentineAtHome.
Dine Around Okanagan has come around again and this year with over 50 restaurants participating throughout the Valley.
The restaurants have added a takeaway option due to restaurant capacity restrictions.
Dine in or take out, one can still enjoy the three-course dinner experience with reduced menu prices from $15 to $55, also with suggested pairings of B.C. VQA wine, B.C. craft beer or spirits.
This month-long event, sponsored by the Wines of British Columbia and BC Dairy, allows local foodies to explore eating establishments at a reduced price.
Visit the website at dinearound.ca for a list of participating restaurants. There is also an opportunity to win $350 in restaurant gift cards by scanning the QR code on restaurant posters and completing the entry form. Dine Around Okanagan is on until March 7.
On Sunday evening in West Kelowna, Grizzli Winery, at 2550 Boucherie Rd., is celebrating the love vibes with live music, food and wine.
“Love and All That Jazz with Anna Jacyszyn” goes from 5 to 7 p.m. Loni Moger and I have curated a setlist of songs that celebrates love in hope you are inspired by it.
Tickets are $30-$55 and can be purchased by visiting grizzliwinery.com. Just follow the prompts to purchase your tickets.
Included are nibblies such as Siegerrebe Grape goat cheese plate, Seasonal Provence Quiche and sweet treats created by Sandrine French Pastry and Chocolate shop, all paired with signature wine and icewine favourites.
It is time to nominate your candidates for the City of Kelowna’s Civic and Community Awards that recognize outstanding contributions and achievements each year.
Visit the website at Kelowna.ca/ourcommunity/news-events/civic-community-awards for categories and nomination forms. Nominations will be accepted until Friday.
As an added incentive this year only, all nominators will be entered to win a $100 gift certificate to their favourite restaurant. The awards gala that usually happens in April is adapting to the ongoing pandemic restrictions, so details will be confirmed closer to the event date.
I have been part of Kelowna since 1972, and even though I have lived in other countries, Kelowna has always been a part of my heart, which makes preserving of its heritage and the legacy family stories particularly important to me. I was brought up around these families and went to school with their children’s children.
As I get more involved with my city, I want to know more about the local heritage society and its preservation efforts, which is why I got excited when I read the proclamation of National Heritage Week happening Feb. 15-21. You too may read this proclamation, which is on the website at okheritagesociety.com and signed by Mayor Colin Basran.
Heritage Week events include the Central Okanagan Society’s Heritage Awards, held this year via Zoom on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. This one-hour event requires registration, which you will also find on the website.
While browsing the site, allow yourself some time to read about the significance of heritage preservation and allow nostalgia to play on your heartstrings a little.
Every year when Valentine’s Day comes around, we examine the works of poets, songwriters and storytellers alike, who dissect and describe the emotion of love.
There are eight types of Love according to the Ancient Greeks: agape — unconditional love; philautia — self-love; storge — familiar love; pragma — enduring love; mania —obsessive love; philia — affectionate love,; ludus — playful love; and eros — romantic love. Like the Greeks, we too are fascinated by love and celebrate its meanings by gestures and events.
Happy Valentine’s Day everyone.