Kelowna's Juicy Tips

Wow, August long weekend already! Seems like July just flew by. It’s a gorgeous long weekend in Kelowna, with temperature highs forecasted to be in the 30s, and a scattering of showers here and there to cool us off. This gives me the perfect opportunity to talk about one of our favourite Kelowna pastimes in [...]

You’ve probably noticed all the beautful lavender around the boulevards and parks of Kelowna. It’s in bloom right now, and it is so fragrant! You may not know, though, that we actually have a lavender farm in Kelowna: the Okanagan Lavender & Herb Farm. This time of year the farm is in it’s full glory, [...]

This just in from Strut Entertainment! A free concert is coming our way – Doc Walker will spoil us with their fun, soulful, catchy music. Aren’t we lucky?? Who doesn’t love free concerts – outside on a beautiful summer evening!

Today on Juicy Tips, Mark Morris and I are talking about all the events taking place next week over Canada Day in Kelowna… and there are lots of things happening! All you have to do is wear your red and white, and head to Waterfront Park/Prospera Place and you’ll find lots of action. Here’s a [...]

This week on the Juice, Mark Morris and I talk about City Chase, an urban adventure race coming to Kelowna on June 26. Mark will be taking part in the race, so I give him a few little (okay, big) hints about a “Chase Point” that he will have to do… listen to the show [...]

With a beautiful sunny weekend coming up, Kelowna will be the ultimate playground for kids. That’s because this weekend there are 2 big events for kids taking place in the city.
 

Performers from Samba Tribe whip-up energy at the Fat Cat this weekend.

Imagine that you cannot see, cannot hear, and cannot really speak. This was the reality of Helen Keller, who ended up a Radcliffe College graduate (with honours), a famous author, lecturer on the speaking circuit, and an inspiration to many people with barriers of their own. There’s a theatre  production on in town – until [...]

One of the surest signs that spring is well underway is the arrival of the Okanagan Spring Wine Festival. It’s how we Okanaganites (did I just make up a word?) celebrate bud-break in the vineyard, that magical time when the tiny green buds finally open up into fledgling leaves. I digress. Where’s that glass of [...]