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The Okanagan School of the Arts is putting the Shatford Centre in Penticton to work, hosting two sets of creative workshops in the renovated heritage building for the first time, starting later this month.

Tickets are now on sale for the Many Hats Theatre Company production of award-winning Canadian playwright Douglas Bowie’s Rope’s End, opening on March 31 at the Cannery Stage in Penticton.

Though the news has been buzzing around town for a month, Cirque du Soleil made the official announcement this week that their critically-acclaimed touring production Dralion is coming to the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton at the end of June.Note: Tickets for Cirque du Soleil go sale Monday March 14, not Friday as stated in this story.

The Penticton Peach Festival Society had some big news about this year’s festival, adding Canadian Rock legends Trooper to the list of acts booked to perform in Okanagan Lake Park.

Alison Markin aims to spread the word about Twitter and how it, along with other forms of social media, can be used to promote cultural activities and businesses in the South Okanagan.

It shouldn’t come as a huge surprise that, in the opening moments of Rango, we see an image of one Hunter S. Thompson, behind the wheel of a speeding convertible, rolling through the dusty Nevada desert.

While the weather in the Okanagan may be slow to warm up this year, residents at least have a chance to experience some music from a warmer climate later this month, when El Mariachi comes to Summerland.

Honua Kai Resort & Spa on Maui knows bigger is better when it comes to vacation accommodations and living area. Their Kamehameha Suite’s expansive lanai is a jaw-dropping 3,200 square feet.

The Cannery Stage in Penticton hosts a performance from the 2011 Bollywood Bellydance Love Tour. This tour features the unique choreography and incredible dancing that you can always expect from a Get Bent Bellydance Tour.