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Local Winery Owner To Provide Pajamas For Haitian Orphans – Vibrant Vines, Oct. 15th

Kelowna, B.C. – September 15, 2011 – Tony & Erin Lewis, of The Vibrant Vine winery in Kelowna, B.C., are launching a new philanthropic endeavour to provide pajamas to children around globe.

The Vibrant Vine winery, opened in 2009, has had much success getting their uniquely wrapped wine bottles into over 100 stores throughout BC. Tony & Erin Lewis are excited to combine their wine-industry knowledge with a compassionate mission inspired by their 3- year-old daughter Madi. The Pajama Project; a new global program that will provide pajamas to children who are with out.
Dr. Rick & Barb Wilkerson, recently adopted a boy from a Haitian orphanage. Following the adoption, their family decided to continue a relationship with the orphanage, providing financial support and other resources. The seed for The Pajama Project was planted by Tony & Erin’s 3-year-old daughter, Madi. When she was asked what she wanted for her upcoming 4th birthday, she responded: “I want to send pajamas to all the kids at Grandpa Rickʼs orphanage.” Tony and his wife, Erin, have allowed the idea to blossom into The Pajama Project.

The Pajama Project will launch with a Pajama Jam on October 15, 2011 (Madiʼs birthday) at The Vibrant Vine winery. Amazing  musicians, wearing their pajamas, have signed up to donate their time and musical talents to hold a concert that will include great music, palette-pleasing wine, good times, and of course, pajamas. There is no cover for the event, and wine will be available for purchase. Visitors are asked to bring a new pair of pajamas that will be hand-delivered to an orphanage in Haiti.
Moving forward from October 15th, The Pajama Project will sell specially labeled wines that will be sold in liquor stores across BC. For every bottle of wine sold, The Pajama Project will send one pair of pajamas to a child in need. Tony and his wife Erin have connections to initially provide pajamas to children in Haiti and are currently researching leads to expand The Pajama Project around the globe.

The driving mission behind The Pajama Project is to send love and hope across the world to children who donʼt have much of anything – especially not pajamas of their very own to give them comfort at night.  The Pajama Jam will be held at The Vibrant Vine: 3240 Pooley, Kelowna. It will begin at noon and run through the evening (at least til 5 pm).

For interviews, more information on The Pajama Project or to arrange to have media coverage of The Pajama Jam, Tony Lewis can be reached at 250-575-8173 and at Thevibrantvinebc@gmail.com.

Great week of live music in Kelowna – Sept. 19th-26th

With two big shows at Habitat – Library Voices, The Pack AD, and the hometown shows for Kevin Kane, We Are the City and Yukon Blonde, there are lots to choose from this week!

Mon Sep 19
Kevin Kane – The Minstrel Cafe

Tue Sep 20
Little Jungles, Jimmy Balfour, the comedy of Scott carter – Fernandos
Library Voices w/ Wool on Wolves and Windmills – Habitat

Fri Sep 23
The Bodegas – Lake City Casino
We Are The City w/ Fields of Green & Family – Luther Hall (check out A-OK feature story) – FB event
David West – The Minstrel Cafe
Paul Filek – Doc Willoughby’s Downtown Pub
Scott Theilmann – Pheasant & Quail Pub
Murphy’s Lagh – Vintner’s Poolside Grill
Papa Wheely – O’Flannigans Pub
The Ozzy Ozmunds – Grateful Fed
Random Act with Uptown Hornz – The Blue Gator

Sat Sep 24
The Charming Sportsmen – Vibrant Vines Winery
Steph Macpherson, Omar & the Bear – Streaming Cafe
We Are The City w/ Yukon Blonde, White Ash Falls – Luther Hall
Scott Theilmann – Pheasant & Quail Pub
Murphy’s Lagh – Vintner’s Poolside Grill
Papa Wheely – O’Flannigans Pub
The Ozzy Ozmunds – Grateful Fed
Random Act with Uptown Hornz – The Blue Gator

Sun Sep 25

Ra Ra Riot, Dinosaur Bones – Doc Willoughby’s (moved from Habitat)

Mon Sep 26
Royal Wood – The Minstrel Cafe
The Pack AD with Sun Wizards – Habitat

30 Acts announced for the 2011 Pop Okanagan Festival in Kelowna!

The 2011 Pop Okanagan Festival takes place October 13th-16th in Kelowna BC at various downtown venues ranging from listening clubs to rock clubs.  You can gain access to the festival by purchasing a Festival Wristband.

Similar to BreakOut West last October, Early Bird Festival wristbands can be purchased at a discounted price of $20 and will allow you access to all venues for all shows for the entire weekend! Click here. After that, the price will be $35 and you can pick it up either before the night starts, or at your first venue. If you only want to see one show, it’s $10 at the door.

Lineup announced!

41ST AND HOME ● ADRIAN GLYNN ● THE BOOM BOOMS ● BUCKNIFE ● CALUM HUGHES ● THE CAPERS ● DOMINIQUE FRICOT ● FIELDS OF GREEN ● THE FLU ● MARK IRVING ● MAURICE ● MIKE EDEL ● ONE BAD SON ● PORTAGE AND MAIN ● QUEST POETICS ● REDBIRD ● REDGY BLACKOUT ● ROCOCODE ● THE RUFFLED FEATHERS ● STEPH MACPHERSON ● SUN WIZARD ● THOMAS KJORVEN ● WATASUN ● WINDBORN ● ZAAC PICK AND MORE!

Live music this weekend – Sept. 16th and 17th

Fri Sep 16  

Songwriters in the Round – Streaming Cafe
Andre Feriante – The Minstrel Cafe
Windborn – Emmanuel Church
Devon Coyote – Doc Willoughby’s Downtown Pub
FOOTWERK 2 YEAR BASH – Sapphire Nightclub
Sherman Doucette –  Vintner’s Poolside Grill
Donavan Sweet – Pheasant & Quail Pub
Zamboni Brothers – The Blue Gator
Unknown Culprits – O’Flannigans Pub
Porch Crawlers – Grateful Fed

Sat Sep 17  

Live music at Vibrant Vines Winery
Doc’s First Annual Pig & Mug Pig Roast featuring the Rowdymen – Doc Willoughby’s Downtown Pub
Sherman Doucette –  Vintner’s Poolside Grill
My Dearest Friends – Streaming Cafe
Cheeky Monkeys – The Minstrel Cafe
Donavan Sweet – Pheasant & Quail Pub
Zamboni Brothers – The Blue Gator
Unknown Culprits – O’Flannigans Pub
Rompus Room – Grateful Fed

Library Voices at Habitat, September 20th

Library Voices 
w/ Wool on Wolves and Windmills
Tickets: $10 advance/$15 door – Buy your tickets for this show here!
Advance tickets also available at Leo’s Video and Tweaked and Yummy Vintage Apparel
Doors at 8pm, Show 9pm

Library Voices would surely be kicked out of a library if they ever played in one, but this fearless ten member band that includes full-on horns, strings and accordions hales all the way from Regina, Saskatchewan. Nominated for Independent Album of the Year at both the 2009 and 2010 Western Canadian Music Awards, SPIN Magazine described them as “leaning on well-edited art school essentials, from restrained flourishes of unadorned guitars to playful keyboards and cutesy boy-girl vocals.”

“Library Voices—ten members strong—may well appeal to indie music fans with a taste for the lighthearted, and, of course, hip bookworms who can appreciate the group’s eclectic assortment of literary shout-outs.” The New Yorker

“…this EP’s multi-decade mash-up of pop styles feels warm, inviting and unrehearsed. While exuberant bounciness appears to be the ticket for the majority of the EP, the winner may be the most subdued track. The utterly charming “Hunting Ghosts” glides effortlessly on Brian Wilson-esque harmonies, a hushed female vocal and a skittery beat, and is in turns wistful, contemplative and comfortingly cryptic.” Exclaim

“Their sound bridges your parents The Kinks & Roy Orbison albums with your big sisters Fleetwood Mac & Talking Heads cassettes and your weird older cousins Violent Femmes & Magnetic Fields CDs.” Regina Folk Festival

“I found myself listening to (Step Off The Map & Float) over and over.” Brooklyn Vegan

Wool on Wolves is a band; pure and simple.  They’re not here to distract you with flashing lights or smoke machines.  They’re musicians, music fans, roommates, and friends above all else, who hold a genuine belief that music has the ability to move beyond speakers and headphones to truly encapsulate the human experience.

October at The Rotary Centre for the Arts

The Rotary Centre for the Arts OPEN HOUSE   “Everyone Plays Here”
Date: Oct 1st 1-4PM

Free: Sampling of creative and educational offerings


Matt Andersen “Matt’s sprawling blues, roots and rock musical hybrid with his sorrowing and soulful voice has sparked a phenomenal buzz.”
Date: Sat  Oct 8 7:30PM

Tickets:  $30 Adults $10 Students  www.selectyourtickets.com

Rotary Centre for the Arts, Kelowna

Check out what’s going on this weekend around Kelowna – Sept. 9th and 10th

Friday, September 9th
The Bodega’s – Vintner’s Poolside Grill
Young ‘uns – The Blue Gator
Hot Tomales – Pheasant & Quail Pub
Joshua Smith – The Minstrel Cafe
Cruel Young Hearts w/ Moments – Doc Willoughby’s Downtown Pub
Jayson Benderat – Grateful Fed
Universal Juveniles – O’Flannigans Pub

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saturday, September 10th
Paper Beats Scissors – – Streaming Cafe
Thomas Kjorven and Eric Clark – The Old Bike Shop Cafe
The Bodega’s – Vintner’s Poolside Grill
Young ‘uns – The Blue Gator
Hot Tomales – Pheasant & Quail Pub
The Rowdymen – The Minstrel Cafe
Summer Ice – Vibrant Vines Winery
Hear in the Noize! – Grateful Fed
Universal Juveniles – O’Flannigans Pub

 

 

The Fall concert series for The Old Bike Shop Cafe

The Fall concert series for The Old Bike Shop Cafe has been announced.  A great way to spend a Saturday night!

Saturday September 24- Glenn Chatten

Saturday October 1- Mighty River

Saturday October 15- Aaron Gordon

Saturday October 22- Yoko Cowin

Saturday October 29- Our Second Annual Halloween Party with Cinged

Saturday November 5- Sandy McAfee

Saturday November 19- The Malarkeys

Saturday November 26- Here In The Noise

Saturday December 3- Aimee Laws

Saturday December 10- Alison Henry and Neville Bowman


Showtimes run from 7pm-9pm

This concert series will feature talented musicians with a flair for performing for guests in an intimate coffeehouse setting such as ours. All entertainment covers go directly to the musicians.

Acoustics are awesome, food is delicious and the drinks flow. A great way to spend a Fall or Winter evening in the Okanagan.