November is pretty impressive month for shows in Kelowna. Even though some touring acts are skipping Kelowna this time around (Sloan, Dan Mangan), there are still no shortage of great shows!

Wed. Nov. 5th – Wet Ape Presents  the smalls w/ Royal Tusk @ Flashbacks Night Club
Fri. Nov. 7th – Kim June Johnson @ Habitat
Tue. Nov. 11th – Oh Susanna @ Minstrel Cafe
Tue. Nov. 11th – Tokyo Police Club, Said the Whale, The Pack A.D. @ Kelowna Community Theatre
Wed. Nov. 12th – Demetri Martin @ Kelowna Community Theatre
Thurs. Nov. 13th – Devin Cuddy Band @ Minstrel Cafe
Thurs. Nov. 13th – Sam Roberts Band @ Kelowna Community Theatre
Fri. Nov. 14th – Wet Ape Presents One Bad Son w/the Lazys @ Docs
Fri. Nov. 14th – Theory of a Deadman w/Head of the Herd @ Kelowna Community Theatre
Tue. Nov. 18th – Big John Bates / White Cowbell Oklahoma @ Docs
Wed. Nov. 19th – Devin Townsend Project @ Level
Wed. Nov. 19th – Highs with w/ Local Support @ Habitat
Thurs. Nov. 20th – The Newks @ Habitat
Fri. Nov. 21st – Lights @ Kelowna Community Theatre
Sat. Nov. 22nd – No Sinner with Tiger Moon @ Habitat
Thurs. Nov. 27th – The Sweet Lowdown @ Kelowna Folk Club, House Concert
Fri. Nov. 28th – Wet Ape Presents The Trews with Glorious Songs @ Flashbacks
Sat. Nov. 29th – Wet Ape Presents Damn Fools with Hot Knox @ Docs
Sat. Nov. 29th – Reuben and the Dark @ Streaming Cafe

El Día de los Muertos or ‘Day of the Dead’ is the inspiration for Sugar Skull Strut
WHEN: (SAT) Nov 1, 2014 at 8:00 PM
WHERE: Rotary Centre for the Arts, 421 Cawston Ave Kelowna www.rotarycentreforthearts.com
TICKETS: www.selectyourtickets.com or 250-717-5304 $25/advance, $75/”Big Enchilada” VIP Package

Based on the overwhelmingly positive response from the community at the well-attended inaugural event in 2013, we are busy building Marigold decorated ofrendas and piñatas décor to get ready for this second annual (19+) Sugar Skull Strut to be held throughout the beautiful Rotary Centre for the Arts on Nov 1st 2014. El Día de los Muertos or ‘Day of the Dead’ is the inspiration for Sugar Skull Strut which will have live music by MAZACOTE, a hard hitting six piece latin dance band, playing horn-driven New York salsa dura and beats from Colombia, Puerto Rico and Cuba, music from Major Mambo, Salsa Dance instructors, Mexican Folklore dancers, Kinshira Performance Troupe with magical fire poi and black light lounge, Costume strut and prizes and a Cash Cantina with beer, wine, sangria, margaritas and Mexican bites. TICKETS: Reg $25 /”Big Enchilada” VIP Package $75 http://www.selectyourtickets.com

SUGAR SKULL STRUT is coming up soon!
Live music by MAZACOTE • Costume Strut • KINSHIRA Fire Poi & Black Light Lounge • Prizes • Photo booth • Cash Bar

(Sat) November 1, 2014 | 8:00 PM – Midnight
The most anticipated Day of the Dead party in Kelowna, Sugar Skull Strut, is a Rotary Centre for the Arts signature event. Sugar Skull Strut is inspired by El Día de los Muertos or ‘Day of the Dead’, a traditionally festive time of year in Mexico honoring past souls and loved ones.

Costumes are optional, but last year’s attendees were a wonderfully creative sight! Visit our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/sugarskullstrut?ref=hl or website http://www.rotarycentreforthearts.com/now_showing/events.html for an insider’s view and some great ideas. We’ll have a red carpet photographer post your festive faces to the Sugar Skull Strut facebook page for a week of voting and prizes.

Doing your own makeup? Connect with the official Sugar Skull Strut staff at Calowna Costumes who can give ideas and 10% off makeup with your Sugar Skull ticket. General tickets are $25/ea at SelectYourTickets.com with 8 PM entrance to the party. To have your makeup done by the professionals, visit FACES at Orchard Park Mall. Book an appointment at (250) 869-4114.

For the ultimate Sugar Skull Strut experience, buy a “Big Enchilada” VIP ticket. For $75, you’ll get makeup application by one of our makeup artists from 6-8 PM, early entrance from 6 PM, one drink and food voucher, early strut privileges and behind-the-scenes band sound check.

Guaranteed to make you move is hard-hitting Latin dance band, MAZACOTE http://www.mazacote.ca, playing horn-driven New York salsa dura with beats from Colombia, Puerto Rico and Cuba. Based in Vancouver, the band features Nicaraguan singer-songwriter David Lopez, latin jazz trumpeter Malcolm Aiken and a groove-heavy rhythm section featuring Chris Couto on timbales, Miguel Benavides on Congas, Aaron McKinney on bass, and pianist Niho Takase. Powerful vocals combined with driving afrocuban percussion and brassy mambos, introducing their son-inspired take on some of salsa’s hardest grooves.

This is a whole building party! OTHER COOL things to expect:
• Kinshira Performance Troupe with magical fire poi show and black light lounge
• Complimentary Photo strips from OKANAGAN PHOTOSTAR
• Marigold decorated ofrendas and piñata décor
• Cash Cantina with beer, wine, sangria, margaritas and Mexican bites

TICKETS
Limited “Big Enchilada” VIP: $75/each. With early entrance 6-8 PM, makeup application, one drink and food voucher, early strut privileges and behind the scenes band soundcheck.
General (19+): $25/each. Entrance at 8 PM. SelectYourTickets.com

** 19+ event. ID req’d at door. Costumes are optional.

SUGAR SKULL STRUT TIMETABLE:

6:00-8:00PM “Big Enchilada” VIP Ticketholders Entrance and Makeup Application
6:30-7:30PM Major Mambo
7:00-8:55PM Latin Dance Instructors
7:30-8:00PM DJ-Salsa/Bachata/Kizomba playlist
7:30PM Mexican Cantina Opens
7:00-10:00PM Strut Photo Contest Wall

8:00- 12:00AM Regular Ticketholders Enter
8:00-11:00PM Okanagan Photostar Photobooth
8:00-8:55PM Major Mambo
8:40-8:55PM Kinshira Glow Show
8:55-9:05PM Mexican Folklore Dance Group
9:05-10:00PM Mazacote
10:00-10:30PM Kinshira Fire Poi Show
10:30- 11:30PM Mazacote
11:30-12:00AM DJ for Salsa/Bachata/Kizomba

Get Ready for Sugar Skull Strut: Makeup & handmade Sugarskulls
Workshops at the RCA
Authentic Decorated
Mexican Sugar Skull Creation
$10 for Oct 18 & 25, 10-11 AM (Ages 6+)
Sugar Skulls are traditionally used to decorate home altars and are a festive icon to celebrate Day of the Dead. On Oct 18, press sugar into molds while learning about the tradition. On Oct 25, decorate your skull. They’ll go on display Nov 1 for Sugar Skull Strut, and will be available to go home with you after the event.

Sugar Skull Make-up Inspiration
$5 per session (ages 13+)
Flower Skulls: Oct 18, 10-11 AM
Scary Skulls: Oct 25, 10-11 AM
Thinking of dressing up for Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead? Take inspiration from this class where you will see a makeup artist apply two very different looks to models. Then come to Sugar Skull Strut on November 1st after transforming yourself with a DIY makeup look.
Shelly Vida
Performing Arts & Media Coordinator
Rotary Centre for the Arts
421 Cawston Avenue, Kelowna BC V1Y 6Z1
Phone: 250-717-5304 ext.105 Fax: 250-717-5314
RotaryCentrefortheArts.com | WAM!

POWER 104 PRESENTS THE TRAGICALLY HIP – Fully and Completely Tour

Saturday, February 7th, 2015 at Prospera Place

Tickets ON SALE Saturday, October 18th at 10AM

Tickets available – www.livenation.com

Have it locked on Power 104, Kelowna’s Best Rock for your chance to win tickets!

Dan Possumato (button accordion, melodeon) and Jamie O’Brien (vocals, guitar) will perform in Kelowna this Sunday night, Sep. 28 at #2 3105 Thacker Drive, West Kelowna. Celtic aficionados don’t miss an opportunity to see this first class duo who are seldom tour in our part of the world. This will be a rare treat.

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Dan Possumato is an American from Pittsburgh who has been playing traditional Irish music since the 1980’s having learned to play during his 15 year stay in Europe. He travels to the west of Ireland on a regular basis where he collects many esoteric tunes for his repertoire. As he was born on St Patrick’s Day it seems he was destined for this career. Dan plays the old “push and draw” style and he plays both the two row button accordion and the rapidly disappearing one row Irish Melodeon.

Growing up in a London-Irish family, Jamie O’Brien was always surrounded by music, both the songs of Ireland and songs from the British music hall at hooleys (gatherings) most Saturday nights. He began performing as a teenager as a guitarist and singer, delving into a variety of styles but always returning to his Irish roots. Since arriving in America in 1990 he has performed regularly both as a solo act and with several bands. He has appeared with such musicians as Aoife Clancy, Kieran O’Hare and fiddler Jim Egan. He and Dan have worked together since they first met in 2000. And perform frequently throughout the US and Europe.

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The Devin Cuddy Band recently returned from the road in support of their acclaimed new album Kitchen Knife, out July 29 on Cameron House Records. After a full summer of festival appearances and club gigs across Canada, the 2014 JUNO Award nominated band has announced new fall tour dates that commence October 3 and will take them coast to coast. All tour dates are listed below.

“Kitchen Knife is astoundingly mature… the kind of record that doesn’t get made much anymore. Pop Matters

“a warm and winning voice…well-crafted compositions and fluent piano stylings” Exclaim!

“deserves a spot on your end-of-summer playlist” The Uniter

“delightfully ramshackle charm” NOW Magazine

WATCH THE VIDEO FOR “HOME” HERE
WATCH THE VIDEO FOR “KITCHEN KNIFE” HERE

LISTEN TO THE ALBUM KITCHEN KNIFE HERE

Making their way across Canada for a second time supporting their latest album, Kitchen Knife, The Devin Cuddy band is all set to make stops from Vancouver to Halifax beginning on October 3. “It’s very important to us to bring this show to the doorsteps of Canadians everywhere”, says Devin Cuddy. “So come on out”. To catch a glimpse of what to expect from the blues and country four piece, you can watch their performance of album cut “Home”, recorded live with the students at The Regent Park School Of Music.

Devin Cuddy has always made music his way, and some might argue, the hard way. As the son of Blue Rodeo’s Jim Cuddy, country rock has been the soundtrack to Devin’s entire life — he was born the same week Blue Rodeo began recording its 1987 debut album, Outskirts. But from the moment Devin was drawn to playing music, he was determined to get as close as possible to the sources of all the sounds he loved, whether they were made by rock and roll’s founding fathers, the Grand Ole Opry’s honky-tonk heroes, or Jelly Roll Morton and the kings of jazz. Thus far, that path has already led to a Juno Nomination for Roots / Traditional Album of the Year for his first record, Vol 1.

Produced by Greg Keelor (Blue Rodeo) at his Lost Cause home studio, with the help of Nichol Robertson on guitar,Zack Sutton on drums, and Devon Richardson on bass, The Devin Cuddy Band went in to studio with a different approach than before. “I brought all the new tunes to the studio, so the band hadn’t played most of them yet,” says Cuddy. “Each song was arranged as we heard it, very natural approach. We took more of a studio approach as opposed to the ‘live off the floor’ feel we have on the first record. You’ll hear more instruments, bigger sounds and a more realised sense of song.”

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