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COMING SOON

 

Tuesday May 17 @ 6:00, Wednesday May 18 @ 5:00 & 7:00
SOUTH OKANAGAN DANCE SHOWCASE
Presented by The Dance Studio

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TICKETS - $5 with food bank donation, $10 without. Available at the door only. 

​THE KIDS ARE SO EXCITED TO HIT THE STAGE AGAIN!!!!
The performances are nice and short (around an hour each) but jam-packed with TONS of talent, skill, tricks, props, glitter and smiles. COME OUT and support these super hard working kids!

These Dancers LOVE a big, full audience!!
Tickets are only $5 per ticket (when you bring a food bank donation) it’s super affordable to come watch these super stars perform. Plus YOU get to help be a judge with 3 special awards each show!
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ALL shows are a little different so if you can catch them all your in for quite a treat!!
 

May 22 - 28, all shows at 7:30
2022 OKANAGAN ZONE THEATRE FESTIVAL
Presented by SOAP Theatre & Theatre BC
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BUY Multi Show TICKETS
BUY When the wind blows TICKETS
BUY above and beyond TICKETS
BUY WIT TICKETS
BUY the gravitational pull of bernice trimble TICKETS
BUY ben hur TICKETS
BUY awards banquet TICKETS
Six dramatic days of live theatre, plus a banquet and dance make up the O-Zone Theatre Festival, coming to Oliver May 22 to May 28. All performances are at Venables Theatre. The Awards Banquet will be at the Oliver Senior Centre (5786 Airport St. Oliver). 
  • Sunday, May 22: SOAP Theatre (Oliver and Osoyoos): When the Wind Blows by Raymond Briggs
  • Monday, May 23: Crimson Tine Theatre (Princeton): Above and Beyond by Robert Scott
  • Tuesday, May 24: Theatre Kelowna: Wit by Margaret Edson 
  • Wednesday, May 25: Workshop Play: Gift from the Sea by Cara Nunn of Vernon (Note that this short play is free for anyone holding a ticket to any of the other performances.)
  • Thursday, May 26: Shuswap Theatre (Salmon Arm): The Gravitational Pull of Bernice Trimble by Beth Graham
  • Friday, May 27: Powerhouse Theatre (Vernon): Ben Hur by Patrick Barlow
  • Saturday, May 28: Awards Banquet: Dinner, followed by dancing to the music of popular local duo, Rebel Luv.
There will be a “coffee critique” hosted by the festival adjudicator on the morning after each show (except the workshop play). These critiques will be held in the Venables Theatre lobby, and are free to any audience members with a ticket from the night before.
 
Ticket prices:
  • Adults – single, day of the show: $25.00/person
  • Adults – single, advance: $22.50/person
  • Adults – three or more shows: $20.00/person/show
  • Students – with valid student ID: $15.00/person
  • Banquet Tickets: $45.00/person (Banquet ticket sales end on Thursday May 26 at 12:00 noon)
  • Attendance at the Workshop play on May 25 is free for anyone with a ticket to any other festival show
 
For full festival details including show descriptions visit:
​https://www.soplayers.ca/festival.html

 

Thursday June 2 @ 7:30
ABBA REVISITED
North America's #1 Tribute to ABBA - Presented by VaughnCo Entertainment
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ABBA REVISITED is North America’s #1 tribute to ABBA and it’s members have been dazzling audiences across the globe since the year 2001. ABBA REVISITED recreates the magic of ABBA with authentic costumes, spectacular harmonies and note-perfect musicianship taking their audience on a musical journey back in time. From Vegas to Bermuda, Mexico to Dubai, and Guatemala, ABBA Revisited recreated the show stopping look and sound that ABBA fans around the world can’t deny! This show is a MUST SEE!!!
TICKETS - $52 
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Thursday June 9 @ 7:30
ELLIOTT BROOD
2022 Out and About Tour
Presented by Venables Theatre
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TICKETS -  $30
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Elliott BROOD is a three-piece Folk Rock Alt Country band based in Hamilton, Ontario. Their brand of fuzzed-up roots music has always made for a captivating, and frenetic live performance. That energy has always translated onto the band’s five previous critically acclaimed records. In 2013 the band won a Juno Award for their World War One inspired album “Days Into Years”. Over the course of their career, they have been nominated for a total of five Juno awards. In 2009 they were shortlisted for the prestigious Polaris Music Prize and in 2012 the band found themselves nominated for a Genie Award for their original song “West End Sky” that was featured in the film “Grown Up Movie Star”. Their style has been called everything from ‘blackgrass’ to ‘death country,’ but those descriptions don’t capture the transcendent heights of their unique approach to roots music.

Elliott BROOD continue to expand their sound beyond their acoustic origins. The bands seventh album “Keeper”, created during mini writing and recording retreats while hopping across the summer festival circuit, marks another satisfying chapter in the ongoing evolution of Elliott BROOD. From the Polaris Music Prize short listed breakout album Mountain Meadows to the JUNO Award winning “Days Into Years”, the well-traveled trio of Mark Sasso, Casey Laforet and Stephen Pitkin have created a body of work that is at once meticulous and boisterous, substantial and entertaining.
 

Sunday June 12 @ 7:30
Mooncoin Productions presents
THE ROCKET MAN
with opening act The Piano Man

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TICKETS - $49
Special 24hr presale for past ticket holders. General sale begins March 30 @ 11:00am. ​
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‘The Rocket Man’ A Tribute to Elton John
This entertaining and engaging Stage Show Stars powerhouse Vocalist and Piano Player Ryan Langevin. Backed by a full live band & dancers, this talented cast of entertainers will have you smiling, moving and singing along to hits such as Crocodile Rock, Benny & The Jets, Tiny Dancer, Sad Songs, Your Song, Saturday Night’s Alright, Philadelphia Freedom, Candle In The Wind and so many more! 

With opening Act The Piano Man - A Tribute to Billy Joel
Ryan Langevin stars as the Piano Man and gives a genuine & powerful Tribute to the music and legacy of Billy Joel.  An accomplished Vocalist, Pianist and Performer Ryan brings his heart and soul to this music that inspired him as an artist. Accompanied by a live band & dancers, you will be taken on a journey through all of Billy’s biggest hits including It’s Still Rock n Roll To Me, The Piano Man, My Life, Just The Way You Are, You May Be Right, Only The Good Die Young, Uptown Girl, Tell Her About It, River Of Dreams and so many more!

 

Sunday June 19 @ 7:30
Shantero Productions presents
THE STAMPEDERS
Celebrating 50 Years
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Tickets - $66.50
Presale for newsletter subscribers starting March 29 @ noon. General sale begins March 31 @ 10:00am. 
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‘They're on their way, to the city lights’ and, THE predominant Canadian Rock ‘n’ Roll band of the 1970s – The Stampeders – are bringing along all their classic hits: Wild Eyes, Carry Me, Oh My Lady, Devil You, Monday Morning Choo Choo, Minstrel Gypsy, Hit the Road Jack and, of course, the quintessential Canadian – and Hall of Fame – song, Sweet City Woman! A veritable soundtrack to a whole generation that will ‘carry you home’... maybe not to Birmingham, but back to a time of tie-dyed t-shirts and elevator shoes, 15¢ coffee and homemade apple pie, dating and dreaming. By the time The Stampeders get to the first chorus of the first song, everyone will be singing along.
 
No seventies group represented Canada's musical identity to the world like The Stampeders. A quick look at Canada's music scene from 1971 until 1976 confirms The Stampeders were truly the country's international musical ambassadors, touring more extensively in Canada and overseas than any other Canadian group during that time. In 1977 the trio: Rich Dodson (lead guitar), Kim Berly (drums) and Ronnie King (bass) parted company but reunited, fittingly at the Calgary Stampede, 15 years later in 1992. Since then they’ve been recognized by SOCAN for their Lifetime Achievement, been inducted into the SOCAN Songwriters Hall of Fame on five occasions and the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame for their 1971 seminal hit Sweet City Woman.
                                                                                                                 
The enduring musical legacy of The Stampeders, celebrating 50 years, 'better catch a noon train, better get there for a rock 'n' rolling good time!’   
 

Saturday June 25 @ 7:30
JANIS LIVES
Presented by OM Oliver Music & Entertainment

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​TICKETS - $35
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Witness the closest thing you will see to a live Janis Joplin concert!
You will not want to miss this extraordinary celebration of a rock-n-roll legend! Janis Lives is the definitive celebration of the Queen of rock and psychedelic blues herself, Janis Joplin!

Fronted by Sherrie "Voxxy" Johnson, a veteran vocalist in the Pacific Northwest, who looks and sounds very eerily like Janis. Sherrie offers up a phenomenal tribute that truly captures Janis Joplin’s larger than life stage presence and powerhouse vocal prowess! This jaw dropping, live music production, captures the energy and presence of a woman who helped define an era, and will take you back to a time long gone, but never forgotten.

All Hail...JANIS LIVES!

 "Sherrie “Voxxy” Johnson’s portrayal of Janis Joplin is so compelling that it will make a fan out of you, even if you’ve never experienced the magic of Janis Joplin before. She absolutely sounded, looked, and acted just how I’d picture a show with Janis. When Sherrie Johnson dons her outfit and takes the stage as Joplin, Janis truly does live!" 
 

Tuesday November 8 @ 7:30
RELIVE THE MUSIC 50's & 60's ROCK N' ROLL
Presented by Simply the Best Music
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TICKETS - $56
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“Rock Opera Musical Concert with a Broadway feel mixed in with Dance, Tributes, Videos and Trivia”
A brand new one of a kind show that takes the audience through Music History, Trivia & Memories of the 50’s & 60’s. You will likely learn many things you never knew about these artists. You will see an energetic live band, amazing frontline singers and dancers transforming and re-living thru two decades of music, costumes, trends and dancing along with informative video imagery in the background. 

Performing hits from Patti Page, Dean Martin, Johnny Cash, Fats Domino, Frank Sinatra, Little Richard, The Platters, Bill Haley and the Comets, Elvis, Paul Anka, Patsy Cline, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ritchie Valens, Buddy Holly, Ricky Nelson, Chuck Berry,  Chubby Checker, Dion, The Four Seasons, The Beatles, Roy Orbison, The Temptations, The Supremes, The Rolling Stones, Sonny and Cher, Neil Diamond, and many more….

The audience will see silhouettes of a band onstage, video will roll in the background with the narrator describing trivia about the upcoming artists prior to each song without mentioning the names.  There will be a pause. The audience is encouraged to shout out their guess of what song is coming up. Let the party begin.
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We sorted through 20 years of over a thousand songs into one show. The main criteria was to trim it to hit songs that are still relevant and memorable to this day. We made our pick of songs that we feel will never get old.
 

Monday October 10 @ 7:30
​RUMOURS
The Ultimate Fleetwood Mac Tribute Show - Presented by VaughnCo Entertainment
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VaughnCo Entertainment is proud to present “Rumours” The Ultimate Fleetwood Mac tribute show based in Los Angeles, California. The group recreates the legendary band in its youthful heyday from 1975-1979. 
 
“It’s been said imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. I say 
THANK YOU!”- Richard Dashut, Record Producer - Fleetwood Mac albums including Rumours, Tusk, Live, Mirage, Tango In The Night, and Time.
 
After finding huge success in Los Angeles, selling out their regular Roxy Theatre performances month after month, the band moved from the world famous Sunset Strip to Casinos, Theatres, and clubs all over Canada and the United States.  

Rumours has meticulously put together a show that spares no detail. From period accurate equipment and costumes to spot on characterizations and musical performances, “ Rumours" takes you back to a time when music was still an unbridled cultural experience and bands weren't afraid to put on a show.  Relive the rock and roll magic with “Rumours” The Ultimate Fleetwood Mac Tribute Show!  

TICKETS - $52
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Tuesday April 11, 2023
THE IRISH ROVERS
No End In Sight
THE BIGGEST PARTY OF 2023!
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The Irish Rovers formed in 1963 when Irish immigrants George Millar and Jimmy Ferguson met, played together and won a music contest in Toronto, Canada. Soon after, they were joined by Joe Millar, Will Millar and Wilcil McDowell. They are best known for their international television series, contributing to the popularization of Irish Music in North America, and for the songs "The Unicorn", "Drunken Sailor", "Wasn't That a Party", "The Orange and the Green", "Whiskey on a Sunday", "Lily the Pink" and "The Black Velvet Band".

In the 1980s, the group briefly renamed itself The Rovers. During this period, their song, "Wasn't That a Party" led to crossover success in the country rock genre across North America. Between them, brothers George and Will Millar have  lead The Irish Rovers through its nearly 60 years with the band undergoing personnel changes over time. George Millar today remains at the centre as bandleader and songwriter.

The Irish Rovers have represented Canada at five World Expos, and recently honoured as one of Ireland's greatest exports through EPIC, The Irish Emigration Museum, Dublin.

TICKETS - $55
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