The Fall 2011 Kitchen Stove Film series tickets are now on sale with the first feature Cave of Forgotten Dreams screening at the PenMar Cinema this Thursday, Sept. 22 at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.
The fall series will feature Beginners on Oct. 13, Oranges and Sunshine on Nov. 3 and A Dangerous Method on Jan. 19.
At the gallery
Opening on Thursday, Sept. 29 at the Summerland Art Gallery will be a new show featuring abstract paintings by Katherine Pickering.
Play reading
The Summerland Singers and Players September play reading will be next Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 7 p.m. at the Summerland Alliance Church. They will be reading Brighton Beach Memoirs, by Neil Simon.
No experience required, just come out and enjoy a fun evening of reading.
Writing contest
Congratulations to John Arendt, editor of the Summerland Review, who won the fiction category in the Penticton Writers and Publisher writing contest.
History lecture
The Summerland Museum and Archives is presenting a Fur Brigade Trail Bicentennial lecture series on Saturday, Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. at the IOOF Hall. Randy Manuel, Ken Favrholdt and David Gregory, recognized authorities on the Fur Brigade Trail will be speaking. Admission is by donation.
On stage
This fall will be the 32nd Anniversary of actress Dorian Kohl’s performance of Portrait of a Lady - A Tribute to Margaret Laurence, based on George Ryga’s seminal adaptation of The Stone Angel. Kohl will be reprising this acclaimed piece as a special showcase presentation for the Eighth Annual George Ryga Award Evening, Saturday, Oct. 1 at 8 p.m. at Centre Stage Theatre, Tickets for this special evening are available at Martin’s Flowers, 250-494-5432.
Film club
The Summerland Film Club will be showing Mother: Caring for 7 Billion on Oct. 12 at 7:30 p.m. and Burning the Future: Coal in America on Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 7:30 p.m.
These shows will be at the Rosedale Room of the Royal Canadian Legion. www.summerlandfilms.ca
Art exhibit
The Neil Bantock Retrospective features everything from the profound to the profane and is currently on display at the Penticton Art Gallery. The exhibition features a large number of recent and never-before-seen paintings and drawings.
If you know of an event you feel should be included in the Arts Palette or on the Arts Council’s online calendar, please e-mail dfinnis@telus.net or call 250-494-4994. www.summerlandarts.com and http://twitter.com/artspalette.
David Finnis is a member of the Summerland Arts Council.