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Pender turns into an Island of Art this summer If you love art, consider this summer visiting the Pender Island, part of the Southern Gulf Islands served by the BC ferries network through Tsawassen and Schwartz Bay. From July 14 to August 14, Pender becomes an Island of Art, a festival celebrating the arts and artists of Pender Islands. Outdoor art shows, demonstrations, openings, and children’s art activities, markets and galleries and home studio tours beckon every weekend in a month-long celebration of the arts. “Pender probably has the highest proportion of artists per capita of anywhere in Canada,” says festival organizer, Keith Watt, marketing chair for the Pender Islands chamber of commerce. “Art is what we do and who we are, and this summer we are bringing out our best art for you.” Every weekend during this month-long festival is studded with major Pender arts events. “Art off the fence” kicks off on South Pender Island July 14-15, an outdoor show with artists in attendance as well as island music and food. Red Tree Cooperative Gallery picks up on July 21 and 22. Their seventh anniversary party and show features outdoor displays and demonstrations all at the historic Hope Bay Centre. “Art in the Orchard” takes place Saturday July 28 at historic Corbett house orchard. On the August long weekend, the Pender Islands Arts Society holds its 41st annual show and sale August 4 and 5 at the Anglican parish hall, while the “Port to Starboard” tour features home studio visits to a dozen artists in Magic Lake Estates on August 5 and 6. And finally, on the weekend of August 12, 13, and 14, the Pender Island Community Hall is alive with music, art and spoken words, all part of the Fourth Annual Island Mosaic Festival. And throughout the festival, more than 30 artists are opening their home studios for visitors to see their portfolios, to see them at work in their studios, and to talk to them about their work and their life as an artist on Pender Island. Gently curving country roads shaded with fir and maple, quiet coves with just enough beach for two, lambs and calves being born in farm fields, a visit to an artist’s home studio to see his work, and his life, in progress, Island of Art makes Pender’s passion your passion. Accommodation at Poets Cove Resort and Spa, at the Inn on Pender, at Currents at Otter Bay, various B&Bs such as Spirit of the Waters, Delia shangri-la, Corbett house, Oceanside Inn and Arcadia by the Sea as well as camping at prior park provincial park and port browning marina. Six ferries a day from Schwartz bay and two from Tsawassen via BC ferries at www.bcferries.com. Pender is also accessible via Washington state ferries from Anacordes to Sidney then Schwartz Bay to Otter Ba y. Flights via Seair from south terminal at Vancouver airport, or via Kirkland air from downtown Seattle. Marinas at port browning, otter bay and Poet’s cove, with a fuel dock and customs clearance. Land transport on Pender via Pender Island Cab at 250-629-2222 Directly from the Mission Hill Winery Press Release: Exclusive Vineyard Culinary Events at Mission Hill Family Estate this Summer: Lyle Lovett Concert & Culinary Packages + 4-Course Vineyard Lunch + ‘Summer in Whites’ Loggia Dinner West Kelowna, British Columbia: Mission Hill Family Estate, with its sweeping views and unrivalled mountaintop location in the Okanagan, is set to host a delicious line-up of culinary events this summer. Concert & Culinary Packages: Lyle Lovett, Thursday, July 12th, 2012 The Loggia Wine Lounge & Concert package includes reserved concert seating and access to the winery’s outdoor covered gallery adjacent to the concert amphitheatre. Guests will have exclusive access to the Loggia and be treated to wine service and hors d’oeuvres prior to the concert commencement. The Loggia Wine Lounge will begin at 6pm and is available for a maximum of 50 guests. The Reception & Concert package includes reserved concert seating and an elegant pre-concert reception at the winery’s beautiful Visitor’s Centre featuring exquisite food and wine pairings. The reception will begin at 6pm and the capacity for this popular pre-concert reception is limited to 100 guests. Those wishing to simply reserve a ticket for the concert only will have access to food items available for purchase at the Winery Concessions, including: Organic Bison Pepperoni, Duck Confit, Olive Oil and Pesto Flat Bread, and Truffle & Parmesan Popcorn. Reserve a space at http://http://www.selectyourtickets.com/missionhill2012.php or by telephone at 250.762.5050. 4-Course Garden to Vineyard Lunch: Thursday, July 19th, 2012 Thursday, July 19th, 2012 at 11am Summer in Whites Loggia Dinner: Friday, August 3rd, 2012 Friday, August 3rd, 2012 at 6pm |
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