Category: Entertainment
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Ninety-two years of artistic excellence
Celebrating the Kamloops Festival of the Performing Arts For over nine decades, the Kamloops Festival of the Performing Arts (KFPA) has played a pivotal role in nurturing the talents of young performers from Kamloops and beyond.As one of the longest-running arts festivals in Western Canada, the KFPA has evolved from a small musical gathering to…
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The old Federal Building at 207 Victoria St. has been home to a number of things over the last 120 years. It’s recently reopened its doors as the Old Federal Studios. Vaughn Warren photo.New life at the Old Federal Building
Nestled into the heart of old downtown Kamloops, at 207 Victoria Street W., stands one of the most beautiful historic buildings in Kamloops. The old Federal Building is over 120 years old. In it’s day it has housed the post office, the jail, the armory, Indian Affairs, and even the morgue. These days it is…
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December events round-up
NIGHTLIFE December 5, 12, 19, 26, 7:15 pm @ Tumbleweeds Pub: Thursday Night Trivia. Thursdays in Dallas and Kamloops have just become a whole lot more entertaining! Tumbleweeds Pub and Tremendous Trivia are pleased to host an evening of fun, challenging, and enormously entertaining pub trivia, every Thursday night shortly after 7:20. December 7, 8…
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November Events Round-Up
NIGHTLIFE November 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 8 pm – 12 am @Pizza Pi 314 Victoria St. Warm up those musical muscles it is Open Mic Night every Friday at Pizza Pi downtown. Bring your instruments or play their guitar. Drink specials on all day. November 9, 6 to 9 pm @ the Commodore Grand…
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All roads lead to the PAC
If one was paying any attention to the arts community in Kamloops, or even just the news, the results of the Build Kamloops alternate approval process announced in the last few months were hard to miss. After what seemed like a summer of debate and disagreements, the residents of the city green-lit the borrowing of…