Category: Life Goes On

Virtual Gallery: Mother and daughter, Darlene and Tracy Fillion, open gallery show of clay and textiles

Tracy Fillion (left), who works with hand-woven textiles, poses with her mother Darlene Fillion, who works with ceramics. (Richard McGuire Photo)

The show Kindred Hands: Textiles and Clay was scheduled for May 2020 at The Art Gallery Osoyoos, but Covid cancelled it. A year later, mother and daughter Darlene and Tracy Fillion have opened their show with Covid precautions in place.

The show opens Thursday, April 29 and runs to Saturday, May 22, 2021.

Darlene is a local potter whose work ranges from decorative wall hangings to more functional bowls and cups along with little ceramic flowers on logs and bark.

Tracy Fillion has a home studio near Nelson, B.C., where she operates We Are Stories, a textile company. She designs, cuts, prints and sews primarily eco and thoughtfully sourced materials. Continue reading “Virtual Gallery: Mother and daughter, Darlene and Tracy Fillion, open gallery show of clay and textiles”

Virtual Gallery: Painter Lyse Deselliers opens solo show at The Art Gallery Osoyoos

Artist Lyse Deselliers poses with her diptych View from Anarchist Mountain on display at The Art Gallery Osoyoos. (Richard McGuire Photo)

Painter Lyse Deselliers opened a solo exhibition of her work on Thursday, April 1 at The Art Gallery Osoyoos. The show, “Our Lakes: Connecting the Dots,” runs until Saturday, April 24, 2021.

The theme of the show is the lakes of the Okanagan basin and the waterways that connect them. Deselliers has gathered comments from people in the communities of the Okanagan who are active in protecting and celebrating these lakes, which she displays with her paintings.

Born in Quebec City, Deselliers has pursued a career as a veterinarian in Ottawa and Calgary. She moved to Penticton with her family in 2016. Continue reading “Virtual Gallery: Painter Lyse Deselliers opens solo show at The Art Gallery Osoyoos”

Virtual Gallery: Osoyoos Quilters Guild opens exhibition at The Art Gallery Osoyoos

This quilt is the grand prize for this year’s raffle. It was sewn by the late Osoyoos Quilter Lorna Fairbanks. It was quilted by another member, Angie Rosin (pictured). (Richard McGuire photo)

The Osoyoos Quilters Guild opened their exhibition, Quilts Etc., at The Art Gallery Osoyoos on Thursday, Feb. 4. The show runs until Saturday, Feb. 27.

The show is open for in-person viewing from noon to 4 p.m., Wednesday to Saturday, however Covid restrictions are in effect. This online “Virtual Gallery” is available with some of the highlights for those who are observing Covid travel restrictions, or otherwise can’t make it to the gallery.

Some of the pieces are for sale, but many are listed as “not for sale,” because the quilters wish to keep them. For purchase inquiries, please contact the gallery during opening hours. Continue reading “Virtual Gallery: Osoyoos Quilters Guild opens exhibition at The Art Gallery Osoyoos”

Osoyoos Festival Society celebrates with ‘Virtual Christmas Lite-Up’

Frosty the Snowman high-fives children along the parade route in a previous Christmas Lite-Up. (Richard McGuire photo)

With the annual Christmas Lite-Up festival cancelled this year in Osoyoos, the Osoyoos Festival Society is celebrating  Christmas with a Virtual Christmas Lite-Up featuring a few Christmas songs, scenes from previous Lite-Ups, and some of the best lighting displays.

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Osoyoos Festival Society marks Cherry Fiesta/Canada Day with ‘virtual’ celebration

Members of the Osoyoos Festival do a video tribute to Cherry Fiesta/Canada Day, which was cancelled this year due to Covid-19. (Richard McGuire Photo)

The Osoyoos Festival Society had to cancel the July 1, 2020 Cherry Fiesta and Canada Day celebrations due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Instead, they’ve decided to hold a “virtual” celebration to mark the usual all-day event, producing a short video in which Mayor Sue McKortoff calls on people to find their own way to celebrate safely.

The video features members of the Festival Society at Gyro Park, including President Lyn Motkoski and Ken Baker dressed as giant cherries. It was filmed by Richard McGuire.

As Susan Dodd sings an a capella O Canada, images of the crowds and events at previous Cherry Fiestas are shown. Annette Star of the Fireworks Committee invites people to attend a bigger and better display in 2021.

Click the four-arrow icon to the left of “Vimeo” on the bottom right to watch in full-screen mode. (Runs 2:54 min)

Life Goes On: Artists on Main show their work in Virtual Gallery

Where’s My Glass? (Nancy Gray)

Members of Artists on Main Osoyoos show their paintings in the June “Life Goes On Virtual Gallery.”

This is the third “Virtual Gallery” offered by OsoyoosPersists.ca and featuring the work of local artists. The Art Gallery Osoyoos has been closed since March due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The gallery now plans to open on June 13 for its Summer Artisan Market, but opening hours will be restricted and other measures aimed at keeping the public safe will also be implemented. Continue reading “Life Goes On: Artists on Main show their work in Virtual Gallery”

Haynes Point (swiws) partially open for walk-in day use

The day use area at Haynes Point (swiws) Provincial Park is now open to pedestrians, but the camping area remains closed to all. (© Richard McGuire Photo)

Haynes Point (swiws) Provincial Park is one of the most pleasant places to walk or bicycle in Osoyoos.

Along with other provincial parks, it was closed throughout most of April and early May in part because people on the Lower Mainland were crowding into parks in that part of the province and failing to physically distance.

Haynes Point reopened for day use only last Thursday, May 14.

The park is ideal for seniors because it’s quite flat, the views are gorgeous and there’s often bird and animal life to observe. In these times of Covid-19, the wide road makes it very easy to exceed the two-metre physical distancing guideline. Continue reading “Haynes Point (swiws) partially open for walk-in day use”

Life Goes On: Darlene and Tracy Fillion, mother and daughter, show ‘Textiles and Clay: Kindred Hands’ in Virtual Gallery

Potter Darlene Fillion and her daughter Tracy Fillion were originally scheduled to open an exhibition on May 2 at The Art Gallery Osoyoos titled “Textiles and Clay: Kindred Hands.”

With the gallery closed by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Osoyoos Persists Life Goes On Virtual Gallery is featuring some of their work, just as last month we featured Focus 2020 from the Osoyoos Photography Club.

“Life Goes On” will feature art, music and other entertainment from the community in a safe, “virtual” way during the current pandemic. Continue reading “Life Goes On: Darlene and Tracy Fillion, mother and daughter, show ‘Textiles and Clay: Kindred Hands’ in Virtual Gallery”

Today would have been Easter Eggstravaganza; watch last year’s event instead

Today would have been Easter Eggstravaganza in Osoyoos.

Although B.C. Premier John Horgan has issued an “eggs-emption” to allow the Easter Bunny to continue its important work, the annual Easter festival in Osoyoos was called off some time ago.

If you’re missing this fun family festival, we have some video of last year’s Easter Eggstravaganza. Enjoy!

B.C. Premier John Horgan issued an “eggs-emption” allowing the Easter Bunny to continue its important work. (Credit: John Horgan Twitter)

Life Goes On: Osoyoos Photography Club exhibition Focus 2020 celebrates opening in Virtual Gallery

Focus 2020

Today, April 4, The Osoyoos Photography Club (OPC), celebrates the opening of its anticipated exhibition, Focus 2020.

The show had been planned to launch this date at The Art Gallery Osoyoos, but obviously the gallery had to close due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Instead, the show launches here in the “Life Goes On Virtual Gallery.” Continue reading “Life Goes On: Osoyoos Photography Club exhibition Focus 2020 celebrates opening in Virtual Gallery”