April 2022 Artist in Residence: Lori Weidenhammer
Lori Weidenhammer: Madame Beespeaker Artist-in-Residence April 2022 Lori Weidenhammer is a Vancouver performance-based interdisciplinary artist and educator. She is originally from a tiny hamlet called Cactus Lake, Saskatchewan. It is in this place, bordered by wheat fields and wild prairie, that she first became enchanted with bees. She is the author of a book called […]
Charlotte Nixon: Playwright in Residence!
Charlotte Nixon – Playwright in Residence, March 2022 Charlotte Nixon is the Caetani Centre Writer-in-Residence from March 19th – April 2nd, 2022! About Charlotte: Charlotte Nixon’s love of teenage drama inspires her to write plays for today’s modern adolescent. Her published works include: Silver’s Secret, Bippity, Bobbity BAAM, Itsy Bitsy: Trial of an Eight Legged […]
Read Local Okanagan Virtual Reading Series & Support for the Arts ~ join the online movement!
4 nights, 11 writers ! Engage, interact and Join the Conversation! The Caetani Centre is grateful and honoured to be a part of this amazing Okanagan Valley-wide initiative by our talented local writers and Read Local Okanagan! Registration is $10 and gets attendees access to all four online readings. Reading attendees can register online for […]
Laisha Rosnau: Little Fortress Book Launch, Thursday, Oct 3, 7-9 pm
Please join us in celebrating the release of Little Fortress, the long-awaited second novel by award-winning local author, Laisha Rosnau. Thursday, October 3rd 7:00 – 9:00pm Caetani Studio Gallery Little Fortress is based on the true story of the Caetani family, eccentric Roman nobility who emigrated to Vernon, BC—only to retreat from the outside world […]
May 25th: Ecstatic Poetry, Songs & Stories with Oz Yagan and Joan McIntyre
Ecstatic Poetry, Songs & Stories with Oz Yagan and Joan McIntyre Saturday, May 25th, 7pm-9pm In the Caetani Cultural Centre Studio Gallery Join Oz Yagan and Joan McIntyre for an evening of Sufi poetry and songs. Suggested donation: $10. Refreshments will be served. Receptions are open to the public and all ages. Oz Yagan was born […]
May 4th: Dead Crow: Prologue – A Poetry Screening and Lecture With Sean Arthur Joyce
Dead Crow: Prologue A poetry screening and lecture with Sean Arthur Joyce Saturday, May 4th, 7:30pm-8:30pm In the Caetani Cultural Centre Studio Gallery Imagine a creature tens of thousands of years old, sent to Earth as a watcher by a shadowy race of gods. Now imagine that he’s equally capable of appearing as a crow […]
April 26th: Book Launch – Little Red – With Author Kerry Gilbert
Little Red A book launch with author Kerry Gilbert Friday, April 26th, 7pm-9pm In the Caetani Cultural Centre Studio Gallery Join Okanagan author Kerry Gilbert for an evening celebrating the release of her poetry book Little Red. Kerry will be joined by special guest, poet John Lent. Refreshments will be served. Receptions are open to the […]
March 29th: A Reading and Social with Author Joelle Anthony
Start Anywhere and Don’t Stop. A Reading and Social with author Joëlle Anthony. Friday, March 29th, 7pm-9pm In the Caetani Cultural Centre Studio Gallery Join visiting Gabriola Island author Joëlle Anthony for an evening about inspiration, her work, and writing life. She will kick off the evening with a presentation, sharing excerpts from her award winning […]
Yak Girl: Multi-media Presentation, Friday, February 1 at 7:00 pm, Presented by the Altitude Project
Life in Remote Nepal In a remote region of Nepal, at an altitude of 13,000 feet, a community ekes out an existence against a backdrop of breathtaking beauty. It’s a place most of us will never see, but we can catch a glimpse this month. Author Dorje Dolma presents her book Yak Girl: Growing Up […]
A Reading With Writer in Residence Bill Arnott
Vancouver author, poet and songwriter Bill Arnott presents select readings from his travelogue Dromomania. With music and conversation. Wednesday, November 7th, 7-9 pm at the Caetani Centre’s Studio Gallery. Bring your curiosity and a pal and join us for an evening to of music and conversation. He has written and published several nonfiction books, from personal […]