Art and Music

BC Swing Camp 2023

BC Swing Camp 2023

Welcome back after three years! Swing Camp offers 5 days of music and dance classes, hands-on workshops, concerts, dances, and informal jamming that goes into the wee hours of the morning. People do not come to swing camp to sleep! Campers learn in a friendly, supportive, non-competitive atmosphere. Seminar Leaders give their time generously to…

Summer Ukulele Festival 2023

Summer Ukulele Festival 2023

The Ukulele Orchestra of Kamloops is excited to announce the date for the  2023 Kamloops Summer Ukulele Festival!  In 2023 the Festival will again cater to different levels of players, from beginners to experienced beginners, to intermediate and advanced. That means everyone will have some decisions to make, in terms of which workshops they would…

Colour, colour, colour

Colour, colour, colour

with Catherine Nicholls Colour, colour, colour: October 2-7, 2022 $400 plus accommodation and (optional) meals  How does colour work? What makes colour “move”? And how does colour make you feel? In this 4 day in-depth workshop we will be exploring a few simple colour “rules”, experimenting with colour combinations and exploring some of the wonderful…

NimbleFingers 2022

NimbleFingers 2022

Bluegrass & Old-Time Workshops and Festival FESTIVAL: Saturday, August 20thWORKSHOPS: Week one August 14-19 & Week two August 21-26 Spend an inspiring, challenging, and thrilling week with others who share your passion for bluegrass and old-time in an immersive music environment! Each August  NimbleFingers Bluegrass & Old-Time Workshops and Festival is hosted here at Sorrento Centre — about 5 hours…

The Creative Watercolour Mandala

The Creative Watercolour Mandala

with Karin Huehold The Creative Watercolour Mandala $400 plus accommodation and (optional) meals Register now ArtVenture into the blissful state of creative contemplation!! Mandala is a beautiful art form often used for meditation, healing and introspection.  Students will enjoy a fun, creative experience discovering boundless design possibilities “inside the circle”. Freeform to geometrically inspired designs coupled…

Creative Journaling: Cultivating Wonder

Creative Journaling: Cultivating Wonder

with Kathie MacDuff Creative Journaling: Cultivating Wonder Course is FULL – put your name on the waiting list by calling 250-675-2421 or emailing reception@sorrentocentre.ca “People travel to wonder at the height of mountains, at the huge waves of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars…and they pass by themselves without wondering at all.”  St. Augustine  Wonder should…

Summer Ukulele Festival 2022

Summer Ukulele Festival 2022

Ukulele Orchestra of Kamloops Once again, the Summer Ukulele Festival will be held at the beautiful Sorrento Centre, a jewel of a venue for a Festival.  The 2022 Ukulele Festival is SOLD OUT. Don’t despair! The Ukulele Orchestra of Kamloops is accepting people on a wait list. Click here to get on the wait list. The…