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Sweet!
A CONFLUENCE OF WORDS & WINE
» Thursday 14 February 2008 | 4:30 pm
» New! - BeanScene North, 1289 Ellis Street
An informal afternoon hour showcasing the people and ideas featured in Okanagan Q. Join us as wine experts Suzanne Mick and Tracy Gray of Discover Wines, and writers Jarrod Thalheimer and Karin Wilson explore the tempatations, tastes and textures of love.
» This is a free event. Refreshments will be available at a modest cost.
» Seating is limited, please reserve yours HERE
Sponsored by the Arts Council of the Central Okanagan, Wood Lake Books, UBCO-FCCS, and in support of Project Literacy Kelowna
The Sweet Allure of Words and Wine
What romantic evening wouldn't be complete without a mixture of anxiety, stoked with passion? It's that time of year when couples peer across the table in an attempt to discover love, or remind each other of a love that remains steadfast.
On this day of wine and roses, February 14 at 4:30 p.m., Okanagan Institute unwraps the package we call romance with a selection of literary readings combined with a talk on our local nectar of the gods - wine. Sweet: A Confluence of Words and Wine takes place at 4:30 p.m. at the institute's new location Bean Scene North, located at 1289 Ellis Street.
There's a long history of wine and romance. Think champagne at weddings, the sweet kiss of dessert wines; the careful selection of a chardonnay at that all important Valentine's dinner. Suzanne Mick and Tracy Gray understand wines and work with consumers every day in finding the perfect match for the perfect occasion. They launched their company, Discover Wines, in 2003 after spending a combined 30 years in the wine industry. In short order, their Kelowna-based store has become the number one VQA store in the province and recent accolades include 2007 Canadian Women Entrepreneurs of the year.
When wine doesn't open up our tongues to speak the language of love, it becomes the job of the poet to do the heavy lifting. The event is rounded out with two reading from local writers Jarrod Thalheimer and Karin Wilson. Thalheimer explores the complexity of growing up male and grappling with the feminine world of romance in his piece Putting the Man Back in Romance. Wilson reveals the unspoken messages found in Valentine gifts.
Sweet: A Confluence of Words and Wine is a free event, and takes place at BeanScene North. It's presented by the Okanagan Institute in association with Wheat King Publishing magazines: Okanagan Arts, Okanagan Home, and Okanagan Q.
Express is sponsored by the Arts Council of the Central Okanagan, Wood Lake Books, UBCO Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies, and supports the work of Project Literacy Kelowna.
Okanagan Insitute at BeanScene North A hearty feast of lectures, presentations, workshops and showcases celebrating our culture and community. Produced by the Okanagan institute in association with Wheat King Publishing magazines: Okanagan Arts, Okanagan Home, and Okanagan Q.
Expresss is a cultural tonic that refreshes the mind. Join us at Mosaic Books after work on Thursdays for a free hour of stimulation that will get your synapses tingling with new ideas and fresh images. Designed for inquiring minds looking for, among other things, the wild blue yonder.
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