Rotary Centre for the Arts

The Rotary Centre for the Arts is a visual and performing arts centre in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. It is very close to the Kelowna Art Gallery, both of which are located on Cawston Avenue.^[1] The building houses the Mary Irwin Theatre,^[2] the Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art,^[3] Potters Addict Ceramic Art Centre, several other studios and a bistro that serves sandwiches and soups.^[4] Colleen Fitzpatrick is the centre's executive director.^[5] In September 2012, the centre hosted the kick-off of the Okanagan Fall Wine Festival,^[6] the annual general meeting of the Okanagan Basin Water Board,^[7] and the Kelowna Student Film Festival.^[8] In October of that year, UBC Okanagan students published a typewriter-produced zine called The Heartbreak at one of the centre's studios.^[9]

Rotary Centre for the Arts
General information
Town or city	Kelowna, British Columbia
Country	Canada
Coordinates	49°53′29″N 119°29′42″W / 49.8915°N 119.4950°W / 49.8915; -119.4950
Website
http://www.rotarycentreforthearts.com/

The Mary Irwin Theatre is part of the building. It hosts a portion of the annual Life and Arts Festival, which also takes place at the Kelowna Art Gallery and Laurel Building.^[10] In 2005, the theatre hosted a screening of untitled part 4: terra incognita, a documentary film by Jackie Salloum about the destruction of the culture of the Okanagan people.^[11] In 2006, the theatre hosted a March performance of Here on the Flight Path,^[12] and a May performance of thriller play Quarry.^[13] The Downtown Revitalization Initiative held an event at the theatre in 2008.^[14] In 2009, the theatre hosted the Central Okanagan Foundation's official release of a report that graded the Regional District of Central Okanagan on various community attributes, such as housing, safety, and transportation.^[15] Later that year, the theatre hosted the play Miss Muffet's Christmas Party.^[16] The Sunshine Theatre Society performed more than twenty productions at the theatre between January and April 2011.^[17] In September 2011, Sheryl MacKay taped Why Music Works at the theatre.^[18] In 2012, the theatre hosted performances of She Has a Name, a play by Andrew Kooman about human trafficking.^[19]

References

1. Jim Couper (2006). The Long And Winding Road: Discovering the Pleasures And Treasures of Highway 97. Heritage House Publishing. p. 110. ISBN 1894974123.
2. "Miss Muffet's Christmas Party". Kelowna.com. December 8, 2009. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
3. Stacy Penner (May 12, 2015). "Kelowna's Alternator Centre Has an Unusual Demographic". KelownaNow.com. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
4. Chloe Ernst (2012). Frommer's British Columbia (7 ed.). John Wiley & Sons. p. 283. ISBN 1118113772.
5. Maxine DeHart (September 13, 2012). "DeHart: Drive-thru breakfast back for 15th year". Kelowna Capital News.
6. Grant Scott (September 29, 2012). "Okanagan Wine Festival takes-off". Castanet.net. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
7. Keith Lacey (September 12, 2012). "Pending Population Boom in Okanagan Valley will Present Numerous Water Challenges, Says Expert". Osoyoos Times. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
8. Portia Priegert (September 11, 2012). "Students show off their stuff". The Daily Courier.
9. Jennifer Smith (October 3, 2012). "A new zeal for the old-world 'zine: DIY publishing goes back to basics in Kelowna". Kelowna Capital News. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
10. Wayne Moore (May 14, 2006). "Life & Arts Festival Wraps". Castanet.net. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
11. Mark Harris. "Filmmaker Jayce Salloum brings First Nations voices to front". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
12. "Spring Break Events". Castanet.net. March 12, 2006. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
13. "February Events". Castanet.net. February 6, 2006. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
14. Wayne Moore. "Downtown plan unlikely for 2008". Castanet.net. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
15. Adrian Nieoczym (October 6, 2009). "Foundation takes community pulse". Kelowna.com. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
16. "Miss Muffet's Christmas Party". Kelowna.com. December 8, 2009. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
17. "Feds support Sunshine Theatre Society". Castanet.net. May 5, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
18. Jennifer Smith. "Culture opens its doors to all starting Saturday in Kelowna". Kelowna Capital News. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
19. "Sex trafficking play hits close to home". The Morning Star. September 19, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2012.