Music will return to the ridge for the second time.
Juniper Ridge elementary hosted almost 200 people from Kamloops and area during an inaugural event at the school last year.
The parent advisory committee puts on a community-wide event every year and last year was the first of its coffee houses.
The event, dubbed Music on the Ridge, will be held on Jan. 24 with live music and refreshments.
The lineup includes: Michele Botel, Dodie Goldney, Chris Brock, Joan Reiter, Mickael and Emma Maddison and Czetozar Vutev of the Kamloops Symphony Orchestra and Strio-V.
The event headliner is the local acoustic band Doc and the Disorderlies.
Advance tickets are $4 for adults, $1 for kids and $10 for families. They can be purchased by calling the school at 250-374-2305.
Tickets will also be sold at the door at a cost of $5 for adults. $2 for kids and $12 for families.
Doors open at 5:15 p.m., music starts at 5:45 p.m. and the headline act will begin at 7:30 p.m.
The school is located at 2540 Qu’Appelle Blvd.
Families are encouraged and all are welcome.
Art for the family
The Kamloops Art Gallery is hosting several activities for kids in coming months.
The 45-minute sessions dubbed Baby and Me Art Exploration are free classes for children three and under and their guardians.
Each session has a different art theme.
Drawing will be featured on Thursday, Jan. 15, with sculpture on Feb. 19 and painting on March 5.
Experiment with squishing, rolling, pinching, drawing and fingerpainting.
All materials are made with plant-based pigments and dyes, intended to be safe for children.
No registration is required.
For more information, call the gallery at 250-377-2400 or go online to kag.bc.ca.
Parents are asked to dress their children in clothes that can get a bit messy.
The gallery is at 465 Victoria St. All sessions begin at 11 a.m.
Start with coffee
Kamloops Innovation is talking business.
The group is hosting a Startup Coffee tomorrow (Jan. 14), at 9 a.m. in TRU’s Students’ Union building.
The event is a monthly meeting for sharing ideas and providing feedback, open to entrepreneurs, students, mentors and anyone interested in starting a business.
Register online at kamloopsinnovation.ca/events/startup-coffee-tru.
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