Entertainment

The viola will be the central focus of the next performance from the Kamloops Symphony Orchestra. Voilà Viola will be available as a video performance online beginning Friday, April 23.

The smiles on the faces of bandmates after finishing each song was evidence they had been longing to play live once again. For a musician, that is what it’s all about.

Kamloops Symphony Orchestra's Charlie Parker and Strings is available online until Saturday, May 8. Tickets are available from the Kamloops Live Box Office.

Marisa and the Mountains, George Johnson's second children’s book, not only reflects Johnson’s own experience, but also that of his wife, Nina, and coincidentally, that of the book’s illustrator.

The Thompson-Nicola Film Commission is scouting for a feature film and is looking for a 1970s- or early 1980s-style home that has not been renovated.

The next on-demand performance of the Kamloops Symphony will be available beginning Friday, April 9. Charlie Parker w/ Strings will explore the works of the jazz legend who developed the bebop style of jazz.

Two Kamloops podcasts have received grants for $10,000 through the Telus Storyhive program. Storyhive's first-ever podcast edition has awarded the producers of Marigolds & Juniper and The Love Legacy each with $10,000 to produce three episodes.

The latest concert — Bonjour Printemps — can be viewed online until April 3 at 10 p.m.

Tune in to 92.5 FM or go online to thex.ca on April 2 to listen to a special one-hour retrospective show. It will air four times: 8 a.m., noon, 4 p.m. and 9 p.m.

Kamloops born-and-raised screenwriter Ken Hegan will begin his term in the fall