11 time Juno award winner Murray McLauchlan, one of Canada’s most highly regarded singer/songwriters, is coming to Vernon.

Performers from Center Stage will present solos, duets and group numbers to the music from your favorite movie soundtracks from the 1980's to present. Our performers range in ages from 5 years old to adult. Please come and enjoy Center Stages final 2nd semester performance June 20th, 2019

Students ages three through adult will be performing in the Okanagan School of Ballet annual Recital on Saturday, June 22 at the Performing Arts Centre

From cheerful to grief, from love to fear!

The Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre Society invites the public to attend the first ever Public Launch of the 2019/20 SPOTLIGHT Presentation Series on Monday, June 24 at 7:30pm. The Public launch event will include a reveal of the new SPOTLIGHT Presentation 2019/20 Season with a video featuring highlights of the upcoming Dance, Theatre, Special Presentations, Kids and First Stages Series.

‘Maria Chapdelaine’, a fully staged opera created by Vernon’s own Jim Leonard. It is a coming of age story set in 1920s rural Quebec.

This amazing show includes 12 of your favourite Princesses (plus a few Princes and even a Snowman!) It is sure to make every child’s dream come true! Come see what everyone is talking about!!!

SONREAL returns to his hometown of Vernon as part of his latest headlining tour.

Registration begins March 25, 2019 - 9:00 am

Although set in a “land of coloured ice,” this classic tale will warm your heart in its illustrative retelling by a group of fun-loving, imaginative hobgoblins.

Although set in a “land of coloured ice,” this classic tale will warm your heart in its illustrative retelling by a group of fun-loving, imaginative hobgoblins.

Award winning chanteuse Edie Daponte brings Edith Piaf to life for an unforgettable evening of music and entertainment inspired by Paris! Performed, in both French and English expect surprise numbers and dramatic costume changes. Come along and feel yourself sink under the spell of the Parisian and the sounds they inspire.

The music of ABBA returns to Vernon, BC on Thursday, Sept 19, 2019 with world renowned ABBA Tribute ABRA Cadabra! Featuring a live band & powerful vocals performing your favourite ABBA songs including Mamma Mia, Dancing Queen, Take A Chance, SOS, Waterloo & more!

Award-winning comedian RON JAMES has been selling out theatres for 20 years with his marathon, side-splitting, kinetically charged performances.

On Sale Friday, June 14th

In this rare solo performance, Buffy Sainte-Marie, an Academy Award-winning singer-songwriter, reflects on her artistry, advocacy efforts, and Indigenous leadership, which have made her a unique force in the music industry.

'The Canadian Superstars’ come to Vernon on Oct 3, 2019 to celebrate two of Canada’s biggest Stars, Celine Dion & Michael Buble’! The show stars the charismatic Adam Lucas as Michael Buble’ and powerhouse vocalist Tiffany Desrosiers as Celine Dion. Together with a full live band & dancers the cast takes you on a journey through all of your favourite Celine Dion & Michael Buble' hits!

Legends - Guest Artist Bryan Cheng - Cello

Saguenay and Lafayette String Quartets - These two internationally acclaimed quartets amalgamate to perform three sophisticated and sparkling string octets by Danish Niels Gade, Canadian Airat Ichmouratov, and Felix Mendelssohn’s masterful String Octet in E Flat Major. This is musical dialogue and communication at its most sensitive and compelling.

An Evening With Shaun Majumder, one of Canada's premier comedians

The Debaters Live is coming live to Vernon on November 23rd with host Steve Patterson and guests Graham Chittenden and DeAnne Smith! Tickets on sale this Friday at 10 AM!

The Debaters Live Holiday Tour is the comedy stage show where comics go mistletoe to toe in a battle of laughs and logic and the audience picks the winner. This festive special features host Steve Patterson and two of Canada’s top headlining comics performing stand-up and two hilarious debates in everyone’s favourite comedy debate format.

Themes & Innovations

Sords-Severn-Duvall Trio - Andrew Sords (violin), Luke Severn (cello), and Cheryl Duvall (piano)

This truly international trio (US, Australian, Canadian) in their BC debut present ‘An Evening Celebrating Beethoven’. They will be performing Beethoven, including the Archduke trio, and works by Brahms, Ravel, and Severn. Old, new, varied, timeless, stellar!

Handel’s Messiah, with beautiful arias, brilliant choruses and imaginative orchestrations, has stood the test of time as one of the most popular works in the classical repertoire. With a quartet of stunning soloists, our own Okanagan Symphony Chorus and your OSO, this is a Christmas tradition you won’t want to miss.

With the popularity of recent biopic movies about Freddie Mercury and Elton John, it is clear that rock and roll will never die. The OSO is excited to perform with The Gary Cable Project to bring the greatest hits of 60s, 70s, and 80s timeless rock music to our stages, featuring some of Canada’s greatest musicians alongside our orchestra. We will, we will rock you!

More Information Coming

OSO Diamond Anniversary

Charles Richard-Hamelin - Impressively credentialed, award winning Quebec-born pianist returns, bringing the sheer beauty of his playing, mesmerizing audiences with passion, sensitivity and dynamic performances. “Playing of this insight and maturity is rare. The pianist always displays sterling technique and agility.” Geoffrey Newman

Guest Artist Ian Parker - Piano

Il Violoncello Italiano! Bathe in the delights of Baroque and beyond. Renowned cellist Elinor Frey joins forces with harpsichordist Christina Hutten and archlutist Lucas Harris to present an evening highlighting the remarkable lyricism and brilliant virtuosity of the cello, coloured and enlivened by the accompaniment of the harpsichord and archlute.

Renowned baroque specialist Ivars Taurins leads the OSO in an eclectic program that celebrates the music of this historic era. Performing music from Bach’s own fascinating library of scores as well as pieces he performed in Leipzig, Maestro Taurins of Tafelmusik fame will tie this music all together with an insightful and entertaining narrative.

Buzz Brass - What’s the Buzz? “Exceptional musicianship”, that’s what! Hear how a quintet can sound like an orchestra! In little more than fifteen years Buzz Brass has become world renowned for their energy, their musical transcriptions and their ability to communicate with the audience. Five amazing musicians blending and bending the sound of brass as never before.

Symphonic masterpieces take us on an epic journey from darkness to light that shines a spotlight on our musicians. Strauss’ thrilling tone poem whets the appetite for Beethoven’s final symphony. Moving from musical chaos to the Ode to Joy with a message of love and unity, the OSO, Chorus and soloists bring our sixtieth season to a thrilling close.