Great kids shows AND terrific adult fare, too

image courtesy of the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre

Who can resist Robert Munsch stories? No one we know and guess what’s coming to town next week — Professor Pim’s Time Machine to whisk you away to enjoy Munsch Upon a Time.

Munsch Upon a Time is a delightful family experience ideal for children two years of age and up and is being presented on Saturday, May 6, beginning at 3 pm at the Performing Arts Centre

This production from Project X Theatre will beam you back into the past and forward into the future with lots of energy and loads of laughs. Diected by Mack Gordon, actors Andrew Cooper, Randi Edmundson and Melissa present three classic stories from Canada’s most beloved children’s author—The Paper Bag Princess, The Fire Station and David’s Father — plus two new additions: Give Me Back My Dad! and It’s My Room! This is larger-than-life, family-friendly fun for both the young and the young at heart.

Tickets are available on First Street West at ArtFirst! and on Victoria Road at the Visitors’ Information Centre. You may also click here to purchase tickets online.

image courtesy of the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre

Two days later, on Monday May 8 at 10 am, KiKi the Eco Elf leads sing-alongs, interactive games and all kinds of high-energy stuff for kids at this free Screen Smart Event at the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre.

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Adult performances occupy the Performing Arts Centre calendar for the rest of the month beginning with Revelstoke, A Kiss in the Wind on Friday, May 12, at 7:30 pm.

Produced by Leonardo Baraldi, this lovely little film tells the story of Nicola Moruzzi’s discovery that his great-grandfather died in the Canadian Pacific Railway’s Connaught Tunnel in 1915, leaving gnawing gap in his family history

“Nobody knew what had happened to him during his immigrant journey, until I discovered his letters to Anna, his young beloved wife,” says Moruzzi, who stars in and also directed this film. “Thirty months before the accident, when Angelo left Italy, she was carrying his baby: my grandmother. Sadly, they never met again.”

After reading Angelo’s letters, Moruzzi decided to follow his ancestor’s fateful journey from rural Italy, with his girlfriend Irene. They went from Italy to Vancouver, then Kamloops and finally Revelstoke, where Angelo is buried. A grave nobody had visited for hundred years.

Tickets to this moving and powerful tale documentary are available on First Street West at ArtFirst! and on Victoria Road at the Visitors’ Information Centre. You may also click here to purchase tickets online.

image courtesy of the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre

The Reel Paddling Film Festival is a different sort of adventure presenting, over Thursday and Friday, May 25-26, adrenaline-pumping videos, contests and speakers beginning at 7:30 pm. This festival is in aid of the Revelstoke Paddlesport Association.

Tickets are available on First Street West at ArtFirst! and on Victoria Road at the Visitors’ Information Centre. You should also be able to click here to purchase tickets online, however, the link is under repair.

image courtesy of the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre

And, finally, the Jen Eadie Piano Recital, is being held on Monday, May 29, at 6:30 pm. The recital allows our talented piano students to demonstrate their abilities before a live audience.

Tickets for this event are being sold at the door.