Upcoming Events

Watermelon Sessions (July 1-5) With Sasha Lebedeva
Jul.
2

Watermelon Sessions (July 1-5) With Sasha Lebedeva

Watermelon Sessions is a camp designed for families with neurodivergent children and teens. Join us at Naramata Centre, where you and your kids will have a blast! You will meet other like-minded families, share your experiences, and support each other. Your kids will make new friends, learn new skills, and have fun. We have a variety of programs and activities for everyone, including an alpaca farm trip, peach/cherry picking field trips, a beach party, art classes, and gardening. We have visual support for everyone and knowledgeable staff to ensure smooth transitions and fun experiences.

Watermelon Sessions promises more than just a camp. It’s a community of acceptance, inclusion, and joy.

The ratio of leaders to participants is 1 to 4 – if you require individual support, please contact us to discuss the details.

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Sacred Earth, Holy Connection: A Wild Church Experience With Wild Church BC July 8 - 12, 2024
Jul.
8

Sacred Earth, Holy Connection: A Wild Church Experience With Wild Church BC July 8 - 12, 2024

Wild Church is a movement of people across the world who are deepening their relationship with the Holy by connecting more deeply with the natural world.  In this new expression of church, Mystery is experienced, not explained. Creation holds the wisdom of Creator, and Wild Church invites us to pause and pay attention with all our senses, while encouraging us to begin to see the land and her more than human occupants as neighbours, and to help change the perspective from “this land belongs to us” to “we belong with this land.” 

Come, dance in the forest and play in the field with Wild Church this summer!

But ask the animals and they will teach you; the birds of the air and they will tell you;
ask the plants of the earth and they will teach you; and the fish of the sea will declare to you… (Job 12:7-8)

Join us as we seek the wisdom of these more than human teachers, learning to pay attention to the wisdom of Creator planted all around us.

Our time together will include a time of centering, readings from a variety of authors, and a time for quiet reflection on the land, followed by a time of sharing our experiences with one another. We will celebrate the interconnectedness of all life, recognize the holiness in our more than human neighbours, and seek to connect more deeply with Great Mystery.

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Epicurean Week (July 15-19) With Karen Sutherland
Jul.
15

Epicurean Week (July 15-19) With Karen Sutherland

Join us for Epicurean Week! Each day of this program will be a module dedicated to understanding your palate, then applying your new-found knowledge!

  1. Introduction to How Your Senses Work: Better understand how your smell and taste interact with your brain. Answer questions such as why your senses are unique, why you love wine at the winery and then no longer get the same level of enjoyment at home. Go through a series of smelling and tasting exercises to better understand what impacts your sensory experience. The goal is to start focusing on your senses so you can get more out of your week of culinary experiences.

  2. Sparkling Wine: Discover the four major production methods for sparkling wines, where they are made, key information that can be found on the label, and touch on pairing sparkling wine with food. Practicing techniques presented in the Introduction course, taste local examples of these styles and compare the differences. The goal is to understand what to expect from the different styles.

  3. Wine & Cheese: Discover the major concepts of wine and food pairing. Taste through a series of wines, identifying key characteristics. Then, after a discussion of different types of cheese styles, explore which pairings work better and others and discuss the reasons. The goal of this course is to apply the basic concepts of wine and food pairing so that they can easily be remembered for more complicated pairings.

  4. Sensory Seminar with the Naramata Inn (details forthcoming!)

  5. Farm Tour & Tasting at Elephant Island Orchard Wines

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Let it Flow Watercolours (July 22-26) With Karin Richter
Jul.
22

Let it Flow Watercolours (July 22-26) With Karin Richter

Watercolour is a wonderful medium as it allows you to use it for quick sketches, vignettes or serious studio paintings. This course will cover all the aspects of painting in this medium, from reference photography to different painting techniques, composition & design to colour choices and theory. Karin welcomes all levels of painters eager to explore, improve and perfect their craft. Through demonstrations, talks and constructive critiques, Karin will help participants to realize their own vision.

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What's Your Story? (July 22 - 26) With Nico Boesten
Jul.
22

What's Your Story? (July 22 - 26) With Nico Boesten

Join us for this exciting week and learn What’s Your Story? Using a creative, multi-faceted discovery process you will be guided through creating a visual time capsule of your life story. You will also discover more about the gifts you have (your superpowers) and create renewed confidence in them so you can offer them generously to your world. From here you will be given the opportunity to create a clear vision for what you want the next chapter of your life to look like.

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Sailing Adventures on Anam Cara (July 25) With Robyn and Dan Hines
Jul.
25

Sailing Adventures on Anam Cara (July 25) With Robyn and Dan Hines

Sailing is a life changing experience!

You will learn how to read the winds, feel the waves, and guide a large sailing yacht into the open waters of Okanagan Lake. We provide hands-on experience with ample opportunities over four hours to explore the movement and decisions that accompany the journey.

And it is unbelievably beautiful! The scenery is spectacular, from the many developed wineries on The Naramata Bench to the wild natural areas and parks. Photographers will love it!

The lake is warm and clean. You will love it when we anchor up for a swim or paddle board. It is the perfect experience to spend a day outdoors to create family memories or incredible encounters with friends.

We offer more than just sailing too! Explore how to better navigate your life. Learn how to better respond to winds of change. We bring together the skills of sailing and the art of wisdom: ‘sailing with heart’. It is a mix of sunshine, laughter, friendship and also a meaningful encounter.

What’s included:

  • Paddleboards

  • PFDs and safety equipment

  • Sparkling water

  • Fridge or cooler space for your snacks, drinks

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Seeing Life Through Poetry (July 29 - August 2) With Tim Scorer
Jul.
29

Seeing Life Through Poetry (July 29 - August 2) With Tim Scorer

Join us for Poetry week! Poetry is no short form for sending messages; it’s a language ‘entire unto itself’. We might say that it’s the language of mystery, the language for expressing the inexpressible. It seems as though there is a moment in life when a person is ready to immerse in such a language. That might come in childhood, but frequently it’s later in life when there is a readiness for this other way of speaking and seeing how things are. Come for these five mornings (it takes that kind of time) and be part of a five-morning community of poetry explorers. In the safety of such a group, we will read poetry, feel its effect, and speak together about all that it evokes in us and, perhaps, even write some. Are you ready?

Tim Scorer is a spiritual director, facilitator, retreat leader, and educator who has been shaping small group learning experiences for the past 40 years at Naramata Centre and in other settings of spiritual deepening.

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Sailing Adventures on Anam Cara (August 1) With Robyn and Dan Hines
Aug.
1

Sailing Adventures on Anam Cara (August 1) With Robyn and Dan Hines

Sailing is a life changing experience!

You will learn how to read the winds, feel the waves, and guide a large sailing yacht into the open waters of Okanagan Lake. We provide hands-on experience with ample opportunities over four hours to explore the movement and decisions that accompany the journey.

And it is unbelievably beautiful! The scenery is spectacular, from the many developed wineries on The Naramata Bench to the wild natural areas and parks. Photographers will love it!

The lake is warm and clean. You will love it when we anchor up for a swim or paddle board. It is the perfect experience to spend a day outdoors to create family memories or incredible encounters with friends.

We offer more than just sailing too! Explore how to better navigate your life. Learn how to better respond to winds of change. We bring together the skills of sailing and the art of wisdom: ‘sailing with heart’. It is a mix of sunshine, laughter, friendship and also a meaningful encounter.

What’s included:

  • Paddleboards

  • PFDs and safety equipment

  • Sparkling water

  • Fridge or cooler space for your snacks, drinks

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SoulCollage®: Introduction and Deepening (August 5-9) With Allison Rennie and Natalie (Nan) Maxson
Aug.
5

SoulCollage®: Introduction and Deepening (August 5-9) With Allison Rennie and Natalie (Nan) Maxson

Pictures and images can communicate profound truths about our lives. SoulCollage® is an intuitive collage process for individuals and groups. If you can cut and you can paste, you can do SoulCollage®.

Join with others in this engaging, hands-on workshop to create your own SoulCollage® cards. Then use your cards to access your own inner wisdom by reading your cards individually or in groups. Sharing SoulCollage® cards is an enjoyable, enriching way to learn about yourself, deepen intimacy and strengthen community.

Nan and Allison are planning on offering two options each day of the course – one option focused on introducing the process and practice, and a second option for people who are already experienced to deepen SoulCollage® practice. Join us if you are curious, just beginning, or are craving more!

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Sailing Adventures on Anam Cara (August 8) With Robyn and Dan Hines
Aug.
8

Sailing Adventures on Anam Cara (August 8) With Robyn and Dan Hines

Sailing is a life changing experience!

You will learn how to read the winds, feel the waves, and guide a large sailing yacht into the open waters of Okanagan Lake. We provide hands-on experience with ample opportunities over four hours to explore the movement and decisions that accompany the journey.

And it is unbelievably beautiful! The scenery is spectacular, from the many developed wineries on The Naramata Bench to the wild natural areas and parks. Photographers will love it!

The lake is warm and clean. You will love it when we anchor up for a swim or paddle board. It is the perfect experience to spend a day outdoors to create family memories or incredible encounters with friends.

We offer more than just sailing too! Explore how to better navigate your life. Learn how to better respond to winds of change. We bring together the skills of sailing and the art of wisdom: ‘sailing with heart’. It is a mix of sunshine, laughter, friendship and also a meaningful encounter.

What’s included:

  • Paddleboards

  • PFDs and safety equipment

  • Sparkling water

  • Fridge or cooler space for your snacks, drinks

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Gospel Choir 101 (August 12-16) With Lonnie Delisle
Aug.
12

Gospel Choir 101 (August 12-16) With Lonnie Delisle

Join us for Gospel Choir week! Lonnie Delisle is the artistic director of Universal Gospel Choir (UGC), Vancouver’s longest running community gospel choir. UGC pairs beautiful music with powerful messages of justice and inclusion, and represents a broad spectrum of cultural and faith journeys.

Join Lonnie for a week of singing that weaves together reflective dialogue on current events, powerful messages of justice and inclusion, meaningful lyrics, and beautiful music, leaving you feeling hopeful and inspired. Celebrate our diversity and be part of a community and musical experience that is accessible to all people from all walks of life.

Photo credit: Universal Gospel Choir

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Sailing Adventures on Anam Cara (August 15) With Robyn and Dan Hines
Aug.
15

Sailing Adventures on Anam Cara (August 15) With Robyn and Dan Hines

Sailing is a life changing experience!

You will learn how to read the winds, feel the waves, and guide a large sailing yacht into the open waters of Okanagan Lake. We provide hands-on experience with ample opportunities over four hours to explore the movement and decisions that accompany the journey.

And it is unbelievably beautiful! The scenery is spectacular, from the many developed wineries on The Naramata Bench to the wild natural areas and parks. Photographers will love it!

The lake is warm and clean. You will love it when we anchor up for a swim or paddle board. It is the perfect experience to spend a day outdoors to create family memories or incredible encounters with friends.

We offer more than just sailing too! Explore how to better navigate your life. Learn how to better respond to winds of change. We bring together the skills of sailing and the art of wisdom: ‘sailing with heart’. It is a mix of sunshine, laughter, friendship and also a meaningful encounter.

What’s included:

  • Paddleboards

  • PFDs and safety equipment

  • Sparkling water

  • Fridge or cooler space for your snacks, drinks

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Lift Every Voice (August 19-23) With Liz Paynter and Marc A. Hafso, D.M.A.
Aug.
19

Lift Every Voice (August 19-23) With Liz Paynter and Marc A. Hafso, D.M.A.

Join us for Music week! Sing, dance, move and play! Come to enjoy age and stage-appropriate choral music, and all kinds of other activities, that focus on building our community, sharing our gifts, and strengthening our faith. Friday evening’s concert celebration is always a highlight of the week, when we share our week’s learnings.

It’s time to lift every voice!

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Watermelon Sessions (August 26-30) With Sasha Lebedeva
Aug.
26

Watermelon Sessions (August 26-30) With Sasha Lebedeva

Watermelon Sessions is a camp designed for families with neurodivergent children and teens. Join us at Naramata Centre, where you and your kids will have a blast! You will meet other like-minded families, share your experiences, and support each other. Your kids will make new friends, learn new skills, and have fun. We have a variety of programs and activities for everyone, including an alpaca farm trip, peach/cherry picking field trips, a beach party, art classes, and gardening. We have visual support for everyone and knowledgeable staff to ensure smooth transitions and fun experiences.

Watermelon Sessions promises more than just a camp. It’s a community of acceptance, inclusion, and joy.

The ratio of leaders to participants is 1 to 4 – if you require individual support, please contact us to discuss the details.

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Residential School Presentation With Anona Kampe
Jun.
27

Residential School Presentation With Anona Kampe

An authentic voice from the Syilx Okanagan 

If you’re on a  journey towards learning then join us as Anona shares her own family story about Indian Residential School (IRS). IRS were government-funded, church-run facilities where Indigenous children had to go to “Kill the Indian in the Child”, as stated by the Canadian government. A form of assimilation and cultural genocide, it was mandatory for all Indigenous children to attend. If parents tried to keep their children out of these schools, they were arrested and the children were taken anyway. While at these schools, students were forbidden to speak their language, and practice their culture, were segregated from their siblings, neglected and suffered all forms of abuse. In fact, some children never made it home because they died there. Participants can expect to feel anger and sadness when learning about Canada’s shameful history. We will have a check-in at the end of this presentation to take care of any strong feelings.

This program is supported by the United Church of Canada’s Justice and Reconciliation Fund 

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Reel Spirituality: Exploring Religion and Film With Amir Hussain (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)
Jun.
25

Reel Spirituality: Exploring Religion and Film With Amir Hussain (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

Examine spirituality through a new lens.

This course is as much about the use of film to study religion as it is about the use of religion to study film. Through different critical approaches, this program will examine how religion, as variously defined, pervades modern film, and how one may deepen one’s own spirituality through engaging in dialogue with it. Among the films to be discussed are Blinded by the Light, The Fisher King, Chinatown, and A Serious Man.

Participants are encouraged to watch the films before the weekly session. Films are outlined below in the schedule. All films are available on various streaming platforms. We will also discuss films that are important to participants in our program so the schedule below will leave space for flexibility.

Participants in this series can look forward to:

  • Discussion of film from both religious studies and theological perspectives. This will help you to broaden your understanding of the term “religious” and then to realize its significant role in film plot, narrative, and imagery; and help to deepen your own spirituality.

  • In light of the contemporary situation, we will look at themes of Grief/Loss, Aging/ Legacy, The Environment and Politics/Government

Tuesday, June 4th

Theme: Grief/ Loss
The Fisher King (1991, Terry Gilliam)
The Apostle (1997, Robert Duvall)
Of Gods and Men (2010, Xavier Beauvois)

Tuesday, June 11th

Theme: Aging/ Legacy
Lost in Translation (2003, Sofia Coppola)
A Serious Man (2009, Ethan and Joel Coen)

Tuesday, June 18th

Theme: The Environment
Before the Flood (2016, Fisher Stevens)
Chinatown (1974, Roman Polanski)

Tuesday, June 25th

Theme: Politics/ Government
Blindspotting (2018, Carlos Estrada)
Blinded by the Light (2019, Gurinder Chadha)

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Annual General Meeting
Jun.
22

Annual General Meeting

Join us at our upcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM). Participants need to register for the event and may attend in person or online.

You may attend the AGM if you are not currently a member. But if you wish to vote in the AGM, you must be a member for at least three months prior to the AGM date.

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Fun with Flowers With Karin Huehold (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)
Jun.
22

Fun with Flowers With Karin Huehold (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

Join Karin for this month-long series and experience the joy of creating!

If you’re needing a little relaxation from the comfort of your own home, then please join Karin for these four mornings of watercolour. Art is meditative, known to heal and considered sacred in many ways.  By quieting yourself and spending time in an intuitive, mindful, relaxing and rewarding state, you can’t help but feel at ease and at peace.  It’s a healthy escape and a welcome reprieve. And if we can have a bit of fun along the way that’s also good for mind, body and spirit. of

This month we’re going to explore several different ways to depict beautiful and bright blooms and blossoms with some useful and inspiring techniques. Let’s reveal in the joy of summer flowers!

June 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 2024

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Summer Community BBQ
Jun.
21

Summer Community BBQ

To kick off the summer, we’re hosting a community barbecue for our neighbours, friends and volunteers. There will be music, food and we hope you will join us on Columbia Lawn.

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Reel Spirituality: Exploring Religion and Film With Amir Hussain (Copy) (Copy)
Jun.
18

Reel Spirituality: Exploring Religion and Film With Amir Hussain (Copy) (Copy)

Examine spirituality through a new lens.

This course is as much about the use of film to study religion as it is about the use of religion to study film. Through different critical approaches, this program will examine how religion, as variously defined, pervades modern film, and how one may deepen one’s own spirituality through engaging in dialogue with it. Among the films to be discussed are Blinded by the Light, The Fisher King, Chinatown, and A Serious Man.

Participants are encouraged to watch the films before the weekly session. Films are outlined below in the schedule. All films are available on various streaming platforms. We will also discuss films that are important to participants in our program so the schedule below will leave space for flexibility.

Participants in this series can look forward to:

  • Discussion of film from both religious studies and theological perspectives. This will help you to broaden your understanding of the term “religious” and then to realize its significant role in film plot, narrative, and imagery; and help to deepen your own spirituality.

  • In light of the contemporary situation, we will look at themes of Grief/Loss, Aging/ Legacy, The Environment and Politics/Government

Tuesday, June 4th

Theme: Grief/ Loss
The Fisher King (1991, Terry Gilliam)
The Apostle (1997, Robert Duvall)
Of Gods and Men (2010, Xavier Beauvois)

Tuesday, June 11th

Theme: Aging/ Legacy
Lost in Translation (2003, Sofia Coppola)
A Serious Man (2009, Ethan and Joel Coen)

Tuesday, June 18th

Theme: The Environment
Before the Flood (2016, Fisher Stevens)
Chinatown (1974, Roman Polanski)

Tuesday, June 25th

Theme: Politics/ Government
Blindspotting (2018, Carlos Estrada)
Blinded by the Light (2019, Gurinder Chadha)

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Fun with Flowers With Karin Huehold (Copy) (Copy)
Jun.
15

Fun with Flowers With Karin Huehold (Copy) (Copy)

Join Karin for this month-long series and experience the joy of creating!

If you’re needing a little relaxation from the comfort of your own home, then please join Karin for these four mornings of watercolour. Art is meditative, known to heal and considered sacred in many ways.  By quieting yourself and spending time in an intuitive, mindful, relaxing and rewarding state, you can’t help but feel at ease and at peace.  It’s a healthy escape and a welcome reprieve. And if we can have a bit of fun along the way that’s also good for mind, body and spirit. of

This month we’re going to explore several different ways to depict beautiful and bright blooms and blossoms with some useful and inspiring techniques. Let’s reveal in the joy of summer flowers!

June 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 2024

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Reel Spirituality: Exploring Religion and Film With Amir Hussain (Copy)
Jun.
11

Reel Spirituality: Exploring Religion and Film With Amir Hussain (Copy)

Examine spirituality through a new lens.

This course is as much about the use of film to study religion as it is about the use of religion to study film. Through different critical approaches, this program will examine how religion, as variously defined, pervades modern film, and how one may deepen one’s own spirituality through engaging in dialogue with it. Among the films to be discussed are Blinded by the Light, The Fisher King, Chinatown, and A Serious Man.

Participants are encouraged to watch the films before the weekly session. Films are outlined below in the schedule. All films are available on various streaming platforms. We will also discuss films that are important to participants in our program so the schedule below will leave space for flexibility.

Participants in this series can look forward to:

  • Discussion of film from both religious studies and theological perspectives. This will help you to broaden your understanding of the term “religious” and then to realize its significant role in film plot, narrative, and imagery; and help to deepen your own spirituality.

  • In light of the contemporary situation, we will look at themes of Grief/Loss, Aging/ Legacy, The Environment and Politics/Government

Tuesday, June 4th

Theme: Grief/ Loss
The Fisher King (1991, Terry Gilliam)
The Apostle (1997, Robert Duvall)
Of Gods and Men (2010, Xavier Beauvois)

Tuesday, June 11th

Theme: Aging/ Legacy
Lost in Translation (2003, Sofia Coppola)
A Serious Man (2009, Ethan and Joel Coen)

Tuesday, June 18th

Theme: The Environment
Before the Flood (2016, Fisher Stevens)
Chinatown (1974, Roman Polanski)

Tuesday, June 25th

Theme: Politics/ Government
Blindspotting (2018, Carlos Estrada)
Blinded by the Light (2019, Gurinder Chadha)

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Fun with Flowers With Karin Huehold (Copy)
Jun.
8

Fun with Flowers With Karin Huehold (Copy)

Join Karin for this month-long series and experience the joy of creating!

If you’re needing a little relaxation from the comfort of your own home, then please join Karin for these four mornings of watercolour. Art is meditative, known to heal and considered sacred in many ways.  By quieting yourself and spending time in an intuitive, mindful, relaxing and rewarding state, you can’t help but feel at ease and at peace.  It’s a healthy escape and a welcome reprieve. And if we can have a bit of fun along the way that’s also good for mind, body and spirit. of

This month we’re going to explore several different ways to depict beautiful and bright blooms and blossoms with some useful and inspiring techniques. Let’s reveal in the joy of summer flowers!

June 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 2024

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Reel Spirituality: Exploring Religion and Film With Amir Hussain
Jun.
4

Reel Spirituality: Exploring Religion and Film With Amir Hussain

Examine spirituality through a new lens.

This course is as much about the use of film to study religion as it is about the use of religion to study film. Through different critical approaches, this program will examine how religion, as variously defined, pervades modern film, and how one may deepen one’s own spirituality through engaging in dialogue with it. Among the films to be discussed are Blinded by the Light, The Fisher King, Chinatown, and A Serious Man.

Participants are encouraged to watch the films before the weekly session. Films are outlined below in the schedule. All films are available on various streaming platforms. We will also discuss films that are important to participants in our program so the schedule below will leave space for flexibility.

Participants in this series can look forward to:

  • Discussion of film from both religious studies and theological perspectives. This will help you to broaden your understanding of the term “religious” and then to realize its significant role in film plot, narrative, and imagery; and help to deepen your own spirituality.

  • In light of the contemporary situation, we will look at themes of Grief/Loss, Aging/ Legacy, The Environment and Politics/Government

Tuesday, June 4th

Theme: Grief/ Loss
The Fisher King (1991, Terry Gilliam)
The Apostle (1997, Robert Duvall)
Of Gods and Men (2010, Xavier Beauvois)

Tuesday, June 11th

Theme: Aging/ Legacy
Lost in Translation (2003, Sofia Coppola)
A Serious Man (2009, Ethan and Joel Coen)

Tuesday, June 18th

Theme: The Environment
Before the Flood (2016, Fisher Stevens)
Chinatown (1974, Roman Polanski)

Tuesday, June 25th

Theme: Politics/ Government
Blindspotting (2018, Carlos Estrada)
Blinded by the Light (2019, Gurinder Chadha)

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Fun with Flowers With Karin Huehold
Jun.
1

Fun with Flowers With Karin Huehold

Join Karin for this month-long series and experience the joy of creating!

If you’re needing a little relaxation from the comfort of your own home, then please join Karin for these four mornings of watercolour. Art is meditative, known to heal and considered sacred in many ways.  By quieting yourself and spending time in an intuitive, mindful, relaxing and rewarding state, you can’t help but feel at ease and at peace.  It’s a healthy escape and a welcome reprieve. And if we can have a bit of fun along the way that’s also good for mind, body and spirit. of

This month we’re going to explore several different ways to depict beautiful and bright blooms and blossoms with some useful and inspiring techniques. Let’s reveal in the joy of summer flowers!

June 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 2024

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Hearts & Hands Start
May
5
to May 11

Hearts & Hands Start

Welcome Volunteers!

Feel the dirt between your fingers and smell the fresh Spring air! Naramata Centre is welcoming volunteers to find a connection to Earth during our Spring Cleanup. Join us as we tend to the grounds in reverence to nature.

Rooms are provided to volunteers at no cost, but part of your volunteer service will include cleaning in and out of your accommodations.

Volunteers are encouraged to bring their own tools, safety glasses, gloves, and so on.  However, the Naramata Centre will have extra tools and equipment on hand with extra precautions taken for proper sanitization between uses.

Use this time as an opportunity to find peace and serenity in the outdoors while giving back to the community.

Schedule:

Arrive: May 5 / Depart: May 11 2024. Come for the full week or stay for just a few nights.

Check-in day (Sunday, May 5 after 3PM)

  • We suggest volunteers arrive on Sunday to meet fellow volunteers and Centre Staff at a group dinner.

Weekdays (May 6-10)

  • We will begin each day at 9:00AM and break for lunch at 12:30PM.

  • Lunch will be provided Monday through Friday.

  • Afternoon work is optional.

Check-out day (Saturday, May 11 by 10AM)

  • Saturday morning is reserved for cleaning with check-out at 10AM.

 

Local volunteers are also encouraged to join us during any days they are available (whether or not dates are consecutive).

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Soft Focus Watercolour with Karin Huehold
Apr.
6

Soft Focus Watercolour with Karin Huehold

In this fascinating class, you can take a break from using brushes and instead paint watercolours with a sponge.

This technique creates a distinctive and almost pastel-like appearance in your artwork. You will learn about the tools, techniques, colour mixing, lifting, and embellishments involved in this process. Relaxing.  Rewarding. Applicable to any subject matter.

Art is always meditative, known to heal and considered sacred in many ways.  By quieting ourselves and spending time in an intuitive, mindful, relaxing and rewarding state, you can’t help but feel at ease and at peace.  It’s a healthy escape and a welcome reprieve. And if we can have a bit of fun along the way that’s also good for mind, body and spirit.

Join us each session to:

  • Explore many wonderful ways to create your own unique to you works of art

    1. To add to your repertoire and expand your watercolour, design, and creative skills

    2. Discover your own creative flow in an encouraging and fun community

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Open House
Mar.
18

Open House

Naramata Centre and Chesterman Properties are pleased to announce plans to develop the land where Robson House (also known as Children’s House) sits.

This property borders Third Street, Gwendoline & First Street. The Centre and Chesterman have agreed to a conditional sale of the land. As many of you hold special memories of this land we imagine that there will be a mix of emotions upon hearing this news. We do believe, however, that this is an important step in the revitalization of the Centre.

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