Posts Tagged ‘Okanagan Children’s Festival’

Petting Dinosaurs!

Friday, May 25th, 2012
Today we pet a dinosaur. Yup. A dinosaur!! In fact, it was a baby t-rex from Erth’s Dinosaur Petting Zoo, and it was probably one of the coolest things we’ve ever done. The experience may just inspire our first dinosaur song!

It goes without saying that we are having an amazing time at the Okanagan Children’s Festival in Penticton, BC. Besides meeting dinosaurs we have also performed a couple of action packed shows (one more tomorrow!), and we are meeting tons of great families, artists and festival volunteers at the event. Hope you enjoy the vid of our new ‘friend’, and we look forward to seeing you soon!

Bobs & LoLo

Ogopogo – What??

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

We’re pretty confident that the Okanagan International Children’s Festival will be the only venue we play where when asked what their favourite animals is, the audience responds with an enthusiastic “OGOPOGO!” For those of you not in the know, Ogopogo is a legendary creature of the Okanagan Lake – the picturesque locale for our most recent road trip. Google “Ogopogo” for a full history of the alleged sightings and stories…crazy stuff!!

We just returned from 4 days in beautiful Penticton – home to the Okanagan Children’s Fest and some of BC’s most beautiful lakeshore, hiking & biking trails galore, award-winning vineyards and Ogopogo, of course.

Penticton Map

We loved our trip to Penticton! Although we didn’t spot the Ogopogo ourselves, we did get to celebrate our debut performances in the Okanagan, and we also got to work with a fantabulous team of Festival volunteers and staff. Our thanks to everyone for the warm hospitality and enthusiastic onsite help!

Stage crew!

Photo: Stage crew – Matt & Bobbie!

One of the definite highlights of our trip was the Friday night Vaudeville Show. This was essentially a variety night featuring all of the mainstage acts from the festival. We were honoured to share the stage with the likes of Al Simmons, Glenn Singer, Grand Derangement, the Gizmo Guys and many more.

Vaudeville Show!

Photo: Backstage at the Vaudeville Show!

Be sure to check out more pics from our Okanagan trip on our Facebook Group or MySpace site.  We’re now jumping into a short run of shows at the Surrey International Children’s Festival (May 28 – 30) before heading off to Saskatoon for the Saskatchewan International Children’s Festival  (Jun 3-6). We’d love to see you at an upcoming show – please visit our events calendar for our full schedule!

OK Children's Festival

Photo: Onstage at the 2009 Okanagan Children’s Fest!

Bobs & Lolo

P.S. Huge hugs to the family that spotted us in the restaurant on our last night in Penticton and picked up our bill! Your generosity was an amazing surprise and very special treat! :)

Festival Fun in Western Canada!

Saturday, May 16th, 2009

Although we had quite a few shows during the month of April, we still managed to squeeze in some sun, sand and surf during our downtime. A huge highlight included a surf lesson on beautiful Cox Bay just outside of Tofino, BC. Playing in the waves was a great way to wrap up our shows on the west coast and celebrate Bobs’ birthday! Special thanks to our hosts at EcoEverything, Weigh West Marina, Wickaninnish Community School and the 1431 Beach Resort for helping make our trip extra special.

B&L surf!

A big thank you to Surf Sister for a wonderful day in the water!

We’re now in the process of gearing up for an action packed spring and summer. We hope you can join us for some musical adventures! Below is a list of some of our stops over the upcoming month:

 

Kerrisdale Community Centre: May 18

Last minute long weekend fun for everyone! Join us on Monday at 1pm for a fun-filled dance fest at the Kerrisdale Community Centre. Check out our new set!  Jump into the kiddie mosh pit! Join in on the crafty stations with sea star popsicle stick puppets and paper plate sea turtles! Super fun-times for the whole family this Victoria Day!
 

 

Okanagan Children's Festival

Okanagan International Children’s Festival: May 21 – 23

We’re excited about our debut shows in the beautiful lakeside town of Penticton! Next week we will be heading to the interior of BC for the Okanagan International Children’s Festival.  We are honoured to be sharing the same stage as legendary Canadian children’s entertainer Fred Penner as well as a host of other mega-talented performance groups!

 
Surrey Children's Festival

Surrey International Children’s Festival: May 28 – 30

We can’t wait to “hop” onto the Leap Frog Stage at the 2009 Surrey International Children’s Festival! Our full band is performing with us, and we guarantee that the amazing musicians lending us their talents for the three-day festivities will have the place rockin’ before the two of us even hit the stage! Be sure to check out the Saturday Family Special – two shows for the price of one!
 

Saskatchewan Children's Festival

Saskatchewan International Children’s Festival: June 3 – 6

We’re delighted to be a part of the 2009 Saskatchewan International Children’s Festival. We have heard fantastic reviews about this event from both families and other children’s performers, including local superstar Marnie Grey. This will be our first time performing in Saskatoon – we can’t wait! If you’re in the area, please join us for some musical adventures at the Kinder Garden and Knox United Church.

 

Bowen Island Children’s Festival – June 7

Located in one of our favourite spots, the Bowen Island Children’s Festival is sure to be a highlight of our 2009 event schedule! Just a skip, jump and a hop from the shores of West Vancouver, the island is a perfect day trip destination for families. Join us and our band for all the festival fun…more info coming soon!

We’d love to see you at one of our upcoming shows! Please check out our online event calendar for further details. :)

Bobs & Lolo