Learning about arts and culture around the Central Okanagan is about to become easier.
On Tuesday, June 4, Creative Okanagan launched Heard About Harold, a free weekly newsletter that is sa国际传媒渢he messenger on a mission to promote arts and culture in the region and celebrate its role in shaping healthy, flourishing communities.sa国际传媒�
The newsletter will highlight all recently announced and upcoming events in the arts and entertainment world. The vision is to continually create a community that fully supports the arts, ensuring artists and creators no longer struggle to survive or compete for limited grant funding.
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The idea for the newsletter started in the early times of the pandemic as a way to increase cross-promotion as well as collaboration. Many regional arts and culture programs as well as Indigenous partners were part of the development process.
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