WHAT WE DO — current projects

“Those who dance are often thought mad by those who cannot hear the music.”
— Tao Te Ching

Current Projects

Why do we make art? The answer to that question is probably as diverse as are the artists who make the art. Many artists create art because they enjoy the process; it’s fun making things! Others create art in an effort to connect with other people. They have a story to tell or an experience to talk about. They are speaking in the language of their own art, be it in words, images, actions, dance — it’s a way of recording beauty, or power, or terror — maybe you need to have empathy to create art. Whatever the reason, every artist feels an inner compulsion to create and to share that which they have created. Perhaps we’re all just like cavemen sitting around a fire, telling stories, each in our own medium, in our own way.

Come join us! These are our recent and current projects:

• The Writers’ Nook
  The Third House in collaboration with The Okanagan Regional Library founded a new writers’ group that meets twice monthly. We call ourselves the Writers’ Nook. With the onslaught of covid, the meetings moved online via zoom technology, but now it’s back, personal and alive in the library! Do you like to write? Come join us→ there is no charge!
• The Shuswap Nature Hiker
  Exercise, fun, camaraderie and best of all, hanging out with Mother Nature in the great outdoors! Everything we need to keep our minds and bodies healthy, agile and fit. We hiked every Friday, regardless of the weather. We are currently taking a little hiatus, a little time for post-surgery recovery. But when that is over, come join us again→ there is no charge.
• A Christmas Carol
  This project, which resulted in an abridged version of Charles Dickens’, A Christmas Carol, was destined to be presented as a Readers’ Theatre Play in local halls. It was to bring the pleasure of hearing a Christmas ghost story, well told, and the opportunity to share the joy of the season with friends and neighbours—until covid reared its ugly head. It is still on our shelf; and recently has been used by other community theatre groups. Contact us→ if you would like more information.