Ogopogo - What??
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.
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!
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.
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!
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! 