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<h1 style="margin-top:0cm"><span style="color:#222222;font-weight:normal">The BC Arts Council is coming to Kelowna!<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p style="margin-top:0cm;background:white"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:#494949">Kelowna Community Connections:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:#494949">Staff and members of the BC Arts Council invite you to join them for an afternoon of sharing stories, asking questions, and reflecting on what the future holds for arts and culture in your region and throughout B.C.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:#494949">Date: Monday, June 26, 2023<br>
Time: 1:30p.m. – 4:00p.m.<br>
Location: the Atrium of the Rotary Centre for the Arts, 421 Cawston Avenue, Kelowna<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:#494949"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/bc-arts-council-community-connections-tickets-658520040167"><span style="color:#A22D15">RSVP via Eventbrite</span></a> by June 19. Please let us know of any access or other accommodation
needs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:#494949">We invite guests to review the <a href="https://www.bcartscouncil.ca/priorities/"><span style="color:#A22D15">Extending Foundations: Action Plan 2022-2024</span></a> before attending the session.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:#494949">Please share this information across your networks in the areas surrounding Kelowna.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:#494949">We look forward to meeting you on June 26.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:#494949">For general information or further assistance, please contact:<br>
Telephone: 250-356-1718<br>
Email: <a href="mailto:BCArtsCouncil@gov.bc.ca"><span style="color:#A22D15">BCArtsCouncil@gov.bc.ca</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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