In its third year, Penticton91裸聊视频檚 Ignite the Arts is bigger than ever before with events packed into each of the last 10 days of March.

From the popular Parade for No Reason, to three days of music and performances, the festival will close out the month in style.

On top of the events that start on March 22, the Penticton Art Gallery has two exhibitions opening during the festival. One will explore mental health and the other will take a look at Canada91裸聊视频檚 medical assistance in dying program.

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As before, the festival will kick off with the unveiling of the mini-mural project at Cannery Brewing on March 22, which will be followed by a week of activities and events at the gallery and across town with local partners.

91裸聊视频淭he whole festival was originally conceived as an extension of our spring exhibition program, and just looking at expanding it and working with other community partners to create deeper opportunities for engagement in the arts in our community.91裸聊视频�

Those partnerships include individual local artists and businesses, as well as organizations like the South Okanagan Immigrant Community Services.

The growth of those community partnerships is fueled in part by those who participated or heard about previous festivals.

One example of the community91裸聊视频檚 involvement in setting up an event is on March 23, when the Community Art Walk presents Sculpture Day. This year91裸聊视频檚 version features Canadian ice sculptor Aaron Grant, who will be making a custom piece for the festival.

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Crawford also pointed to another local who will be part of the surprises in the Parade for No Reason, set for March 29.

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Another new stage this year is the Legacy Den on Main Street, which will be hosting the festival91裸聊视频檚 new electro-acoustic stage.

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Look to the Penticton Western News91裸聊视频� March 29 print edition for a breakdown of the main festival weekend91裸聊视频檚 events. A complete schedule including Community Week is available online at