Join Karen and Laura at Sorrento Retreat and Conference Centre and learn how to make your very own holiday wreath. Made with fresh greenery, you will learn simple techniques you can use to make wreaths for any holiday. Perfect for beginners, this fun and creative class will be sure to get you in the Christmas […]
Join Kathie MacDuff, Sorrento Retreat and Conference Centre’s very own Artist in Residence and come explore the topic of silence. Silence ends up being another controversial topic; a state some people avoid like the plague while others eagerly embrace it. Let’s see if we can find some even ground and try to understand what (consciously […]
This program will focus on the quest for peace as it relates to the current crisis in Israel-Palestine and in the quest to heal the residues of history with our indigenous peoples. Canada continues to awaken to the colonial harms enacted in its own not-so-recent past; a nationalism built on the suppression of an Indigenous […]
Join us, for a watercolour workshop at Sorrento Centre. Venture into the blissful state of creative contemplation. Karin Huehold, a professional painter of 30 years, has paired her love of watercolour and mandalas for this fun week of amazing art lessons. Students will enjoy an inspiring experience of discovering boundless design possibilities “inside the circle”. Freeform to geometrically inspired designs along with lots […]
Join Karen Gummo in the Dance of Truth; Family Storytelling. Our bodies are meant to move, to connect; face to face, eye to eye, and heart to heart. Perhaps that is where we can find our true selves. Through gentle exercises in this week-long story series, experienced storyteller, Karen will help participants embrace the idea […]
Nourish Couture” is not just a workshop; it’s a transformative experience that empowers you to create wearable art that resonates with your soul. Join us and let your creativity flourish while crafting a unique, soul nourishing fashion statement. $325
Come for a week of observation, delight, and reflection on the created beauty and wonder of birds, fungi, and plant life in the Sorrento area. This course will combine field walks, identification and discovering the spiritual insight these creatures can teach us. We will also look at how scripture, science, and the Christian tradition can […]
Join us at the 2nd annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Celebrating Seniors Picnic hosted by the Shuswap Community Response Network! Enjoy a picnic lunch and lawn games! Plus: music & entertainment workshop (10:30 am) story-telling (12:45 pm) information booths door prizes & giveaways SCRN appreciates their sponsors! Thank you Munro’s IDA Pharmacy and Sorrento […]
Join Catherine Nicholls in creation at this "For the Birds" 2 and a half day workshop! This fun and creative workshop allows you to choose one of 5 designs so you can create the ‘bird” wall-hanging or small quilt of your choice! Raven, heron or barn owl are available if you prefer a single bird. […]
Start your spring with a weekend of Indigenous Ways of Knowing – Cultural Celebration and Drum Making for adults! Our Friday evening begins after dinner with a smudge and a story by First Nations Knowledge Keeper, Bernice Jensen. Over the weekend, Bernice will guide authentic First Nations drum and rattle making while sharing traditional knowledge […]
Join us in person or via Zoom for the Writing Successful Grants to Fund Your Projects workshop. (Zoom link to follow) Robyn Cyr has been involved in Economic Development and Tourism Development for the past 20 years. Robyn is coming to Sorrento Centre to share her knowledge and experience. Robyn will teach you how to: […]
CANCELLED The NimbleFingers Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Festival is a one-day public event that happens on the Saturday in between our workshop weeks. We’re a small but mighty festival—flanked on either end by the NimbleFingers workshops. The festival is a great day of music and fun in the Shuswap community. This is a family event […]