"Sip, savour & save", is the harbinger of good food, good wine, and great value in the Thompson/Okanagan for the next three weeks especially!  More than 50 local restaurants are participating to bring you set menu options that showcase their chefs and specialty dishes.  Priced at $15, $25, or $35, each option features 3 courses to fit any budget and tantalize your taste buds!  Here at Lakeshore Bed & Breakfast, we are delighted to assist our guests in choosing a restaurant.  Each of the restaurants has a suggested wine pairing to bring out the absolute best in their dishes and so you don't even have to worry about the wine selection.  Talk about being pampered!  So don't let this opportunity slip past without taking your palate out for a gastronomic treat.  You do deserve it!

January 18 to February 5, 2012

Do you dream of being serenaded under the stars on a beautiful Okanagan Summer evening, lost in the ambience of a castle on a hill with a view that just doesn't quit and a glass of wine in your hand that is liquid magic?  It could come true!  The Canadian Tenors are performing at Mission Hill Family Estate Winery on August 13 and you could be there!  Make it a truly romantic weekend and include a stay at one of our excellent Bed & Breakfasts for the weekend.  By the way, it just happens to be a full moon that night!

If you don't have your tickets already.....don't wait.  From Jennifer Smith's article in the Kelowna Capital News, "What would go better with a Chris Isaak concert than a glass of wine?"  We agree with Jennifer and encourage you to experience a very special evening that has all the potential to be one of your best memories of the summer of 2011!  So mark August 21st on your calendar and then go to the Select Your Tickets website to get your reservation.  If you need a place to stay near Mission Hill Winery, check out the local Bed & Breakfasts and experience more of what summer in the Okanagan offers you!

I am continually surprised at the wide variety of events that are offered for our enjoyment in Kelowna!  Here are some of the events that are coming soon to the Kelowna Community Theatre.  April 5th for the Herman's Hermits.   April 18th brings the music of Buddy Guy and his new CD "Living Proof", April 19th showcases the tenor voice of Fernando Varela singing "Classical to Classical Rock", April 23rd brings the  BC Interior Music Awards.  April 26th is Johnny Clegg from South Africa, April 29 & 30th Ballet Kelowna's Actions Consequences".  May 5th the Okanagan Symphony Spirit of the North.  May 7th David Scheel in the musical comedy "Don't Shoot Me, I'm only the Piano Player".  May 23rd the Ukranian classical and contemporary dance performance by the Shumka Dancers.  Lakeshore B&B is only minutes away from the Kelowna Community Theatre and would love to provide your "Home away from Home".

If you enjoy the Okanagan for all the great features it offers like sun, beaches golf, skiing, great restaurants and you enjoy good wine to go along with them, then get out your calendars!  Here are the dates for the 2011 Wine Festivals.  April 29 to May 8  for the Okanagan Spring Wine Festival, July 8 to July 16 for the Okanagan Summer Wine Festival, September 30 to October 9 for the Okanagan Fall Wine Festival and in 2012, January 18 to January 22 for the Okanagan Winter Festival of Wine. At Lakeshore Bed & Breakfast, we offer you a great central home base to complement your visit to Kelowna and the Okanagan Valley.

If you are looking for ideal accommodations while attending the BC Masters Provincial Swimming Championships in Kelowna, April 15-17, 2011, you have arrived.  Our Lakeshore Bed & Breakfast is only two blocks away from the H2O Adventure & Fitness Centre, a short walk if you wish.

We hope to see you in Kelowna!

If you are thinking food, think Kelowna in February of 2011!   Be here as eight Gold Medal winning chefs from across the country compete in three thrilling and gruelling challenges:

Mystery Wine Pairing Competition - February 18, Hotel Eldorado

Black Box Competition - February 19, Okanagan College

Grande Finale Competition - February 19, Delta Grand Okanagan

Savour each chef's competition dishes with superb select wines, explore Kelowna and the Okanagan Valley, celebrate the crowning of Canada's Best Chef for 2011!

Order your tickets today at www.goldmedalplates.com or by phone at 1-877-255-0707.

All three venues are just minutes away from Lakeshore Bed & Breakfast!

We would love to see you in February!

Louise & Andy

Kelowna is honoured to be awarded the International Children's Winter Games in 2011.  This is a first for North America!  We will see the best of the world's youth competing in skiing, snowboarding, hockey, skating and curling.  Just another reason to be in the Okanagan to enjoy all it has to offer year round.  Don't forget to checkout great Bed & Breakfast accommodations to experience a friendly Kelowna welcome.