Teaching people how to sing, putting together recitals, and at the risk of the recitals becoming boring, turning them into a show. That's been Alexandra Babbel's winning formula so far - a formula that has begun to draw attention.
The entertainment world offers a kaleidoscope of performers, some who hit the big time briefly, and others who make a lasting and demonstrable impression.
As much as the Japanese people are enamoured by Canadian jazz songstress Holly Cole, she returns the compliment because she is intrigued by their culture as well.
Although some 40 artists have donated work to the Kelowna Art Gallery's Appetite for Art, Mark Coffey's photograph of a snowy lakeshore will likely turn a few heads.