Community Events Guide

Today

• Heidelberg Club meets, South Main Drop In Centre, 6 p.m.

• Kootney International Junior Hockey League junior B action, Kelowna Chiefs at Summerland Steam, 7:30 p.m., Summerland Arena

• Badly Mountain Resort presents “Never Ever Days”, purchase a $25 package which includes rental equipment, lift ticket, beginner lesson, lift ticket discount for your next visit: www.nevereverdays.com

• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 40, fish and chips, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Friday night dinner, 5:30 p.m.

• Appy hour at the Army Navy and Air Force Veterans in Canada, munchie basket, chicken stripes, poutine, 3 - 6 p.m.; karaoke, 7:30 p.m. - close

• South Main Drop In Centre, yoga, 9 a.m., tai chi chuan, 10:30 a.m., relaxation hypnosis sessions with Bob Kittle, 11:45 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., mah jong intermediate, 12:30 p.m., beginner plus line dance, 1 p.m., ukulele intermediate, 3:15 p.m., evening dance featuring Destiny, the Dance Band, a Penticton favourite, 7:30 p.m., $6

• Fraternal Order of Eagles, dinner, 5 - 7 p.m., live music to follow with Timbre Wolves, 7 p.m. - close

• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 227, Okanagan Falls, meat draw, 5 p.m.

• Now playing at Landmark Cinemas 7: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (3D, PG, 106 minutes); Underworld Blood Wars (3D, 18A, 91 minutes); Monster Calls (PG, 109 minutes, may frighten young children); Lion (G, 97 minutes); Passengers (3D, PG, 116 minutes); Sing (3D, G, 108 minutes); for showtimes and to purchase tickets: www.landmarkcinemas.com/penticton

• Now playing at the Oliver Theatre: Sing (Friday Saturday); Office Christmas Party (Sunday Tuesday)

Saturday, January 7

• Christmas Tree Drop-off provided by Penticton Firefighters Local 1399 and local sponsors, Fire Hall No. 202, 285 Dawson Ave. in Penticton, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., enjoy a hotdog and hot chocolate, donations accepted for the local firefighters charitable society, Muscular Dystrophy and B.C. Professional Firefighters Burn Fund, for more details phone 250-490-2315

• The Metropolitan Opera presents “Nabucco,” Landmark Cinemas 7, 9:55 a.m., live from New York City on the big screen

• BCHL junior A hockey action, Vernon Vipers at Penticton Vees, 6 p.m., South Okanagan Events Centre, to purchase tickets go online at: www.ValleyFirstTix.com, phone 1-877-763-2849 or visit SOEC box office, ages 17 and under are free courtesy of Peters Bros. Construction

• Kootenay International Junior Hockey League junior B action, Kelowna Chiefs at Princeton Posse, 7 p.m., Princeton and District Arena

• Everybody’s Got a Song to Sing karaoke, with your host Yanti, 9 p.m. - midnight at the Naramata Pub, 19 and over, no cover

• Pen-Hi Dry Grad after-Christmas holiday bottle drive, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. in Pen-Hi parking lot, volunteers will be on hand to accept your holiday empties with proceeds to Dry Grad 2017

• Charity Bottle Drive, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Marketplace IGA (proceeds to PRH pediatric ward, BC-SPCA, Critteraid) and Summerland IGA (proceeds to Summerland Food Bank, Critteraid), for large pick ups phone Pat Smith at 250-493-6205

• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 40, cribbage 10 a.m., meat draw and LA 50/50 draw, 2 p.m.

• Army Navy and Air Force Veterans in Canada, breakfast 10 a.m. - noon, fun pool for members only, noon, dinner, 5:30 p.m., music with Three Piece, 6:30 p.m. - close

• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 227, Okanagan Falls, meat draw, 5 p.m.

Sunday, January 8

• Cannery Brewing Company presents free live music, 6 - 8 p.m. with Miles Kereliuk

• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 227 in Okanagan Falls presents “Honouring 50 Years of Service,” for fire chief Bob Haddow, 12:30 - 4 p.m., ceremony at 1:30 p.m., RSVP required at 250-328-4438, also Fun Day, beginning 1:30 p.m.

• Social dance with your host Emil Sajna, a DJ with almost 50 years experience of playing the alltime greatest dance songs and waltzes, South Main Drop In Centre, 7 p.m., all ages, abilities welcomed to dance on Penticton’s largest floor; R&R Rounders, 12:30 p.m.

• Penticton Legion Ladies Auxiliary famous pancake breakfast, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. in lounge, $5 for full breakfast, 50 cents extra for strawberries and cream, all welcomed

• Army Navy and Air Force Veterans in Canada, executive meeting,, 10 a.m., meat draw and 50/50 draw, horse races, 2 p.m., hot dogs and smokies

• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 40 meat draw and 50/50 draw, 2 p.m.

Monday, January 9

• Penticton Parkinson's Peers and Caregivers/ Carepartners monthly support meeting, The Concorde Assisted Living Residence, 3235 Skaha Lake Road, 1:30 p.m., offers resources and social interaction for people living with Parkinson’s and their supporters, all welcomed, call Alana Appel for additional details 250-770-1195 or ajappel@telus.net

• Okanagan Skaha School District 67 meets, 6:30 p.m., 425 Jermyn Ave., open to the public, for agenda visit: www.sd67.bc.ca

• Summerland Council meets, 7 p.m. at Municipal Hall, open to the public

• Pub Dart League at various bars and service clubs in Penticton and Okanagan Falls, 7 p.m.

• Army Navy and Air Force Veterans in Canada, appys, 3 - 8 p.m., beef dip and fries

• South Main Drop In Centre, yoga 9 a.m., Scrabble, 10 a.m., Mah Jong (learners table), 10 a.m., carpet bowl, 10:15 a.m., line dance ezint to int., 1 p.m., duplicate bridge, 1 p.m., computer drop-in, 1 - 3 p.m.

• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 40 Friends and Fitness, 10 a.m., The Dart Dolls, 11 a.m., lunch, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Tuesday, January 10

• Penticton City Council meets, 1 p.m. and 6 p.m., Penticton City Hall, open to the public, to view agenda: www.penticton.ca

• Summerland VIP, Gathering of Vision Impaired Persons, second Tuesday of each month, 1:30 p.m, Parkdale Lodge dining room in Summerland, family and friends welcomed to meet new friends, exchange information and entertain

• Penticton Tune-Agers chorus resume practicing led by Annabelle Redman, 9 a.m. - noon, the Shatford Centre, choir and orchestra for singers and musicians ages 50-plus, new members welcomed, contact Peggy Nicholson at 250-487-1413 or reply by email to: pnichol9@shaw.

• Brown Bag Lecture Series at the Penticton library auditorium, noon, admission by donation, guest speaker Chandra Wong on 75 years of the Fort St. John hospital.

• South Main Drop In Centre, basic beginner line dance, 9 p.m., social bridge, 9:15 a.m., sing-a-long, 10:30 a.m., luncheon, 11:30 a.m., partner bridge, 12:45 p.m.; knitting and crocheting, 1 p.m., improver line dance, 1 p.m., square dance, 6-7 and 7-9 p.m.

• Army Navy and Air Force Veterans in Canada, appy hour, 3-6 p.m., fish and chips

• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 40, executive meeting, 10 a.m., lunch, 11:30 - 1:30 p.m., DVA officer at the branch, 1 p.m., jam session, 8 p.m.