Cool things to do in our community

Monday, February 27

• Oliver Town Council meets, 7 p.m., open to public

• Summerland Council meets, 7 p.m., Municipal Hall, open to public, see advanced coverage on Page A1.

• Now on display at the Penticton Museum, 785 Main Street, “British Columbia’s War, 19141918,” a traveling exhibit from the Royal British Columbia Museum; “Canadian Sikhs in World War I: A Forgotten Story,” exhibit courtesy of National Historic Site, Gur Sikh Temple, Sikh Heritage Museum (Abbotsford)

• Final week: Front Street Art Gallery presents guest artist Betty DeRoos, “Inspirations,” through until Thursday

• “Little Bit of Everything No. 9,: Penticton and District Community Arts Council is hosting their annual members’ exhibition at The Leir House, exhibit runs until March 31

• Summerland Pipes and Drums meet at Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 22 in Summerland, 7 p.m.

• “Okanagan Lake: The inland waterway”, from the earliest dates Okanagan Lake has been the main transportation link utilized steamships, tugs and barges, presented by Doug Cox, 11 a.m., Village by the Station, all welcomed

• Fraternal Order of Eagles, open darts, 2 - 4 p.m.

• Penticton Elks Lodge Happy Hour, 3 - 6 p.m. (weekdays), single cribbage, 7 p.m.

• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 40, Friends and Fitness, 10 a.m., Dart Dolls, 11 a.m., branch bingo, 6:30 p.m.

• Army Navy and Air Force Veterans in Canada, dart and pool league, 7 p.m.

• South Main Drop In Centre, yoga, 9 a.m., Scrabble 10 a.m., Mah Jong, 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 p.m., ukulele introductory, 3 p.m.

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

• South Valley Silver Spurs 4-H Club registration, Penticton Community Centre, room 2, 6:30 p.m., open to youth ages 6-19, $90 for more information contact leader Janette Lauritzen at 250-462-6116

• Now playing at Landmark Cinemas 7: The Great Wall (3D, 14A, violence, 103 minutes); Fist Fight (14A, 91 minutes); A Cure for Wellness (18A, sexual violence, 146 minutes); Manchester by the Sea (14A, 135 minutes); The Lego Batman Movie (3D, G, 104 minutes); Fifty Shades Darker (18A, 118 minutes); John Wick Chapter 2 (14A, violence, 123 minutes)

• Now playing at the Oliver Theatre: The Lego Batman Movie

Tuesday, February 28

• Today is International Rare Disease Day • Shrove Tuesday pancake dinner, St. Saviour’s Anglican Church Hall, 150 Orchard Street, 5:30 p.m. (doors open at 5 p.m.), $7.50 per person, $20 per family, at the door, pancakes, sausages, beans

• Penticton Okanagan Rotary Club meets, guest speaker Michael Welsh, president of B.C. branch of Canadian Bar Association, The Sandman Hotel, 7 a.m. (doors 6:45 a.m.), plus presentation of unsung citizen award to Tracy Fehr, public is invited to attend, full breakfast is $15, coffee/pastry is $6.50

• Now on display at the Penticton Art Gallery, “Claiming the Talent,” featuring art work from students with the National Aboriginal Professional Artist Training Program and En’Owkin Centre; “Joy Munt: Train, Steam and Speed,” the beautiful and deteriorating world of industry, justaposed with the natural landscape; Clayton Gauthier: The Salmon Run (Tuesday - Fridays, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., weekends 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., admission $2 for adult nonmembers), phone 250-493-2928

• Baldy Mountain Resort, near Oliver, offers $5 lift tickets on Tuesdays and Wednesday in February for all ages, www.skibaldy.com

• Brown Bag Lecture Series at the Penticton library auditorium, noon, admission by donation, guest speaker Dr. Harvey Quaame surveys the field of climate change science.

• Fraternal Order of Eagles, euchre night, 7 p.m.

• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 40, DVA officer at branch, 1 p.m., jam session, 8 p.m.

• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 22, Summerland, horse races, 4 p.m., fun darts, 7 p.m.

• Highway to Healing Support Society annual general meeting, cadet hangar in Oliver, conference room, 7 p.m., all welcomed

• Southern Okanagan Sportsmen Association annual general meeting, 7 p.m., at the clubhouse

• Mardi Gras Party, Ye Olde Welcome Inn, 8380 Gallagher Lake Road, north of Oliver, call 250-498-8840

• NHL Hockey: Detroit Red Wings at Vancouver Canucks, 7 p.m. (PT)

Wednesday, March 1

• Ash Wednesday • Okanagan Skaha School District 67 education committee meets, 4 p.m., 425 Jermyn Avenue, open to the public

• Community volunteer income tax program, Salvation Army Church, 2469 South Main Street, 9 a.m. - noon

• Fraternal Order of Eagles presents canasta, 10 a.m., officers meeting

• South Main Drop In Centre, beginner line dance, 9 a.m., medical qi gong, 10 a.m., line dance intermediate, 1 p.m., cribbage, 1 p.m., computer drop-in, 1 - 3 p.m., belly dance, 3:30 p.m., ukulele strumalong, 6:30 p.m.

• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 40, Penticton, ladies auxiliary bingo, 1 p.m., doors open at noon, lunch is available

• Wing Night at Clancy’s Pub, Grill and Pizza, 5 - 9 p.m., 333 Martin Street

• Oliver Elks Lodge meat draw, 4 p.m., call 250-498-3808 for additional details

Thursday, March 2

• Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen meets, beginning 9 a.m., open to the public

• Penticton 2017 community information evening on Multisport World championship triathlon, 5:30 p.m., Penticton Lakeside Resort, first 300 people in attendance will receive a gift and light snack, RSVP on Facebook page or susan@penticton2017.com

• Kootenay International Junior B Hockey League, Kelowna Chiefs at Summerland Steam, Game 5 in best-of-seven playoff series (if necessary), 7:30 p.m., Summerland Arena; North Okanagan Knights at Osoyoos Coyotes, Game 5 in best-of-seven playoff series (if necessary), 7:35 p.m., The Sun Bowl

• Oliver Library presents host storyteller James Murray, who will take you back in time, 7 p.m., free

• Osoyoos Elks Bingo, doors open at 6 p.m., early bird at 7 p.m.

• Oliver Scribblers meet, 9:30 a.m., Oliver Library, all wannabe writers invited, for details email: vi.oliverscribblers@gmail.com

• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 40 ladies auxiliary meets for lunch, The White Spot restaurant, 1770 Main Street, 11:30 a.m.

• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 40 ladies auxiliary presents Fitness Friends, 10 a.m.

• Fraternal Order of Eagles, music trivia with Russ, 7 p.m.

• South Main Drop In Centre, Spanish conversations, 10 a.m., carpet bowl, 10 a.m., bingo 1 p.m. (doors open at noon), improver line dance, 1 p.m., crafters meeting, 1 p.m., intro to ballroom dance, 7 p.m.

• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 97, Oliver, cribbage, 1:30 p.m., darts, 7 p.m.

Friday, March 3

• Medici’s Friday Night Live 2017 season Episode IV in Oliver, 7 p.m., 522 Fairview Road, big music, big fun, for details phone 250-4982228

• Lent soup and bun fundraiser for Discovery House, every Friday in March, 11:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m., $5, St. John Vianney, 361 Wade Ave. W., raising funds for drug and alcohol recovery program

• Army Navy and Air Force Veterans in Canada, apply hour, 3 - 6 p.m., karaoke, 7 p.m.

• Learning at Lunch, Xertiscaping Tips presented by Paul Rodriguez de la Vega, environmental consultant and designer, noon - 1 p.m., Penticton Public Library and Museum auditorium, free

• Devon Coyotes (roots, rock, blues) performs at The Dream Cafe, 8 p.m., $33 (premium seating), $18 (side seating), www.devoncoyotes, for tickets: www.thedreamcafe.ca or phone 250-490-9012

• Fraternal Order of Eagles, dinner, 5 - 7 p.m., music with Ken and Mikey, 7 - 11 p.m.

• South Main Drop-In Centre presents yoga, 9 a.m., Tai Chi Chuan, 10:30 a.m., Mah Jong intermediate, 12:30 p.m., beginner plus line dance, 1 p.m., novice line dance, 3:15 p.m., Heidelberg Club, 6 p.m., evening dance featuring live music by Jim Ripley, 7:30 p.m.

• Oliver Library presents storytime for children ages 3-5, 10 a.m.

• Bob Kittle, Ch.t, free hypnosis relaxation session, South Main Drop In Centre, all welcomed, 1145 a.m. and/or 2:30 p.m.

• Oliver Seniors Centre presents bingo with a loonie pot, 1 p.m., hotdogs, sweets, coffee, 50/50, for phone 250-498-2242

Saturday, March 4

• 22nd Annual Home & Reno Show 2017, Penticton Trade and Convention Centre, presented by Canadian Homebuilders’ Association South Okanagan, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., admission is $4

• 5th annual Vertical and Vintages wine weekend with Naramata Bench Wineries tasting event, Apex Mountain Resort, 7-9 p.m., $49 plus taxes, available from www.eventbrite.ca or by phone at 1-877-777-2739

• Front Street Art Gallery presents guest artist Janet Bednarczyk, Line, Lights and Living Things, March 3 - 16, opening event with artist, March 4, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., 60 Front Street

• The Institutional Church is Dying, a share initiative of Oasis United Church, Penticton United Church, St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, St. Saviour’s Anglican Church, offers a forum where the “myth” is addressed, 9 a.m., Penticton United Church, pre-registering required at punitc@telus.net or 250-492-2684

• The Silver Screen Scoundrels featuring Brandon Isaak and Keith Picot, The Dream Cafe, 8 p.m., $39 (premium), $24 (wings), doors open at 6 p.m., for tickets: www.thedreamcafe.ca or phone 250-490-9012

• Fraternal Order of Eagles, member appreciation day, burgers, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., eagle races, 4 p.m., tap TV trivia, 6 p.m.

• Super Super Mega Meat Draw, biggest in the valley, 2:30 p.m., Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 97, Oliver, visit: oliverlegion97.ca

• Army Navy and Air Force Veterans in Canada, breakfast, 10 a.m. - noon, fun pool for members, noon, dinner, 5:30 p.m., music with Roland Allen, 7 p.m.

Sunday, March 5

• 22nd Annual Home & Reno Show 2017, Penticton Trade and Convention Centre, presented by Canadian Homebuilders’ Association South Okanagan, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., admission is $4

• Oren Barter performs at Cannery Brewing, 6 - 8 p.m., no cover charge

• Public skating at Oliver Arena, 5:30 - 6:45 p.m.

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

• Cribbage tournament at Oliver Seniors Centre, 10 a.m., registration at 9:30 a.m., $10, lunch included, call 250-498-6453

• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 40 ladies auxiliary will cater Sports Sunday

• Fraternal Order of Eagles, president’s breakfast, 8 - 11 a.m., pool tournament, 12:30 p.m., finger food, noon - 4 p.m., meat draw, 4 p.m.

• South Main Drop In Centre R&R Rounders; social dance with your host Emil Sajna, a DJ who has been playing the great dance songs for nearly 50 years, all levels and ages of dancers are invited to dance on Penticton’s largest floor, 7 p.m.

• Oliver Elks Lodge breakfast, 8 a.m., $7 donation, bingo, 1 p.m. (doors open at noon), meat draw, 4 p.m., call 250-498-3808 for details

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