El Mariachi Los Dorados returning to the Okanagan Valley
Today
• March 20 is the first day of spring • Okanagan College Speakers Series with Dr. Rosalind Warner, “Unpresidented: A world View of the U.S. Election 2016,” Dr. Warner has taught foreign policy, Canadian government and global politics, 7 p.m., Jim Pattison Centre of Excellence at Okanagan College, 583 Duncan Ave. West, 7 p.m., (free parking after 6 p.m.), by donation for students in need
• “Artrising Penticton,” a new festival celebrating the power of art Sept. 21-24, the organizers are having its first “official information night,” 7 p.m. at The Leir House, 220 Manor Park Road, all welcomed
• Okanagan Beard Festival, 6 - 9 p.m., The Barking Parrot
• Front Street Gallery presents “Inspired by Nature” by guest artist Gary Fox
• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 40, Penticton, 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, appy hour, 3-6 p.m., dart and pool leagues, 7 p.m.
• Care Closet Thrift Store, 574 Main Street, is preparing for change-over to spring and summer stock, lots of bargains
• Blood Donor Clinic, 1:30 - 5:30 p.m., South Main Drop-In Centre, to book an appointment call 1-888-236-6283
• Penticton Elks Lodge No. 51, happy hour, 3 - 6 p.m. single cribbage, 7 p.m.
• Pub Dart League, 7:30 p.m. at various service clubs and pubs in Penticton and Okanagan Falls
• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 22, Summerland, tai chi, 9:30 a.m., Summerland Pipes and Drums, 7 p.m.
• Little Bit of Everything No. 9, Penticton and District Community Arts Council is hosting their annual members’ exhibition at The Leir House
• Now on display at the Penticton Museum, 785 Main Street, “British Columbia’s War, 1914-1918,” 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)
• Fraternal Order of Eagles Blue Monday open mic night, 7:30 - 10:30 p.m.
• South Main Drop In Centre, yoga 9 a.m., Scrabble, 10 a.m., mah jong (learners table), 10 a.m., duplicate bridge, 1 p.m., computer drop-in, 1 - 3 p.m.
• IODE Thrift Shop, 464 Main Street is open weekdays and Saturday, noon - 4 p.m.
• Now playing at Landmark Cinemas 7: “Beauty and the Beast” (2D and 3D, PG, warning: violence which may scare children, 129 minutes); “Goon the Last of the Enforcers” (18A, 101 minutes); “Kong Skull Island” (3D, 2D, 14-A, violence, 118 minutes); “The Shack” (PG, 132 minutes); “Logan” (18A, 137 minutes); “Get Out” (14A, 104 minutes); “Ballerina” (G, 90 minutes); plus: March Break movie matinees, $3 (Monday - Friday), “Monster Trucks,” 1 p.m., “Monsters vs Aliens,” 1:15 p.m., “Puss in Boots,” 4:15 p.m.
• Now showing at the Oliver Theatre: Logan (18A, 137 minutes), March 17-24
Tuesday, March 21
• Penticton City Council meets at City Hall, open to the public, sessions begin at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m., to view agenda visit: www.penticton.ca (links: City Hall; Mayor and Council; Council Meetings; 2017 Council Meetings Agendas Minutes and Video; March 21)
• 6th annual Osoyoos Oyster Festival, April 21 - 23, for more information visit “Destination Osoyoos” website
• Boundary Similkameen All-Candidates forum with Linda Larson (BC Liberal) and Colleen Ross (NDP), Okanagan Falls Recreation Centre, 1141 Cedar Street, 7 - 9 p.m., presented by South Okanagan Chamber of Commerce and South Okanagan Real Estate Board
• First night: Summerland Film Club and Royal Canadian Legion presents “HUMAN,” a three-part documentary film series, 7 p.m., Summerland Legion, free (including the popcorn), for additional details visit: www.summerlandfilms.ca
• NHL hockey: Vancouver Canucks vs Chicago Blackhawks, 5:30 p.m.
• Breastfeeding Support group meets, 10 a.m., all mothers and babies welcome, for details email: pentictonlllc@gmail.com
• Community volunteer income tax program, St. Saviour’s Anglican Church, 1 - 3 p.m.
• Bridge at the Penticton Golf and Country Club, 10 a.m., for more information call “Pat” at 250-493-0203 or “Cheryl” at 2250-493-6464
• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 40, DVA officer at the branch, 1 p.m., Tuesday Night jam session, 8 p.m.
• South Main Drop In Centre, basic beginner line dance, 9 a.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., adventurers meeting, 6:30 p.m., square dance, 7 p.m.
• Blood donor clinic, South Main Drop-In Centre, 1:30 - 5:30 p.m., call 1-888-236-6283 for an appointment
• Fraternal Order of Eagles, open euchre, 7 p.m.
• Al-Anon Family Groups offer help to families and friends of alcoholics, Tuesday, Wednesdays and Fridays (in Penticton) and Thursdays (in Summerland), for specific locations and details phone 250-490-9272 or visit: www.bcyukon-al-anon.org
• Legion Branch No. 22, Summerland, horse races, 4 p.m., fun darts, 7 p.m.
• Penticton Elks Lodge No. 51, happy hour, 3-6 p.m., 10-card cribbage, 7 p.m., fun darts, 7 p.m., yoga, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, March 22
• El Mariachi Los Dorados in concert, six-piece mariachi band, participants in the recent World Mariachi Festival in Mexico; The Barking Parrot, 7:30 p.m., $20, for tickets visit The Dragon’s Den (cash only) on Front Street, Mexican food items will be available for sale on the menu
• Boundary Similkameen All-Candidates forum with Linda Larson (BC Liberal) and Colleen Ross (NDP), Frank Venables Theatre, 6100 Gala Street, Oliver, 7 - 9 p.m. presented by South Okanagan Chamber of Commerce and South Okanagan Real Estate Board
• B.C. Government Retired Employees Association monthly meeting, 10:30 a.m., Penticton Public Library and Museum auditorium, guest speaker: David Snyder, the history of Pen-Hi
• Summerland Film Club and Royal Canadian Legion presents “HUMAN,” a three-part documentary film series, 7 p.m., Summerland Legion, free (including the popcorn), for additional details visit: www.summerlandfilms.ca
• The Dream Cafe presents Ben Durst with Joe DeAngelis, 8 p.m., $35 (premium), $20 (wings), for tickets: phone 250-490-9012 or visit: www.thedreamcafe.ca
• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 22, Summerland, Customer Appreciation Day
• Penticton Elks Lodge No. 51, happy hour, customer appreciation, 3 - 6 p.m.
• 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.
• 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
• Penticton Elks Lodge No. 51, happy hour, 3 - 6 p.m., snowball darts, 7 p.m.
• Wing Night at Clancy’s Pub, Grill and Pizza, 5 - 9 p.m., 333 Martin Street (behind the liquor store)
• Oliver Library presents Rhymetime for children under the age of 3, 10:30 a.m.
• Oliver Elks Lodge meat draw, 4 p.m., call 250-498-3808 for additional details
Thursday, March 23
• Final night: Summerland Film Club and Royal Canadian Legion presents “HUMAN,” a three-part documentary film series, 7 p.m., Summerland Legion, free (including the popcorn), for additional details visit: www.summerlandfilms.ca
• Penticton Art Gallery presents young@art, ages 11-14, 3:15 - 4:45 p.m., draw, paint and focus on projects of interest to them, free, but pre-registration is required at 250-493-2928
• Fraternal Order of Eagles, music trivia with Russ, 7 p.m.
• BCHL junior A hockey league playoffs, Merritt Centennials at Penticton Vees, 7 p.m. at South Okanagan Events Centre, Game 5 in best-of-seven Interior division semi-final (if necessary), $16 (adults), $14 (seniors), ages 18 and under are free (courtesy of Peters Bros. Construction), for tickets visit www.valleyfirsttix.com, visit the SOEC box office in person, or phone 1-877-763-2849
• Boundary Similkameen All-Candidates forum with Linda Larson (BC Liberal) and Colleen Ross (NDP), Sonoroa Community Centre in Osoyoos, 8505 68th Ave., 7 - 9 p.m., presented by South Okanagan Chamber of Commerce and South Okanagan Real Estate Board
• Osoyoos Elks Bingo, doors open at 6 p.m., early bird at 7 p.m.
• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 97, Oliver, cribbage, 1:30 p.m., darts, 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. 40, Friends and Fitness, 10 a.m., cribbage, 7 p.m., Thursday Night Live with: The Shindigger, rock & country oldies, 8 p.m.
• Army Navy and Air Force Veterans in Canada, appy hour, 3 - 6 p.m.
• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 22, Summerland, movie night, 7 p.m.
• Breastfeeding Support group meets in Summerland, 10 a.m., all mothers and babies welcome, for additional details email: pentictonlllc@gmail.com
• Death Cafe, 3 - 5 p.m. at The Beanery in Summerland, 13016 Victoria Road N., with celebrants Alison Moore and Ingrid Tourigny and death midwifery practitioner Sue Berlie, Death Cafe’s have been held in 4,000 locations in 42 countries since 2011, to learn more www.deathcafe.com
• NHL hockey: Vancouver Canucks vs St. Louis Blues, 5 p.m. (PT)
Friday, March 24
• The Dream Cafe presents Canada’s No. 1 harmonica player Harpdog Brown and the Travelin’ Blues Show, $39 (premium), $24 (wings), 8 p.m., doors open at 6 p.m., for tickets: www.thedreamcafe.ca or phone 250-490-9012
• Discovery House Recovery Lent Lunch, soup, Cob’s bun and hot drink, $5 ($2 for refills), every Friday in March, St. John Vianney, 361 Wade Ave. W., Penticton, to donate soup, call 250-462-1388
• The Penticton Art Gallery presents #Grassland featuring Patrick ‘Redbeard Vrolyk’ in collaboration with Lewis Wilson, Vagabond, Tim Powers, Lil’ Gremlin, Deb Terry, Solid Flow, Gibson, opening reception, 7 - 9 p.m., call 250-4932928 or www.pentictonartgallery.com
• Fraternal Order of Eagles, dinner, 5 - 7 p.m., music, 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 Heart and Sole, 7:30 p.m.
• Dance Penticton meets at Penticton Elks Lodge (upstairs), 7 p.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 additional details phone 250-498-2242
• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 40, fish and chips, 11:30 a.m., Friday night dinner, 5:30 p.m., karaoke, 7:30 p.m.
• Army Navy and Air Force Veterans in Canada, appy hour, 3-6 p.m., karaoke, 7 p.m.
• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 22, Summerland, tai chi, 9:30 a.m., $8, dinner special, 5 - 7 p.m.
• Penticton Elks Lodge No. 51, happy hour, 3 - 6 p.m., drop-in fun darts and pool, 7 p.m.
• Oliver Library presents storytime for children ages 3 - 5, 10 a.m.
Saturday, March 25
• The Dream Cafe presents Justin Glibbery and Friends, featuring Michael Perkins and Yanti, 8 p.m., $39 (premium) and $24 (wings), doors open at 6 p.m., for tickets: www.thedreamcafe.ca or phone 250-490-9012
• El Mariachi Los Dorados in concert, Centre Stage Theatre, 7:30 p.m., $20, advanced tickets available from Martin’s Flowers (beside Nester’s) in Summerland
• Seedy Saturday, Summerland Ornamental Gardens, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., includes workshops, rare tree opportunities, organic and ngmo, seed and plant vendors, local produce and food products, seed swap, master gardeners, suggested $5 donation
• The House is a Rockin blues jam with The Yard Katz, great music by location musicians, Orchard House, $5, door opens at 12:30 p.m.
• The Penticton Art Gallery presents live torch demonstrations and filming of “The Redbeard Show, 4 - 5 p.m. for ticket information call 250-493-2928 or visit: www.pentictonartgallery.com
• 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
• 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, noon, dinner, 5:30 p.m., music with The Shindigger, 7 p.m.
• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 22, Summerland, meat draw, 4 - 6 p.m., steak barbecue, 6 - 7 p.m., karaoke with Pam, 7 p.m. - close
• Penticton Elks Lodge No. 51, cribbage, 10 a.m., early bird meat draw, 4 p.m., regular meat draw, 4:30 p.m., dinner, 5:30 p.m.
• Grassland Public Programming, Penticton Art Gallery, 1 p.m., speaker: Elaine Nuessler, co-founder of Kyla’s Quest, My Journey Anti-Cannabis to Advocate
• Single Baby Boomers living in the South Okanagan are invited to a fun social dinner, for more information call 250-492-5195 or join “Boomer’s Social Group Penticton” on Facebook
• AlleyCATS Alliance Mewsings cat/art journal release party, 2-5 p.m. at The Shatford Centre, meet the artists, enjoy complimentary nibblies, journals available for purchase, 100 per cent of the proceeds benefit the rescued cats and kittens of AlleyCATS Alliance
• Multi-participant community yard sale, Penticton United Church, 696 Main Street, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., refreshments available (tables available for $20, call 250-490-7854)
Sunday, March 26
• Singer and pianist Rod Russell performs the great pop/rock songs of all-time, 7 p.m., Centre Stage Theatre, 9518 Main Street, $34 (general admission), tickets available at The Beanery Coffee Shop in Summerland
• The Cannery Brewing Co., 198 Ellis Street, presents live music with Jeremy Head, 6 - 8 p.m., no cover charge
• Locals Supporting Locals presents “Meeting of the Minds,” local dialogue on global issues, 1 - 4 p.m., The Firehall Brewery, 6077 Main Street, Oliver, free, kid friendly, for additional information call Kevin Proteau, 250-770-9789
• Fraternal Order of Eagles, 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.
• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 22, Summerland, meat draw, 4 - 6 p.m.
• Penticton Elks Lodge No. 51, dog races, food draw, door prizes, last man standing, pool/darts, 2 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 additional details
• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 40, branch buffet breakfast, 8:30 a.m., meat draw and 50/50 draws, 2 p.m.
• Army Navy and Air Force Veterans in Canada, horse races and meat draw, 50/50, hot dogs and smokies, 2 p.m.
• NHL hockey: Vancouver Canucks vs Winnipeg Jets, 5 p.m. (PT)