Cool things to do in our community this weekend
Tonight
• “Ellis on the Rise” block party, 5 - 8 p.m., free event, Ellis Street in Penticton featuring live entertainment with Garage Groov, Celine Blais, Joshua Smith, kids activities, food trucks, chalk art competition, beverage garden, for details visit: www.downtownpenticton.org/ellis
• Similkameen Heritage Festival, second of four days at Keremeos Grist Mill and Gardens, celebrating Canada’s 150th year as a nation and the 140th birthday of The Grist Mill, heritage dinner, 6 - 8 p.m., $20, call 250-499-2888 or email info@oldgristmill.ca • Karaoke at OK Falls Pub, 7 p.m. • Now on display at the Penticton Art Gallery: “Creative Exploration through Landscape Art” by Dorothy Tinning; also: “Reflections,” the annual high school exhibition
• Jack Daniels Flashback Friday at The Mule Nightclub, 9 p.m.
• Medici’s Friday Night Live in Oliver, the valley’s killer live music gig, 7 p.m., 522 Fairview Road in Oliver, call 250-498-2228
• Free hypnosis relaxation session, with Bob Kittle, CH.t, South Main Drop In Centre, 11:45 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., call 250-488-2723
• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 227, Okanagan Falls, meat draw and 50/50, 5 p.m.
• Bridge games and cribbage at Summerland Seniors’ Drop In Centre, 1 p.m.; 9710 Brown Street, call Irene at 250-404-4562
• Summerland Recreation Department presents Adult Drop-In volleyball, 7 - 9 p.m., Summerland Middle School
• Pleasure Painters of Summerland meet, Harold Simpson Memorial Youth Centre, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., drop-ins welcomed
• South Main Drop In Centre: walk for health, 8:15 a.m., bocce, 9:45 a.m., yoga, 9 a.m., Tai Chi Chuan, 10:30 a.m, Mah Jong intermediate, 12:30 p.m., beginner line dance plus, 1 p.m., novice line dance, 3:15 p.m., Heidelberg Club, 6 p.m., evening dance with Heart and Sole, 7:30 p.m., $7 per person for the dance
• Army Navy and Air Force Veterans in Canada, Appy Hour, regular menu, 4 - 7 p.m., karaoke, 7 p.m.
• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 40, fish and chips, 11:30 a.m., a Friday tradition, Friday night dinner, 5:30 p.m., karaoke with Ivan Prefontaine, 7:30 p.m.
• Fraternal Order of Eagles, dinner, 5 - 7 p.m., music and dancing with The Shindigger, 7 - 11 p.m.
• Karaoke at the Barley Mill Pub with your host DJ Skye, 9 p.m.
• Now playing at Landmark Cinemas 7: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (3D, 2D, PG, 129 minutes, violence, may frighten young children); Baywatch (14A, 119 minutes, coarse language, nude scenes); Everything, Everything (PG, 97 minutes); Guardians of the Galaxy #2 (PG, 137 minutes, violence, coarse and sexual language, 3D and 2D); King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (3D, 2D, 14A, violence); Alien Covenant (18A, 122 minutes); for tickets and show times visit: www.landmarkcinemas.com/penticton
• Now playing at Oliver Theatre: Ghost in the Shell (Friday only), Snatched (SaturdaySunday)
Saturday, May 27
• Similkameen Heritage Festival, third of four days at Keremeos Grist Mill and Gardens, celebrating Canada’s 150th year as a nation and the 140th birthday of The Grist Mill, Family Fun and Games Day, heritage speakers and displays, cake cutting at 3 p.m.
• Celebrating its 75th year, 259 Squadron's ceremonial review, 10 a.m. at HNZ Topflight Canadian Helicopters hanger, 3130 Airport Road in Penticton, all welcomed
• The House is a Rockin’ Blues Jam hosted by The Yard Katz, great music by local artists, doors open at 12:30 p.m. at the Orchard House, $5, in support of South Okanagan Similkameen Volunteer Centre
• Penticton Elks Lodge cribbage, 10 a.m., early bird draw, 4 p.m., regular meat draw, 4:30 p.m., lodge dinner, 5:30 p.m., karaoke with Anita LeBlanc and Pookey, 6:30 p.m. - close, largest song book in the valley, tribute to Tina Turner and Bruno Mars
• Front Street, Gallery, 60 Front Street presents “Gratitude: Nature’s Bounty,” with artist Merle Somerville, opening event with artist, noon - 2 p.m., display on until June 8
• The Dream Cafe presents Beamer Wigley in support of his debut EP “Meteorite,” 8 p.m., $15 (premium), $10 (wings), doors open at 6 p.m., for tickets: www.thedreamcafe.ca or phone 250-490-9012
• Thrash Wrestling at Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 40, 7:30 p.m., $18 at the door, $15 in advance, an all ages, family event
• Rotary Lobster Feast 2017, South Main Drop In Centre, 2965 South Main Street, 5:30 - 10:30 p.m., $65, for tickets or information on the many auction items available for bid call 778-476-5456
• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 227, Okanagan Falls, meat draw and 50/50, 5 p.m.
• Charity bottle drives at Marketplace IGA and Summerland IGA, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., charities include Critteraid, BC-SPCA, Summerland Food Bank, Penticton Regional Hospital children’s ward
• Fraternal Order of Eagles, Tap Trivia, all day, every day, appreciation day, burgers, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Eagle Races, 4 p.m
• 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 Rob Robertson, 7 p.m.
• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 40, cribbage, 10 a.m., meat draw and LA 50/50 draw, 2 p.m.
• Downtown Community Market, 8:30 a.m. 2 p.m., 200 and 300 block of Main Street, part of Front Street, featuring a NEW food court on Backstreet Blvd.
• Penticton Farmers Market, 8:30 a.m. 1 p.m., 100 block of Main Street
• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 22, Summerland, meat draw, 4 p.m.
• “Gratitude: Nature's Bounty” by Merle Somerville, a photography exhibition of black and white fine art works, Front Street, Gallery, 60 Front Street opening event with the artist, noon - 2 p.m.
• Free showing, “Under our Skin, a Healthcare Nightmare, the Untold Story of Lyme Disease,” 1 - 4 p.m., Penticton Library and Museum Auditorium, 785 Main Street, featuring panel discussion with Jim Wilson, president, The Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation; Dr. Deirdre O'Neill, Lyme Literate Naturopath doctor; and Gary McDougall, tick identification and proper removal
Sunday, May 28
• Final Day: Similkameen Heritage Festival at Keremeos Grist Mill and Gardens, celebrating Canada’s 150th year as a nation and the 140th birthday of The Grist Mill, strawberry tea and heritage fashion show, 1 - 3 p.m., tickets are $15, call 250-499-2888 or info@oldgristmill.ca
• Spirit of Oliver Awards, presented by Town of Oliver, 1:30 p.m., Frank Venables Theatre lobby, all welcome, free admission
• Walk to Make Cystic Fibrosis History, registration 9 a.m., 2 km walk at 10 a.m., meet in the green space behind the Penticton Lakeside Resort, a family event, presented in part by the Ruby Lou Crew, to participate or pledge contact Theresa McPhillamey, 250-494-5259
• Tennis lessons with Gil and Steve Hunn to improve your game, Sunday mornings in Naramata for an hour between 9 a.m. - noon, $65 for five weeks, presented by Naramata Parks and Recreation, phone 250-490-4208 to register
• Justin Koshman performs at The Cannery Brewing Co., 6 - 8 p.m., no cover
• South Main Drop-In Centre, social dance with your host Emil Sajna, a DJ with 45-years experience playing the greatest dance songs of all-time, all ages and abilities welcomed to dance on Penticton’s largest floor, 7 p.m.
• Fraternal Order of Eagles, finger food, noon - 4 p.m., meat draw, 4 p.m.
• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 40, branch buffet, 8:30 a.m., meat draw and 50/50 draw, 2 p.m.
• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 22, Summerland, meat draw, 4 p.m.
• Army Navy and Air Force Veterans in Canada, horse races, meat draw, hot dogs and smokies, 1 p.m.
• Flea market in support of the BC-SPCA of the South Okanagan Similkameen,
parking lot in front of Great Canadian Wholesale on Main Street, every Sunday from 7 a.m. - 2 p.m.
• The Westbank Country Opry performs with special guest Lee Dinwoodie, Westbank Emmanuel Church, 2600 Hebert Road (beside The Holiday Inn), 2 p.m.
Monday, May 29
• Bike to Work and School Week, for details visit biketowork.ca
• Bridge Club Mondays at OAP Hall in Naramata, 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., supervised duplicate bridge, no fee
• Birthright of the South Okanagan drop-in, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., 200 Bennett Street, Penticton, contact Sandy Mikkelsen at 250-492-4901
• Dabber bingo, Summerland Senior Drop-In Centre, 9710 Brown Street, 1 p.m., 16 games
• Okanagan Christian Men's Choir (non-denominational), 7 p.m., Summerland Baptist Church, for details contact Debi at 250-494-1940
• Summerland Crokinole Club meets, 6:30 p.m., Summerland Seniors Centre, contact Darlene at 250-494-9310
• South Main Drop In Centre, walk for health, 8:15 a.m., bocce, 9 a.m., French conversations (NEW!), 9:30 a.m., Scrabble, 10 a.m., Mah Jong (learners table), 10 a.m., line dancing (ezint to int.), 1 p.m., duplicate bridge, 1 p.m., computer drop-in, 1 - 3 p.m., ukulele introductory, 3:15 p.m.
• Fraternal Order of Eagles, Blue Monday open mic, 7:30 p.m., Tap Trivia, all day, every day
• Penticton Elks Lodge, Happy Hour (Monday - Fridays), 3 - 6 p.m., single cribbage 7 - 9 p.m.
• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 22, Summerland, tai chi, 9:30 a.m., Summerland Pipes and Drums, 7 p.m.