A busy weekend in the South Okanagan
Today
• The best jazz party in the Pacific Northwest, Cascades Casino presents Pentastic Hot Jazz Festival begins, first of three days, featuring Dave Bennett and the Memphis Speed Kings, Tom Rigney and Flambeau, Black Swan Classic Jazz Band, Gator Naiton, Cornet Chop Suey, Bob Draga with friends, Lance Butler, Dave Bennett Quartet, Cocuzzi Coots Courtet, Benny and the Goodman, Lennart Axelsson and his European AllStars, Sing ‘N Swing youth band, for full details visit www.pentasticjazz.com, threeday passes are $110 (Friday only is $60), youth are $10 per day, note: free concert at Princess Margaret Secondary School at 1:30 p.m.
• Vancouver Canucks Young Stars Classic begins, Edmonton Oilers vs Calgary Flames, 4 p.m.; Vancouver Canucks vs Winnipeg Jets, 7:30 p.m., South Okanagan Events Centre, for tickets visit SOEC box office, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Opening weekend: “Real Estate,” presented by Many Hats Theatre Co., starring Adele McNary, Chuck Peeren, Vance Potter, Jane Stead, 8 p.m., The Cannery Stage, $25 (adults) and $22 (students and seniors), available from The Nest & Nectar box office at 301-1475 Fairview Road or phone 250-493-7275
• South Main Drop-In Centre, bocce, 8:45 a.m., yoga, 9 a.m., Mah Jong intermediate, 12:30 p.m., beginner plus line dance, 1 p.m., novice line dance, 3:15 p.m., meditation, 4 - 5 p.m., evening dance, featuring Heart and Sole, 7 - 9:30 p.m., everyone welcomed
• KIJHL junior B hockey: 100 Mile House Wrangers at Summerland Steam, 7:30 p.m., Summerland Arena
• 2nd annual F--k Cancer Mixed Slo-Pitch tournament presented by Graham Tournament and Events, first of three days, 6 -8 p.m. at Lions Park in Penticton
• Summer patio music at The Barking Parrot, Blue City Trio (jazz pop, funk), 5:30 - 8 p.m., no cover charge
• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 40, fish and chips, 11:30 a.m.
• Oliver Parks and Recreation presents with Starsick, a new rock and funk dance band from Oliver, 6 p.m. at Oliver Community Park
• Folk Road Show featuring five singersongwriters from three continents, Dominique Fricot, Benjamin James Caldwell, Olaf Caarls, Pieter van Vliet and Nick Petrowich, 7:30 p.m., Medici’s in Oliver, 522 Fairview Road, $25, assigned seating, phone 250-498-2228 for ticket information
• Kirtan chanting at Purple Lotus Yoga Studio, 60 Calgary Ave. in Penticton, 7 p.m., come and try chanting out and (hopefully) feel the bliss that overcomes you when you go deep into song, no experience needed
• Free hypnosis relaxation session with Bob Kittle, CH.t, South Main Drop In Centre, 11:45 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. for details call 250-488-2723
• VQA British Columbia Wine Information Centre, complimentary instore wine tastings with Nk’Mip Cellars, hours of operation are 9 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.
• Fraternal Order of Eagles, dinner, 5 p.m., live music with Steve Hillis, a tribute to Garth Brooks, Roy Orbison, Elvis Presley, Neil Diamond, 7 p.m.
• Army Navy and Air Force Veterans in Canada, karaoke with Candie, 7:30 p.m.
• Now playing at Landmark Cinemas 7: “It,” (14A, 135 minutes); “Birth of the Dragon,” (PG, 95 minutes); “Home Again,” (PG, 97 minutes); “Kidnap,” (PG, 95 minutes, Friday - Tuesday only); “Wind River,” (18A, sexual violence, 107 minutes), “Hitman's Bodyguard (14A, 118 minutes); “Logan Lucky,” (PG, 119 minutes); “The Glass Castle,” (PG, 127 minutes); “The Nut Job 2: Nutty By Nature,” (G, 91 minutes); “Cars 3,” (G, 102 minutes); “Wonder Woman,” (PG, 141 minutes); Saturday and Sunday at 11 a.m.: Passport to the World film series, “Vietnam,” (Canadian)
Saturday, Sept. 9
• Today is Suicide Prevention Day • Vancouver Canucks Young Stars Classic, Winnipeg Jets vs Edmonton Oilers, 7:30 p.m.., South Okanagan Events Centre, for tickets visit SOEC box office, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., log on to ValleyFirstTix.com or phone 1-877-763-2849
• Cascades Casino presents Pentastic Hot Jazz Festival, day 2, at the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre and other venues, tickets are $75 (Saturday only) or $110 for a three-day pass, phone 250-770-3494 or 1-866599-3494 or visit: www.pentasticjazz.com
• Day 1: 17th annual Penticton Dragonboat Festival at Skaha Lake Park, featuring more than 2,500 athletes, a licensed beverage garden, vendors and more, free to watch all races, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• “Bubbles,” a personal indulgence event, a bubble bath them afternoon presented by JCI Penticton with proceeds to SAFEXST program, $50 includes drinks and appetizers, purchase online: www.jcibubbles.com
• Summer patio music at The Barking Parrot, Blue City Trio, 5:30 - 8 p.m., no cover charge, final weekend
• “Real Estate,” presented by Many Hats Theatre Co., directed by Jamie Eberle, produced by Ben Amos, 8 p.m., The Cannery Stage
• Grand opening Purple Hemp, 13227 Victoria Road N. in Summerland, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., www.purplehempco.com or phone 778-516-0089
• 2nd annual F--k Cancer Mixed Slo-Pitch tournament at Lions Park, 9 a.m. - 8 p.m., featuring music by Hillside Outlaws beginning at 3:30 p.m., full beverage garden available
• The Comic Strippers, a male stripper parody and improv comedy show, The Cleland Theatre, $39 plus applicable service fees, $34 for groups of six or more, call 1-800838-3006, ages 19 and over, (note: no extreme nudity, parody and improv comedy show)
• Downtown Penticton Association and Penticton Farmers Market, 8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., in downtown Penticton
• The Dream Café presents Lester Quitzau with Michael Bearfoot Treadway, visit www.thedreamcafe.ca or phone 250-490-9012
• Army Navy and Air Force Veterans of Canada, dance with Lodi, 6:30 p.m.
• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 40, cribbage, 10 a.m., meat draw and LA 50/50 draw, 2 p.m., barbecue steak dinner followed by music with Judy Rowe and the Diamonds, 5:30 p.m., tickets are $17
• 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.
• Naramata Bench Wineries Association presents Tailgate Party, Back to Our Roots Celebration for Canada’s 150th, featuring 28 member wineries, 6:30 - 9 p.m., D’Angelo Estate Winery, for tickets visit www.naramatabench.com or phone 1-800-656-0713
• South Skaha Housing Society presents golf and karaoke, a fundraiser, 2 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Golf Club, $60 includes burger buffet, golf and entertainment afterward, call 778-931-0349 or 250-497-5701 or email shapro@shaw.ca to register.
• VQA British Columbia Wine Information Centre, complimentary in-store wine tastings with Dirty Laundry Vineard, hours of operation are 9 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 10
• Final day: Cascades Casino presents Pentastic Hot Jazz Festival with world class bands in five venues around town, tickets are $55 (Sunday only) or $110 for a three-day pass, youth tickets are $10 per day, www.pentasticjazz.com, note: free gospel music conert, 9 a.m. at the Penticton Trade & Convention Centre
• Vancouver Canucks Young Stars Classic begins, Edmonton Oilers vs Calgary Flames, 4 p.m.; Calgary Flames vs Vancouver Canucks, 2 p.m.., South Okanagan Events Centre, for tickets visit SOEC box office, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Day 2: 17th annual Penticton Dragonboat Festival at Skaha Lake Park, featuring more than 2,500 athletes, a licensed beverage garden, vendors and more, free to watch all races, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• Scotiabank’s “Paws for a Cause,” people/pet walkathon in support of BCSPCA, Gyro Park in Penticton, registration begins at 10 a.m., 1.5-km walk commences at 11 a.m., $20 Iadults), $10 (youth), for details visit www;spca.bc.ca
• Topshelf Winery Appreciation Day, 236 Linden Ave., Kaleden, featuring live music, beginning at 1 p.m., outdoor theatre, 2 p.m., bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit on, for more details 778-515-0099
• 2nd annual F--k Cancer Mixed Slo-Pitch tournament, final day, 9 a.m. -3:30 p.m. at Lions Park, beverage garden available
• Peach City Radio’s 6th annual donation drive at the Cannery Trade Centre, near McGavins Bread, if you have any unwanted rock, pop, soul and jazz vinyl LPs or quality audio equipment (in working order) that you no longer need, donations will be accepted from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. for CFUZ, the 24/7 internet radio station
• Army Navy and Air Force Veterans of Canada, barbecue, noon, horse races, meat draw and 50/50s, 1 p.m.
• “Real Estate,” presented by Many Hats Theatre Co., 2 p.m. matinee at The Cannery Stage, tickets available from The Nest & Nectar or phone: 250-493-7275
• Social dance at South Main Drop-In Centre with a DJ playing all the great dance songs of all-time, 7 p.m., all ages and abilities are welcomed to dance on Penticton’s largest floor
• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 40 ladies auxiliary “famous” pacncake breakfast, 502 Martin Street, 8:30 a.m. - noon, $5 for full breakfast (50 cents extra for strawberries and cream), meat draw, 2 p.m.