Cool things to do in the South Okanagan

Monday, September 18 • Okanagan College Fall Speaker Series presents Bryan Penfound, who will talk about B.C.’s new math curriculum, Penticton campus, 7 p.m.

• Front Street Art Gallery presents Joe Enns, Forest and Stream, Monday - Saturdays, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

• Final week: Solo show at Summerland Art Centre by Merle Somerville, showing 12 new art pieces on canvas of natural splendor

• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 40, Dart Dolls, 11 a.m.., lunch, 11:30 a.m., general meeting, 1 p.m., bingo, 6:30 p.m.

• South Main Drop-In Centre, bocce, 9:45 a.m., yoga, 9 a.m., French talk, 9:30 a.m., Scrabble, 1 a.m., mah jong learners table, 10 a.m., carpet bowl, 10:15 a.m., line dance, up to intermediate., 1 p.m., duplicate bridge, 1 p.m., computer drop-in, 1 - 3 p.m., ukulele introductory, 3:15 p.m.

• Penticton Elks Lodge No. 51, singles cribbage, 7 p.m., plus Happy Hour weekdays 3 - 6 p.m.

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

• Now playing at Landmark Cinemas 7: “Mother,” (14A, 120 minutes); “American Assassin,” (18A, 111 minutes); “All Saints,” (PG, 108 minutes); “Home Again,” (PG, 97 minutes); “It,” (14A, 135 minutes); “Wind River,” (18A, 107 minutes); “Hitman’s Bodyguard,” (14A, 118 minutes); “Cars 3,” (G, 102 minutes); special presentation on Monday only: “Long Time Running,” 6:30 p.m.

• Now playing at the Oliver Theatre: “The Hitman’s Bodyguard” (Monday - Tuesday); “Automic Blonde,” (Thursday-Friday) Tuesday, September 19 • Penticton City Council meets, sessions begin at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m., to view agenda and information package visit: (links: City Hall; Mayor and Council; Council Meetings; 2017 Council Meetings Agendas Minutes and Video; Sept. 19)

• Let’s play bridge, a new season of social bridge begins at St. Stephen Parish Hall, 9311 Prairie Valley Road in Summerland, 1-4 p.m., $4, includes refreshments, call Sheila White at

• Penticton-Okanagan Rotary meets, 7 a.m., Sandman Hotel, guest speaker ecologist and writer Don Gayton, currently developing an Okanagan Wetlands Strategy for the Okanagan Basin Water Board, public welcomed, $15 for full breakfast, $6.50 for coffee and pastry

• Amy Helm, singer/songwriter, daughter of The Band’s Levon Helm, performs at The Dream Cafe in support of her soulful debut “Didn’t It Rain,” 8 p.m., $33 (premium) and $18 (wings), for tickets visit or phone , www.amyhelm.com

• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 40, DVA officer is at the branch, 1 p.m., 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., square dance, 6 - 7 p.m., and 7 - 9 p.m.

• Penticton Elks Lodge No. 51, 10-card cribbage, 7 p.m., Tuesday Night Dart League sign-up, 7 p.m.

• Penticton Museum presents Brown Bag Lecture series with Gerry Lamb, The History of Scouting in the South Okanagan, noon, library auditorium, by donation Wednesday, September 20 • Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour, 7 p.m. at the Cleland Theatre (doors open at 6:15 p.m.), $25 proceeds to Nickel Plate Nordic Centre, available in advance from Peach City Runners, The Bike Barn and True Outdoors, call Kathryn at 778-476-4849 for details

• Senior Singles, ages 65 and over, meet at the Penticton Golf and Country Club for coffee, 10 - 11 a.m. every Wednesday, for details phone John Lupse, • Arts Rising festival, for schedule of events visit: • Wing Night at Clancy’s Pub, Grill & Pizza, 5 - 9 p.m., also simulcast betting available on horse races, every day

• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 40, LA bingo, 1 p.m., doors open at noon, lunch available from 11:30 a.m.

• South Main Drop-In Centre, bocce, 9:45 a.m., beginner line dance, 9 a.m., medical qi gong, 10 a.m., line dance intermediate, 1 p.m., cribbage, 1 p.m., belly dance, 3:30 p.m., ukulele strum-a-long, 6:30 p.m. • Penticton Elks Lodge, lodge meeting, 7 p.m. Thursday, September 21 • Penticton Garden Club meets in the Penticton library auditorium at 7 p.m., with special guest speaker Scott Austin, guests welcome

• Art Rising Festival, Penticton’s inaugural arts festival: Opening Ceremonies: outside 333 Main site of En’Owkin Centre mural painting.

• Pecha Kucha Penticton: Cannery Brewing “My Vision for the Arts in Penticton” doors open 6:30 p.m.

• Little/Long Exhibition Opening Little/Long Studios 374 Main Street

• St Germain Poetry Reading, Photo Scavenger Hunt/Exhibition Opening Felts Photo Studios 221 Main Street

• ReImagine: Mural painting: 333 Main Street, 749 Main Street, 215 Winnipeg Street, 199 Marina Way, backside 295 Martin Street

• Real Estate, a comedy by Allana Harkin and presented by Many Hats Theatre Co., 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, 250-493-7275

• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 40 offers live music, every Thursday night beginning at 8 p.m.

• South Main Drop-In Centre, carpet bowl, 10 a.m., Spanish conversations, 10 a.m., bingo, 1 p.m., doors open at noon, improver line dance, 1 p.m., crafters meet, 1 p.m., computer drop-in, 1 - 3 p.m. • Penticton Elks Lodge, snowball darts, 7 p.m. • Special sneak preview at Landmark Cinemas 7: “Kingsman: The Golden Circle” Friday, September 22 • Today is the first day of fall • Art Rising Festival, Penticton’s inaugural arts festival: • Youth Gallery/YES Project exhibition opening, 6-8 p.m.

• Snakebite Film Festival: The Darlings 6-8 p.m. Landmark Cinema

• Martin Street Gallery: 295 Main Street: Mia Harris: Biography of a Voice

• Snakebite Cabaret: Penticton Lakeside Hotel 8 p.m. – 12 midnight

• Fraternal Order of Eagles, dinner, 5 p.m., live music with Rebel Luv

• The Dream Cafe presents B.C. Entertainment Hall of Fame inductee Roy Forbes, 8 p.m., $39 and $24, for tickets call 250-490-9012 or purchase online at www.thedreamcafe.ca.