COOL THINGS TO DO

FRIDAY, MARCH 23

•Discovery House presents Lent Lunch Soup fundraiser at St. John Vianney Hall, 361 Wade Ave. W. in Penticton featured every Friday in March from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.

• Free workshop at the Penticton library on the world of 3-D printing, noon

• Friday Night Dinner, at the Eagles Hall, proceeds to SD 67 breakfast program, $8, 5-6:30 p.m., proceeds to charity, followed by live music by Jim Wilson and dancing at 7 p.m.

• Fish and chips lunch at Penticton Legion, 11:30 a.m., karaoke at 7:15 p.m.

• Ineke Vandoorn and Marc Van Vugt at The Dream Cafe, 8 p.m., doors open at 6 p.m.

BCHL Junior-A playoff hockey, Trail Smoke Eaters at Penticton Vees, Game 5, best-of-7 Interior Division semifinal series, 7 p.m., South Okanagan Events Centre. For tickets visit the SOEC box office, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., log on to ValleyFirstTix.com or 1-877-763-2849

• Now playing at Landmark Cinemas 7: Pacific Rim Uprising (3D, PG, 111 minutes); Tomb Raider (3D, PG, 118 minutes); Sherlock Gnomes (3D, G, 86 minutes); Love, Simon (PG, 110 minutes); I Can Only Imagine (PG, 110 minutes); A Wrinkle in Time (G, 109 minutes, may frighten young children); Black Panther (PG, 135 minutes)

• Now playing at the Oliver Theatre: Peter Rabbit (G, 95 minutes; Friday and Saturday only); Black Panther (Sunday - April 6).

SATURDAY, MARCH 24

• An evening of story and song with Gord McLaren (acoustic folk, rock), with special guest Ken Mehrer, 7 p.m., The Nest and Nectar, tickets available in advance from the venue or phone 250493-7275

• Hellenic Community has its annual Easter bake sale, Greek Orthodox Church, 1265 Fairview Rd., 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

• The 2018 Winter Program Series by the Osoyoos Desert Society continues with a movie-and-an-expert event, featuring the film, Bees, followed by a talk with UBC bee expert Nancy Holms, admission by donation, Watermark Beach Resort, 2-4 p.m.

• Save your empties for the Penticton Pistoleras roller derby team. Stop by LockWorks Inc. from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. where donations can be dropped off to help raise funds for local roller derby. If you would like your donation picked up email sordafundraising@gmail.com.

• Burgers and fries at the Eagles Hall, proceeds to local charities, 12-4 p.m., proceeds to charity, horse races to follow

• Crib at Penticton Legion, 10 a.m., meat draw at 2 p.m.,

• Friends of the Gardens hosts its second annual Seedy Saturday at the Summerland Ornamental Gardens, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

• Easter Keg Hunt, search the ctiy scavenger hunt, The Barley Mill, beginning at 3 p.m., teams of 2-5 people, contact the restaurant to register

• The Elevator Race, adventure race from SS Sicamous to Apex Mountain Resort, featuring seven disciplines, starts at 8:30 a.m.

• KIJHL Junior-B playoff hockey, Game 6, best-of-7 conference final, Revelstoke Grizzlies at Osoyoos Coyotes, 7:35 p.m., Sun Bowl Arena

• Landmark Cinema 7 Classic Film Series, The Big Lebowski (14A), 1 p.m., Saturday and Sunday

SUNDAY, MARCH 25

• Fraternal Order of the Eagles has hot appetizers, followed by weekly meat draw, with proceeds to the Penticton schools breakfast program, noon-4 p.m.

• Save your empties for the Penticton Pistoleras roller derby team. Stop by LockWorks Inc. from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. where donations can be dropped off to help raise funds for local roller derby. If you would like your donation picked up email sordafundraising@gmail.com.

• Charity bottle drive to support PRH pediatric ward, SPCA, CDART and food bank at IGA parking lots in Penticton and Summerland, every Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

• Jeremy Head playing at Cannery Brewing, no cover, 6-8 p.m.

MONDAY, MARCH 26

• Doug Cox presenting a weekly lecture on local history at Village by the Station In Penticton, all welcome, no charge, 10:30 a.m.

• Fitness friends at Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 40, everyone welcome, 10 a.m., Dart Dolls at 11 a.m., bingo at 6:30 p.m., darts at 7 p.m.

• Okanagan Beard Festival, round two, The Nest and Nectar, 6 p.m.

• Now playing at Landmark Cinemas 7: Pacific Rim Uprising (3D, PG, 111 minutes); Tomb Raider (3D, PG, 118 minutes); Sherlock Gnomes (3D, G, 86 minutes); Love, Simon (PG, 110 minutes); I Can Only Imagine (PG, 110 minutes); A Wrinkle in Time (G, 109 minutes, may frighten young children); Black Panther (PG, 135 minutes)

TUESDAY, MARCH 27

• Shinedown with special guests In the Moment, South Okanagan Events Centre, 7 p.m., $59.50 and $39.50, plus tax and applicable service charge, tickets can be purchased online at valleyfirsttix.com, by phone 1-877-763-2849 or in person at the Valley First Box Office (at the SOEC).

• Brown Bag Lecture Series continues at Penticton Museum Auditorium with Scott Smith presenting, Climate Change Effects, noon, suggested donation $2

• Rotary members Jean Jacobsen will present on the Rotary literacy project In Guatemala at the Penticton-Okanagan Rotary Club meeting, Sandman Hotel, breakfast available for purchase, 7 a.m.