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Fest of Ale underway with 65 craft breweries, food and entertainment.

FRIDAY, APRIL 13

• Today is Friday the 13th

• Okanagan Fest of Ale featuring 65 craft brewers, food and live entertainment, Penticton Trade and Convention Centre, tickets $29 in advance at www.festofale.ca, 4-9 p.m.

• Medici’s Friday Night Live in Oliver, the valley’s killer live music gig, open mic format, 522 Fairview Road, call 250-498-2228 for more details

• 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 for details

• 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 The Who Knew Band and dancing at 7 p.m.

• Now playing at Landmark Cinemas 7: Rampage (2D and 3D, 14A, 108 minutes); Indian House (14A, 101 minutes); Chappaquiddick (PG, 106 minutes); Blumhouse’s Truth or Dare (14A, 100 minutes); Blockers (14A, 102 minutes); A Quiet Place (14A, 90 minutes); Ready Player One (PG, 140 minutes)

SATURDAY, APRIL 14

• The Metropolitan Opera on the big screen at Landmark Cinemas 7, 9:30 a.m., Luisa Miller, Giuseppe Verdi

• 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.

• Monster and Sea 24 stand-up paddleboarding charity event, 8 .m. Saturday to 8 a.m. on Sunday, Mill Bay, Naramata

• Penticton Vees Bantam Exposure Showcase, games at 9 and 10:30 a.m., and 1 and 4:30 p.m., OHS Training Centre rink at SOEC

• Penticton Tune-Agers Choir and Orchestra perform their spring concert, Here’s to Music, at the Shatford Centre, tickets $15, 3 p.m.

• Penticton Elk’s Hall has crib at 10 a.m., meat draws at 4 and 4:30 p.m., dinner at 5:30 p.m.

• Okanagan Fest of Ale featuring 65 craft brewers, food and live entertainment, Penticton Trade and Convention Centre, tickets $29 in advance at www.festofale.ca, noon to 6 p.m.

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

• Vaisakhi Parade in Oliver, 11 a.m. begins at the Bhav Sagar Tarn Sikh Temple at 5647 Highway 97, for information phone 250-498-6677

• Social dinner for single Baby Boomers living in the South Okanagan, for more information join “Boomer’s Social Group-Penticton” on Facebook.

• Summerland Arts Stash Bash, Summerland Arts Centre, 9525 Wharton Street, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., the ultimate “artsy” yard sale, art, music, craft materials of all kinds, come and find new treasurer to create with, free, family-friendly event

• Vanessa Vineyard in Cawston’s tasting room is now open for the season, 1090 Highway 3, Cawston, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

• Erin Costello plays a free show at The Dream Café, 8 p.m.

SUNDAY, APRIL 15

• Penticton Vees Bantam Exposure Showcase, games at 9 and 10:30 a.m., OHS Training Centre rink at SOEC

• Maiya Robbie playing at Cannery Brewing, no cover, 6-8 p.m.

• Penticton Tune-Agers Choir and Orchestra perform their spring concert, Here’s to Music, at the Shatford Centre, tickets $15, 3 p.m.

• Dog races, food draw, pool, darts, last man standing at the Penticton Elk’s Hall, 2 p.m.

• The final Jazz Vespers show of the season at St. Saviour’s Anglican Church, admission by donation, 4:30 p.m.

• Nomad Cider In Summerland invites the public to watch as staff boils sap from local maple trees to be used in its offerings, noon-4 p.m.

MONDAY, APRIL 16

• 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.,

• Single crib at the Penticton Elk’s Hall, 7 p.m.

TUESDAY, APRIL 17

• Mamas Meetup, drop-in play-time for moms and toddlers, every Tuesday at Penticton Church of the Nazarene, 523 Jermyn Avenue, more information on Facebook, 9:30-11:30 a.m.

• Tugs Live Tuesday, featuring six local musicians performing short sets, 7:30 p.m., all proceeds from cover charge goes to the artists

• Brown Bag Lecture Series continues at Penticton Museum Auditorium with Murray Brown presenting, The Klondike Goldrush, noon, suggested donation $2

• Penticton City Council meets, sessions begin at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m., to view agenda and information package visit: www.penticton.ca (links: City Hall; Mayor and Council

• Volunteer income tax preparation event, St. Saviour’s Anglican Church, Penticton, 1-3 p.m.

• Black Hen Roadshow, featuring four artists, at The Dream Café, tickets $42 and $52, 8 p.m.

• Euchre at the Eagles Hall, 7 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18

• Volunteer income tax preparation event, Salvation Army Church, Penticton, 9 a.m. to noon

• Single seniors 65-plus meet for coffee at the PGCC, 10-11 a.m., call 250-492-7078 for more information

• Trade show-style event showcasing latest devices for diabetes management, Penticton Lakeside Resort, 7-9 p.m.

• Bingo at Penticton Legion Branch 40, 1 p.m.

• Soup and sandwiches, plus hot appetizers, at the Eagles Hall, proceeds to SD 67 breakfast program, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.