COOL THINGS TO DO

Today

• Friday Night Live open mic event at Medici’s in Oliver, 7 p.m.

• Live music from Rollin’ Coal at Fraternal Order of Eagles hall, 7 p.m.

• Drop-in pool and darts at the Penticton Elks Lodge, 7 p.m.

• New exhibit, Ecology by artist Joe Enns, at the Front Street Gallery, through Oct. 11

• South Okanagan-West Kootenay MP Richard Cannings hosting a town hall meeting with fellow NDP MP Nathan Cullen regarding the Trans Mountain pipeline and increased tanker traffic off B.C. coast at Penticton library auditorium, 7 p.m.

• Bob Kittle, Ch.t, offers hypnosis relaxation sessions at South Main Seniors’ DropIn Centre, all welcome, 11:45 a.m. and/or 2:30 p.m. every Friday

• Interior BC Brain Injury Services South Okanagan Division hosting open house at #145-246 Martin St., Penticton, meet members, volunteers, board, noon to 1 p.m.

• Social dance with Shindigger at the Penticton Seniors Drop-In Centre, 7:30 p.m.

• Now playing at Landmark Cinemas 7: Michael Moore’s “Fahrenheit 11/9,” (PG, 127 minutes); “Smallfoot,” (3D, G, 96 minutes); “Hell Fest,” (14-A, 89 minutes); “The House with a Clock in its Walls,” (PG, 105 minutes); “Life Itself,” (14-A, 119 minutes); “The Predator,” (18-A, 107 minutes); “A Simple Favour,” (14-A, 117 minutes); “The Nun,” (14-A, 96 minutes).

• Now playing at the Oliver Theatre: “Crazy Rich Asians,” (Friday - Sunday), “Peppermint” (Monday-Tuesday).

Saturday, Sept. 29

• Penticton Farmers Market, 100 block of Main Street, 8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.; Downtown Penticton Association community market, 8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m., 200 block of Main Street, Front Street

• Home opener of Penticton Vees, BCHL junior A hockey, Vees versus Alberni Valley Bulldogs, 6 p.m., South Okanagan Events Centre

• Karaoke with Anita LeBlanc, 7:30 p.m. at Tug’s Tap House, largest song book in the valley, no cover charge

• The House is a Rockin’ Blues Jam at Orchard House hosted by Yard Katz, admission $5 to support South Okanagan Similkameen Volunteer Centre, 1:30-5 p.m.

• St. Saviour’s Anglican Church on Orchard Avenue holding a garage sale as a fundraiser for its Free Store, 8 a.m. to noon

Sunday, Sept. 30

• Paul James performs at Cannery Brewing, no cover, 6-8 p.m.

• Penticton Elks Lodge has Sports Sunday starting at 10:30 a.m., dog races, food draw, last man standing, 2 p.m., pool and darts available

• The duo of Dave Hillard and Sandy Hirth kick off another season of the Westbank Country Opry, tickets $10, free for kids under 12, Westbank Emmanuel Church, 2 p.m

• Penticton Speedway presents Flying Destruction, Hit-2-Pass, hornets and streetstocks, 2 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 1

• Today is Oct. 1, the first day of October and the 274th day of 2018

• Royal Canadian Legion Ladies Auxiliary bingo, 6 - 9 p.m., 502 Martin Street

• Al-Anon Family Groups District 21 meets, Oasis Church, 2964 Skaha Lake Road, 6:30 p.m., call 250-490-9272 for more details or visit www.bcyukon-al-anon.org

• Okanagan College Speaker Series continues at the Penticton campus with Dr. Dennis Crabtree talking about 100 years of success at Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory, by donation to support students in need, 7 p.m.

• Fitness Friends at Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 40 hall, 10 a.m., presented by ladies auxiliary

• Mah jong, 10 a.m., computer drop-in, 1-3 p.m. at the Penticton Seniors Drop-In Centre

• Monthly support group meeting for people with Parkinson’s Disease and their caregivers and loved ones, 3235 Skaha Lake Rd., 1:30 p.m., call 250-770-1195 for more information To post an item in this calendar, please email: editor@pentictonherald.ca