Cool things to do in South Okanagan
MONDAY, OCTOBER 1 • Penticton & Wine Country Chamber of Commerce presents meet-andgreet for city council candidates, 11:30 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. (doors open at 11 a.m.), $25 plus GST, includes lunch; evening session for mayoral and school board candidates, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., $10 plus GST, includes light snacks, pre-registration required, call the Chamber office
• 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 250770-1195 for more information
• IODE thrift store at 464 Main St. in Penticton hosting special sale through Thursday, $3 to fill a grocery bag, $8 to fill a garbage bag, proceeds to charity, noon to 4 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,” (18A, 107 minutes); “A Simple Favour,” (14-A, 117 minutes); “The Nun,” (14A, 96 minutes).
• Now playing at the Oliver Theatre: “Peppermint” (Monday-Tuesday).
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2 • Al-Anon Family Groups District 21 meets, Concordia Lutheran Church, 2800 South Main Street, 10:30 a.m., call 250-490-9272 for more details or visit www.bcyukon-al-anon.org
• MS Society of Canada hosting information session at the Penticton Community Centre with a registered nurse who specializes in the disease, to register call 1-800-268-7582, ext. 7299
• Social bridge at St. Stephen Parish Hall in Summerland, $4 includes refreshments, 1-4 p.m.
• Brown Bag Lecture Series continues at Penticton Museum with Maurice Williams speaking on Franz Ferdinand’s connection to the Okanagan, noon, suggested donation $2
• Tuesday Night Movies series continues at the Penticton Library with “Get Out,” adults only, bring bowl for popcorn, no cost, 6 p.m.
• Social bridge at the Penticton Seniors Drop-In Centre, 9:15 a.m.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3 • South Okanagan Seniors Wellness Society and Penticton Seniors DropIn Centre present an All-Candidatese forum for mayor and council which deals with seniors issues, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m., South Main Drop-In Centre
• Summerland Chamber of Commerce all-candidates forum for those running for mayor and school board, 7 p.m. Centre Stage Theatre
• Royal Canadian Legion Ladies Auxiliary bingo, 1 p.m., 502 Martin Street, lunches available
• Al-Anon Family Groups District 21 meets, Penticton United Church, 7:30 p.m., call 250-490-9272 for more details or visit www.bcyukon-al-anon.org
• Royal Canadian Legion Ladies Auxiliary bingo, 1 p.m., 502 Martin Street, lunches available
• Senior singles 65 and over meet for coffee at the Penticton Golf and Country Club every Wednesday, 10-11 a.m., call 250-492-7078 for more information
• Medical Qui Gong at 10 a.m., crib at 1 p.m. at the Penticton Seniors DropIn Centre
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4 • Summerland Chamber of Commerce all-candidates forum for those running for council, 7 p.m. Centre Stage Theatre
• The Oliver Theatre presents Throwback Thursday, this week featuring “Jaws” (1975, directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfus, Robert Shaw), 7 p.m.
• Al-Anon Family Groups District 21 meets, Summerland United Church, 13204 Henry Ave., 7:30 p.m. call 250-490-9272 for more details or visit www.bcyukon-al-anon.org
• Royal Canadian Legion Ladies Auxiliary Lunch Bunch meets at Denny’s at 11:30 p.m.
• Fitness Friends at Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 40 hall, 10 a.m., presented by ladies auxiliary
• New exhibit, Nature in Focus, opens at Penticton Museum, featuring photos submitted to South Okanagan Naturalist Club’s contest, 6:30 p.m. • Carpet bowling at the Penticton Seniors Drop-In Centre, 10 a.m. • Drop-in hockey for ages 55-plus, CSA-approved helmet required, full gear optional, McLaren Arena, $5, noon to 1 p.m.
• Lip sync contest at Fraternal Order of Eagles hall, 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5 • New exhibit, Ecology by artist Joe Enns, at the Front Street Gallery, through Oct. 11
• Bob Kittle, Ch.t, offers hypnosis relaxation sessions at South Main Seniors’ Drop-In Centre, all welcome, 11:45 a.m. and/or 2:30 p.m. every Friday
• Free session on the healing power of breath at the Penticton Library auditorium, noon to 1 p.m.
• Social dance with Glory Days at the Penticton Seniors Drop-In Centre, 7:30 p.m. • Now playing at the Oliver Theatre: “The Nun,” (Friday-Saturday). • Music by Robn’ Walker Band at Fraternal Order of Eagles hall, 7 p.m.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6 • Karaoke with Anita LeBlanc, 7:30 p.m. at Tug’s Tap House, largest song book in the valley, no cover charge
• Nearly Neil and The Solitary Band (tribute To Neil Diamond) performs at the Frank Venables Theatre in Oliver, 7:30 p.m.
• Falun Gong workshop at Penticton Seniors’ Drop-In Centre, 2-3 p.m.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7 • Falun Gong workshop at Penticton Seniors’ Drop-In Centre, 2-3 p.m.