COMMUNITY EVENTS
Today
• 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 a guest speaker TBA, noon, suggested donation $2
• Summerland Legion has horse races at 4 p.m., fun darts and crib tournament at 7 p.m.
• Drop-in pool and darts at the Penticton Elks Lodge, 7 p.m.
• Penticton Seniors’ Drop-In Centre has line dancing at 9 a.m., homemade lunch at 11:30 a.m. and improver line dance at 1 p.m.
• Now playing at Landmark Cinemas 7: “Halloween,” (2018 version, 14A, 106 minutes); “The Hate U Give,” (PG, 134 minutes); “First Man,” (PG, 142 minutes); “Goosebumps: Haunted Halloween,” (G, 93 minutes); “Bad Times at the El Royale,” (14A, 142 minutes); “Venom,” (PG, 112 minutes); “A Star Is Born,” (14A, 136 minutes); “Smallfoot,” (G, 93 minutes).
Wednesday, Oct. 24
• Wicked Wednesday, BCHL junior A hockey, Coquitlam Express at Penticton Vees, 7 p.m., South Okanagan Events Centre
• B.C. Retired Government Employees Association monthly meeting, Penticton Public Library auditorium, 10 a.m., presentation by Sam Karhmann of The Bonsai Club
• Wing night at Clancy’s Bar, Grill and Pizza, starts at 4:30 p.m.
• 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
• Coffee Break fundraiser for the Alzheimer's Society of B.C., Nest and Nectar restaurant, 2:30-4 p.m.
• Apex Gunbarrel reunion, Tugs Tap House, live music by Steel Toad, tickets $20, includes dinner, 6-11 p.m.
• Penticton Seniors’ Drop-In Centre has chair yoga at 8:45 a.m., medical Qi Gong at 10 a.m., Active Aging talk and learn series at 12:30 p.m. and ukele strum-along at 6:30 p.m.
• 100 Men Who Care-Penticton meets at the SOEC, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 25
• Fitness Friends at Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 40 hall, 10 a.m., presented by ladies auxiliary
• 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 final at Fraternal Order of Eagles hall, 7 p.m.
• Penticton Elks Lodge drop-in snowball darts, 7 p.m., cribbage, also 7 p.m.
• Penticton Seniors’ Drop-In Centre has improver line dance at 1 and 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 26
• A very special evening with Gord McLaren and Ken Mehrer, folk/rock concert, The Nest and Nectar, 7 p.m., $15, call 250-4937275 to reserve
• Friday Night Live open mic event at Medici’s in Oliver, 7 p.m., the valley’s hottest live music gig
• 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
• Canadian children’s entertainer Fred Penner performs at the Frank Venables Theatre in Oliver, 6:30 p.m.
• Lunch, 65 and better, every Friday, call 250-493-1481 for more information, 11:30 a.m.
• Tai chi at the Summerland Legion, 9:30 a.m.
• Talk entitled, “A sacred time in Kanada,” will review Indigenous literature, Penticton library auditorium, noon to 1 p.m.
• Penticton Seniors’ Drop-In Centre has Tai Chi Chung at 10:30 a.m., social dance with South Okanagan Big Band at 7:30 p.m.
• Now showing at the Oliver Theatre: “Goosebumps: Haunted Halloween” (Friday - Tuesday)
Saturday, Oct. 27
• Falun Gong workshop at Penticton Seniors’ Drop-In Centre, 2-3 p.m.
• Halloween dance party with music by Rollin Coal at Fraternal Order of Eagles hall, 7 p.m.
• Summerland Legion has a meat draw from 4-6 p.m., steak BBQ from 6-7 p.m. and Scaryoke with Pam at 7:30 p.m.
• Summerland Legion has a meat draw from 4-6 p.m., karaoke with Pam at 7:30 p.m.
• Penticton Elks Lodge has crib at 10 a.m., meat draws at 4 and 4:30 p.m., dinner at 5:30 p.m., followed by music of Candi
• The House is a Rockin’ Halloween Dance with the Yard Katz, prizes for best costumes, Orchard House, tickets $20, proceeds to South Okanagan Similkameen Volunteer Centre, 7:30 p.m.
• Fall Harvest Dinner in support of Discovery House, South Main Seniors’ Drop-In Centre, tickets $20 each or $160 for table of eight, call 250-462-1388 or email prrs@shaw.ca
• BCHL junior A hockey, West Kelowna Warriors at Penticton Vees, 6 p.m. at South Okanagan Events Centre
Sunday, Oct. 28
• Let’s do the time warp again, special screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show at Oliver Theatre, tickets available in advance from the box office
• 2nd annual Pug-o-Ween, 1 p.m., Gyro Park bandshell, pug meet and greet with costume contest, accepting donations for BC-SPCA, see more details on Facebook: (Penticton Pug Club), a free family event brought to you by Last Call Liquor Mart, Dog Dayz K9 Treat Truck and Lucky's Pet Supply
• Penticton Speedway presents Halloween Day of Destruction, hornets, hit-2-pass, streetstocks, late models, 2 p.m.
• Falun Gong workshop at Penticton Seniors’ Drop-In Centre, 2-3 p.m.
• Penticton Elks Lodge has a crib tourney at 9 a.m., dog races, food draw, last man standing, 2 p.m., pool and darts available