Labour Day weekend & beyond
Friday, Sept. 3
• Final Weekend: Osoyoos Model Railroad is open Friday from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Saturday noon – 5 p.m. (closed Sunday), $9 for adults, $5.50 for under 12, in the Buena Vista Industrial Park, 11611 115th St, Osoyoos, the attraction’s final day is Sept. 7. For details: osoyoosrailroad.com
• Live music with local musicians Rick Van Camp and Laurie MacGregor at Township 7 winery, 3:30-5:30 p.m.
• Hoodoo Adventures open daily: comfort and mountain bikes, e-bikes, kayak & canoes, stand-up paddle boards, climbing gym, visit: hoodooadventures.ca
• Now on display at Penticton Museum & Archives: “Penticton: The Shaping of Place,” “The Hands-On Heritage Lab,” “Bill Pickerill Military Gallery.”
• Exhibit by Order of Canada recipient and Academy Award-winning songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie: “Pathfinder: A retrospective exhibition by an innovator of digital art,” Penticton Art Gallery, daily, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m., by donation. Also on display: Brian Fisher, “Event Horizon” and “Mythic Visions: Huichol Wixarika Yarn Painting.
• Fraternal Order of Eagles, dinner, 5-7 p.m., proceeds to local charity
• Penticton Seniors’ Drop-In Centre, mat yoga, 9 a.m.; outdoor Tai Chi, 9 a.m.; French talk, 9:30 a.m.; Mah Jong intermediate, 1 p.m.; intermediate-advance line dance, 1 p.m. lunch, seatings at 11:30 a.m., 12:45 p.m.
• Royal Canadian Legion, 257 Brunswick Street, fish and chips, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., karaoke, with host “Candie,” 7:30 p.m.
• Coyote Cruises open daily, 10 a.m., last shuttle leaves at 7 p.m., to book online visit: coyotecruises.com
• LocoLanding Adventure Park open daily, 10 a.m. - 10 p.m., for additional details on attractions visit: locolanding.com
• Cascades Casino Penticton open, daily 10 a.m. - midnight; Friday and Saturdays until 2 a.m.
• Now playing at Landmark Cinemas: “After We Fall,” “Candyman,” “Free Guy,” “Jungle Cruise,” “Paw Patrol: The Movie,”“Shang-Chi and the Legends of the Rings,” “The Suicide Squad.” For tickets: landmarkcinemas.com/ showtimes/penticton
• Now playing at the Oliver Theatre: “Free Guy,” visit: olivertheatre.ca
Saturday, Sept. 4
• Penticton Farmers Market, 100 block of Main Street, 8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., Interior Health will be on site for COVID-19vaccinations
• Penticton Seniors’ Drop-In Centre, chair yoga, 9 a.m.
• Fraternal Order of Eagles, burgers and fries, noon - 4 p.m.
• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 40, meat draws, 2 p.m., live music to follow with “Gypsy,” 4 p.m.
• Live music at Slackwater Brewing Co., 8:30 p.m., no cover
Sunday, Sept. 5
• A morning with Maxime Bernier, leader of the People’s Party of Canada, 11:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m. at Gyro Park in Penticton
• Summerland Farmers and Crafters Market, Main Street, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Interior Health will be on site for COVID-19 vaccinations
• BC-SPCA Flea Market, 1550 Main Street, 7 a.m. - 2 p.m. in front of Great Canadian Wholesale
• Survivorship Dragonboat team flea market, 1397 Fairview Road (at Duncan Avenue), 8 a,m. - 2 p.m.,
• Live music at The Cannery Brewing Co., featuring Will Schlackl, 5 - 7 p.m., no cover
Monday, Sept. 6
• Labour Day (stat holiday)
Tuesday, Sept. 7
• Penticton City Council meets, sessions begin at 1 and 6 p.m. at Penticton Trade and Convention Centre, to watch meeting from home: penticton.ca
• Fridays For Future West Kootenay and Nelson-West Kootenay chapter of Citizens’ Climate Lobby present Climate Emergency Candidate Forum for South Okanagan-West Kootenay, 6-9 p.m. Register to watch the Zoom forum at: bit.ly/SOWK-ClimateForum or watch Fridays For Future West Kootenay Facebook, or Fridays For Future Nelson on YouTube.
• Interior Health COVID 19 vaccine clinic, Jim Pattison Centre of Excellence at Okanagan College, Penticton campus, 583 Duncan Ave W, PC 113, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• Brexit Pub presents “649 Tuesday” with live music from Aidan Mayes, 7-9 p.m., $9 cover charge, food & drink specials
• Dart dolls meet at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 40, 11 a.m.
• Teen Studio Art Program at Penticton Art Gallery, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m., $65 (members) and $75 (non-members) per month, email: education@pentictonartgallery.com
Wednesday, Sept. 8
• First day of regular instruction for students in SD67, for details or to enroll your child/guardian, visit: sd67.bc.ca, motorists are reminded to slow down in school zones
• Penticton Herald Candidates’ Forum for South Okanagan-West Kootenay, 7-9 p.m., an online event (no audience), moderated by James Miller and featuring questions from media panelists Joe Fries (The Herald) and Chris Walker (CBC Daybreak), watch live on The Herald’s YouTube channel or Facebook page “Penticton Herald,” more details are forthcoming
• Federal leaders debate (French), 5-7 p.m. (PT) on all major Canadian networks
• Cinnamon Bun Day at the Penticton Seniors’ Drop-In Centre, also: chair yoga, 9 a.m.; new line dancing levels 3&4, 1 p.m.; cribbage, 1 p.m.