Your guide to Ironman weekend and more

Friday, Aug. 26

• Subaru Ironman Canada pre-race events, Ironman Village open, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at Rotary Park, Welcome Ceremony, 7 p.m. at Gyro Park, everyone welcome

• Country music artist Ben Klick live at Osoyoos Music in the Park, Gyro Bandshell in Osoyoos, 6:30-8:30 p.m., free

• Early Spirit at the Grist Mill Gardens in Keremeos, 7 p.m., $20, visit: oldgristmill.ca

• Decade Dance, a tribute to the great disco music of the 1970s, the Elks Lodge, 7 p.m., $20 at the door (cash only)

• The Hillties, six-piece funk and hiphop ban, two-time Kootenay Music Award winners, The Dream Café, 8 p.m., for tickets: thedreamcafe.ca

• Thrash Wrestling presents “The Hot Comeback,” LUSO Canadian Portugese Club, 135 Winnipeg Street, 7 p.m., featuring Jordie Taylor, “Backstage Pass” Braydon Goss, “Audacity” Danni Deeds, Scarlett Black, Jade, Cope, and Rayden, $20 in advance from One Board Shop or ticketseller.ca, $25 at the door

• Tropical Summer Vibes with DJ Static at Slackwater Brewing Co., 6-9 p.m.

• Fraternal Order of Eagles, Friday night dinner, 5-7 p.m.

• Penticton Senior’s Drop-In Centre, Tai Chi, 10:30 a.m., Birthday club, 11 a.m.; Mah Jong Int., 1 p.m.

• Karaoke Friday Nights at Howling Coyote Pub, 6341 Main St., Oliver, 8 p.m.

• Flannel Contract performs on The Barking Parrot’s patio, 5:30-8:30 p.m.

• Karaoke contest at Princeton Legion, every Friday night, 7 p.m., winner of each week will advance to the finals on Oct. 21, for more information call Damon Bremner at 250-488-1795

• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 40, fish and chips, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., karaoke with your host “Candie,” 7:30 p.m.

• Tropical Summer Vibes featuring DJ Static, Slackwater Brewing Co., 9 p.m.

• Live in the Badlands presents Daniel Wesley live, Bad Tattoo Brewing, 7 p.m., tickets available from Eventbrite.ca, Twisted Chopsticks food truck on site

• Aaron Loewen live at Black Hills Estate Winery, 4190 Black Sage Road in Oliver, 3-6 p.m.

• Run Around Buckle Series, Barrel Race, Desert Park Equine Facility, entrance and parking at 3600 Golf Course Drive, 7 p.m., by donation

• Moni Funk at Spirit Beach Cantina, 8000 45th Street in Osoyoos, 8-11 p.m., $20, for tickets: spiritbeachcantina.com

• Now showing at the Penticton Art Gallery: “Lasting Impressions” by Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528), Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669), and William Hogarth (1697-1764); “A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words” Art and Activism: Contemporary printmaking from Oaxaca, Mexico; and “Southern Cross,” Laurence Evelyn Hyde (1914-1987), gallery open Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturday from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

• Now on display at the Penticton Museum, “Made Right Here: Penticton’s Built Heritage.” This exhibit showcases Penticton’s distinctive heritage properties and how they have contributed to our city’s unique history and character, Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 785 Main Street, by donation

• Penticton Public Sculpture exhibit, eight pieces of public art are now on display on Lakeshore Drive, outside City Hall and the Vancouver Hill roundabout

• “She Lives in the Mountains” featuring the works of painter Diane Walters, presented by Summerland Community Arts Council, 9525 Wharton Street in Summerland, Tuesdays-Fridays, 10-4 p.m., Saturdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

• Coyotes Cruises, float the River Channel, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., launch at 215 Riverside Drive, open daily

• Cascades Casino Penticton daily, 10 a.m. - midnight; 10 a.m.-2 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays

• Hoodoo Adventures open daily: bikes, kayaks, canoes, stand-up paddle boards, climbing gym, visit: hoodooadventures.ca

• LocoLanding Adventure Park open daily, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.

• All aboard: Kettle Valley Railway in Summerland, scenic runs Thursdays through Mondays, 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., $29 (adults), $27 (seniors), $24 (youth), $19 (kids 3-12), visit: kettlevalleyrailway.org

• Learn about our city’s history, visit the SS Sicamous Maritime Museum, open Thursday through Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

• Now playing at Landmark Cinemas 7: “Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero,” (PG, 120 minutes); “Beast,” (14-A, 93 minutes); “Thor: Love And Thunder,” (PG, 120 minutes); “Bullet Train” (14A, 126 minutes); “DC League of Super-Pets” (G,106 minutes); “Top Gun: Maverick,” (PG, 131 minutes); “After Every Hour,” (14A, 95 minutes); “The Invitaiton,” (14A, 105 minutes); “Three Thousand Years of Longing,” (PG, 108 minutes) for tickets: landmarkcinemas.com

• Now playing at the Oliver Theatre: “DC League of Super Pets,” for showtimes: theolivertheatre.ca

Saturday, Aug. 27

• Subaru Ironman Canada Kids Fun Run, starts at The Peach, 9 a.m. (registration at Rotary Park from 7:30-8:30 a.m.); Ironman Village open in Rotary Park, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

• Penticton Farmer’s Market, 100 block of Main Street, 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. and Downtown Penticton community market, 200 block of Main Street, 9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., free bicycle valet service courtesy of Penticton & Area Cycling Association

• 1000 Rides Out presents Ukrainian Charity Update Community Appreciation Festival, Riverside Garden Centre, 211 Thorp Road in Oliver, event begins at 3:30 p.m., featuring music by recording artist Gina Williams at 8 p.m., free admission

• Elegy album release party featuring punk and electronic bands Pharm, The Eavernous and Hardball, Highway 97 Brewing, 7 p.m., presented in loving memory of bandmate Warryn Berry, $10 in advance from the brewery or $15 at the door, all proceeds to Canadian Mental Health Association, merchandise sales in memory of Phil Schumacher

• Penticton Speedway Iron Driver 200 featuring street stocks and hornets, racing begins at 7 p.m.., gates open at 6 p.m.

• Osoyoos Farmer’s Market, Town Hall Square on Main Street, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

• Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne, JunoAward winning keyboardist, The Dream Café, 8 p.m., for tickets: thedreamcafe.ca

• Okanagan Art Exhibit at District Wine Cillage centre plaza, 100 Enterprise Way, Oliver, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.

• Penticton Elks Lodge, drop-in cribbage, 10 a.m., meat draw, 4 p.m., chicken dinner featuring ribs with corn, 5:30 p.m., live music with Midnight Special, 6:30 p.m.

• Flannel Contract performs on The Barking Parrot’s patio, 5:30-8:30 p.m.

• Penticton Lawn Bowling Club, open bowling at 260 Brunswick Street, 9:30 a.m., $10 drop-in fee ($5 for students)

• Thirteen Broken Bones at Howing Coyotes Pub in Oliver, 8 p.m.

• Slackwater Sessions presents BC Buds, 8 p.m. at Slackwater Brewing Co.

• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 40, meat draw, 2 p.m.

• Fresh BC Talent presents live performers ages 9-18, Blenz Coffee on Main St., 10 a.m.-1 p.m., visit: freshbctalentquest.ca

• Fraternal Order of Eagles burgers, noon-4 p.m., Eagle races, 4 p.m.

• Charity bottle drive, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. at IGA in Summerland and Penticton in support of C-DART animal organization, BCSPCA and Penticton Regional Hospital

• Karaoke at The Barley Mill Pub, 8:30 p.m. - 12:30 a.m.

• Summerland Estate Winery B&B presents Lindsay May and the Mayhem, $20, for tickets: summerlandwinery.ca

• Spotlight Singles Party at Barley Mill Brew Pub, 8:30 p.m., What’s your dating status? Wear your colours, for more details, visit the pub’s Facebook page

• Vintage in the Vines featuring Johnny and the Walkers and Doc James and the Flatliners, Noble Ridge Winery in Okanagan Falls, 7-10 p.m., all proceeds to the West Coast Kids Cancer Foundation

• Special presentation: “Andre Rieu's Maastricht 2022 - Happy Days Are Here,” Landmark Cinemas, Saturday and Sunday only at 12:30 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 28

• Subaru Ironman Canada returns, swim start begins at Rotary Beach, 6:50 a.m. (age group start) finish line on Lakeshore Drive, near The Peach, finish line closes at midnight, for course maps and more details: ironman.com/im-canada

• Friends of Summerland Ornamental Gardens an afternoon of art and music, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., featuring music by Trio of Five, tours, painters, fibre artists and potters on site, entrance to the gardens is across Highway 97 from Sun-Oka Park

• Summerland Sunday Market by Rotary, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Main Street

• Goga (Goat Yoga), 2099 Green Mountain Road in Penticton, 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m., $33.57 per session, for details: gottagoatfarm@gmail.com

• Penticton Speedway presents King of the Hill featuring hit-2-pass, hornets, racing begins at 3 p.m., gates open at 2 p.m.

• Keyboardist-vocalist Justin Glibbery performs at Cannery Brewing Co, 5-7 p.m.

• Eagles fraternity, meat draw, 4 p.m.

• Penticton Elks Lodge breakfast, 10 a.m.12:30 p.m., Grimms meat draw, 2 p.m.

• Penticton Lawn Bowling Club, open bowling at 260 Brunswick Street, 9:30 a.m., $10 drop-in fee ($5 for students)

• BC-SPCA Flea Market, 8 a.m.- 2 p.m. at 1550 Main Street, near the Wholesale Club

• Survivorship Flea Market, 1397 Fairview Road, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., all proceeds to local dragonboat team and breast cancer awareness

• Rotary Club of Penticton charity meat draw supporting Pathways Addictions Centre, Barley Mill Brew Pub. 1:30 p.m.

• Summerland Estate Winery B&B, Summer Concert series presents country music star Teigen Gayse, 2 p.m., $20, for tickets: summerlandwinery.ca

• Pop Up Show n Shine at Nostalgia Wines, 398 Lupine Lane, Oliver, 10 a.m.5:30 p.m.

• Sunday Outdoor Markets - Phantom Creek Estates Winery, 4315 Black Sage Road, Oliver, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

• Will Schlackl on the patio at Hester Creek Estate Winery, Oliver, 1-4 p.m.

• Badgers Can’t Be Choosers: Making sense of these misunderstood mammals, a guided tour, Osoyoos Desert Centre, 11 a.m., for details: 250-495-2470

• Aidan Mayes at Covert Farms Family Estate Winery in Oliver, 1-4 p.m.