Community Calendar

Wednesday, June 28

• Kelowna City Concert Band performs a free summer concert weather permitting at 7 p.m. at the Guisachan Heritage Park in Kelowna. Bring your own lawn chair.

Thursday, June 29

• Summer Vibrations School’s Out concert from 7 to 10 p.m. at Memorial Park by the Johnson-Bentley pool. Free admission. Food trucks on site. Enjoy psychedelic moody grooves from Speak Easy, powerhouse vocals from Sammi Morelli and funk, blues, disco and reggae infused in rock and roll roots from the Bonsais.

Friday, June 30

• Family Playtime at the Webber Road Community Centre at 2829 Inverness Rd. from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for children newborn to five years with a parent or caregiver. Drop in for social interaction with other parents, playtime for children and enjoy lunch together. Activities may include a craft, gym time and circle time with stories and songs. Free. Call 250-768-3049 for more information.

• Westbank Legion Branch 288 at 4-2525 Dobbin Rd. hosts a barbecue with a beverage garden, live entertainment and silent auction from noon to 8 p.m.

• Free Westside Daze evening concert series at the amphitheatre in Memorial Park beside the Johnson-Bentley pool with magician Leif David performing at 7 p.m. followed by Totally Ton Petty Hosts the Women of Rock at 8 p.m. Bring a lawn chair.

Saturday, July 1

• The Westbank Farmers' Market will start its eighth season in the Westridge Shopping Centre, on the corner of Main Street and Elliott Road in downtown Westbank. The market runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Saturday until Sept. 16. Free entertainment each week. Fruit and vegetable sellers and food vendors are encouraged to join. For more information, go online to westbankfarmersmarket. Com.

• Art in the Park-Vineyard Trails will be at Grizzli Winery at 2550 Boucherie Rd. from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Enjoy complimentary wine tastings while browsing the work of local artists and artisans as they showcase their creations in stone, wood, fibre, oil, acrylic and watercolour.

• Okanagan Day and Kids Fair at Memorial Park from noon to 4 p.m. as part of Westside Daze. There will be drumming, storytelling and dancing and lots of activities for the family including a maze, climbing wall and a small bouncy castle. Free at Memorial Park.

• Free Canada Day cake at 3 p.m. at Memorial Park

• Free trunk sale at Memorial Park from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Bring your unwanted treasure from home to see. No commercial or hand crafted items.

• Free evening concert at the amphitheatre in Memorial Park. Timbre Wolves at 7 p.m. followed by Roger Anderson’s Tribute to Elvis at 8 p.m. and Kinshira Fire Troupe performing at 10 p.m. Bring a lawn chair.

• Fun Canada Day Bat Count at 9 p.m. the Peachland Historic School. Bring the family and count the bats as they leave their roost in the school’s attic for the night.

Sunday, July 2

• Canada 150 Pancake Breakfast at the 50 Plus Centre at 5672 Beach Ave. in Peachland from 8 to 11:30 a.m.

• Art in the Park-Vineyard Trails will be at Grizzli Winery 2550 Boucherie Rd,11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Enjoy browsing the work of local artists and artisans as they showcase their creations in stone, wood, fibre, oil, acrylic and watercolour.

• Westside Daze Pancake Breakfast fundraiser, 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Memorial Park.

• Community Worship Celebration at the amphitheatre in Memorial Park at 9:45 a.m.

• Westside Daze Car, Truck and Motorcycle Show ‘n Shine from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Memorial Park. Free admission.

• Free Westside Daze concert at the amphitheatre in Memorial Park at 8 p.m. with Rann Berry and the Random Act focussing on Canadian rock hits. Bring your lawn chair.

Monday, July 3

• Self-Management And Recovery Training Recovery meeting 7 p.m. at the Westbank Lions Community Hall. SMART Recovery's four-point program helps people recover from all types of addictive behaviours, including alcoholism, drug abuse, substance abuse, drug addiction, alcohol abuse, gambling addiction, cocaine addiction and addiction to other substances and activities. Meetings are free, confidential and last for about an hour.

Tuesday, July 4

• Park Play Days, a free casual drop-in program for children and their parents and caregivers, will be at Marina Park on Gellatly Road from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Each Park Play Day provides a variety of fun activities for children tow to eight years old and adults including an active craft and lots of equipment to develop sport literacy skills. Park Plays Days run Tuesdays and Thursdays in July and August. For more information, call West Kelowna Recreation and Culture at 778-797-8800.

• The Westbank Library’s Summer Reading Club programs kicks off as Andy the Musical Scientist visits the library from 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. for a funny, exciting, educational performance featuring musical instruments made our of recycled materials like the African skateboard, singing spoon, and a Lego Theremin. This is a free dropin program for children ages six to 12.