Community Calendar
Wednesday, July 12
• Bring a picnic dinner or enjoy a burger and juice box at Park Play Days from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Springer Park on Bering Road. Park Play Days is a free casual dropin program with games and activities for kids and adults to enjoy. For more information, call West Kelowna Recreation and Culture at 778-797-8800
• The Wild Night Sky at the Peachland Library from 10 to 11 a.m. The night sky is filled with wonders like the Milky Way, meteorites, planets, moons and satellites. Colleen O’Hare of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada-Okanagan Centre will present these wonders as part of the Summer Reading Club program.The library is located in the Peachland Village Mall, 5500 Clements Cres. Free. Register in person at the library, online at orl.bc.ca or by calling 250-767-9111.
Thursday, July 13
• Storytime for children three-to five years old at 10 a.m. at the Gellatly Nut Farm Regional Park. Bring the little ones for this free drop-in program Thursdays during July and August There will be fun, interactive stories and exploration of nearby flora and fauna through a series of mini nature walks. Gellatly Nut Farm Regional Park is located at 2375 Whitworth Rd. in West Kelowna.
• Read With Me Storytime for preschool children at the Westbank Library at No. 31, 2484 Main St., 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. Join us for fun songs, fingerplays, flannel board stories, instruments, and books. Free, drop-in program. For more information, call 250768-4369.
• Kids eight years and older can learn to knit or crochet in the air-conditioned comfort of the Westbank library from 10 a.m. to noon. Drop-in. Some Supplies provided.
• Park Play Days, a free casual drop-in program for children and their parents and caregivers, will be at Shannon Ridge Park on Shannon Ridge Drive from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Each Park Play Day provides a variety of fun activities for children two 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
• Needlecraft social for adults from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Peachland Library. Bring your crochet, knitting or any handicraft for time to share ideas, learn, or just socialize.
• Join Regional Parks for a Wild Walk at the Gellatly Nut Farm Regional Park at 1 p.m. Stroll the paths with a park interpreter and learn about the unique history and tree species of the nut orchard.This is a new location rom the one listed in the SummerFall Parks Guide due to the flood damage closer of Mill Creek Regional Park. The walk lasts about 90 minutes. This is a free program; however, people should register in advance by calling 250-469-6139 or e-mailing eeco @ cord. Bc. Ca.
• The Writers’ Group meets from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Westbank Library. If you are interested in self-publishing a book, join them in Westbank Library. No registration required. For more information, call the library at 250-7684369 or Blair at 250-448-1959.
• The Greater Westside Board of Trade’s monthly Business After Hours goes from 5 to 7 p.m. at Manchester Signs at 5 – 1718 Byland Rd. Networking prizes and drinks. Free for board of trade members and $10 for nonmembers.
Friday, July 14
• Bring your own lawn chair to the amphitheatre in Memorial Park by the Johnson-Bentley pool for a free concert from 6:40 to 9 p.m. as part of the weekly Music in the Park program. Musicians include Swamp Honey playing funk and rhythm and blues and Impulse Response performing soul and rhythm and blues.
• 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.
Saturday, July 15
• The Westbank Farmers' Market is open from 9 a.m. To 2 p.m. in the Westridge Shopping Centre, on the corner of Main Street and Elliott Road in downtown Westbank. Free entertainment. All ages welcome to enter this week’s cherry pit spitting contest that goes at noon. Buy a handful of cherries for $1. For more information, go online to westbankfarmersmarket.com.