COMMUNITYCALENDAR

TODAY

All-candidates forum The Greater Westside Board of Trade is hosting an all-candidates forum for the West Kelowna municipal election at the Westbank Lions Community Centre from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. There will be a question and answer period with the mayoralty and school trustee candidates, then attendees will heave the opportunity to meet and greet all candidates for mayor, council and school trustee positions. Free. Open gym Drop-In Youth Open Gym at Mar Jok Elementary School Gym. Program runs for Grades 5-8 from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. and Grades 9-12 students from 7:45 to 9 p.m. Drop-in costs $2 or buy a book of 10 tickets for $18 good for all drop-in gym sport programs. For more information, call West Kelowna Recreation at 778-797-8800. AA meeting Women’s AA meeting held every Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Emmanuel Church, 2600 Hebert Rd. Use back entrance. Tai chi Tai Chi Mondays and Wednesdays from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Westbank United Church. Membership costs $20 per month and the tai chi manual costs $10 with membership. Proceeds go to the Westbank United Church. Chess club Kids six and older can learn to play chess, expand their skills and have fun playing with other children at the After School Chess Club from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Westbank library. This is a free, drop-in activity. For more information, call the library at 250-768-4369. Unplug and play Unplug and play at the Westbank Library from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Families can turn of their devices and have some old-fashioned fun by bringing their own games or trying out some of the games and puzzles in the library’s collection, including chess, checkers, cribbage, Catan and Seven Wonders. Families Unplug and Play Together runs Wednesday nights. It’s a free drop-in event.

THURSDAY

Play bridge Bridge drop-in from 9:15 to 11:45 a.m. in Room C at the Westbank Lions Community Centre. This easy-going learning game is for newer and rusty players. Participants can come by themselves or bring a partner. This program runs weekly until Dec. 20. Drop-in costs $5. Walk N Talk Walk N Talk goes from 10 a.m. to noon at the Westbank Lions Community Centre. This free program for people 60 and over in reasonably good health is an opportunity to have fun and make new friends while increasing your strength and flexibility and learning about health-related topics. Walk N Talk runs Mondays and Thursdays. For more information, contact the Westside Health Network at 250-768-3305 or e-mail whns.cov @ shaw. ca. Baby time Enjoy bonding and play time with your baby from 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. at the Westbank Library. This free drop-in program features books, circle time, puppets, songs and rhymes. Tai chi Beginner Tai Chi classes Mondays and Thursdays from 9:30. to 10:45 a.m. at the Westside School of Tae Kwon Do, 2109C Louie Dr. and 6:15 to 7:30 p.m. at the WFN Elders Hall at 3255D Shannon Lake Rd. For more information, go online to winecountrytaichi.ca

FRIDAY

Sitting tai chi Sitting form of Tai Chi from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Sarafanov Dance Studio, 2035B Louie Dr. Payment by donation. For more information, go to winecountrytaichi.ca.

SATURDAY

Indoor market Peachland Indoor Artisan Market runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Peachland Visitor Centre at 5684 Beach Ave. Scarecrow Festival Third Annual Peachland Scarecrow Festival Celebration goes from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Heritage Park and the gazebo. The Okanagan Cloggers will dance, Papa Thom will perform and Kerry Martinson, the Okanagan Wolfman, will emcee. There will be popcorn and face-painting, guess the weight of the giant pumpkins and pumpkin decorating for kids. See the kokanee Wartch the kokanee spawn at Hardy Falls Regional Park in Peachland. Park interpreters will be on location from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to answer questions. This is the final weekend for the program.