Virtual calendar

TODAY

Learn about ponds

Join Regional Parks on their Instagram channel at 10:30 a.m. for a pond dip with a park interpreter to learn what’s under the lily pads. The program is part of the parks department’s series of online programming during the COVID-19 pandemic. These programs are not available in-person. Regional Parks will be using Instagram Live, a feature on Instagram stories that allows users to stream video to their followers and engage with them in real time. This program is for all ages. Past online programs can be viewed on the Regional District’s YouTube channel at youtube.com/regionaldistrict.

Nature trivia

Regional Parks is hosting a Nature Trivia Night from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. on their Instagram Live channel. Teams and individuals are invited to join.

Toastmasters

Gain practice to become the speaker and leader you were meant to be at the Westside Toastmasters Club. The club meets from 7 to 9 p.m. and has moved its meetings to virtual using Zoom during the COVID-19 pandemic. The club will be following their usual agenda and guests are welcome. The meeting ID for all upcoming online meetings is 630121-402. For more information about Westside Toastmasters, go online to westsidetm.ca. What’s in a name?

Learn how Kelowna got its name from the Snewips Heritage Museum in Westbank First from 1:30 to 2 p.m. as part of the Kelowna Museums’ Instagram Live series at 1:30 p.m. Watch on the stories section of the Kelowna Museums’ Instagram channel. Alzheimer help

While maintaining physical distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic is essential, the Alzheimer Society of B.C. is urging area residents not to forget about people living with dementia and their caregivers. One way the Alzheimer Society of B.C. is offering support is through free weekly webinars. People can take in a webinar at 2 p.m. on coping with changes brought by dementia in which they will explore change and loss and the uncertainty of the dementia experience. To register, go online to alzbc.org/webinars.

THURSDAY

Learn about spring

Join Regional Parks on their Instagram channel at 10:30 a.m. to explore spring, with leaves, muds, birds and insects. This program for all ages is part of the parks department’s series of online only programming during the COVID-19 pandemic. Regional Parks will be using Instagram Live, a feature on Instagram stories that allows users to stream video to their followers and engage with them in real time. Choral community

The BC Choral Federation is offering a virtual town hall series designed to explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on B.C.’s choral community. The series begins from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. with Safe Singing – a panel discussion with Dr. Michael Schwandt, Medical Health Officer, Vancouver Coastal Health and BC Centre for Disease Control, along with Morna Edmundson of Elektra Women’s Choir/Enchor and Willi Zwozdesky, BCCF Executive Director, Vancouver Men’s Chorus. This virtual town hall series is open to BCCF members and non-members. Meetings take place every two weeks with different guests. Participants must register for each session, where there will be an opportunity to submit questions in advance. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions during the videoconference. Go online to bcchoralfed.com/townhall to register for Safe Singing and receive an access code for the meeting.

FRIDAY

Learn about bees

Join Regional Parks on their Instagram Live channel at 10:30 a.m. for a hike and learn about the fascinating world of native bees in a West Kelowna regional park. This program for all ages is part of the parks department’s series of online only programming during the COVID-19 pandemic.

I Spy

The Kelowna Museum presents I Spy…Something in Kelowna’s Chinatown from 1:30 to 2 p.m. in celebration of Asian Heritage Month as part of its Live at the Museum program. Learn what you find when you step inside a store from Kelowna’s Chinatown. Watch on the stories section of the Kelowna Museums’ Instagram channel.

SATURDAY

Learn about grasslands

Join Regional Parks on their Instagram channel at 1 p.m. to learn grasslands. Take a closer look at this amazing ecosystem right in our backyard. This program for all ages is part of the parks department’s series of online only programming during the COVID-19 pandemic. Regional Parks will be using Instagram Live, a feature on Instagram stories that allows users to stream video to their followers and engage with them in real time.

SUNDAY

Music Fest

Join West Kelowna’s Ben Klick online at youtube.com/watch?v=FC3uMHX6bgg&fe ature=youtu.be at 1 p.m. for the virtual Music Fest MS. Along with Klick, there will be musical performances from Jesse Moskaluke, Aaron Goodvin, Carolyn Dawn Johnson and other special guests. Klicks’ idea for Music Fest MS was inspired by his father’s diagnosis with Multuple Sclerosis in June 2018. People can tune into the concert streaming on YouTube and make a donation. For more information, go online to benklick.com/musicfestms.

MONDAY

Learn about birds

Learn how birds from the Okanagan use their beaks live at Birds and Beaks from 1:30 to 2 p.m. on the stories section of the Kelowna Museums’ Instagram channel. Beautiful butterflies

Love butterflies? Watch the Okanagan Regional Library’s butterflies, starting as caterpillars interacting, growing a chrysalis and emerging as butterflies. Tune in daily at 11 a.m. at youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlSSNmsbtsDI3WDM4WktT5O_p3YMTkag