Cool things to do in our community
Today
• BCHL junior A hockey league playoffs, Merritt Centennials at Penticton Vees, 7 p.m. at South Okanagan Events Centre, seventh and deciding game of Interior division semi-final, $16 (adults), $14 (seniors), ages 18 and under are free (courtesy of Peters Bros. Construction), for tickets visit www.valleyfirsttix.com, visit the SOEC box office in person, or phone 1-877-763-2849
• Oliver Town Council meets, committee of the whole, 4 p.m., regular council, 7 p.m., in council chambers, open to the public
• Summerland Council meets, 7 p.m., Municipal Hall, open to the public
• Comedy showcase with Tim Nutt, fundraiser for Summerland Skate Park, 7 p.m., The Barking Parrot
• Now on display at the Penticton Museum, 785 Main Street, British Columbia’s War, 1914-1918, a traveling exhibit from the Royal British Columbia Museum; Canadian Sikhs in World War I: A Forgotten Story, exhibit courtesy of National Historic Site, Gur Sikh Temple, Sikh Heritage Museum (Abbotsford)
• Final week: Little Bit of Everything No. 9, Penticton and District Community Arts Council is hosting their annual members’ exhibition at The Leir House
• Final week: Front Street Gallery presents Inspired by Nature by guest artist Gary Fox
• Fraternal Order of Eagles Blue Monday open mic night, 7:30 - 10:30 p.m.
• South Main Drop In Centre, yoga 9 a.m., Scrabble, 10 a.m., mah jong (learners table), 10 a.m., carpet bowl, 10:15 a.m., line dance (ezint to int.), 1 p.m., duplicate bridge, 1 p.m., computer drop-in, 1 - 3 p.m.
• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 40, Penticton, Friends and Fitness, 10 a.m., Dart Dolls, 11 a.m., branch bingo, 6:30 p.m.
• Army Navy and Air Force Veterans in Canada, appy hour, 3-6 p.m., dart and pool leagues, 7 p.m.
• IODE Thrift Shop, 464 Main Street is open weekdays and Saturday, noon - 4 p.m.
• Penticton Elks Lodge No. 51, happy hour, 3 - 6 p.m. single cribbage, 7 p.m.
• Pub Dart League, 7:30 p.m. at various service clubs and pubs in Penticton and Okanagan Falls
• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 22, Summerland, tai chi, 9:30 a.m., Summerland Pipes and Drums, 7 p.m.
• Now playing at Landmark Cinemas 7: Life (14A, 104 minutes); Power Rangers (PG, violence, coarse language, 124 minutes); CHIPS (14, 101 minutes); Beauty and the Beast (2D and 3D, PG, warning: violence which may scare children, 129 minutes); Goon the Last of the Enforcers (18A, 101 minutes); Kong Skull Island (3D, 2D, 14-A, violence, 118 minutes); Logan (18A, 137 minutes)
• Now playing at the Oliver Theatre: King Skull Island (14-A, 118 minutes)
Tuesday, March 28
• The Penticton Art Gallery presents #Grassland featuring Patrick ‘Redbeard Vrolyk’ in collaboration with Lewis Wilson, Vagabond, Tim Powers, Lil’ Gremlin, Deb Terry, Solid Flow, Gibson, visit: www.pentictonartgallery.com
• Penticton Museum and Archives presents Brown Bag Lecture Series, What Are What We See, Reflections of an Artist’s Childhood in the Similkameen presented by Carol Munro, noon, Penticton Library and museum auditorium
• Community volunteer income tax program, St. Saviour’s Church, 1 - 3 p.m.
• Bridge at the Penticton Golf and Country Club, 10 a.m., for information call Pat at 250-493-0203 or Cheryl 250-493-6464
• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 40, LA executive meeting, 10:30 a.m., DVA officer at the branch, 1 p.m., Tuesday Night jam session, 8 p.m.
• Army Navy and Air Force Veterans in Canada, apply hour, 3 - 6 p.m.
• Al-Anon Family Groups offer help to families and friends of alcoholics, Tuesday, Wednesdays and Fridays (in Penticton) and Thursdays (in Summerland), for specific details phone 250-490-9272 or visit: www.bcyukon-al-anon.org
• Legion Branch No. 22, Summerland, horse races, 4 p.m., fun darts, 7 p.m.
• Penticton Elks Lodge No. 51, happy hour, 3-6 p.m., 10-card cribbage, 7 p.m., fun darts, 7 p.m., yoga, 7 p.m.
• Penticton Museum presents Brown Bag Lunch Series, We Are What We See: Reflections of an Artist’s Childhood in the Similkameen with Carol Munro, noon - 1 p.m., Penticton Public Library and Museum auditorium, coffee and tea will be available, suggested donation of $2
• NHL hockey: Anaheim Ducks at Vancouver Canucks, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, March 29
• Good Rockin’ Tonight, singer and pianist Rod Russell performs the great pop/rock songs of all-time, Frank Venables Auditorium in Oliver, 7 p.m., $34, tickets available from www.venablestheatre.ca
• Painting and Pinots, Ingrid MannWillis, Freshly Cropped, Penticton Art Gallery, $45 and $40 (members), ages 19 and over, 6 - 8:30 p.m., call 250-493-2928
• Penticton Art Gallery Topics and Tea, 2 - 3 p.m., today: Jose Hernandez, Art as a Conduit for Healing
• Community volunteer income tax program, Salvation Army Church, 2469 South Main Street, 9 a.m. - noon
• Oliver Library presents Rhymetime for children under the age of 3, 10:30 a.m.
• Fraternal Order of Eagles presents canasta, 10 a.m.
• South Main Drop In Centre, beginner line dance, 9 a.m., medical qi gong, 10 a.m., line dance intermediate, 1 p.m., cribbage, 1 p.m., computer drop-in, 1 - 3 p.m., belly dance, 3:30 p.m., ukulele strumalong, 6:30 p.m.
• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 40, Pentciton, ladies auxiliary bingo, 1 p.m., doors open at noon, lunch is available
• Wing Night at Clancy’s Pub, Grill and Pizza, 5 - 9 p.m., 333 Martin Street (behind the liquor store)
• Oliver Elks Lodge meat draw, 4 p.m., call 250-498-3808 for additional details
• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 22, Summerland, Customer Appreciation Day
• Penticton Elks Lodge No. 51, happy hour, customer appreciation, 3 - 6 p.m.
• Penticton Elks Lodge No. 51, happy hour, 3 - 6 p.m., snowball darts, 7 p.m.
Thursday, March 30
• Jazzy Night, fundraiser for the Penticton and Area Access Centre, with the Thursday Night Jazz Band, 6 - 9 p.m., The Barking Parrot, $25 includes one beer, burger, live entertainment, draws, tickets available from Prospera Credit Union, Lakeside Resort and the Access Society
• Coffee with Richard Cannings, Member of Parliament, 8 - 9:30 a.m., SaintGermain Cafe Gallery, 449 Main Street, he looks forward to meeting you with your concerns and suggestions.
• Death Cafe, 3 - 5 p.m. at The Nest and Nectar at The Cannnery Trade Centre, with celebrants Alison Moore and Ingrid Tourigny and death midwifery practitioner Sue Berlie, Death Cafe’s have been held in 4,000 locations in 42 countries since 2011, to learn more www.deathcafe.com
• Osoyoos Elks Bingo, doors open at 6 p.m., early bird at 7 p.m.
• Fraternal Order of Eagles, music trivia with Russ, 7 p.m.
• South Main Drop In Centre, Spanish conversations, 10 a.m., carpet bowl, 10 a.m., bingo 1 p.m. (doors open at noon), improver line dance, 1 p.m., crafters meeting, 1 p.m., intro to ballroom dance, 7 p.m.
• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 97, Oliver, cribbage, 1:30 p.m., darts, 7 p.m.
• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 40, Friends and Fitness, 10 a.m., cribbage, 7 p.m., Thursday Night Live with: Roland Allen, classic rock, 8 p.m.
• Penticton Art Gallery presents young@art, ages 11-14, 3:15 - 4:45 p.m., draw, paint and focus on projects of interest to them, free, but pre-registration is required at 250-493-2928
Friday, March 31
• Presentation by Steph Jeavons, “Dream Big and Ride the Seven Continents,” she and her Honda CRF205 motorbike (“Rhonda”) are on a mission to be the first Brit to ride all seven continents and she's halfway to her goal after two years, hear her adventures to date, Penticton Public Library auditorium, 7 p.m., by donation (suggested at $10 for adults), visit her blog: OneStephBeyond
• Cawston Showtime featuring music, dance, skits, poetry, juggling, comedy and short plays, 7 p.m., The Cawston Community Hall, $12 at the door or from the Cawston Marketplace and Similkameen Agencies (Keremeos)
• Discovery House Recovery Lent Lunch, soup, Cob’s bun and hot drink, $5 ($2 for refills), every Friday in March, St. John Vianney, 361 Wade Ave. W., Penticton, to donate soup, call 250-462-1388
• DOA in concert at The Elite Restaurant, 8 p.m., 340 Main Street, Penticton
• Medici’s Friday Night Live in Oliver, the valley’s killer live music gig, 522 Fairview Road in Oliver, 7 p.m.
• Fraternal Order of Eagles, dinner, 5 - 7 p.m., karaoke, 7 - 11 p.m.
• South Main Drop-In Centre presents yoga, 9 a.m., Tai Chi Chuan, 10:30 a.m., Mah Jong intermediate, 12:30 p.m., beginner plus line dance, 1 p.m., novice line dance, 3:15 p.m., Heidelberg Club, 6 p.m., evening dance featuring live music by The Shindigger, 7:30 p.m.
• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 40, fish and chips, 11:30 a.m., Friday night dinner, 5:30 p.m., karaoke, 7:30 p.m.
• Army Navy and Air Force Veterans in Canada, appy hour, 3-6 p.m., karaoke, 7 p.m.
• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 22, Summerland, tai chi, 9:30 a.m., dinner special, $8, 5-7 p.m.
• Penticton Elks Lodge No. 51, happy hour, 3 - 6 p.m., drop-in fun darts and pool, 7 p.m.
• Dance Penticton meets at Penticton Elks Lodge (upstairs), 7 p.m.
• Oliver Library presents storytime for children ages 3-5, 10 a.m.
• Bob Kittle, Ch.t, free hypnosis relaxation session, South Main Drop In Centre, all welcomed, 11:45 a.m. and/or 2:30 p.m.
• Oliver Seniors Centre presents bingo with a loonie pot, 1 p.m., hotdogs, sweets, coffee, 50/50, for additional details phone 250-498-2242
• Desert Sage Spinners and Weavers Guild presents open house and yarn and fibre sale, Walnut Beach Hotel in Osoyoos, noon - 3 p.m.
• Yukon Blonde performs at The Mule Concert House and Bar, 10 p.m., 218 Martin Street, $15 in advance (from ticketweb.ca, the Grooveyard or Mosaic Books), $20 at the door, doors open at 8 p.m.
• NHL hockey: L.A. Kings vs Vancouver Canucks, 7 p.m.
Saturday, April 1
• April Fool’s Day • Cawston Showtime featuring music, dance, skits, comedy, poetry, juggling and short plays, 7 p.m., The Cawston Community Hall, $12 at the door or from the Cawston Marketplace and Similkameen Agencies (Keremeos)
• Caravilla Estates annual spring craft and bake sale, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at their clubhouse at 3105 South Main Street, Penticton
• The Dream Cafe presents Van Django, jazz, 8 p.m., $50 (premium), $30 (wings), doors open at 6 p.m., for tickets: www.thedreamcafe.ca or phone 250-490-9012
• Grassland Public Programming, Penticton Art Gallery, 1 p.m., guest speaker Jukka Laurio, owner of Rush In & Finish Cafe
Sunday, April 2
• Medici’s presents Sultans of String, featuring Celtic reels, flamenco, Gypsy jazz, Arabic, Cuban, South Asian rhythms, violin dances and more, with sitar master Anwar Khurshid (featured in the Academy Award-winning film “Life of Pi”), $40 available at: www.venablestheatre.ca
• The Cannery Brewing Co., 198 Ellis Street, presents live music with Dorian Goodwin, 6 - 8 p.m., no cover charge
• Oliver Elks Lodge meat draw, 4 p.m., call 250-498-3808 for additional details
• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 40 ladies auxiliary will cater Sports Sunday
• Social dance with DJ Emil Sajna, 7 p.m., South Main Drop-In Centre, dance on Penticton’s largest floor, all welcomed!