COOL THINGS TO DO

FRIDAY, MARCH 16 • Free hypnosis relaxation session with Bob Kittle, CH.t, South Main Drop In Centre, 11:45 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. call 250-488-2723 for details.

• Discovery House presents Lent Lunch Soup fundraiser at St. John Vianney Hall, 361 Wade Ave. W. in Penticton featured every Friday in March from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.

• Tanya giving a free talk about the fascinating lives of bats, Penticton library, noon

• Friday Night Dinner, at the Eagles Hall, proceeds to SD 67 breakfast program, $8, 5-6:30 p.m., proceeds to charity, followed by live music and dancing at 7 p.m.

• Fish and chips lunch at Penticton Legion, 11:30 a.m., karaoke at 7:15 p.m.

• Summerland Community Arts Council opens its Friday Night Live concert series with Tracy Fehr accompanied by Dennis Nordlund at the Summerland Arts Centre, 7 p.m., $10

• Friday Night Live open mic at Medici's Café in Oliver, 7 p.m.

• Now playing at Landmark Cinemas 7: Tomb Raider (2D and 3D, PG, 118 minutes); Love, Simon (PG, 110 minutes); I Can Only Imagine (PG, 110 minutes); A Wrinkle in Time (G, 109 minutes); The Strangers Prey at Night (14A, 85 minutes); The Hurricane Heist (PG, 100 minutes); Black Panther (PG, 135 minutes); Game Night (14A, 100 minutes)

• BCHL Junior-A hockey playoffs, Round 2, Game 1, Trail Smoke Eaters at Penticton Vees, 7 p.m., South Okanagan Events Centre

SATURDAY, MARCH 17 • St. Patrick's Day • Charity bottle drive to support PRH pediatric ward, SPCA, CDART and food bank at IGA parking lots in Penticton and Summerland, every Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

• Saturday Morning at the Museum continues with a hands-on learning about six simple machines, for kids 5-8 with parental supervision, participation capped at 20, suggested donation $1, 10:30-11:30 a.m.

• Spring Craft Show at Leir House featuring several local artisans and vendors, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

• Burgers and fries at the Eagles Hall, proceeds to local charities, 12-4 p.m., proceeds to charity, horse races to follow

• Crib at Penticton Legion, 10 a.m., meat draw at 2 p.m., Gypsy & the Rose playing at 8 p.m.

• Celebrate St. Patrick's Day dancing to the Yard Katz and Timbre Wolves at Orchard House, tickets $20 at The Grooveyard in support of South Okanagan Similkameen Volunteer Centre, 7:30 p.m.

• BCHL Junior-A hockey playoffs, Round 2, Game 2, Trail Smoke Eaters at Penticton Vees, 6 p.m., South Okanagan Events Centre

SUNDAY, MARCH 18 • Spring Craft Show at Leir House featuring several local artisans and vendors, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

• Dorian Goodwin playing at Cannery Brewing, no cover, 6-8 p.m.

• Jazz Vespers and other musical guests play at St. Saviour's Anglican Church, by donation, 4:30 p.m.

MONDAY, MARCH 19 • Doug Cox presenting a weekly lecture on local history at Village by the Station In Penticton, all welcome, no charge, 10:30 a.m.

• Fitness friends at Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 40, everyone welcome, 10 a.m., Dart Dolls at 11 a.m., bingo at 6:30 p.m., darts at 7 p.m.

TUESDAY, MARCH 20 • Brown Bag Lecture Series continues at Penticton Museum Auditorium with Daryl Meyers presenting, Substance Abuse, Addictions and the Opioid Crisis In Penticton, noon, suggested donation $2

• Penticton City Council meets, sessions begin at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m., to view agenda and information package visit: www.penticton.ca (links: City Hall; Mayor and Council

• Volunteer income tax preparation event, St. Saviour's Anglican Church, Penticton, 1-3 p.m.

• Tuesday Night Euchre is back at the Eagles Hall, 7 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21 • Fraternal Order of the Eagles has soup and sandwiches, plus hot appetizers, with proceeds to the Penticton schools breakfast program, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

• Volunteer income tax preparation event, Salvation Army Church, Penticton, 9 a.m. to noon

• Single seniors 65-plus meet for coffee at the PGCC, 10-11 a.m., call 250-492-7078 for more information

• Soup and sandwiches, plus hot appetizers, at the Eagles Hall, proceeds to SD 67 breakfast program, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

• Bingo at Penticton Legion Branch 40, 1 p.m.

THURSDAY, MARCH 22 • Let's Talk Composting, a presentation from RDOS solid waste manager Cameron Baughen at the Oasis United Church, refreshments from Nature's Fare, all welcome, 7 p.m.

• Fitness friends at Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 40, everyone welcome, 10 a.m., musical act Bob King at 8 p.m.