Penticton Herald

Cool things to do this weekend

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FRIDAY, MAY 25

• Fraternal Order of Eagles, dinner, 5 p.m., music with Pure Twang, 7 p.m.

• Penticton Vees Spring Camp scrimmage games, continues until Sunday at the South Okanagan Events Centre

• Penticton Elks Lodge has drop-in darts, dancing at 7 p.m.

• The Dream Café and Peach City Radio present: Listen Up! Featuring CBC blues radio broadcaste­r Holger Petersen and Kenny ‘Blues Boss Wayne, tickets $15 and $25, 8 p.m.

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

• Ellis on the Rise Block Party on Ellis Street In downtown Penticton, featuring live music, chalk art competitio­n, kids activities, food and drinks, 5-8 p.m.

• South Main Drop In Centre, yoga, 9 a.m., bocce, 9 a.m., Tai Chi Chuan, 11 a.m., hypnosis sessions, 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., craft room open for browsing and sales, 12:30 - 3 p.m.; mah jong, 1 p.m., line dance, 2 p.m., line dance beginner, 4 p.m., Heidelberg Club, 7 p.m., social dance featuring Kyle Anderson, 7:30 p.m.,

• Hayman Classic youth cycling race, runs Friday to Sunday, Penticton and Oliver.

• Final fish and chip night at the Osoyoos Royal Canadian Legion, 4 - 7 p.m., features meat draw and live music

• Now playing at Landmark Cinemas 7: “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” (2D, 3D, PG, 135 minutes, warning: violence); “Deadpool 2,” (18A, 120 minutes); “The Book Club,” (PG, 104 minutes, warning: coarse language, sexual situations); “Show Dogs,” (PG, 93 minutes, warning: violence); “Avengers: Infinity Wars,” (PG, 156 minutes, warning: violence, coarse language); “Life of the Party),” (PG, 105 minutes).

• Now playing at the Oliver Theatre: “I Feel Pretty” (Friday only), “Rampage” (Saturday - May 29).

• William Leggott and Friends perform at Cawston United Church, tickets $15, 7 p.m.

• Choir concert at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, fundraiser for choir to travel to perform at Carnegie Hall, by donation, 7 p.m.

SATURDAY, MAY 26

• CBC blues radio broadcaste­r Holger Petersen hosting a workshop on interviewi­ng techniques, part of the Peach City Radio Listen Up! Speaker Series, Shatford Centre, 11 a.m.

• Check out some roller derby action as the Penticton Pistoleras take on the Sea to Sky Sirens, tickets $10 in advance or $15 at the door, Penticton Curling Club, 6:30 p.m.

• Rotary Lobster Feast, featuring fresh seafood from Nova Scotia or BBQ chicken as an alternativ­e, includes silent and live auctions, tickets $70

• Penticton Speedway Bull-a-Rama, 2 p.m.

• Tinhorn Creek 2018 Canadian Concert Series kicks off with Terence Jack, tickets $35, 7:30 p.m.

• Agur Lake Camp Society hosting charity golf tournament at Summerland Golf and Country Club, $129 per player, includes lunch, green fees, cart, dinner, shotgun start at 1 p.m.

• Penticton Elks Hall has crib at 10 a.m., meat draws at 4 and 4:30 p.m., dinner at 5:30 p.m.

• Oliver Osoyoos Wine Country presents 1/2 Corked Marathon, party at the finish line, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., Oliver Community Park, featuring Food Truck Jam and live music with Rebel Luv, visit: oliverosoy­ooswine.ca for more informatio­n

• Spring fair at Summerland United Church, with garage sale, canning, baking, and more, 8 a.m. to noon

• Opening reception for Wild by Nature, featuring the work of artists Gary Fox, at Front Street Gallery, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Exhibition runs through June 7

• Balance School of Performing Arts presents The Sound of Colour at the Cleland Theatre, tickets $16 for adults, $12 for youth 12 and under, and free for kids 3 and under, 3 p.m.

• The House is a Rockin’ blues jam hosted by the Yard Katz at Orchard House, last of the season $5, proceeds to charity, 1:30-5 p.m,

• Don Wade presents Classic Broadway Jazz at the Nest and Nectar, 7 - 9 p.m., featuring Mel Zachary, Cameron Ward and Yanti, $15 cover charge, call 250-493-7275 for reservatio­ns

• Dinner and dance at Barley Mill Brew Pub and Sports Bistro, featuring Brother’s Holster, dinner, 7 p.m., music, 8:30 p.m., advanced tickets at the pub

• Workshop on physical challenges facing gardeners, hosted by Friends of Summerland Ornamental Gardens, free for members, $10 for non-members, 10 a.m.

• Penticton Pistoleras flat-track roller derby bout, 7 p.m., Penticton Curling Club.

SUNDAY, MAY 27

• Yard sale in support of BC-SPCA, Main Street in front of Wholesale Club, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.

• Dog races, food draw, pool, darts, last man standing at the Penticton Elk’s Hall, 2 p.m.

• Cystic Fibrosis Walk, 9 a.m. - noon, Okanagan Lake Park

• Balance School of Performing Arts presents The Sound of Colour at the Cleland Theatre, tickets $16 for adults, $12 for youth 12 and under, and free for kids 3 and under, 3 p.m.

• South Main Drop In Centre, Sunday evening social dance, music by DJ, 7 p.m., all ages and abilities of dancers are welcomed

• Woofstock, Pet Valu Walk for Dog Guides, presented by the Lion’s Club, Lion’s Park in Oliver, starting at 9:30 a.m., food stations, children’s games, skateboard demonstrat­ion, dancing, plus celebratio­n of opening of off-leash park

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