Cool things to do in the community
Friday, October 26
• This is Rotary Week in Penticton. Thank you Rotarians for your great work in our communities
• An evening with Gord McLaren and Ken Mehrer, folk/rock concert, The Nest and Nectar, 7 p.m., $15, call 250-493-7275 to reserve
• Fraternal Order of Eagles presents Battle of the Stews: chicken dumplings or beef stew, with Rob Task Sr., 5 to 7 p.m., followed by music with Paul James, 7 p.m. to close
• Friday Night Live open mic event at Medici’s in Oliver, 7 p.m., the valley’s hottest live music gig
• Bob Kittle, Ch.t, offers hypnosis relaxation sessions at South Main Seniors’ Drop-In Centre, all welcome, 11:45 a.m. and/or 2:30 p.m. every Friday
• Juno Award-winning childrens’ entertainer Fred Penner performs at the Frank Venables Theatre in Oliver, 6:30 p.m.
• Lunch, 65 and better, every Friday, call 250-493-1481 for more information, 11:30 a.m.
• Tai chi at the Summerland Legion, 9:30 a.m.
• Workshop: Making a pizza from scratch, 6 to 9 p.m. at The Grist Mill and Gardens in Keremeos, $25, phone 250-499-2888 to register
• Talk entitled, “A sacred time in Kanada,” will review Indigenous literature, Penticton library auditorium, noon to 1 p.m.
• Penticton Minor Hockey Association bantam recreational tournament, starts today 4:45 p.m., continues to championship game Sunday, 1:15 p.m., Memorial Arena
• Penticton Seniors’ Drop-In Centre has Tai Chi Chung at 10:30 a.m., social dance with South Okanagan Big Band at 7:30 p.m.
• Now playing at Landmark Cinemas 7: “Hunter Killer,” (14A, 121 minutes); “The Old Man and the Gun,” (Robert Redford, PG, 93 minutes); “Halloween,” (2018, 14A, 106 minutes); “The Hate U Give,” (PG, 134 minutes); “First Man,” (PG, 142 minutes); “Venom,” (PG, 112 minutes); “A Star Is Born,” (14A, 136 minutes); “Smallfoot,” (G, 96 minutes).
• Now playing at the Oliver Theatre: “Goosebumps: Haunted Halloween,” Friday to Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. nightly.
Saturday, October 27
• 3rd annual Penticton Wellness Fair, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Penticton Community Centre, more than 70 exhibitors from the wellness industry, free and includes a welcome bag
• Special screening: “La Fanciulla Del West,” 9:55 a.m. at Landmark Cinemas 7
• Falun Gong workshop at Penticton Seniors’ Drop-In Centre, 2 to 3 p.m.
• Halloween dance party with music by Rollin Coal at Fraternal Order of Eagles hall, 7 p.m.
• Summerland Legion has a meat draw from 4 to 6 p.m., steak BBQ from 6 to 7 p.m. and Scaryoke with Pam at 7:30 p.m.
• Penticton Elks Lodge has crib at 10 a.m., meat draws at 4 and 4:30 p.m., dinner at 5:30 p.m., followed by music of Candi, 6:30 p.m. to close
• The House is a Rockin’ Halloween Dance with the Yard Katz, prizes for best costumes, Orchard House, tickets $20, proceeds to South OkanaganSimilkameen Volunteer Centre, 7:30 p.m.
• Fall Harvest Dinner in support of Discovery House, South Main Seniors’ Drop-In Centre, tickets $20 each or $160 for table of eight, call 250-462-1388 or email prrs@shaw.ca
• Fraternal Order of Eagles, burgers and fries, noon to 4 p.m.
• Halloween Okey Dokey Karaoke at Rattlesnake Lounge, NK’MIP Golf Course in Oliver, begins at 7 p.m., prizes, come in costume
• BCHL Junior-A hockey, West Kelowna Warriors at Penticton Vees, 7 p.m., South Okanagan Events Centre
Sunday, October 28
• Let’s do the time warp again, special screening of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” at Oliver Theatre, tickets available in advance from the box office
• Penticton Speedway presents Halloween Day of Destruction, sponsored by Tug’s Tap House, featuring hornets, hit-2-pass, streetstocks, late models, 2 p.m., $20 for adults, kids 10 and under are free
• 3rd annual Penticton Wellness Fair, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Penticton Community Centre, more than 70 exhibitors from the wellness industry, free
• Falun Gong workshop at Penticton Seniors’ Drop-In Centre, 2 to 3 p.m.
• Penticton Elks Lodge has a crib tournament at 9 a.m., dog races, food draw, last man standing, 2 p.m., pool and darts available
• Fraternal Order of Eagles, meat draw, 4 p.m., proceeds to local charity