SPECIAL EVENTS GUIDE
Thursday, March 21
• In Spite of Ourselves, an evening celebrating the music of John Prine, The Dream Café, 8 p.m., featuring Doug Cox, Tom and Kalissa Landa and Mick Sherlock, $40
• Regional District Okanagan Similkameen board meeting, 100 Martin Street, 9 a.m.
• Pentiton Garden Club meets, Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 7 p.m., featuring Sirgie Kendrick from Okanagan Xeriscape Association speaking on the Seven Principles of Xeriscape, guests are welcomed
• Live music with Ari Neufeld at Eliza, Naramata Inn, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
• Thirsty Thursdays and Tremendous Trivia Night, The Barley Mill, 7-9 p.m.
• Line dancing, Oliver Senior Centre, beginner at 9:30 a.m., advanced at 10:30 a.m.
• Train Wreck Comedy with Casey Corbin, The Hub on Martin, 7:30 p.m., $30
• Spring Break Skating, The Sun Bowl Arena in Osoyoos, 1:30-3 p.m.
• Special sneak preview: Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (PG, 115 minutes), Landmark Cinemas, 4:15, 7 and 9:45 p.m.
Friday, March 22
• Ignite the Arts community week, featuring square mini-mural unveiling, Cannery Brewing, art walk preview at 4th Meridian, live music with The Feels, The Hub on Martin, 9 p.m.
• Feed the Valley Night, Penticton Vees vs Merritt Centennials in BCHL junior A hockey, South Okanagan Events Centre, 7 p.m., for tickets visit: valleyfirsttix.ca
• Game 1: Kootenay International Junior Hockey League semi-final series begins, Revelstoke Grizzlies at Princeton Posse, Princeton Arena, 7 p.m.
• Karaoke, The Barley Mill Brew Pub, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.
• $5 Friday event featuring Ray Roper Collective with special guest Lisa Dunn, Bar One, 7:30 p.m.
• The McDades, South Okanagan Concert Series, Venables Theatre in Oliver, 7:30 p.m., visit: venablestheatre.ca
• Birthday Club, Penticton Seniors’ Drop-In Centre, 11 a.m., senior fit, 10:30 a.m. (bring resistance band), chair fit, noon
• Music and Stories, Gino’s Coffee House in Osoyoos, 6:30 p.m.
• Friday Night Music, Pizza Factory in Osoyoos, 7 p.m.
• Hot Rockin’ Trivia, Rattlesnake Lounge, 6891 Tucelnuit Drive, Oliver, 7-9 p.m.
• Karaoke with Candie, Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 40, 7:30 p.m.-1 a.m., fish-and-chip Fridays, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Ladies keep fit, Oliver Senior Centre, 8:30 a.m., bingo, 1 p.m.
• Fraternal Order of Eagles dinner, 5-7 p.m., all proceeds to local charity
• Spring Break Skating, The Sun Bowl Arena in Osoyoos, 10:30 a.m.-noon
• Now playing at the Oliver Theatre: Kung Fu Panda 4, see: olivertheatre.ca for showtimes
• Now playing at Landmark Cinemas: Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (PG, 115 minutes); Immaculate (14A, 89 minutes); Luca (G, 98 minutes); One Life (PG, 110 minutes); Imaginary (14A, 105 minutes); Kung Fu Panda 4 (G, 94 minutes); Rocket Club: Across the Cosmos (G, 67 minutes); Dune: Part Two (PG, 116 minutes); Bob Marley: One Love (PG, 107 minutes); Poor Things (18A, 141 minutes), visit: landmarkcineams.ca/penticton
Saturday, March 23
• Ignite the Arts community week, featuring Community Art Walk, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at 24 venues in 21 locations, sculpture day on Martin Street, mini-mini mural forgeries, Penticton Art Gallery, artist talks at Penticton Art Gallery, live music with The Feels, The Hub on Martin, Gifts of Madness by Kagan Goh, official opening, Penticton Art Gallery at 7 p.m., visit: ignitethearts.ca
• BCHL junior A hockey, Salmon Arm Silverbacks at Penticton Vees, South Okanagan Events Centre, 6 p.m., for tickets: valleyfirsttix.ca
• Kootenay International Junior Hockey League semi-final series, Revelstoke Grizzlies at Princeton Posse, Princeton Arena, 7 p.m., second game in best-of-seven playoff series
• Easter Craft Show , Oliver Elks Lodge, 477 Banks Ave., 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
• Live band dance, Oliver Senior Centre, 10 a.m.
• End of winter skating party, District Wine Village, 100 Enterprise Way, Oliver, noon-6 p.m.
• Open Mic, Oliver Elks Lodge, 4-7 p.m.
• Music Bingo, Rattlesnake Lounge in Oliver, 7-930 p.m.
• Karaoke, Baldy Bar, Baldy Mountain Resort, 7-11 p.m.
• Milan Starcic, Firehall Brewery in Oliver, 8-10 p.m.
• Spring Market, Cannery Trade Centre, 10 a.m.- 2 p.m.
• Burgers and fries, Fraternal Order of Eagles, noon-4 p.m., eagle races, 4 p.m.
• Meat draw, Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 40, 2 p.m.
• 13 Going on 30 youth group exhibition, The Leir House, 1-4:30 p.m.
• The Shattered Canvas solo exhibition by Nancy Dearborn, The Leir House, 1-4:30 p.m.
• Artisans Showcase Hello Spring Market, Penticton Trade and Convention Centre, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Karaoke, The Barley Mill Pub, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.
Sunday, March 24
• Ignite the Arts, community week, SOIC Unbox Project, The Dream Café, Sn’Pink’tn Speaking, The Dream Café, live music by Joshua Smith, Cannery Brewing Co., performance prep workshop at Legacy Den
• Joshua Smith, The Cannery Brewing Co., 5-7 p.m., no cover
• Sunday concert featuring Curtis Kieres, Penticton Seniors’ Drop-In Centre, 2-4 p.m.
• 3-Ball tournament, Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 40, 1 p.m.
• Meat draw, Fraternal Order of Eagles, 4 p.m.
• Grimms Meat Draw, Penticton Elks Lodge, 2 p.m.
• Artisans Showcase Hello Spring Market, Penticton Trade and Convention Centre, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
• V inyl Nite, The Hub on Martin, 7-9 p.m.
• Live music with The Formites, The Hub on Martin, 8 p.m.
• Quiz Night, Backroads Brewing Company in Osoyoos, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
• Skate Your Ice Off, Oliver Arena, final public skate of the season, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
• Sound Journeys, Exhale Art Gallery, 6365 Main Street, Oliver, 6:30 p.m., $20, phone 778-622-3593
Monday, March 25
• Ignite the Arts community week, children and youth songwriting camp, Penticton Academy of Music & Dramatic Arts
• Mah Jong teaching table, Penticton Seniors’ Drop-In Centre, 10 a.m., live and learn, ukulele sing-a-long, 1 p.m.
• Penticton Access Centre presents free community volunteer income tax program, Cherry Lane Shopping Centre, Monday-Thursday, 1-4 p.m.
• Euchre, Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 40, 6 p.m., Texas Hold’Em Poker, 6:15 p.m., pool, 6:30 p.m.
• Penticton Dart League, weekly play, various pubs and service clubs, 7 p.m.
• Carpet bowling, Oliver Senior Centre, 10 a.m.
Tuesday, March 26
• Ignite the Arts: From Eh to Zed, a fundraising concert celebrating the music of Canada, Cleland Community Theatre, 7-9 p.m., $25, fundraiser for Penticton Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts
• Hot Rockin’ Music Bingo, Match Public House, 7 p.m.
• Karaoke, The Hub on Martin, 8 p.m.-midnight
• Open Mic with Will Schlackl and friends, Highway 97 Brewing Co., 6-8 p.m.
• Blended Brainz Trivia, Slackwater Brewing Co., 7 p.m.
• Co-ed fitness, Oliver Senior Centre, 1 p.m., chair fitness, 2:15 p.m.
• Spring Break Skating, The Sun Bowl Arena in Osoyoos, 12:30-2 p.m.
• Cribbage Night, the Barley Mill, 7 p.m.
• Brown Bag Lunch series, presented by the Penticton Museum and Archives, noon, 785 Main Street (beside the library), noon-1 p.m., by donation, coffee and tea available or watch on the museum’s YouTube channel, Invaders make bad neighbours: invasive species of the Okanagan Similkameen with Lisa Scott
• Kettle Valley Model Railway Club meets, SS Sicamous, 1099 Lakeshore Drive, 7 p.m., for information: admin@ kvmrc.com
• Pilates, Penticton Seniors’ Drop-In Centre, 11 a.m., First Steps line dance, 3 p.m., beginner ukulele, 3:15 p.m. (pre-registration required)
Wednesday, March 27
• Stash Bash Shave Off, with live music by Beamer Wigley, The Hub on Martin, 7:30 p.m., featuring axe throwing, on-stage shave-offs, fundraising for SOS Medical Foundation
• Ignite the Arts community week, Adult Songwriting Bootcamp at the Penticton Academy of Music & Dramatic Arts, A Night of Indigenous Storytelling at the Dream Cafe
• Zelene Rojo, Venables Alive! Series, Venables Theatre in Oliver, 7:30 p.m., visit: venablestheatre.ca
• EZ Line Dance, Penticton Seniors’ Drop-In Centre, 11:15 a.m., Level 1 line dance, 1 p.m., ukulele, 6:30 p.m.
• Canasta, Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 40, 1 p.m.
• Grandmothers for Africa South Okanagan lunch, JJ Koy, 11:30 a.m.
• Dart Fun Shoot, Oliver Elks Lodge, 3:30-7 p.m.
• Ladies keep fit, Oliver Senior Centre, 8:30 a.m., band jam and open mic, 1 p.m.
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