ENTERTAINMENT CALENDAR
TODAY
Skin and Bones Music Series: Simple Trio features avantgarde saxophonist Anna Webber, who was born in Kelowna and is now based in Brooklyn. Tickets: $20 at the door, $15 for students/ Alternator gallery members. Location: Kelowna Forum, 1317 Ethel St. Time: 8 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Ivey Ringers Hand-bell Choir Based in Charlotte, N.C., with stunning visuals, this event will be a treat for music lovers of all ages. Location: First United Church, 721 Bernard Ave. Time: 7 p.m. Admission: $10. Information: 250-762-3311. Sons of the Pioneers Legendary cowboy music with three- and four-part harmonies. Location: Kelowna Community Theatre. Time: 7 p.m. Tickets: Select Your Tickets.
THURSDAY
Wasted — a conversation Start a conversation about waste-conscious living. Tickets cost $10 plus GST at Unless Market, 438 Lawrence Ave., or online at bookwhen.com/unlessmarket. Location: Kelowna Forum, 1317 Ethel St. Time: 7 p.m. Jazz jam Enjoy this weekly jam of jazz music or get up on stage and participate. Location: Rotary Centre for the Arts, 421 Cawston Ave. Time: 5-7 p.m. School of Blues Blues jam and concert with Kenny (Blues Boss) Wayne and Sherman Doucette. Location: Rotary Centre for the Arts, 421 Cawston Ave. Time: 7-9 p.m. Sizzling Salsa Open to all levels of dance. Partners not required. Includes half-hour lesson. $5 at the door. Location: Rotary Centre for the Arts, 421 Cawston Ave. Time: 8 p.m.
FRIDAY
Alfie Zappacosta Acoustic noire concert at the Habitat, 248 Leon Ave. Time: 8 p.m. Tickets: $25-$30 at ticketfly.com.
SATURDAY
EarthWindFire Gala Nature Trust’s annual fundraising gala event starts with a champagne reception at 5:45 p.m. at the Delta Grand hotel. Proceeds will help acquire an 34.8-hectare parcel near Skaha Lake that will add to an existing complex of conservation lands and provide critical habitat for bighorn sheep. Tickets cost $175 per person. Order online at naturetrust.bc.ca or call Robin Rivers at 1-866-288-7878 (604-924-9771, local 226). Dixieland Bing Fling Food, wine and live Dixieland music provided by Trevor Salloum Band. Location: The View Winery on Pooley Road in East Kelowna. Time: 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $30, includes appies and wine. Age of Arousal Fred Skeleton Theatre Company is off to the provincial Mainstage Festival and wants to do the show locally one more time with an audience. Location: Creekside Theatre, 10241 Bottom Wood Lake Rd. Time: 7:30 p.m. Admission: pay what you can. WillowFest Silent auction, bouncy castle, dunk tank, food booths and more. Location: Willow Park Church parking lot, 439 Highway 33. Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Benefits Mennonite Central Committee for works locally and abroad. Canadian Rock Show In a tribute to the greatest Canadian pop rock, students from Wentworth Music will perform music by Canadian artists from the past 30 years. Location: Kelowna Community Theatre, Water Street and Doyle Avenue. Time: 7 p.m. Tickets: $16 at eventbrite.ca.
SUNDAY
Canadian Rock Show Students from Wentworth Music will perform music by Canadian artists from the past 30 years. Location: Kelowna Community Theatre, Water Street and Doyle Avenue. Time: 7 p.m. Tickets: $16 at eventbrite.ca.