CALENDAR

TODAY

Rutland seniors fitness Drop-in fee: $4. Location: Rutland Activity Centre, 765 Dodd Rd. Time: 8:30 a.m. Stroll and Roll Moms can enjoy a leisurely 45minute walk. Location: Mission Creek Regional Park, Springfield and Durnin roads. Time: 9:30 a.m. Free to register at 250-4696140 or email eeco@cord.bc.ca. Kelowna Stroke Recovery Club Support group for stroke victims’ families. Location: St. Aidan’s Anglican Church, 380 Leathead Rd. Time: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Information: Eva, 250-763-0556. Euchre for seniors Card game for two to four players 50 or older. Location: Parkinson Activity Centre, 1700 Parkinson Way. Time: 1 p.m. Mah-jong for seniors Mah-jong for people 50 and older. Location: Parkinson Activity Centre. Time: 1 p.m. Jazz jam Weekly jam of jazz music at the 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 starting after the Jazz Jam. Location: Rotary Centre for the Arts, Time: 7-9 p.m. Opera Kelowna Opening night of a four-night run as the local opera company performs Bizet's Carmen. Fully staged performance with a live orchestra. Tickets $75 at brownpapertickets.com. Location: Kelowna Community Theatre, 1375 Water St. Time: 7:30 p.m.

FRIDAY

Cultural District tours Two-hour free, guided walking tour of the Cultural District. Location: Laurel Building, corner of Ellis Street and Cawston Avenue. Time: 10 a.m. Seniors songsters Seniors sing Friday afternoons at care homes around Kelowna and Lake Country. To register, call Sharon at 250-717-5690. Car show Westridge Centre Car Show takes place in the Lordco parking lot at the Westridge Shopping Centre, 2484 Main St. in West Kelowna. Show runs from 7 p.m. to dusk. Julia Chambers: Evening of Song Fundraiser to help a future star offset the high cost of going to school at the prestigious Tisch NYC. Location: Kelowna Forum, 1317 Ethel St. Time: 7:30 p.m. Tickets $28 at kelownatickets.com Legion dinner and dance Dine to chicken cordon bleu and dance with the Trebblemakers. Location: Legion Branch 26,1380 Bertram St. Time: 6:30 p.m. Tickets at: 762-4117 Music in the Park Quebecois klezmer band Oktopus hits the stage at this week’s free concert in West Kelowna's Memorial Park (beside Johnson-Bentley Memorial Aquatic Centre). Impavid opens the show at 6:40 p.m. Bring your own lawn chairs.

SATURDAY

Farmers market Westbank Farmers’ Market, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Westridge Shopping Centre, corner of Main Street and Elliot Road. Bingo Kelowna Senior Citizens Society bingo at the Richter Seniors’ Centre. Location: 1353 Richter St. Time: noon. Daytrippers Live music with a Fab Four cover band. Free music in the park. Location: Beasley Park, Lake Country. Time: 6:40 p.m.

SUNDAY

Art in the Park Visit historic Gibson House and create your own watercolour masterpiece. All materials are provided for this family-friendly program. 250-469-6140. Location: Kopje Regional Park, Carrs Landing Rd. Lake Country. Time:10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. East Kelowna Artisan Market Location: East Kelowna Hall, 2704 East Kelowna Rd. Starts at 10 a.m. Farmers market Peachland Farmers and Crafters Market, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Heritage Park on Beach Avenue. Kiwanis Family Sundays With bands Downtown Dixie (fivepiece Dixieland jazz band), Weekend @ Bernie’s (five-piece blues band). Location: Gyro Beach Park. Time: 1-3 p.m. Free.