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Saturday, August 7

• Mini Peach, presented by the Penticton Peach Festival, all events at Gyro Park, unless otherwise indicated: Opening ceremonies, noon; Canadian Tire Mega Motocross (on Main Street, adjacent to the park), 12:30 p.m.; 3⁄4 Crush Band (classic rock), 1 p.m.; Black Widow Rope Spinners, 2 p.m.; Broke Band (classic rock), 2:30 p.m.; Canadian Tire Mega Motocross (on Main Street, adjacent to the park), 3:30 p.m.; Royalty parade on Main Street, 3:30 p.m.; introduction of Penticton Royalty; 4 p.m.; Timbre Wolves (classic rock), 4:15 p.m.; Bent Family Entertainment, Indigenous dancers, 5:15 p.m.; Jack and Jill (rock and roll), 5:45 p.m.; Balance School of Performing Arts (dancing), 7 p.m.; High Voltage, a tribute to AC/DC, 7:30 p.m. (Free bike valet service will be available from noon until 9 p.m.)

• Penticton Farmers Market, 200 block of Main Street (note new location for this week only), 8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., Interior Health will be on site for COVID vaccinations

• Chloe Shea Coffin and "Second to None" perform outside Blenz Coffee in downtown Penticton, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., free local live music

• Gord McLaren performs on The Barking Parrot patio, 5-8 p.m., no cover

• Mandy Cole performs at Slackwater Brewing Co., 8:30 p.m., no cover

• “Come Try Dragonboating,” a one-hour, one-the-water practice session, free, 10 a.m., Skaha Lake Park, for more information call 250-488-3100 or email: admin@pentictondragonboat.com

• Elks Lodge meat draw, 1 p.m., dinner, 5:30 p.m., entertainment, 6:30 p.m.

• Get your vaccination card laminated during meat draw at the Summerland Legion, 3:30 p.m., by minimum donation of $1

• Now on display at Penticton Museum & Archives: “Penticton: The Shaping of Place,” “The Hands-On Heritage Lab,” “Bill Pickerill Military Gallery.”

• Exhibit: Buffy Sainte-Marie: “Pathfinder: A retrospective exhibition by an innovator of digital art,” Penticton Art Gallery, daily, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m., by donation; Also on display: Brian Fisher, “Event Horizon” and “Mythic Visions: Huichol Wixarika Yarn Painting.”

• Hoodoo Adventures open daily: comfort & mountain bikes, e-bikes, kayak & canoes, stand-up paddle boards, climbing gym, visit: hoodooadventures.ca

• Now playing at Landmark Cinemas 7: “Space Jam: A New Legacy,” “Black Widow,” “Jungle Cruise,” “The Green Knight,” “Stillwater,” “The Suicide Squad,” “Don’t Breath 2,” “Free Guy.’ For tickets: landmarkcinemas.com/showtimes/penticton

• Now showing at The Oliver Theatre, “Space Jam: A New Legacy,” for showtimes visit: olivertheatre.ca

Sunday, August 8

• Summerland Farmers Market, Main Street, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Interior Health will be on site for COVID vaccinations

• Osoyoos Desert Centre Nature Talks, “Eat or Be Eaten,” How species survive and interact in search of food, 11 a.m., free with admission, call 250-495-2470

• BC-SPCA Flea Market, 1550 Main Street, 7 a.m. - 2 p.m. in front of Great Canadian Wholesale

• Survivorship Dragonboat team flea market, 1397 Fairview Road (at Duncan Avenue), 8 a,m. - 2 p.m.,

• Live music at The Cannery Brewing Co., 5-7 p.m., no cover charge

• Elks Lodge No. 51 breakfast, 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.; Grimms meat draw/dog races, 2 p.m.

Monday, August 9

• Summerland Council meets, sessions begin at 1 and 6 p.m., view meetings live on YouTube (District of Summerland)

Tuesday, August 10

• Shooting Star Amusements midway, daily at Rotary Park through until Sunday, 5-10 p.m. on weekdays; noon - 10 p.m. on weekends, all-day ride passes available for $35/day

• Brexit Pub presents “649 Tuesday” with live music from Aidan Mayes, 7-9 p.m., $9 cover charge

• Penticton Seniors’ Drop-In Centre at 2965 South Main Street, improv. line dancing, 1-3 p.m., pool, 9 a.m. - 12:15 p.m., 12:30 - 3:30 p.m., partner bridge, 12:45 p.m., crafts, 1 p.m.

• Now on display at Penticton Museum & Archives: “Penticton: The Shaping of Place,” “The Hands-On Heritage Lab,” “Bill Pickerill Military Gallery.”

• Exhibit: Buffy Sainte-Marie: “Pathfinder: A retrospective exhibition by an innovator of digital art,” Penticton Art Gallery, daily, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m., by donation; Also on display: Brian Fisher, “Event Horizon” and “Mythic Visions: Huichol Wixarika Yarn Painting.”

• Now playing at Landmark Cinemas 7: “Space Jam: A New Legacy,” “Black Widow,” “Jungle Cruise,” “The Green Knight,” “Stillwater,” “The Suicide Squad,” “Don’t Breath 2,” “Free Guy.’ For tickets: landmarkcinemas.com/showtimes/penticton

• Now showing at The Oliver Theatre, “Space Jam: A New Legacy,” for showtimes visit: olivertheatre.ca

Wednesday, August 11

• Naramata Farmers Market, 4-7 p.m. at Manitou Park

• Penticton Seniors’ Drop-In Centre, chair yoga, 9-10 a.m., new line dancing levels 3&4, 1-3 p.m., pool, 9 a.m. - 12:15 p.m., 12:30-3:30 p.m., cribbage, 1-3 p.m.

Thursday, August 12

• DJ Spill plays at the Backyard at the Cannery Brewing Co., 6-8 p.m.

• Ride the historic Kettle Valley Railroad, Thursdays through Mondays, trains at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., to book tickets, kettlevalleyrail.org

• Live@Time, live entertainment at Time Winery, featuring Brent Tyler, 6:30 p.m., $60 for table of four, to purchase tickets: timewines.ca

• Penticton Seniors’ Drop-In Centre, improve line dance, 1-3 p.m., pool, 9 a.m.-12:15 p.m., 12:30 - 3:30 p.m., table tennis, 4-6:30 p.m., crafts, 1-3 p.m.

Friday, August 13

• Royal Canadian Legion, 257 Brunswick Street, fish and chips, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., karaoke, with host “Candie,” 7:30 p.m.

• Blue City Trio performs on The Barking Parrot patio at the Penticton Lakeside Resort, 5-8 p.m.

• Penticton Seniors’ Drop-In Centre, mat yoga, 9-10 a.m., outdoor tai chi, 9-10 a.m., French talk-out, 9:30-10:30 a.m., Mah Jong intermediate, 1-3 p.m., pool, 9 a.m. - 12:15 p.m., 12:30 - 3:30 p.m.

• Fraternal Order of Eagles, dinner, 5-7 p.m., proceeds to local charity

Saturday, August 14

• Lobster on the Run, presented by Rotary Club of Penticton, purchase your dinners in advance at: eatlobster.ca, then arrange for pickup at Bogner’s of Penticton, $65, plus tax (chicken and plant-based options available); silent auction online

• Blue City Trio performs on The Barking Parrot patio, 5-8 p.m., no cover

• Ryga Arts Festival begins, Saturday events: “Memoir in Multiple Mediums” with Mark Leiren-Young, online workshop, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., $30; “Driving the Doctor” by Karla Hennig, 1-2 p.m. and 4- 5 p.m., at Sage Hills Winery, $15; “How We Tell Stories,” a community conversation, online, pay what you choose, 3-5 p.m.; Aaron Loewen’s BC Gypsy Jazz All-Stars, 7-9 p.m. at Lunessence Winery, $25 in person, $12 online, for tickets visit: rygafest.ca

• Penticton Farmers Market, 100 block of Main Street, 8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., also: Interior Health will be on site for COVID vaccinations• Live music at Slackwater Brewing Co., 8:30 p.m., no cover

• Local music by BC Fresh Talent, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. outside Blenz Coffee in downtown Penticton, this week: Payton Bischoff and T. Maximo

• Elks Lodge meat draw and dice game at 1 p.m.. dinner, 5 p.m. (beef dip and caesar salad), music with BC Buds to follow

• Oliver Museum presents 100 x 100 celebration, a week-long series of events offered by the Oliver & District Museum marking Oliver’s 100 years as a community and the Sylix Okanagan Nation’s 10,000 years in the area, for a schedule: oliverheritage.ca

• Penticton Seniors’ Drop-In Centre chair yoga, 9-10 a.m.

• Fraternal Order of Eagles, burgers and fries, noon - 4 p.m.

• Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 40, meat draws, 2 p.m., live music to follow

Sunday, August 15

• Ryga Arts Festival, today’s events: Dance Like No One is Watching with Meagan O’Shea, 10 a.m. - noon, $15 online; “Travis Lupick - Fighting For Space: How a Group of Drug Users Transformed One City’s Struggle with Addiction,” 12:30-2:30 p.m., online reading, pay as you choose; Theatre: “Camp-ing by Ahmad Meree,” 3:30-5:30 p.m., pay as you choose, for tickets: rygafest.ca

• District Wine Village, 100 Enterprise Way in Oliver presents Okanagan Art Exhibit, 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. with Penticton artist: Karla Avendano, Ron Gladish, Bibiana Hooper, Georgia Krebs, Graham McKenzie, Diana Skelhorne, Dorothy Tinning, Deb Tougas, visit: districtwinevillage.com

• Summerland Farmers Market, Main Street, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., also: Interior Health will be on site for COVID vaccinations

• Osoyoos Desert Centre Nature Talks, “To BEE or not to BEE: Pollinators: the wingmen or wing women of nature); 11 a.m., free with admission (250-495-2470)

• BC-SPCA Flea Market, 1550 Main Street, 7 a.m. - 2 p.m. in front of Great Canadian Wholesale

• Survivorship Dragonboat team flea market, 1397 Fairview Road (at Duncan Avenue), 8 a,m. - 2 p.m.,

• Live music at The Cannery Brewing Co., featuring Bianca Berkland, 5 - 7 p.m., no cover charge

• Elks Lodge No. 51 breakfast, 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.; Grimms meat draw/dog races, 2 p.m.

• Penticton Stamp Club sales, noon - 5 p.m. at Penticton Seniors’ Drop-In Centre

• Fraternal Order of Eagles, meat draw, 4 p.m., all proceeds to local charity

Email details of your special event:editor@pentictonherald.ca