Okanagan Events

Bartel Entertainment presents Jazz Nights with The Trevor Salloum Group and Special Guests Second Friday of the month 8-10pm $10/5 Students Muninn’s Post 575 Bernard Ave, Kelowna, BC V1Y 6N9 778-478-7010 FB: https://www.facebook.com/jazznightskelowna/ Venue: http://www.muninnspost.com/ Web Site: https://jazznightskelowna.wordpress.com/

Kelowna's Ladies Fashion Flea Market will be held Sunday March 12, 2017 10am-2pm at the Parkinson Rec. This event will have ladies clothing, shoes and accessories! SHOP: Find new to you treasures! Save money! Find unique products! Be entered to win door prizes! SELL: Sell those designer items that consignment stores won't take! Clear out those closets! Make some extra money!‹ www.kelownaclosetcleanout.com

Photographer Dave Snider presents stunning images of nature's show of colour in spring. Light, weather and misty mornings, all these play into Dave's colourful intimate photographs taken in and around the Kamloops area.

This six-week series will change the way you think of yoga. It will expand your knowledge of alignment, postures, meditation, and breathwork, and teach you to use them to create your own flow. You'll leave the series with the freedom to curiously explore your own inspired movement, both on and off the mat. The Freedom Flow Series is designed to take you from wherever you're at now, into love, playfulness, and creativity. Learn how to trust yourself and completely surrender into your body - LOVE your body. This juicy series is completely inspired by the practice of yoga. It's had such a huge impact on both Cassie and Tamara, and we're so excited to bring this to Kelowna. Whether you’re brand new to yoga or have been practicing for years, you’re sure to leave with a new love for your practice. Join us post-movement for journalling, tea & conscious discussion, as well as in an online Facebook group for continuous support. Classes will take place every Tuesday evening from 7-9pm from April 4th - May 9th.

The De Vine Arts Group presents the first show in the Summerland Arts Centre's new gallery. Come and see a wide collection variety of art in many forms by a local group of artists. The show is free and runs until May 12, 2017

Open Windows, featuring the De Vine Arts Group, will be the opening show of Summerland Community Arts Council's new gallery on 9525 Wharton St. Show runs until May 12. Closed Good Friday and Easter Monday. Gallery hours: Monday - Friday 10am-4pm

Another Conversation…LC Art Gallery Members’ Exhibition with Guest Curator Lee Claremont Exhibition Dates: April 7th to May 20th Opening Reception: Thursday, April 6th 6-8pm Curator Feedback and Discussion: Sunday, April 9th 1-3pm Another Conversation is an exhibition about responding to a pervious idea or opinion. Whether the conversation is about an event, a political movement, a time in art history, post colonialism, feminism, gender equality, the environment or cats vs dogs…this exhibition is open ended. What do you feel deserves more consideration? What subject, question, debate or discussion do you feel needs further examination? The Lake Country Art Gallery invites all artists to submit a work of art to this years Members’ Exhibition with guest curator Lee Claremont. Submission Drop Off Dates: March 30, 31 and April 1st from 10am-3pm at the Lake Country Art Gallery, 10356A Bottom Wood Lake Road, Lake Country

Wed., April 26. Discover how to develop your intuition, insight and inner guidance. Free. 7-8pm, Rotary Centre for the Arts. 421 Cawston Ave., Kelowna.

Guy Dauncey, author and founder of the BC Sustainable Energy Association, discusses his latest book and provides numerous ideas of how we can act on his visions to make life much happier and healthier for everyone -- grandchildren too!. Everyone welcome.

Come and see the fabulous Thursday Night Jazz Band and support the Arts in Summerland! Great music, refreshments, and fun.

Vancouver’s favourite sonic landscapist V. Vecker and Kelowna’s own avant-garde saxophonist Darren Williams will be performing together in concert on April 27th at the Naked Café in downtown Kelowna. Admission is $12 for the public and $10 for students and Alternator members. Tickets can be purchased at the door or in advance at Milkcrate Records on Ellis Street or at the Alternator located inside the Rotary Centre for the Arts.

Ballroom and Latin dance with the Let's Dance Kelowna club every second Friday. Join us on the dance floor at the German Canadian Club, 1696 Cary Road. Group lesson from 7:30 to 8 PM followed by dancing from 8 to 10 PM.

Set in her once-charming East Vancouver home, we encounter a peculiar relationship between Denny and her "fur-son" Jack, a very senior Jack Russell Terrier. Denny's siblings, Mike and Fanny, each carry their own baggage; and after meeting their mother, Dolly, we realize the apples have not fallen far from the tree. Mike's long-time friend, Chuck, shows up for Dolly's birthday party because.... well let's just say it's not to visit with Mike. Rounding out the family tree is Fanny's son Danno. Although we can hardly blame Danno for having run away, he really was lucky to be born into this family. Vancouver playwright, Susinn McFarlen's, Since You Left Us is definitely a comedy, farcical in parts, dark at times and touching at others; it promises to be be an entertaining evening for anyone with a family, good or bad! Buy in advance and save. $22.50 advance; $25 door; $15 students with ID. Also plays in Oliver on May 5-6. See separate listing.

Dance to the sounds of the Okanagan Valley Big Band" which was such a hit at the Vernon Jazz Club last week. OK Landing & District Community Association is hosting a dance in Paddlewheel Park Hall on Friday, April 28th at 8pm. Tickets are $16 each at the Bean Scene of a table of 8 can be reserved for $15/ person by calling Val at 250-308-4830. All profit will be donated to "Bill's Place" Addiction Recovery Program in Vernon. Complementary appetizers and coffee will be served at 10 pm.

Kick off to this event will be 7:30-10am at OAP 1765 Glencaird StreetLumby with a pancake breakfast. Maps available at Lumby OAP Hall and Super A Grocery, while you’re in the neighborhood check out the Lumby Chamber of Commerce Trade Show. If you would like space to become a Vendor call Kyla Hamilton at 250-547-0125...

Vintage, customs, muscle cars, motorcycles, antiques and collectibles. Get the parts you’ve been searching for. Over 100 Vendors registered.

Choose from Jewelry, Makeup, Baking, Flower Pots, Handcrafted Items, Books and much more! FREE ADMISSION Call Helen for outside table rental at 250-765-6487 Muffins & Coffee BBQ Hamburger & Hotdogs 11 – 2 PM

Save the date for April 29th and make your way out to Lumby! Enjoy the free Community Showcase that will be happening inside the Pat Duke Memorial Arena, where you can learn about new and existing local businesses...then go for a cruise around town and enjoy the Junk in the Trunk Community Yard Sale on the same day!

Come on out to SOS Pride's Spring Fling! Delicious dinner, Drag Show and dance at the Bufflehead in the Penticton Lakeside Hotel. Memberships will be available too - for everyone who is part of our community and all those who support them. Shake what your mama gave you with DJ Shakes/Non-Stop Productions Drag Show Starring: Envy Herdoe, Shane Hookham AKA YUMI, Jenna Telz and Craven Moorehead. Tickets available at the Lakeside Resort

The internationally-acclaimed comedy basketball team THE HARLEM AMBASSADORS are coming to George Elliot High School Gym Lake Country April 29th 7:00 PM Lake Country Winfield Lions Club & George Elliot Senior Secondary School are hosting the Harlem Ambassadors for a community basketball event April 29th at 7:00 PM 2017 at the GESS GYM Lake Country BC. This is an event families can enjoy together... laughter, comedy, slam dunks, high-flying hoops... all for a good cause. And you can be part of it! All funds raised from this event will go toward Easter Seals Camp Winfield and the GESS Sports Basketball Program. Offering a unique brand of Harlem-style basketball featuring high-flying slam dunks, dazzling ball-handling tricks and hilarious comedy routines, the Harlem Ambassadors are a team of talented male and female basketball players that are drug-free, college-educated and positive in appearance. They are committed to giving their audience quality family entertainment and serving as positive role models for kids. A team of local celebrities -- men and women from our community -- will play against the Harlem Ambassadors and be part of the comedy. COME OUT HAVE SOME FAMILY FUN AND SUPPORT YOUR COMMUNITY “We are proud to provide quality entertainment and lasting memories for audiences of all ages,” said Lion Rick Harker, Chairman. “It’s rewarding to give back, especially when the funds raised help send disabled kids to Camp Winfield and open doors for young athletes at GESS to pursue out of country sporting opportunities. Tickets on sale at GESS School Office or Brown Paper Tickets General Seating $10.00 , VIP for $15.00 and Preferred $25 Each http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2899406 For more information please contact Lion Rod Derksen 250-766-3948 or e-mail rrderksen@shaw.ca

HARLEM AMBASSADORS COMING TO LAKE COUNTRY GESS HIGH SCHOOL Hoops and hijinks are coming to LAKE COUNTRY on SATURDAY APRIL 29TH when our very own local challengers, the LAKE COUNTRY LAKERS, take on the Harlem Ambassadors in a comedy basketball show the whole family will enjoy. The show starts at 7:00 PM at GEORGE ELLIOT SENIOR SECONDARY. Event proceeds benefit EASTER SEALS CAMP WINFIELD AND HELP YOUNG GESS STUDENTS TO TRAVEL AND ENGAGE WITH OUT OF COUNTRY BASKETBALL. The LAKE COUNTRY LAKERS includes HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI, FIRE DEPARTMENT, RCMP AND EVEN THE MAYOR. "We have scoured the region for skilled – and sometimes unskilled – players to take on the powerful Ambassadors," said ORGANAZIER LION RICK HARKER. "What our team lacks in skill, they make up for in heart. You'll be able to witness how our enthusiastic local talent stacks up against the Ambassadors. It's going to be match-up we won't soon forget." The Harlem Ambassadors' show features high-flying slam dunks, dazzling ball-handling tricks, hilarious comedy, music, dancing, and games with kids in the audience, free autographs after the show. General Admission Tickets only $10.00 General Seating, $15.00 VIP and $25.00 Preferred Buy your tickets today at: GESS High School office or on line at Brown Paper Tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2899406

Stories and Reflections on the Occupation in the Palestinian Territories. Debbie Hubbard and Dean Reidt share stories and experiences from Palestine and Israel as human rights accompaniers in 2014-15 and Debbie’s visit in March 2017

PLANT SALE, HOME BAKING & BARBEQUE LUNCH 9am – 1pm, MAY 6th. at 4th. STREET PLACE, PEACHLAND. RAFFLE, PRIZES, ANNUALS & PERENNIALS, GARDENING TIPS, COFFEE CORNER, HOME BAKING, ORGANIC VEGETABLES, ME2We

THIS AMAZING NIGHT IS FOR THE GOLF LOVER FOR SURE!!! THE STUDENTS WILL HAVE A SILENT AUCTION TABLE WITH GOLF PASSES FROM LOCAL COURSES AS WELL AS CHRISTINA LAKE, ARBUTUS RIDGE, FAIRVIEW MOUNTAIN,THE HARVEST, KELOWNA GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB AND MANY, MANY MORE... YOUR $25.00 TICKET GETS YOU DINNER AND A DRINK AND A ENTRANCE GIFT. COME SUPPORT THE UBCO GOLF TEAM AS THEY GET THEIR FUNDING CUT AND NEED TO RAISE ANOTHER $15,000 TO PLAY.