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Teas & Weaves: Reading the Leaves by KellyDate: Saturdays Time: 11am to 2pm Venue: Teas & Weaves 65 Nanaimo Avenue E. Contact: 250-492-5121 www.teasandweaves.com Cost: $30 with $5 from each reading donated to Penticton Area Women’s Centre Reading tea leaves has traditionally been practiced in many countries by the women in the family, typically at gatherings of family and friends. Tea leaf reading is also referred to as tasseomancy, tasseography or teomancy.
Friday Night Market with the Sunshine Cabaret
Many Hats Theatre Co. - Same Time Next Year
Sunday Afternoon Market with the Sunshine Cabaret
Okanagan School of the Arts Summer Classes 50th Session
S.S. SICAMOUS PRESENTS THEATRE UNDER THE STARS - 18 WHEELS Date: July 8 - August 22. Time: Tuesdays thru Saturdays at 8pm; Sunday matinees at 2pm. Venue: S.S. Sicamous Contact: 250-492-0405 Cost: Regular Admission is $20. Seniors (over 65) & Students are $16. Children & Youth (under 18) are $10. S.S. Sicamous Artistic & Managing Director Glen Cairns is very excited to announce that this year's annual summer musical comedy will be John Gray's rollicking, rocking & rolling, gospel and country flavoured truck stop musical and salute to life on the Canadian road, 18 WHEELS. Written and composed by the creator of the Canadian classics BILLY BISHOP GOES TO WAR and ROCK AND ROLL, 18 WHEELS is a celebration of the dream of every man or woman who ever started out small, working for someone else, while dreaming about one day "owning their own rig". The show is staged as a country and western concert in which the singers act out vignettes of life on Canada's highways and byways. This delightful musical comedy, with its blend of rock, gospel and country is suitable for the whole family - especially those who can't stand Broadway "show tunes". Tickets are on sale now. Half Price Previews July 8 & 9. Opening night Saturday, July 10. Two-For-One Tuesdays for the month of July only. Tickets for a Family of Four (2 Adults with 2 Children) is $50 and $5 per extra child. S.S. Sicamous Restoration Society Members receive 25% off admission prices all summer long. Early Bird Special - book your seats for any night, any show all summer long prior to July 3 and receive our Early Bird Special 25% off. For Reservations or for more information, please call our box office at or drop by the ship during business hours Tuesdays thru Saturdays between 10 am and 6 pm.
Maple Leaf Spirits Show Distilling
Steve Marinner & “MonkeyJunk”Date: Friday, July 30 Time: 8pm Venue: The Dream Café Contact: (250) 490-9012 www.thedreamcafe.ca An intensely energetic and powerful performer, Steve Marriner’s incorporation of various styles of Blues with that of rock n’ roll, has him night after night grabbing audiences from their seats and moving them to their feet. Widely recognized as one of Canada’s finest harp players, Steve has toured and performed at prestigious festivals, concert halls and clubs in Canada, the US, UK and Australia with acoustic bluesman Harry Manx. He’s appeared on a number of other artists’ recordings including Harry Manx, JW Jones Blues Band, Steve Dawson, and Chris Kirby to name a few. The 24-year-old’s debut album Going Up (2007) showcases his range of talents with well-crafted original songs, strong vocals, dynamic harp and kickin’ grooves. www.myspace.com/stevemarriner
Martina McBride “SHINE ALL NIGHT TOUR”Date: Jul 30, 2010 Time: 7pm Contact: www.soec.ca 250-490-2460 250-490-2353 soec-boxoffice@penticton.ca Venue: South Okanagan Events Centre Cost: $75.50-$115.50 Tickets available at SOEC Box Office, Wine Country Visitor Centre, Charge by phone at 1-877-SOEC-TIX (763-2849) Order online at www.ValleyFirstTix.com Tickets (incl GST): $115.50, $ 85.50 $ 75.50 (plus FMF and applicable service charges) Her soaring, unparalleled vocals will lift the roof off any arena; her name is known worldwide as a premier female vocalist with hits that entertain, raise awareness and deliver hope … and she’s one hot mama! McBride has created an exceptional evening flavoured with boisterous revelry and honest reflection. Fans will be dancing in the aisles to “God-Fearin’ Women” and “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk,” fist waving to the likes of “This One’s for the Girls,” holding on tight with “I Just Call you Mine,” and will remember what matters most with “In My Daughter’s Eyes.” One of the most spectacular voices in any genre of music, Martina McBride is a four-time CMA Female Vocalist of the Year and GRAMMY winning recording artist with more than 18 million in album sales and an astounding 23 Top 10 singles, including six that hit #1.
Penticton Speedway Date: Jul 31, 2010 Time: 8:00pm Contact: Penticton Speedway 250-809-9117 www.pentictonspeedway.com Venue: Penticton Speedway lee.ann@shaw.ca Cost: $5-60 Come to watch a race at Penticton's Speedway! -Gordie Mannes Memorial Weekend- KATANA Sportsman Tour, S.O.B. STREETSTOCK Invitational & Hornets
Rotary Club Car Show 2010
The Dream Café Presents: Tambura RasaDate: Saturday, July 31 Time: 8pm Venue: The Dream Café Contact: (250) 490-9012 www.thedreamcafe.ca Tambura Rasa is a buoyant cultural cross-pollination that fuses contemporary grooves and traditional rhythms into one energetic musical brand all their own! Packed with fiery Spanish guitar, fully orchestrated Baladi Gypsy string section, burning Afro-Latin percussion, this 5-piece act raises the roof and lights-up skies of any concert grounds they land on. They also blend their music with sensual Flamenco and Belly dancers. The spirited dance melodies leap out at you as singer Ivan Tucakov unleashes lyrics in half a dozen languages. He’s assembled an ethnically and musically diverse signature group that has attracted a growing following, from those who like to dance to music lovers who like to take in the intricacies of the song compositions. http://turnerme.com/tamburarasa.shtml
Mr Muscle & Miss Bikini 28th Annual Contest
Naramata Fair 35th Annual Event
Penticton Peach Festival 2010 - 63nd Annual Date: Aug 4 - Aug 8, 2010 Time: 10am - 11pm Contact: Don Kendall 250-487-9709 www.peachfest.com info@peachfest.com Venue: Okanagan Lake Park Cost: Free The Peach Festival features a whirlwind week of family entertainment at Okanagan Lake Park, a pancake breakfast, sandcastle competitions, music concerts, one of BC's largest parades, plus a kiddies parade, food vendors, crafts and much more, including our annual Square Dance Festival. Fun for the whole family!
Penticton Square Dance Festival 2010
Sandcastle Competition 2010 Date: Aug 5, 2010 Time: Team Registration is at 4pm, sculpting time is from 5:30-7:30pm Contact: Tom Campman 250-493-6786 Venue: Skaha Beach Pavilion & Park Register your team to build the best sand creation, or come out to watch this exciting event!
Horse Survivor Challenge Date: Aug 14, 2010 Time: Gates open 12pm- Games 2pm - Dinner 5pm - Dance 7pm Contact: 250-494-1869 www.summerlandrodeogrounds.com Venue: Summerland Rodeo Grounds Cost: $15 Adult - 5 & under Free Summerland Rodeo Grounds Fundraiser, bring the whole family! Challenges on horseback, dinner, dance, vendors market, concession, pony rides. Gates open at noon. Tickets available at Penticton Visitor Centre.
Terri Clark @ the South Okanagan Events Centre Date: Aug 21, 2010 Time: 7pm Contact: www.soec.ca 250-490-2460 250-490-2353 soec-boxoffice@penticton.ca Venue: South Okanagan Events Centre Cost: $37.50-$67.50 With The Long Way Home, Terri Clark emerges as her own woman. A platinum-selling artist, a hard charging performer, a CMA Female Vocalist of the Year nominee, the 8-time Canadian Country Music Association Fan’s Choice Entertainer of the Year assumes true ownership of her music: making an album to her own truth – and the result is a record that captures the tides of adult lives, great passions and the struggles that mark our journey.
Feast of Fields
Ironman Canada Triathlon 2010 - 28th Annual Date: Aug 29, 2010 Time: 7 AM - Midnight Contact: www.ironman.ca 250-490-8787 Venue: Various locations in Penticton This event has over 2,600 triathletes taking part in Swimming, Biking & Running.
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