Clubs
BARLEY MILL PUB — Karaoke 2.0 every Wednesday and Friday at 8:30 p.m. Thursday: Big Slick Poker at 7 p.m. Watch sports on 23 TVs and one 11-foot screen.
ELITE RESTAURANT — Open Mic Night every Friday at 8 p.m. Share your talents, hidden or otherwise, at the Elite After 6; a great way to try out new material or check out the local music.
COPPER MUG PUB — Big Slick Poker on Sundays at 7 p.m.
GREY SAGE PUB — Free pool every Sunday, poker and prizes every Tuesday, music bingo every Wednesday and karaoke with Sky every Thursday in the OK Falls Hotel. Sports on the big screen.
VOODOO’S — Thursday Night Blues Jam features an incredible lineup of musicians from the South Okanagan, both pro and amateur, including horns, harmonica players and a number of the best guitarists, drummers and singers in the area.
Concerts
Feb. 19 — Jazz Vespers at St. Saviours Anglican Church features Larry Crawford (woodwinds), Stefan Bienz (bass), Alan Crossley (piano), Debi Johnson (vocals) and Bill McAvoy (drums) starting at 4:30 p.m.
Feb. 24 — The South Okanagan Concert Society presents the Penderecki String Quartet with Jeremy Bell and Jerzy Kaplanek on violin, Christine Vlajk on viola and Paul Pulford on cello at 7:30 p.m. in the Oliver Alliance Church. Tickets at the door. For more information, call Marion at 250-498-4398.
Feb. 25 — Speed Control is breaking out from the snowbound north bringing their high-energy show to VooDoo’s Lounge.
Feb. 26 — The Youth Symphony of the Okanagan comes to Penticton for a concert at 3 p.m. in Cleland Theatre, featuring violin soloists Vincent Li and Rebecca Ruthven. Music repertoire includes works by Morawetz, Sarasate, Grieg, Chausson, and Beethoven. Tickets are $15 adults, $10 seniors and youth 13-18, and $5 for children 12 and under. They will be available at Penticton Academy of Music and at the door on the day of the performance.
Feb. 25, 26 — Coco Love Alcorn sings joyful soul, a combination of her diverse musical influences including jazz, pop, R&B and folk. Coming to the Dream Café.
Mar. 3 — Acclaimed composer and pianist Tania Gill, originally from Victoria, is touring with her Bolger Station Quartet, featuring three of Canada’s outstanding jazz musicians, each with a distinguished career recording and touring with numerous projects. Coming to the Opus Café Bistro in the Cannery Trade Centre at 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 17 — Storybook Landscapes, an installation with a Celtic theme by Stephen Prouse andTowards the Light, landscape oil paintings by Margaret Munn continue at the Summerland Art Gallery until March 3.
Feb. 22-25 — Summerland Secondary presents The Phantom of the Opera at Centre Stage Theatre at 7 p.m. Tickets available at the school office and the Beanery in Summerland.
Feb. 23-25 — Princess Margaret Secondary presents Once Upon a Mattress, a musical adaptation of the Princess and the Pea story at 7 p.m. in the school theatre. Tickets available at the school or call 250-770-7620 for more information.
