CONCERTS
March 29 — Live music by Gord McLaren at the Barley Mill starting at 7:30 p.m.
March 29 — Canadian jazz songstress Jaclyn Guillou with her Dinah Washington tribute at the Dream Café.
April 4 — Canadian roots music legend Ken Whiteley at the Dream Café.
April 5 — Live music by Will Schlackl at the Barley Mill, starting at 7:30 p.m.
April 5 — Dynamic duo Guy Few and Nadina Mackie Jackson bring an unusual paring of trumpet and bassoon when they perform with the Okanagan Symphony Orchestra at the Cleland Theatre.
April 9 — An intimate concert evening with Shakura S’Aida at the Dream Café.
April 10 — Country music’s hottest duo, Florida Georgia Line cruises into the SOEC with opener Dallas Smith.
April 10 — Miss Quincy and The Showdown at The Elite. $8 cover.
April 11 — Roots and blues musician Michael Jerome Browne at the Dream Café.
April 11 — One of rock music’s greatest, The Steve Miller Band, comes to the SOEC.
April 12 — Live music at the Barley Mill featuring Brian Highley.
April 12 — The South Okanagan Big Band at the Royal Canadian Legion branch 40. Roast beef dinner at 6 p.m., dance at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 at the Legion bar.
April 12 — The Faps at The Elite.
April 19 — Live music at the Barley Mill featuring Uncorked at 7:30 p.m.
April 18 and 19 — Roots supergroup Barney Bentall and the High Bar Gang at the Dream Café.
April 22 — Sharp, sassy and funny The Good Lovelies perform at the Dream Café,
May 1 — Two-time Juno Award winning singer-songwriter Ruth Moody at the Dream Café.
EVENTS
March 27 to 30 — Almost, Maine a romantic comedy presented by the Summerland Singers and Players, runs on the Janet M. Ritchie Centre Stage Theatre. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. and a 2 p.m. matinee on March 30. Tickets are available at the Summerland Arts Centre, Good Omens Coffee Shop and The Dragon’s Den.
March 28 — Full gallery exhibition Styx & Stones opens at the Penticton Art Gallery 7 to 9 p.m. Featuring two key components: a juried call for artists and non-juried public program which invites the community to come in and add their own experience.
April 3 — The Kitchen Stove Film Series presents Gloria at the Landmark 7 Cinema with screenings at 4 and 7 p.m. Pre-purchase tickets are $13 at the Penticton Art Gallery or The Book Shop. Limited tickets at the door for $15.
April 4 — A collection of monologues by world-renowned authors and playwrights will be performed at A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and A Prayer taking place at the Frank Venables Theatre in Oliver. Tickets are $25 and include a refreshment. Must be 19 years or older.
April 4 to 5 — Okanagan Fest-Of-Ale at the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre. Bringing beer lovers and brewers together to celebrate. Live entertainment, local restaurateurs and 35 brewers. Friday from 4 to 9 p.m. and Saturday from noon to 6 p.m. Tickets available at Days Inn or online at www.fest-of-ale.bc.ca.
April 10 to May 4 — Many Hats Theatre Company production of Marc Camoletti’s Boeing Boeing. Shows are Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. (no performance April 11) and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Tickets are $22/$19 at the Wine Country Visitor Centre or reserve by phone 250-276-2170.
Until May 3 — 88th Penticton Kiwanis Music, Dance and Speech Arts Festival. For schedule of events visit www.pkmf.com.
May 3 — Enjoy an evening of chic glam at the Penticton Lakeside Resort Grand Ballroom for Bacchanalia. Chef Chris Remington’s culinary masterpieces with over 200 wines from 50 different wineries. Event runs from 7 to 10 p.m. Tickets are $75. Black tie and cocktail attire strongly encouraged.
