Concerts
Sept. 13 — Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne and Sherman Doucette at the Dream Café. Tickets are $20.
Sept. 14 — Rattlesnake Shakes bring their rocking surf tunes to The Elite at 8 p.m. $5 cover.
Sept. 14 — Celebrating 40 years of rock, Bad Company performs at the SOEC.
Sept. 15 — Louisiana Hayride at Cleland Theatre featuring Adam Fitzpatrick as young Elvis and Andrea Anderson steps out as the Great Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., performance at 7 p.m. Tickets are $35 and wine info centre.
Sept. 20 — Country star Dwight Yoakam with special guest Brett Kissel at the South Okanagan Events Centre.
Sept. 24 and 25 — Eric Bibb at the Dream Café. Tickets $36.
Sept. 28 — Rann Berry One Hit Wonders performing at the Cleland Theatre at 7:30pm. Tickets are $29 available at the Penticton Community Centre.
Oct. 10 — Carolyn Mark with Jack Grace and Declan O’Donovan at The Elite at 8 p.m.
Oct. 15 — Six-time Juno Award winner Colin James performs at the Cleland Theatre. Tickets are $45 and it is an all-ages event. To purchase tickets contact the box office at 250-490-2426 or purchase at the Penticton Community Centre reception.
Oct. 19 — Okanagan Symphony at the Cleland Theatre. Series tickets available at Tourism Penticton.
Oct. 22 — Loretta Lynn presents her 50th anniversary tour at the South Okanagan Events Centre. Tickets at www.ValleyFirstTix.com, at the SOEC box office or the wine info centre.
Nov. 1 — Class of 59 – The Early Years of Rock and Roll at the Cleland Theatre. Show is at 8 p.m. and tickets are available at the Penticton Community Centre.
Nov. 22 — Matthew Good with special guests Gentlemen Husbands at the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre.
Events
Sept. 5 to 28 — Many Hats Theatre Company presents Norm Foster’s Skin Flick. Shows are Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. Tickets are $22.$19 at the visitor’s centre or reserve by phone 250-276-2170.
Sept. 13 — Thrash Wrestling returns to Penticton at the Royal Canadian Legion. Tickets in advance are $10 at Legion or Grooveyard. $15 at the door.
Sept. 20 — Penticton Art Gallery opening reception for John Koerner: The Hidden Side of Nature at 7 p.m. Sept. 21 is a walk and talk with the artists.
Sept. 24 — Theytus Books Literary Reading Series with award-winning writer Maria Campbell, author of Half-Breed, at the En’owking Centre Gathering Space on Green Mountain Road. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. Welcome address at noon with reading at 12:15 p.m.
Sept. 26 — Kitchen Stove Film Festival opens with Before Midnight at the Landmark Cinema 7. Shows at 4 and 7 p.m. Series tickets are $38 for gallery members and students, $44 for non-members. Pre-purchase single tickets for $13 at the art gallery and The Book Shop.
Sept. 27 — The Great Grape Lake Stomp at the Penticton Lakeside Resort. Tickets are $25 plus tax and include pig roast and hip of beef buffet, glass of wine, Live DJ and entry to private beach party, local celebrity judges, grand prizes, music and more.
Oct. 5 — Comedy Fest at the Barking Parrot, a fundraiser for the Community Foundation of the South Okanagan-Similkameen. Tickets are $60 and include dinner and comedy show featuring Erica Sigurdson, Kermet Apio and Dave Hemstad.
