Gordie Mannes Memorial Invitational When: 7:00pm Where: Penticton Speedway, 2070 Carmi Avenue Why: Start your engines and prepare for a weekend full of fast cars and family fun. Friday: Hornets, Streetstocks, Latemodels & Hit-2-Pass (Qualifying and Heat Races only) Saturday: Hornets, Streetstock 100 Lap Invitational, Latemodels & Hit-2-Pass (Heat Races & Main events) Sunday: Hornets, Streetstock 100 Lap Invitational, Latemodels & Hit-2-Pass, EVE OF DESTRUCTION Boat & Trailer Race . Event sponsored by: Underwriters Insurance A quarter mile paved, oval race track featuring 6 classes of racing, a driving school, bull-riding events and more! Tickets at the gate for all events and a full concession on site. Parking is free, including a tailgate section! Contact: www.pentictonspeedway.com Cost: $20.00 Adults, $15.00 Youth/Senior, $5.00 Kids (10 & under)

Fitz Friday with Colin Wiebe When: Dinner 5:00pm, Concert 6:30pm Where: Fitzpatrick Family Vineyards, 697 Highway 97 South, Peachland Why: Join us for our FITZ Friday to enjoy the music of Canadian artist Colin Wiebe, best known for singing and playing with Canadian legend, Randy Bachman of The Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive for well over a decade. Stay for Dinner, 3 course menu prepared by Chef Tony de Luca or just enjoy the concert. Contact: www.fitzwine.com Cost: Dinner & Concert $65.00 (plus tax & gratuity) Concert only $15.00 (plus tax) Rock the Sun Concert Series When: 7:00pm - 9:00pm Where: Gyro Park, 55 Main Street Why: Rock the Sun features some of the best live music Penticton has to offer! Bring a blanket or chair down to Gyro Park in the downtown core of Penticton with performances starting at 7pm. This weeks performers are Beamer Wigley Band playing classic country. Contact: www.penticton.ca Cost: Free Dan Brubeck at The Dream Cafe When: Doors Open: 6:00pm, Show Starts: 8:00pm Where: Dream Cafe, 67 Front Street Why: Dan Brubeck (Dave Brubeck Quartet) is a renowned jazz drummer, and a member of one of America’s most notable musical families. He is the son of legendary American jazz icon Dave Brubeck and the rhythmic force behind the highly successful Brubeck Brothers Quartet, whose CDs have consistently been at the top of the jazz radio charts. Contact: www.thedreamcafe.ca Cost: Premium: $34.00, Wings: $24.00

1st Annual 97 South Song Sessions When: 7:00pm - 10:00pm Where: Penticton Lakeside Resort, 21 Lakeshore Dr. Why: Performance event hosted by Paul McGuire (ET Canada), features award winning songwriters and recording artists sharing the stories behind their hit songs with intimate performances for an unforgettable evening. Performers include: GRAMMY Award winner and Nashville

Songwriters Hall of Fame Inductee Tim Nichols GRAMMY Award nominee and CMA “Song of the

Year” winner, Jimmy Yeary Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Inductee,

Bob DiPiero 2017 CCMA Roots Artist of the Year nominee 2017 CCMA Songwriter of the Year nominee,

Jessica Mitchell. Warning: Attending this event may lead to the 97 South Song Sessions addiction. Symptoms may include, and are not limited to, endless recounting of the evening to friends and family, feelings of impatience as you await next year’s event, and an increase in consumption of Okanagan wines. Contact: www.97southsongsessions.com Cost: $40.00

Fred Skeleton Theatre Company Presents: Lost Boys When: 7:30pm Where: Cannery Stage, 1475 Fairview Road Why: Three bullies are trapped in a cave waiting for the boy they torment to go get help. Tackling themes like toxic masculinity, homophobia and mental health, the newest play from Brandon Shalansky is an explosive coming-of-age drama about teenage isolation. Starring Matt McLaughlin, Dominik Weaver, and Adam Weaver. Directed by Chantal Ethier. Contact: www.thedreamcafe.ca Cost: Premium: $34.00, Wings: $24.00

24th Annual Rotary Wheels Car Show When: 8:00am - 4:00pm Where: Rotary Park, Lakeshore Drive, Penticton Why: Enjoy a showcase of diverse vehicles that range from early 20th century to contemporary models. Winning cars receive awards which are attractively framed photos of scenes from earlier days in the Okanagan. “Best of Class” awards are voted on by vehicle owners; members of the public choose the recipient of the “Peoples’ Choice” award and a special trophy is presented in honour of the late Ken Paton, a long time supporter of the Rotary Wheels Car Show. The all-day event also features live entertainment, food, and car-merchandise vendors. Contact: www.pentictonrotarywheelscarshow.ca Cost: Free

Penticton Farmer’s Market When: 8:30am - 1:00pm Where: Main Street (100 Block) Why: At our market you can find farm fresh veggies & fruits, eggs, honey, baking, preserves and handmade crafts – all grown or produced in the South Okanagan. Our vendors proudly make, bake or grow everything they bring to the market. We also host local liquor vendors each week. Contact: www.pentictonfarmersmarket.org Cost: Free

Downtown Community Market When: 8:30am - 2:00pm Where: Main Street Why: The market is the biggest of its kind in the Okanagan, spanning multiple blocks in the downtown core. Hundreds of vendors feature handmade goods including clothing, food and jewellery, collectables, antiques and furniture, as well as the weekly food vendors, live music and entertainment that combine to create a fabulous downtown vibe. Contact: www.downtownpenticton.org Cost: Free

Penticton Arts Market When: 9:00am - 1:00pm Where: Penticton Art Gallery Parking Lot Why: Showcasing some of the best of the area’s artists including: handmade crafts, paintings, drawings, photography, pottery, glassware, sculptures, carvings, leather and more. (due to the nature of the ground and table displays, the market will be a dog-free zone, excl. certified service dogs). Contact: www.cmeliveproductions.com Cost: Free Pupcakes & Tea When: 10:30am - 2:00pm Where: Place of Heart Grooming & Pet Services, 1953 Dartmouth Road Why: PLACE of HEARTS Grooming and Pet Services is offering a social. While a dog loving pastry Chef is in residence, there is an open house with opportunity for dog parents see our home-style extended family environment. You may bring your dog. Contact: www.placeofhearts.ca Cost: $3.00 per person Karaoke - Summer Saturdays! When: 8:30pm Where: Barley Mill Brew Pub, 2460 Skaha Lake Rd Why: Barley Mill Brew Pub is home to great local and visiting talent! … and some not so talented !!! Karaoke will be held on the beautiful patio under the stars... or in the main pub, weather dependent. Give us a call to reserve your table! 250-493-8000. Contact: www.barleymillpub.com Cost: No Cover

Slackwater Sessions Vol. 1 / Brent Tyler When: 7:00pm - 9:00pm Where: Slackwater Brewing, 218 Martin Street Why: Join us on Saturdays throughout August, for our Slackwater Sessions, featuring the best of local live entertainment. Brent Tyler has an intricate and skillful guitar style combined with a disarming and soulful voice befit of his literal seven-foot stature. He balances the soft subtlety of honest and introspective folk music with catchy and powerful soul-roots hooks and melodies born of his childhood influences and contemporary crushes. Contact: www.slackwaterbrewing.com Cost: No Cover

Dirty Catfish Band at The Dream Cafe When: Doors Open: 6:00pm, Show Starts: 8:00pm Where: Dream Cafe, 67 Front Street Why: Dirty Catfish Brass Band’s aim is to inspire, create and instigate – but, mostly, they just want you on your feet. Undeniably tight, yet reckless as hell, Dirty Catfish Brass Band deals in powerful phrasing and performances drenched with rhythm. Invoking the sounds of the New Orleans brass tradition, the collective dares to reimagine the streets of a prairie city as one that is hot, alive, and brimming with soul. Contact: www.thedreamcafe.ca Cost: Premium: $40.00, Wings: $30.00 Jeff Piatelli at Cannery Brewing When: 6:00pm - 8:00pm Where: Cannery Brewing, 198 Ellis Street Why: Jeff will play from 6 to 8pm, no cover charge! Bring a friend, drink some beer, support live, local music! Contact: www.cannerybrewing.com Cost: No Cover

“Who Is My Neighbour?” Bible School When: 9:00am - 12:00pm Where: Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 1370 Church Street Why: A free vacation Bible School for children, pre-school until age 12, on the theme of “Neighbourliness”. A team of 8 young adults from Kamploops are delivering the four day program in Penticton, using the interactive ” stations ” approach, which include science, crafts & art, storytelling and game playing. Contact: 250-488-8443 Cost: Free

Pot Pourri - Potters' Guild Exhibition When: Mon - Thurs 10:00am - 3:00pm Where: Leir House Cultural Centre, 220 Manor Park Avenue. Why: Featured artists include Tucker Cameron, Laura Kohut, Bobi McMillan, Janet Ross, Eric Bayrd, Sanaz Busnick, Toni Cattani, Sharon Cromer, Linda Grant, Jane Merritt, Lori Gillard, and more. At the exhibition you will find a lovely collection of clay creations to enhance your living space including sculpture, functional ware, and garden items. Every piece is unique and created with love by a local artist. Contact: loriandrichard@shaw.ca Cost: Free

Summerland Farmer’s & Crafters Market When: 9:00am - 1:00pm Where: Legion Parking Lot, Summerland Why: Summerland Market is the place to be on Tuesday mornings. There is lots to see including: jew-elry,home baking, preserves, fresh produce, cosmetics, woodwork and leathercrafts. Buy local, eat fresh. Come support our local artisans. Contact: www.facebook.com/pg/Summerland-Farmers-Market Cost: Free Rusty Wallace Race Experience at Penticton Speedway When: 8:00am Why: Start your engines and choose from one of the following raceday experiences: Taste of Speed (5 laps) Qualifier (10 laps) Shootout (15 laps) Start Your Engines (20 laps) Green Flag (30 laps) Checkered Flag (40 laps) Race Day (50 laps) Ride Along (3 or 5 laps) Please note that all experiences must be booked in advanced and are based on a limited supply. Contact: www.racewithrusty.com Cost: Experiences start at $119 (see website for further details and to book).

The Science Lab When: 10:00am - 12:00pm Where: Penticton Museum Auditorium Why: Got a budding scientist or engineer in your family? Come to The Science Lab, where we will experiment, tinker and create! Recommended ages: 8-11. Younger siblings welcome with adult supervision. Drop-in. No registration required. Contact: 250-490-2454 Cost: Suggested donation $2.00 per child David Vest at The Dream Cafe When: Doors Open: 6:00pm, Show Starts: 8:00pm Where: Dream Cafe, 67 Front Street Why: They don’t make them as real as David Vest anymore. Long revered as one of the great boogie-woogie piano players, he’s the son of an Alabama sharecropper. He grew up in genuine juke joints and has amazing stories to tell. Along the way, he played with many blues greats, from Big Joe Turner to Jimmy T99 Nelson. A five-time winner of the Maple Blues Award for piano player of the year, he’s the living embodiment of that classic Fats Domino line: “Clap your hands and stomp your feet, you got to move when you hear that beat.” Contact: www.thedreamcafe.ca Cost: Premium: $35.00, Wings: $25.00

Penticton Peach Festival When: Various Times Where: Various locations in Penticton Why: Penticton Peach Festival is an annual South Okanagan Valley tradition, which began in 1947, to celebrate the peach harvest in Penticton. The Festival has 5 days of action packed entertainment for all ages. Whether you’re into music, sports, cooking, dancing or parades, you will find something to make you smile. Five days of free family fun and sure to delight everyone with parades, live music, entertainment, carnival rides, sports, delicious food and more! Entertainment for all ages. Square Dance Festival Peter Bros. Grande Parade Sandcastle Competition Pentown Throwdown Peach Bin Races Shooting Star Amusements See website for full entertainment schedule. Contact: www.peachfest.com Cost: Free

Peach Bin Races When: 11:30am Where: Main Street 100 Block (near Gyro Park) Why: Come cheer all eight teams racing peach bins along the 100 Block of Main Street in the annual Peach Bin races that kick off Peachfest on August 7th! Teams arrive around 11:30 AM and racing starts at noon. We're proud to have the Canadian Forces Snowbirds racing again this year! Also racing are: Greyback Construction; Castanet; Penticton Professional Firefighters; BP Wood Ltd.; Nature's Fare Market; Team Tatebielun; and Hoodoo Adventures. We wish all the teams the best of luck! Plus charity BBQ hosted by Elks Lodge - Burger/veggie burger: $6 | Cheeseburger: $6.50 | Pop/water: $2 (BBQ is cash only). Contact: www.downtownpenticton.org Cost: Free for spectators Picture This Day Camp When: 10:30am - 12:30pm Where: Summerland Museum & Archives, 9521 Wharton Street, Summerland Why: This is the third of four summer history programs that the Summerland Museum is offering to get children engaged with Summerland’s rich history. Children can join us at the Summerland Museum to explore our new exhibit on pioneer photographer Mary Spencer and learn about how she captured one of the most famous photos in Canadian history. They will develop their knowledge about the history of photography and make their own prints and camera obscuras. These activities are drop-in and are best suited for children ages 6-10. Contact: www.summerlandmuseum.org Cost: Suggested donation $5.00

Introduction to Essential Oils for Pets & their People When: 7:00pm Where: Place of Heart Grooming & Pet Services, 1953 Dartmouth Road Why: Vet Tech Nina Munckhof, of Toes and Tails Wellness, is presenting an informative evening. She offers a basic understanding of essential oils and their safe use. Please call and reserve your space - 250-488-8416. Contact: www.placeofhearts.ca Cost: $3.00 per person

Libby Parsons Solo Landscape Show When: 10:00am - 4:00pm Where: Naramata Heritage Inn, 3625 1st Street, Naramata. Why: You are invited to a solo art show at the Naramata Heritage Inn. Libby’s paintings will be on display until the end of October and Libby will be painting at the Inn many Wednesday afternoons throughout the Summer. Works available for sale. Contact: www.libbyparsons.com Cost: Free

Summertime Evening Market When: 4:00pm - 8:00pm Where: Front Street Why: Warm summer evenings in Downtown Penticton are perfect for casual shopping. Enjoy "colourful" Front Street's unique charm, friendly businesses and tree lined sidewalks. The road around the market will be closed so pedestrians can safely stroll and browse downtown businesses and market vendors to their delight. Contact: www.downtownpenticton.org Cost: Free

Chill'n 4 Summer - Shopping Experience When: 5:00pm - 8:30pm Where: Downtown Penticton Why: An exclusive shopping, sipping and sampling extravaganza for guests 19+. It's the ultimate pairing of relaxed shopping at chic shops and boutiques with wine, delicious food and special promotions. Plus there's prizes and draws, including a chance to meet Emerson Drive backstage at PeachFest and a $500 shopping spree. Limited tickets available, make sure you get yours today. Contact: www.downtownpenticton.org Cost: $40.00 Namaste & Rosé When: 6:00pm Where: Painted Rock Estate Winery, 400 Smythe Dr. Why: Stretch out on the lawn at Painted Rock Estate Winery with sunset views over Skaha Lake while our local yoga instructor guides you through a 1 hour outdoor yoga class. Paired with a comple-mentary glass of Painted Rock Rose, this is the per-fect way to finish a busy summer day. Please arrive by 5:50pm as class will start promptly at 6:00pm. *Please remember to bring your own mat and water bottle to each class* Contact: www.paintedrock.ca Cost: $20.00 per person (+ GST)