Trade Show & Crafts - Join the BC Cattleman's Association for their public tradeshow with machinery on display outside and inside the Wesbild Centre.

Residents of Vernon, Coldstream and Regional District Electoral Areas “B, C and D” are encouraged to sign up for tours of the Duteau Creek Water Treatment Plant during May 23-25, 2013. Advance registration is required for these tours as participants will be transported by bus to the site. Those in attendance will learn where their water comes from, what forms of treatment and disinfection are required, which sources supply Greater Vernon Water customers and what the Greater Vernon Water is doing to supply its customers with clean, safe drinking water.

To sign up for tours of the Duteau Creek Water Treatment Plant call Emma Posluns at 250-550-3684 or email emma.posluns@rdno.ca to secure your seat. The tours will be limited to a maximum of 40 participants per day. Participants must be over the age of 10 and it is recommended that they be able to walk up and down stairs. For safety reasons, as this is a fully operational industrial facility, participants must wear long pants and closed toe flat shoes.

Tours will be starting at 09:00 am and ending at 12:00 noon at the RDNO office. 9848 Aberdeen Road Coldstream, BC. Pre-booking for this tour is required.

The season opener includes recreational and competitive races and relays for both newbies and experienced paddlers along a spectator-friendly course between Kal Beach and Bishops Bird Sanctuary. In an effort to involve kids and youth, this year’s schedule now includes shorter distance races for Groms (Ages 13 & Under) and Junior (14-18yrs) making the event fun for the entire family. For those looking to develop new skills and hone their technique, Kalavida is also hosting a SUP Skills Clinic prior to the race and for the general public, there are free demos in the afternoon – A great chance to try out the sport for the first time and learn about the boards and equipment. Beach Day!

Kalavida Surf Shop 778-475-5808
www.kalavidasurfshop.com

The event kicks off with a special children's program, the adult book club, and a lecture on composting rain barrels at 10:30am. This will be followed by birthday cake and speeches at noon and a food demonstration by Katherine Hettler at 1pm. The event wraps up at 2:45pm with another food demo by Judie Steeves.

New to VPAG, Family Saturdays will take place on the last Saturday of each month, with an art project suitable for little kids and big kids alike, at a minimal cost to participants. This month we’ll explore paper sculpture, a fascinating art form with only one medium! Cut, bend, fold paper and create depth of field on a flat surface. Suggested ages 7+ Drop-in, $3/members, $5/non-members.

Come out and enjoy the experience of sheep shearing, .....visit with the new baby lambs and all the other ranch animals. Weather Permitting.

To celebrate Drinking Water Week and Biodiversity Day, we’ll be taking a close-up look at water and the weird, wild, microscopic life it supports during Saturday Serious Fun: It’s a Small World. Learn why ‘healthy’ water is so essential for life, and discover a whole ecosystem in a bucket – from tiny single-celled creatures, to plants and algae, to insect predators!
Get microscopic May 25 at 1:00pm; FREE for members, regular admission for non-members.

The Vernon & District Branch of the BC SPCA invites you to an animal-themed day of fun at its open house on May 25. Highlights of the open house include educational diplays, shelter tours, a barbecue with refreshments, and a garage sale from Noon to 4pm.

W.L. Seaton's 27th Street Theatre presents this updated version, set in the psychedelic 70's, of the Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice classic. Tickets $15/adults, $10 students/seniors at the school office, 250-542-3361.

Knitting, crafts, fascinators, angels, new and used jewellery and many novelty items. Bake sale, deli items, plant and book sale. A serving of strawberry shortcake topped with cream with tea or coffee is $5.

Family friendly acoustic-style coffee house takes place third Saturday of the month. Those wanting to participate in the open mic can sign up at the door. Concession available.

W.L. Seaton's 27th Street Theatre presents this updated version, set in the psychedelic 70's, of the Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice classic. Tickets $15/adults, $10 students/seniors at the school office, 250-542-3361.

Enjoy an evening of live music with Bender.

No Cover Charge

Sunday Brunch $12.95 Adults / $10.95 Seniors/Children

Admission by donation to - Baby Liam Carr and his family
By the members of the Kalview Group of Painters
Complimentary ArtStart refreshments
For further information contact Joan Rowan @ 549-2665
Original watercolours and cards

The Sadok Ukrainian Dance Ensemble is celebrating their 13th Anniversary Dance performance at the Vernon Performing Arts Theatre, Sunday, May 26, 2013 at 2:00pm. Special guests at this year's Okanagan Ukrainian Festival will be the Dolyna Ukrainian Dancers of Kelowna.

The Sadok Ukrainian Dance Ensemble is a dance theatre troupe that continually pushes the boundaries of this art form by entertaining and educating their audience about their Ukrainian Canadian Heritage. They have performed throughout the Okanagan Valley, Vancouver, Alberta and Los Angeles, California. In March of 2008 they performed at Disneyland, California where they shared their culture with the world. This excitingly vibrant and colourful dance is always enjoyed by audiences of both Ukrainians and non-Ukrainians alike!

We invite you all to join in an afternoon of Dance, Drama and Ukrainian Spirit! $20 Adult $10 Pre-School

Revelation Choir presents "Heavenly Glories" for their 2013 Spring Concert. Tickets, $10. Children are free.

An Afternoon of Travel Trailer Destruction Racing, A&W Street Stocks, Hit-to-Pass, and Hornets

Time:
Gates: 1pm
Qualifying: 1:30-2:00pm
Racing: 2:00pm

Price: Adults: $25; Youths/Seniors: $20; 12 and Under: Free

Sunday Night Jams are back!Your host will be house band GTR!

Friendly vendors offer best of local field and hothouse produce, plants, baking, crafts, artistic pursuits and entertainment. Still featuring tones of easy, free parking, the market is directly behind Wesbild Centre off 43rd Ave every Monday and Thursday.

Monday is "No!, the dramatic film which captures the histroical moment when advertising tactics used during the 1988 national plebiscite in Chile helped in the eventual election that ousted then president Augusto Pinochet. Tickets $7 each, available one week in advance at the Towne Theatre and the Bean Scene.

Monday is "No!, the dramatic film which captures the histroical moment when advertising tactics used during the 1988 national plebiscite in Chile helped in the eventual election that ousted then president Augusto Pinochet. Tickets $7 each, available one week in advance at the Towne Theatre and the Bean Scene.

Kalamalka Secondary School's Apple Box Theatre presents its student-penned, directed and acted play "Service on 6th", centred around the lives of residents of a small town and the '50s-style diner where they hang out. Tickets are $7/adults, $5/students available at the school office or at the door.

W.L. Seaton's 27th Street Theatre presents this updated version, set in the psychedelic 70's, of the Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice classic. Tickets $15/adults, $10 students/seniors at the school office, 250-542-3361.

During their blistering five-month northern hemisphere tour, Blues Caravan (now in its fifth year) includes Toronto's JIMMY BOWSKILL on his third visit to the Performing Arts Centre (since being discovered at age eleven by bluesman Jeff Healey). "Tomorrow's Guitar Heroes" also features USA's BART WALKER (Best Guitarist at the 2012 International Blues Challenge) and the UK's JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR (lead guitar for Annie Lennox at the Diamond Jubilee Concert for Queen Elizabeth II.) Fundraiser by Jim Elderton for Vernon's Teen Junction Youth Centre. $27.50 Adult $15 Student.

Geared towards families and child care providers with children five and under. There will be games, activities, bounce castle, and June Award-winning children's performer Rick Scott. Polson Park by the Bandshell. Event hosted by the North Okanagan Early Childhood Development Coalition and Child Care Resource and Referral. Contact information: 250.542.3121 ext 111.

Kalamalka Secondary School's Apple Box Theatre presents its student-penned, directed and acted play "Service on 6th", centred around the lives of residents of a small town and the '50s-style diner where they hang out. Tickets are $7/adults, $5/students available at the school office or at the door.

W.L. Seaton's 27th Street Theatre presents this updated version, set in the psychedelic 70's, of the Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice classic. Tickets $15/adults, $10 students/seniors at the school office, 250-542-3361.

Spotlight karaoke and DJ entertainment.

Friendly vendors offer best of local field and hothouse produce, plants, baking, crafts, artistic pursuits and entertainment. Still featuring tones of easy, free parking, the market is directly behind Wesbild Centre off 43rd Ave every Monday and Thursday.

Inspire your young explorer with dynamic, hands-on, Silly Science programs at the Okanagan Science Centre this spring!

Parent or guardian accompaniment required. Drop in – no registration necessary
Cost per session:
Members: $5 + GST per child
Non-members: Regular admission and $5 + GST per child

Opening reception featuring the UBCO BFA Graduation Exhibition, Julia Prudhomme, Petula Pettman, James Postill with live music by Tanya Lipscomb. Admission by donation.

This exhibition attempts to explore the performed female body as scripted by social conventions through the fabrication of a composite character named LuLu Miller. Lulu haunts/exists in hotel rooms along Highway 97. Prudhomme mingles reality and fiction in order to express the imposed and assumed modalities of being. The exhibition wil be open until July 25.

This exhibition attempts to explore the performed female body as scripted by social conventions through the fabrication of a composite character named LuLu Miller. Lulu haunts/exists in hotel rooms along Highway 97. Prudhomme mingles reality and fiction in order to express the imposed and assumed modalities of being. The exhibition wil be open until July 25.

Kalamalka Secondary School's Apple Box Theatre presents its student-penned, directed and acted play "Service on 6th", centred around the lives of residents of a small town and the '50s-style diner where they hang out. Tickets are $7/adults, $5/students available at the school office or at the door.

W.L. Seaton's 27th Street Theatre presents this updated version, set in the psychedelic 70's, of the Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice classic. Tickets $15/adults, $10 students/seniors at the school office, 250-542-3361.

One of the Okanagan's friendliest and most convenient farmers' markets. Located next to SportChek, at the north end of the Village Green Centre parking lot, the market offers a wonderful selection of in-season fruits and vegetables, plus crafts, jewellery, cosmetics, baking, ethnic foods and much more. A great place to stock up for the weekend.

Nadine’s Fine Art and Frame’s eighth anniversary open house featuring new work by Okanagan artists. Entertainment by harpist Holly Smith.

Kalamalka Secondary School's Apple Box Theatre presents its student-penned, directed and acted play "Service on 6th", centred around the lives of residents of a small town and the '50s-style diner where they hang out. Tickets are $7/adults, $5/students available at the school office or at the door.

W.L. Seaton's 27th Street Theatre presents this updated version, set in the psychedelic 70's, of the Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice classic. Tickets $15/adults, $10 students/seniors at the school office, 250-542-3361.

An evening of Live Music by The Goods.
No Cover Charge.