Local Entertainment

Early bird memberships for the 2013-2014 season of Penticton and District Community Concerts are now available. Cost for five concerts is $90 while student rates are $15 for the five shows. The opening show for the 61st season features American pianist Teresa Walters on Sept. 25, followed by the New Orford String Quartet on Oct. 11 and Bermann Piano Duo on Nov. 9. In 2014, Arc Ensemble will perform on March 22 and a local artist appreciation performance will close out the year on May 7. Those planning on renewing their membership can take advantage of a special promotion. Until May 17, anyone purchasing a five-concert package will also receive a free ticket that may be used at any of the five concerts. For more information call 250-492-8326 or e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Two one-act plays will be presented by the Traveling Ones Players Saturday at St. Saviour's Anglican Church as a fundraiser for Grandmothers for Africa.

Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 40 in Penticton is hoping to form a ladies dart team or possibly a league. Experience is unnecessary. Anyone interested in joining is invited to a meeting, April 22 at the Legion beginning at 11 a.m. or may call Hazel Grandy at 250-493-5508.

Tips on saving those music and audio archives in a digital format will be presented at the Penticton Museum's weekly Brown Bag lecture on Tuesday. Mickey Clarke, an audio technologist and vintage recording distributor, will explore how digital technology can help preserve your valuable music and audio recordings. Clarke owns MC Vintage Recordings and has amassed a collection of 20,000 discs, including many from the 1920s and Ô30s. The Brown Bag lecture begins at noon at the Library-Museum Complex auditorium. Admission is by donation. More information on upcoming speakers is available by visiting www.pentictonmuseum.com.

Top-selling Canadian country artist Corb Lund and his band, The Hurtin' Albertans, will perform at 7:30 p.m. May 10 at Penticton's Cleland Theatre.

The Okanagan International Children's Festival will receive some of the proceeds from the second annual Okanagan Falls Bike Rally raffle.

The first Penticton Scottish Festival is planned for the summer of 2014.

To borrow from texting jargon, when Donna Lynch first read the script to The Murder Room, it was LOL.

Billed as the No. 1DJ and hiphop collaboration show of the year , Mad Melody Records will present the Hip-hop Dance Off, Saturday at Fibonacci s Cafe.