Friday May 27th
12 p.m.: Soup lunch at the Edgewater Legion. $6.
6:30 p.m.: United Dance studios Freedom showcase. Show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets $10 available at Inside Edge, Avenue or call 250-341-8525.
7 – 10 p.m.: Madeline Tasquin performs jazz, French & originals on piano, guitar & ukulele live at Strands Restaurant. $5 cover. Reservations recommended.Call 250-342-6344.
7 p.m.: Music For Life at Christ Church Trinity. Musician Arne Sahlen, joined by area musicians young and old. Admission by donation.
Saturday May 28th
Jumpstart Day at Canadian Tire. Raising money so that children from families in financial need have the opportunity to participate in organized sports. Fundraising BBQ and raffle.
Weekend Whitewater Clinic on the Kootenay River. Includes 2 days whitewater instruction and overnight camping. Skill Level 1. Contact Nipika Mountain Resort to book your spot: www.nipika.com or 250-342-6516.
Dawn till dusk: Clash of the Titans soccer tournament. Continues Sunday the 29th.
Windermere Valley Dirt Riders Club Panorama Hare Scramble at Panorama Mountain Resort. For details and to register visit www.panoramaresort.com/events. Continues Sunday the 29th.
9 a.m. – 2 p.m.: FireSmart Community Champion Workshop at the Windermere Fire Hall. The workshops primary goal is to help attain FireSmart Community recognition status by improving a communitys resistance to fire. To register call Steve at 250-342-4214 or Jim at 250-342-6214.
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.: RDEK hosts a Household Hazardous Waste Round Up in the parking lot behind the Radium Visitors Centre. Electrical items also accepted. This will be the only event of its kind this year.
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.: Crafts and Collectibles Market at Invermere Home Hardware plus Charity Barbecue in support of Windermere Valley Child Care Society.Sunday May 29th
Sunday May 29th
11 a.m. – 4 p.m.: Free knit/crochet drop-in resumes at Villa Skein, 4884 D Athalmer Rd.
2 – 5 p.m.: ICAN Open House and Social. Tour the facility and learn how you can help. Free hotdogs, snacks and drinks. For more info call 250-341-7888.
5:30 p.m.: Best Friends Bash at the Black Forest Restaurant. A fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society includes a three-course dinner plus a silent and live auction. Tickets $45 or $80 per couple available at The Black Forest Restaurant, Avenue or by calling Sheila at 250-342-5266 or [email protected].
Monday May 30th
Bike to Work Week 2016 runs May 30th to June 5th. Join in the fun and commit to commuting to work by bicycle for a week. Register at www.biketowork.ca/kootenays to be eligible for random prize draws throughout the week and a chance to win the provincial Grand Prize of an adventure cycling trip to Vietnam.
3:30 – 5 p.m.: Sole Sisters Running Group. An 8 week program offered by Family Dynamix in conjunction with Canadian Tire Jumpstart Program and East Kootenay Addiction Services for girls in Grades 5 to 8. To register contact Magali Larochelle at [email protected] or 250-342-1418. Registration deadline is May 27th.
7 p.m.: Summit Trail Makers Society is holding its AGM at the DTSS Theatre. For more information email [email protected].
Tuesday May 31st
11a.m. – 5 p.m.: REACH – Annual David Thompson Secondary School (DTSS) Art Show at Pynelogs Cultural Centre. Show continues until June 12th.
Wednesday June 1st
8 a.m.: Radium Hot Springs Sunrise Rotary meets for breakfast every first and third Wednesday at The Springs golf course. Breakfast $10. Everyone welcome.
10 a.m.:The Valley Go Go Sisters will be hosting Cheryl Fraser, with Kelowna Grandmothers for Africa, for a special presentation at the Columbia Garden Village activity room. Call Marilyn at 250-342-6488 for more details.
11:45 a.m.: The Rotary Club of Invermere meets every Wednesday at the Curling Rink.
6 – 9 p.m.: REACH DTSS Student Art Party at Pynelogs Cultural Centre. Includes silent auction and music by students Mackenzie Dubois and Jocelyn Taylor.
Thursday June 2nd
7 p.m.: Canal Days Bingo at the Canal Flats Civic Centre. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. For info call 250-349-5447.
7 p.m.: The Truth About Cancer Series, Q & A with Ty & Charlene. DTSS Theatre. Admission by donation.
Friday June 3rd
6 p.m.: Canal Days Youth Bingo at the Canal Flats Civic Centre. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Ages 8 to 16.
6:30 p.m.: Pork Schnitzel Dinner at Branch 71 Legion in Invermere. $17.50. Reservations Recommended. Call 250-342-9517. Meat Draw and 50/50.
7 – 10 p.m.: Fresh Fridays Open Mic at Pynelogs. Showcasing young talent from the valley. All ages, licensed bar. First Friday of every month.
7:30 p.m.: La Cafamore performs Music From the Movies and other Internet Lies at Christ Church Trinity. Tickets available at Avenue. Adults $15, students and seniors $12, children under 12 are free.
Saturday June 4th
Fairmont & District Lions Club 27th Annual Golf Fun Day at Coys Par 3. Prizes, Silent Auction. Golf & Dinner $30, Dinner only $15. Two shotgun starts at 12 and 2:30 p.m. Tickets available at Coys. Proceeds supporting three local charities. Call Coys at 250-345-6504 for more details.
