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Harlem Globetrotters hitting the court in Penticton
PENTICTON - The world famous Globetrotters will show off their basketball skills in Penticton as part of their 90th world tour celebration next year. The team will return to the South Okanagan Events Centre on Feb. 29, 2016, for a 7 p.m. show. The Penticton stop is one of 320 games that will be played...
Luxury hotel a no-go for Penticton events centre
PENTICTON - There is little interest in constructing a luxury hotel at the South Okanagan Events Centre and those who did show interest did not provide worthwhile submissions. Council delivered their verdict on the idea following a staff study and review of two expressions of interest received by the city concerning proposals for construction and operation...
Ringo Starr to play in Penticton
PENTICTON - If you are on tour celebrating the release of an album named Postcards From Paradise, it only makes sense Penticton would be one of your stops. Former Beatle Ringo Starr is touring with his All-Starr Band and is making Penticton just one of three B.C. stops, and one of only eight Canadian tour...
Brit Floyd brings Pink Floyd experience to Penticton
PENTICTON - The act billed as the world’s greatest Pink Floyd show is making its way to Penticton. Brit Floyd has launched its Space & Time world tour with over 100 concerts planned through the U.S. and Canada between March and August of 2015. The tour will stop at the South Okanagan Events Centre on...
Major sports event in Penticton a boon for businesses and spectators
PENTICTON - Residents of Penticton, get ready for some great hockey. The Canadian Sport School Hockey Championships will take place in Penticton this year, from March 12-15 at the South Okanagan Events Centre. Canadian Sport School and Okanagan Hockey president Andy Oakes made the announcement during a media conference held this morning. The four-day hockey...
Cirque du Soleil coming to the Okanagan
PENTICTON - Varekai, filled with magical forests, whimsical creatures and adventure, will be making a five-day stop at the South Okanagan Events Centre this spring. The Cirque du Soleil production will be in Penticton for seven performances from May 13 to 17 and will feature the mystical world of Varekai, where a ‘young man takes...
Boonstock presents Safe In Sound Music Festival in Penticton
PENTICTON - Spin tables, LED lights, floor-rattling bass, and sick beats will be pumping out of the events centre when Safe In Sound Festival rolls into town next weekend. The electronic music festival is being promoted by Boonstock Music & Arts Festival, which is offering a discount on tickets and a chance to win VIP...
Def Leppard coming to SOEC
PENTICTON - Def Leppard is coming to Penticton’s South Okanagan Events Centre. The British heavy metal rock band will play the SOEC on April 15, 2015. The group is one of the world’s best selling music artists having more than 100 million records worldwide between 1977 -2014, on the solid performances of such hits as...
Litke still has a few tricks up his sleeve
PENTICTON - With two months left in office, Mayor Garry Litke hopes to accomplish a few more things before he walks out the doors of City Hall for good. Before he became mayor, Litke was a city councillor for eight years. Being a part of the team that created the South Okanagan Events Centre was...
The Dropkick Murphys are shipping up to Penticton this fall
PENTICTON - The Dropkick Murphys are bringing their blended sound of adrenaline-pumping American-Irish punk music to Penticton this fall with a show at the South Okanagan Events Centre on September 28. The band was formed in 1996 and members have come a long way from where they started in the basement of a barbershop in...
Music icon Engelbert Humperdinck coming to Penticton
PENTICTON — The legendary Engelbert Humperdinck is coming to Penticton to perform his classic love ballads and dance hits. Humperdinck is a Grammy nominated, Golden Globe winner with 63 gold and 24 platinum records. And over the past few years, he has worked with musical icons such as Tony Bennett and Burt Bacharach. He is...