
He didn’t have a peg leg or a parrot on his shoulder, but Simon St. Laurent, from Penticton, was one of the best-dressed pirates at Art of the Pearl on Saturday night at Spirit Ridge. (Richard McGuire photo)

Jenny Tough from Port Moody and Dawn Ross from Langley dressed as jelly fish at the Art of the Pearl Saturday night at Spirit Ridge during the Osoyoos Oyster Festival. (Richard McGuire photo)

These three pirates pose with a friend from the beach at the Art of the Pearl Gala at Spirit Ridge during the Osoyoos Oyster Festival. The pirates are Amy Guston from Wenatchee, Washington, Jackie Frederick with Destination Osoyoos, and Grant Klatik from Penticton. Their friend is Scott Gervais, from Penticton, originally from Falher, Alberta. (Richard McGuire photo)

Chef Adair Scott of the Watermark Beach Resort adds some fire to an oyster creation at Art of the Pearl on Saturday night at Spirit Ridge. (Richard McGuire photo)

One of the creative ways of serving oysters. (Richard McGuire photo)

These women met each other as nursing students in 1979, but they live in North Vancouver and Castlegar. They decided to meet each other halfway at the Osoyoos Oyster Festival, where they attended the Art of the Pearl Gala at Spirit Ridge. From left are Janis McGaldrey, Sue McKeachie, Catherine Jarvis and Cheryl Posnikoff. (Richard McGuire photo)

