7 In Focus, April, 2011 (Restaurant address) 185 Guelph Street, Georgetown Open 24 Hours At participating McDonald's restaurants in Canada, excluding certain retail locations. ©2011 McDonald's. April Calendar of Events Saturday, April 2 40 Years Hallelujah!: Georgetown Choral Society opens its 40th anniversary season with 40 Years Hallelujah! at 8 p.m. at the Georgetown Christian Reformed Church. The performance will include Choral favourites plus the premiere of a new work, Requiem by A. Dale Wood. Info: www. georgetownchoral.ca. Free garbage bags and gloves will be available. Participants are requested to register with the Public Works Department (905-8732601, ext. 2609). Garden Clean-Up: Volunteers are encouraged to help clean up the Dominion Gardens Park, the Old Seed House Garden and storm pond area. Please meet at the Old Seed House Garden at 9 a.m. Gloves and bags will be provided. High school student volunteer credit is available. Info: Jane Fogal, 905-877-5806 or janefogal@haltonhills.ca. Friday, April 29 Rotary Gala: The Acton Rotary Club hosts their annual Gala Dinner and Auction Sale at Blue Springs Golf Course. The evening, which starts at 5:30 p.m., includes silent and live auctions, door prizes, cocktails and a roast beef buffet dinner. Tickets: $40 per person or $75 per couple and are available from any Acton Rotarian or by contacting Brian Robertson (519-853-1653) or via email (dbrobert@sympatico.ca). The Man Who Came to Dinner: The Georgetown Little Theatre Youth Company presents Kaufman and Hart's uproarious comedy The Man Who Came To Dinner. When world-famous New York City radio personality and insufferable pain Sheridan Whiteside ends up convalescing in the home of Ernest and Daisy Stanley in Mesalia, Ohio, the Stanleys' neat and orderly lives are turned upside down. Performances are at 8 p.m. on April 29 and 30 and May 4 to 7, with 2 p.m. matinees on May 1 and May 7. All performances are at The GLT Studio (33 Stewarttown Road). Tickets: 905877-3422. willowparkecology.com. Info: teresa@willowparkecology.com or 905873-0614. Halton Hills Earth Day: The annual Halton Hills Earth Day Celebration takes place 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Robert C. Austin Public Works Yard (11620 Trafalgar Road). Residents can purchase trees for a nominal cost, pick up free compost and mulch, and enjoy a barbecue. Free electronic recycling will also be available and hazardous waste can be recycled courtesy of the Region of Halton. The Town's Public Works will be also be showcasing their equipment. Earth Day Fair: Check out the fun and educational Earth Day Fair at the Georgetown Market Place, which will include a birds of prey exhibit, musical entertainment and green initiative tours. Earth Day Open House: Visit Devereaux House (11494 Trafalgar Road) for an Earth Day Open House from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. See how a beautifully restored 1860 farmhouse can be retrofitted with state of the art energy and water conservation features, including a geothermal heating system, on-demand hot water, ultra low flush toilets, restored heritage windows, LED lighting and more. Guided tours at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Free admission. Friday, April 15 Home & Leisure Show: The Halton Hills Home & Leisure Show will be held at the Acton Arena & Community Centre on Friday, April 15 from 1 to 9 p.m. and on Saturday, April 16 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Learn about local businesses such as home renovators, landscapers, and recreation and health services. Info: www.haltonhillschamber.on.ca or 905-877-7119. Wednesday, April 20 22 Minute Makeover: Local businesses and institutions will take 22 minutes to clean up their area of Halton Hills. Each year, a number of businesses participate but more are needed. Free gloves and bags will be supplied. Register/info: Public Works Department, 905-873-2601, ext. 2609. April 15-23 Enchanted April: Georgetown Little Theatre Productions concludes its 50th anniversary season with the gentle drama Enchanted April. Four very different British women rent a chateau in Italy and explore the differences in their personalities, reassess their goals, and reexamine their relationships. This production will be staged at Christ the King High School (161 Guelph Street, Georgetown). Tickets/info: 905-877-3700 or www.georgetownlittletheatre.ca. Easter Monday, April 25 Spring Fling: Are you ready for a Spring Fling at Willow Park Ecology Centre? From 2 to 3:30 p.m., learn to make a kite, tour the demonstration gardens and start some seeds of your own to take home. Register for this free session at www.willowparkecology.com or, for further details, teresa@willowparkecology.com or call 905-873-0614. Saturday, April 30 Willow Park Earth Day: Celebrate Earth Day at Willow Park Ecology Centre. Join Willow Park members and find out how to reuse all kinds of containers in some very creative ways. From 2 to 3:30 p.m., learn about their tree monitoring and other citizen-scientist projects. Register for this free session at www. Saturday, April 16 Community Wide Clean-Up: Hundreds of volunteers will scour parks, ravines and roadsides in both the urban and in rural areas collecting litter in the 11th annual Community Wide Clean-Up Day. "The sun was warm but the wind was chill. You know how it is with an April day." ~ Robert Frost